Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Chapter-a-Day Read-along, whether you read all four books or limited yourself to one, two or three of them. In this post I'll share a few of my reflections on the year, and I would love to know your thoughts about the experience. I invite you to … Continue reading 2019 Chapter-a-Day Read-along Wrap Up
Don Quixote
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
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