For those of you who are reading Quo Vadis as part of the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along, there is an important revision to the schedule. The original schedule was based on the freely available translation by Jeremiah Curtin which has 73 chapters and an epilogue. If you are reading Curtin's translation then you have nothing to … Continue reading Quo Vadis Chapter-a-Day Read-along Schedule Change
Divine Comedy Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Today we have reached the final chapter of The Divine Comedy, the first book of the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. For the past 100 days we have accompanied Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, and it has been quite the journey. I have to admit that this was one of the most challenging chapter-a-day read-alongs for … Continue reading Divine Comedy Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap-Up
Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Quo Vadis
Tomorrow, April 10, is the one hundredth day of 2021, the day we finish The Divine Comedy in this year's chapter-a-day read-along. I'll post a wrap-up of The Divine Comedy tomorrow, but today we look ahead to our next book, Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz. I have been looking forward to reading Quo Vadis ever since I … Continue reading Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Quo Vadis
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 5
We're on day thirty-four of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along, which means we’ve finally reached the end of Inferno and made our way out of Hell. Tomorrow we begin part two of The Divine Comedy, Purgatorio. This post gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts, quotes, and questions about Inferno. Some Quotes from the Past … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 5
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 3
I'm a few days late with this post, but it’s week three of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along, and we’re twenty-four cantos, or chapters, into Inferno, the first part of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. We've only got ten more days in Hell, after which we will accompany Dante into Purgatory. This post gives you an opportunity … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 3
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 2
It's week two of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along, and we're over a third of the way through Inferno, the first part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. This post gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts, quotes, and questions about the book up to canto thirteen. Some Quotes from the Past Week "Men of sound … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 2
Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 1
Welcome to the first of what I hope will be weekly updates for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along. The plan is to make a very brief post each Wednesday to give readers a place to post their thoughts, questions, or reactions to the chapters read in the past week. If you’ve read ahead or if you … Continue reading Divine Comedy Read-along Update: Week 1
War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Wrap-Up
Congratulations on reading War and Peace, one of the great works of world literature! Whether you finished it 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 … Continue reading War and Peace Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Wrap-Up
Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Divine Comedy
The 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along begins in a few days and it's time to get ready for our first book! If you've been part of our read-alongs the last few years, you know that we've already read some of the greatest novels of all time -- works like War and Peace, Don Quixote, and The Count of … Continue reading Preparing for the 2021 Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Divine Comedy
Announcing the Aubrey/Maturin Chapter-a-Week 4 Year Read-along Odyssey
This is the official sign-up post for the Aubrey/Maturin Chapter-a-Week 4 Year Read-along Odyssey. Yes, you read that right. This is a four year challenge to read what some call the greatest historical fiction series ever written, the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin nautical series by Patrick O'Brian. Join me in a long, slow read of this … Continue reading Announcing the Aubrey/Maturin Chapter-a-Week 4 Year Read-along Odyssey