2023 Reading Challenges

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Aubrey/Maturin 4 Year Chapter-a-Week Read-along Odyssey – Year Two – Hosted by yours truly

  1. The Far Side of the World, chapters 6-10 by Patrick O’Brian (January 1-22) – Finished January 22, 2023
  2. The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O’Brian (January 22-April 2) – Finished April 2, 2023
  3. The Letter of Marque by Patrick O’Brian (April 9-June 4) – Finished June 4, 2023
  4. The Thirteen-Gun Salute by Patrick O’Brian (June 11-August 13) – Finished September 4, 2023
  5. The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O’Brian (August 22-October 22) – Finished October 29, 2023
  6. The Truelove (aka Clarissa Oakes) by Patrick O’Brian (October 29-December 24) – Finished December 29, 2023

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2023 George Eliot Chapter-a-Day Read-along – Hosted by yours truly

  1. Adam Bede (January 1-February 24) – Finished February 24, 2023
  2. The Mill on the Floss (February 25-April 23) – Finished April 23, 2023
  3. Silas Marner (April 24-May 14) – Finished May 14, 2023
  4. Romola (May 15-July 26) – Finished July 26, 2023
  5. Middlemarch (July 27-October 22) – Finished October 22, 2023
  6. Daniel Deronda (October 23-December 31)

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Mount TBR Reading Challenge (Pike’s Peak, 12 books) – Hosted by Bev at My Reader’s Block

  1. Virtue-Based Restorative Discipline by Lynne Lang – January 6, 2023
  2. Greatness in Smallness: A Vision for Catholic Microschools by Jill Annabale – January 8, 2023
  3. Toward God by Michael Casey – January 8, 2023
  4. The Far Side of the World by Patrick O’Brian – January 20, 2023
  5. Adam Bede by George Eliot – February 24, 2023
  6. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – April 1, 2023
  7. The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O’Brian – April 2, 2023
  8. The Passion and the Cross by Ronald Rolheiser – April 7, 2023
  9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – April 7, 2023
  10. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare – April 13, 2023
  11. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare – April 19, 2023
  12. The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare – April 20, 2023
  13. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare – April 21, 2023
  14. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot – April 23, 2023
  15. Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare – April 23, 2023
  16. Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare – April 28, 2023
  17. Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare – April 30, 2023
  18. Richard III by William Shakespeare – May 6, 2023
  19. King John by William Shakespeare – May 7, 2023
  20. Richard II by William Shakespeare – May 13, 2023
  21. Silas Marner by George Eliot – May 14, 2023
  22. The Gospel of John (Volume 1): The New Daily Study Bible by William Barclay – May 15, 2023
  23. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville – May 28, 2023
  24. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare – May 39, 2023
  25. The Letter of Marque by Patrick O’Brian – June 4, 2023
  26. Love’s Labours Lost by William Shakespeare – June 27, 2023
  27. King Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare – July 28, 2023
  28. Middlemarch by George Eliot – October 22, 2023

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The Shakespeare Project – Hosted by Benjamin McEvoy at the Hardcore Literature Book Club

    1. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare – April 13, 2023
    2. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare – April 19, 2023
    3. The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare – April 20, 2023
    4. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare – April 21, 2023
    5. The Rape of Lucrece by William Shakespeare April 21, 2023
    6. Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare – April 23, 2023
    7. Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare – April 28, 2023
    8. Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare – April 30, 2023
    9. Venus and Adonis – May 2, 2023
    10. Richard III by William Shakespeare – May 6, 2023
    11. King John by William Shakespeare – May 7, 2023
    12. Richard II by William Shakespeare – May 13, 2023
    13. Romeo and Juliet – May 29, 2023
    14. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – June 10, 2023
    15. Love’s Labour’s Lost – June 27, 2023
    16. Henry IV, Part 1 – July 28, 2023
    17. The Merchant of Venice
    18. The Merry Wives of Windsor
    19. Henry IV, Part 2
    20. Much Ado about Nothing
    21. Henry V
    22. As You Like It
    23. Julius Caesar
    24. Hamlet
    25. Twelfth Night
    26. The Phoenix and the Turtle
    27. Troilus and Cressida
    28. Measure for Measure
    29. Othello
    30. King Lear
    31. Macbeth
    32. Antony and Cleopatra
    33. All’s Well that Ends Well
    34. Timon of Athens
    35. Pericles
    36. Coriolanus
    37. The Sonnets (and A Lover’s Complaint)
    38. Cymbeline
    39. The Winter’s Tale
    40. The Tempest
    41. Henry VIII
    42. The Two Noble Kinsmen

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Deal Me In Short Story Challenge 2018

Deal Me In Short Stories Essay Challenge – Hosted by Jay at Bibliophilopolis – This year I am going to switch it up and go for essays instead of short stories, using Devotional Classics, edited by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith

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Diamonds

A♦ C. S. Lewis: Giving All to Christ – Read April 23, 2023
2♦ Dallas Willard: The Cost of Nondiscipleship – Read November 19, 2023
3♦ Jonathan Edwards: Engagement of the Heart – Read June 11, 2023
4♦ Francis de Sales: One True Devotion – Read December 29, 2023
5♦ John of the Cross: Purifying the Soul – Read June 4, 2023
6♦ Bernard of Clairvaux: Four Degrees of Love – Read February 12, 2023
7♦ Francois Fenelon: A Will No Longer Divided – Read September 4, 2023
8♦ St. Augustine: Complete Surrender – Read May 7, 2023
9♦ Thomas Merton: Ways of Meditation – Read September 24, 2023
10♦ Julian of Norwich: The Highest Form of Prayer – Read April 30, 2023
J♦ Henri J. M. Nouwen: Bringing Solitude into Our Lives – Read August 6, 2023
Q♦ George A. Buttrick: A Simple Regimen of Private Prayer – Read April 16, 2023
K♦ Evelyn Underhill: What Do We Mean by Prayer? – Read September 4, 2023

♥ Hearts

A♥ Frank Laubach: Opening Windows to God – Read February 5, 2023
2♥ John Baillie: Morning Prayers – Read October 29, 2022
3♥ Martin Luther: Praying in Faith – Read November 5, 2023
4♥ Gregory of Nyssa: Running the Race – Read July 16, 2023
5♥ Richard Rolle: The Spiritual Flame – Read June 18, 2023
6♥ John Calvin: The Joy of Self-Denial – Read October 15, 2023
7♥ Blaise Pascal: Falling into Presumption – Read July 31, 2023
8♥ Thomas a Kempis: Dealing with Temptations – Read March 12, 2023
9♥ William Law: God the Rule and Measure – Read November 12, 2023
10♥ Teresa of Avila: Striving to Make Progress – Read December 29, 2023
J♥ Thomas Kelly: Becoming a Holy Sanctuary of Adoration – Read December 29, 2023
Q♥ Catherine of Genoa: Waiting upon God – Read December 29, 2023
K♥ George Fox: Walking in the Power of God – Read July 22, 2023

♣ Clubs

A♣ Ignatius of Loyola: Movements Produced in the Soul – Read September 24, 2023
2♣ Jean-Pierre de Caussade: The Present Moment – Read September 4, 2023
3♣ Isaac Penington: Waiting for Breathings from His Spirit – Read May 14, 2023
4♣ John Bunyan: Exercising the Gift – Read October 15, 2023
5♣ William Temple: The Church’s Impact upon Society – Read April 9, 2023
6♣ John Woolman: Breaking the Yoke of Oppression – Read July 2, 2023
7♣ Hannah Whitall Smith: Recovering the Joy of Service – Read January 29, 2023
8♣ Jeremy Taylor: The Grace of Humility – Read January 22, 2023
9♣ Elizabeth O’Connor: Dealing with Money – Read April 2, 2023
10♣ John Wesley: Loving One Another – Read January 8, 2023
J♣ Catherine of Siena: Overflowing with Love – Read February 19, 2023
Q♣ Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christ in Community – Read October 15, 2023
K♣ E. Stanley Jones: The Habit of Reading the Bible Daily – Read October 29, 2023

♠ Spades

A♠ Sadhu Sundar Singh: Sharing the Joy with Others – Read June 25, 2023
2♠ Francis of Assisi: A Harvest of Souls – Read May 28, 2023
3♠ Madame Guyon: Praying the Scripture – Read September 4, 2023
4♠ John Chrysostom: Sermon on Dying to Sin – Read March 19, 2023
5♠ Charles Spurgeon: Sermon on Revival – Read February 26, 2023
6♠ Watchman Nee: Evangelism – Read January 1, 2023
7♠ G. K. Chesterton: A Magical Universe – Read December 29, 2023
8♠ Athanasius: Jesus Christ, the Image of God – Read September 24, 2023
9♠ Annie Dillard: To See Clearly – Read July 9, 2023
10♠ Soren Kierkegaard: Praying to Will One Thing – Read March 26, 2023
J♠ Dag Hammarskjold: To Say Yes – Read May 21, 2023
Q♠ Kathleen Norris: Finding Faith in the Mundane – Read March 5, 2023
K♠ Brother Lawrence: An Habitual Sense of God’s Presence – Read January 14, 2023