Our reading of Don Quixote is coming to an end and it's time to prepare for our next chapter-a-day book, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. We'll be starting chapter 1 on Thursday, May 9, so if you don't have your book yet, get it soon. I’ll be reading what I've heard is … Continue reading The Count of Monte Cristo Read-along Begins on May 9
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Don Quixote Chapter-a-Day Read-along Day 1: Prologue and Poetry
Welcome to the Prologue to Don Quixote, the beginning of the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along! In order to read exactly 365 chapters this year, I am counting the prologue to Part 1 as a chapter (and will do so again at the beginning of Part 2), so we won't start the actual story until tomorrow, January 2. … Continue reading Don Quixote Chapter-a-Day Read-along Day 1: Prologue and Poetry
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Wrap-Up
Congratulations on reading one of the great works of world literature! Whether you finished Les Misérables early, on time, or not yet, thank you for participating. I hope the read-along was as enriching for you as it was for me. (If you liked the experience of reading classic literature in one chapter a day, please consider … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Wrap-Up
Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Don Quixote
Why read Don Quixote? It remains the best as well as the first of all the novels...There are parts of yourself you will not know fully until you know, as well as you can, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. - Harold Bloom This is it, the grand novel of them all, the novel above all … Continue reading Preparing for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Don Quixote
Announcing the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
This is the official sign-up post for the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. The Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along was so much fun in 2018 that I'm happy to host another one for 2019. The thing is, there aren't too many books that have exactly 365 chapters. In fact, I know of only two: Les Misérables and War … Continue reading Announcing the 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-Along
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Final Countdown
Well, this is it, ten days left in the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along! Are you still on track to finish? Have you already finished? I apologize again for not having many updates after I changed jobs and started back to school. Hopefully that didn't derail your plans to read the book. For those of you in … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Final Countdown
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Home Stretch
Welcome to the fifth and final Volume of Les Misérables: "Jean Valjean." Incredibly, this is day 299 of the 365-day Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along. Even though my new job has prevented me from doing much blogging these days, I still plan on doing a wrap-up of the read-along, including some sort of live broadcast of the … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Home Stretch
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Halfway Point
Congratulations to everyone participating in the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along! You're halfway done! Yesterday marked chapter 183, just over halfway through the 365 chapters of Les Misérables. If you're on schedule, then you're in the middle of Volume 3, Book 5, Virtue in Adversity. This is one of my favorite books in the novel because of … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Halfway Point
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Convent
Today is day 127 of the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, which is about a third of the way through the book. For those who are participating, well done. It's not easy to limit yourself to a few pages a day, especially when you have to leave characters behind for a week or more to read Hugo's … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Convent
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Les Mis Mix Tape
When I taught Les Misérables to eighth graders, one of my favorite assignments was a final project in which students were to choose contemporary songs to go along with the book. I always loved seeing the connections students made between the novel and popular culture. Inevitably, at least one student would choose Abba's "Waterloo," but there … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Les Mis Mix Tape