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It‘s a #RandomClassics miracle! I finished Evelina!
I ended up restarting it a couple of weeks ago on a long hike with a different narrator and that made all the difference! I quite enjoyed this and I think I‘ll probably pick up a little print version sometime in the future.

I ended up enjoying this, although I got a bit tired of Evelina‘s worshipful letters to her foster father. She was almost too good (and sometimes too naive) to be true . I also found the twist at the end pretty unbelievable.

I loathed Mme DuVal and the Branghtons. Captain Mirval was a jerk, but sometimes funny. Clement was a creep, and Lord Orville was, like Evelina, almost too good to be true. So I guess they were meant to be together. ⬇️

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A late report since I‘ve spent the day with my nieces shopping

Finished Evelina #RandomClassics, Erasure and Eve

I read Hangman

I‘m currently reading Physical, Ordinary Human Failings and Wifedom

Well, that certainly is a story I‘m glad to have finished 😆

Funny, but boring—the funny parts did not advance the plot and dragged on. Evelina is a sweet character, but I really didn‘t understand the attraction the men had for her, or her for Lord Orville. If Jane Austen read this and thought “I can do better,” I can see why! #RandomClassics

I read the novel through the Gutenberg project so while I was looking for a cover, I came across this one that seemed to fit the novel.

17 yr Evelina doesn‘t know much about the world, when friends take her to London for a few weeks. During her first dance she manages to break a lot of the rules. At time Evelina‘s naïveté is a little annoying, but it does much all the other annoying characters, mostly men who can‘t take a hint

This #RandomClassic gets a soft pick from me. I actually loved Evelina and enjoyed much of the writing, but some of the scenes where we had to listen to obnoxious people being obnoxious just went on wayyyy too long. Still, parts were quite funny and overall this one was a lot of fun.

Thank you all for reading along with me!!

I reviewed this a few years ago on Litsy and gave it a pick; I greatly enjoyed my reread of this for #RandomClassics !

Evelina‘s character at times can be so maddening for her naivety, and yet she somehow becomes entangled with the most cartoonish 18th century characters I‘ve ever seen. Just about everything is worked out in the end.

Thanks for hosting this, @TheAromaofBooks !

#WeeklyForecast

I‘m not quite caught up on the buddy reading of Evelina, but I still want to finish it this week #RandomClassics

I want to finish Erasure

I want finish Eve, I‘ve started on the penultimate chapter so that seems doable

I want to start reading from the Longlist of the Women‘s Prize for Fiction, so I want to read Hangman and hopefully get a start on Ordinary Human Failings

I‘ll be going to an event with Andrew McMillan after

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I‘ve been to NYC for must of the week and came back earlier today. Just needed to get some sleep when I got home. So not much reading done this week.

I‘ve fallen behind on the buddy read of Evelina #RandomClassics, but hope to catch up during the weekend

Read a little bit in both Erasure and Eve

I started out reading this on Serial Reader but fell horribly behind and downloaded the audio. This weekend I caught up and then finished it. I was frequently amused by Evelina‘s complete naïveté in telling her story.

This audio edition includes an afterword by Orson Scott Card about reading this book because of his interest in Jane Austen that I found especially interesting.

#audiobooks #1001books #epistolary #RandomClassics

#WeeklyForecast

Not an ambitious tbr for the upcoming week since I don‘t expect to read that much, but I still want to

continue with Evelina #RandomClassics

continue reading Eve

and start Erasure

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I continued with Evelina #RandomClassics

I also continued reading Eve, and this book is really tearing down all those cliches

I finished On Calculation of Volume. 1

I read The Secret at Shadow Ranch #NancyDrewBR

I‘m currently reading Man or Mango?

#WeeklyForecast

I want to continue Evelina #RandomClassics

I want to continue reading Eve, I‘m learning som much from this so far

I want to finish On Calculation of Volume. 1

I want to read The Secret at Shadow Ranch #NancyDrewBR

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I continued reading Evelina #RandomClassics

I finished both The Strangeworlds Travel Agency (returned to the library so not pictured) and The Light Years

I‘ve just started Eve and already learning so much

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I continued with Evelina #RandomClassics

I finished The Waves and is almost finished with The Strangeworlds Travel Agency

I‘ve started The Light Years

Finished this last night! @TheAromaofBooks I really loved it! I dreaded the epistolary nature of the story, but it didn‘t bother me at all once I got into it!
POP… Bildungsroman 📚#52bookclub24… apostrophe in title 📚 this was also my #doublebookspin

#WeeklyForecast

I want to continue with Evelina #RandomClassics

I want to finish The Waves and continue with The Strangeworlds Travel Agency

I want to get a good start on the first book in The Cazalet Chronicles, The Light Years

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I continued with Evelina #RandomClassics and finished The Sign of the Four #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I finished The Swifts

I read a book about weird animals and Motherhood

I‘ve just started The Waves

(thru Letter 1.31) - And so ends Volume 1!! I've overall enjoyed this book, but the passages where Evelina is recounting arguments between the Captain and Madame Duval tend to wear on me. They're both SO dreadful. But I'm definitely interested to see where this story goes next!!

Tomorrow and Friday are catch-up days for anyone who may be behind. Letter 2.1 is very short, and 2.2 rather long, so I combined them both across two days ⬇

#WeeklyForecast

Buddy reads:
Continue Evelina #RandomClassics
Finish The Sign of the Four #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I want to start a book on the weirdest animals

I‘m currently reading The Swifts and next up is Motherhood and if I have a really good reading week I might even get a start on The Waves

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I continued with the buddy read of Evelina #RandomClassics, started the buddy read of The Sign of Four #NoPlaceLikeHolmes and I‘ve just started The Mystery at Lilac Inn #NancyDrewBR

I continued with Poverty, by America

I finished Dear Dickhead

I read Scenes from a Childhood and Christmas at the Beach Hut

I read a little bit ahead so that I am caught up for the whole weekend. So much drama and just what I needed after finishing A Thousand Splendid Suns! I am loving this book, I never would have tried it without the buddy read! @TheAromaofBooks #randomclassics

(thru Letter 16) Oh my WORD, what is WITH Captain Mirvan?! I can hardly believe how dreadful and rude he is! Reading these last couple of letters has been torturous for my secondhand embarrassment! 😂 If I had been Mrs. M. I would NOT have rushed up to London to see this guy!!

I'm a little perplexed by what Madam Duval hopes to gain. I'm assuming money, somehow??

(thru Letter 13) Okay, honestly this book has been pretty adorable so far. While Evelina is borderline-annoyingly young, she still seems genuinely sweet. I was about ready to throttle that obnoxious jerk who kept following her around at the assembly! Oh my WORD!

I caught a glimpse of the heading for tomorrow's letter, though, and it doesn't look like Evelina is heading back to the country as soon as she hoped!!

#WeeklyForecast

Continue with Evelina #RandomClassics and with Povery, by America

I want to finish Despentes latest.
Then I thought it was time I read som Jon Fosse and I‘ll one of his shorter works
Then I want to read Christmas at the Beach Hut and The Mystery at Lilac Inn #NancyDrewBR
And I‘m between these books I also want to get a start on The Sign of Four #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

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I‘ve started the buddy read Evelina

I finished Beyond Black and read Da vi var yngre (When We Where Younger)

I had my first DNF of the year, Detaljene (The Details)

So I started Despentes latest novel and I‘ve also just started Poverty, by America

(thru letter 3) Well, we're off to an intriguing start. I had to pay close attention to get some of these people sorted - at first I didn't realize that Madame Duval was the grandmother and I got confused 😂 But now we have the tragic background squared away. Somehow, I don't think Mr. V is going to let his ward head off to London, no matter who asks!

How do you all feel about these opening letters?

Started Evelina this evening!

#SerialReader #epistolary #RandomClassics #1001books

#WeeklyForecast

Finish Beyond Black, then I want to read autumn‘s buzziest book by a 19-yr debutant da vi var yngre (When we were younger) and if there is time and if there is time get a start on Detaljene (The Details)

This week is also the beginning of a new month, so I will also be starting Evelina #RandomClassics and a new nonfiction book, Poverty, by America.

#RandomClassics

February 2024 is Evelina by Frances Burney.

Repost for @TheAromaofBooks

Here's the schedule for Evelina, starting February 1!! We probably could have done this whole book in a month, but I tried to keep this more to 10-15 pages a day, so it will carry over into March. I've given us a couple of catch-up days after each volume because some of the letters are long!!

#RandomClassics #BuddyRead #ReadingSchedule

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Okay, here is the schedule I have worked up for Evelina, starting February 1!! We probably could have done this whole book in a month, but I have a lot of books on my plate right now and tried to keep this more to 10-15pgs/day, so it will carry over into March. I've given us a couple of catch-up days after each volume because some of the letters are long!!

Tagging those who said they were interested; all are welcome!! #RandomClassics

We have officially finished Don Quixote🎉 and are working our way through Uncle Tom's Cabin. Stowe's book will carry over into mid-February (45 chapters), but on February 1 I will be starting the next #RandomClassic - Evelina! I know nothing about this book! How did it end up on my classics TBR? Why did I put it there? Who recommended it? What list did I see it on? NO IDEA 😂 So feel free to join me! I don't have my copy yet, but GR says 455pgs ⬇

When I added this epistolary novel to my list, I didn‘t realize how long it was. 😳 Reading a little each day through December…enjoying it so far!

#bookspinbingo

My #lmpbc read is back from @jenniferw88 along with a lovely card and the tagged book from my TBR! Thank you! I loved reading your and Lucy's comments on An American Marriage and I will get yours in the post shortly @Mrs_B ! Hope you're both well 😘

#fourfoursin21 completed! Just a wee bit late, I didn't finish the 2 in green until the new year.

Now, on to #fourfoursin22! I have ideas for a few of the prompts already...

Thanks for hosting a fun challenge, @Lauredhel!

My last book for #fourfoursin21 (late but oh well) for the epistolary prompt, as this book is entirely an epistolary novel. @Lauredhel

I really enjoyed this, though almost all the men are terrible (hello patriarchy) and at times I found Evelina's discomfort with the situations she's in pretty uncomfortable to read. I'd never read Burney before and will give her others a try.

Also this is the 100th book I've read from the #1001books list 🎉

A slightly belated #20in4 wrap up: got to 16 hours, finished 3 books, and read from 3 others. One of these times I'll hit 20 hours!

Thanks for hosting @Andrew65!

My first (print) read of the new year, though I started it yesterday.

Happy new year!

Busy few days!! My niece had a healthy baby girl, my daughter & I finally finished Sir Fuzzyface Lambykin here (a kit from the Dickens Fair) to send baby with the blanket I knit, a raccoon came to visit in the night and when I scared him off came back with a friend, and I stayed up till dawn finishing this book! —Loved it! It‘s bonkers in an oh so 18th C way but also depressingly familiar in a #metoo way 🤦🏻‍♀️
Loved the London travelogue aspect

Hello Litsy family! I‘m back after a busy May with very little reading time. But I‘m more than making up for it this month by taking my first English Literature college course in a loooong time—one of my more nutso pandemic-induced ideas being that maybe I‘d like to go back to school and get my MA 🤷🏻‍♀️ So I‘m starting with this intensive summer course: The Rise of the Novel: Fallen Ladies Edition! I bet all you #Pemberlittens would love it!