On Monday morning I plan to start reading The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James. I know almost nothing about this novel and very little about it's author. "Like" Classical Quest on Facebook to follow my progress through The Portrait of a Lady. I'd especially love it if you would read along with me!
This will be my second "Synchro-Read". Just after Christmas I finished The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy. I love the platform of Facebook for reading along with friends. Here's a general idea of how things should flow:
1. We'll read three chapters per day, six days per week -- with a goal to finish by January 31. This will give us seven days of wiggle room. Lately, I've been trying to be more realistic about my goals. I have a husband and five young children and sometimes, well ... life just happens. I don't want to feel panicked that I'm getting behind because of my family's pressing needs. Some of you will zip past me. You may be in a different season of life and have more time or you may be a genius-super-speed-reading bibliovore. (Don't forget to give me two beeps and a wave as you zoom by!)
2. I will log my reading time on the days I read. Most of the time I post live, but occasionally I'll update you on what I read in the previous 24hrs while I was offline. I'll put up one status update per chapter, so it should be easy for you to keep track of where we are and post your comments accordingly.
3. No spoilers please. Just write about the ground we've already covered. I love it when I don't know what's going to happen next. Don't you?
4. Drop a message for me somewhere if you'll be joining me. (classicalquest@gmail.com, Classical Quest on Facebook, or here in the comment box.)
I guess that's it. It's all pretty simple really. Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.
Good luck with your synchro-reading, Adriana! I'm reading The Portrait right now as well, together with Ruth. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Fanda! It's good to hear from you. Ruth is the perfect read-along companion for you. I can rarely visit her wonderful blog because she's always ahead of me!
DeleteYou two some of the genius-super-speed-reading-bibliovores I was talking about! ;) Have fun!
I just cannot get through The Return of the Native. I think it is because I am reading via my kindle app on my phone as my library did not have a copy. I have The Portrait of a Lady on hold to pick up on Tuesday so I will start reading then.
ReplyDeleteI understand, Melissa. I really dislike reading WEM novels on my Kindle. I've done it once (The Scarlet Letter). I kept losing my place! I can't imagine trying to read on my phone! ECK!!! Looking forward to seeing you at the Synchro-Read! :)
DeleteI just noticed on my dashboard that you recently posted some updates on At Home on the Last Frontier. I'm hopping over to your place now to check them out!
(O, LOVE the new family picture header!)
Happy New Year, Adriana! I'm so excited that you're doing another synchro-read! I will definitely join you! :D
ReplyDeleteHooray!!! I'm even more excited about this one than I was the last one. Glad you are joining me Sandy!
DeleteI'll be starting today - just got my copy from the library. I like your idea of breaking it down by 3 chapters a day. That will give me a reading goal to aim for!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you find this helpful, Tonia. It certainly is helping ME stay on track! :)
DeleteI want to join in. I have been wanting to read more classics, and I already own a copy of "The Portrait of a Lady." I'll give it a go.
ReplyDeleteWelcome! So happy you've joined us! :)
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