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  • Becky’s Arthurian Challenge 2008-2009

    Posted on Friday April 11th, 2008 at 13:08 in challenges, king arthur

    I have not participated in any reading challenges for a while. Actually, I have not read much at all recently, and posted even less here on Masterpieces. I did not need to think long when I discovered Becky's Arthurian Challenge 2008-2009. It should ...

  • La plage

    Posted on Monday February 18th, 2008 at 13:20 in robbe-grillet

    Author Alain Robbe-Grillet Title La plage Year 1962 Alain Robbe Grillet (1922-2008) was a French author, one of the leading figures in the nouveau roman literary movement, and since 2004 member of the Académie française. His bes...

  • Crime and punishment

    Posted on Wednesday December 26th, 2007 at 11:55 in dostoyevski

    Author Fyodor Dostoevsky Title Crime and punishment Year 1866 Original title Преступление и наказание Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1861) was a Russian novelist. His novels depict life in 19th century urban Rus...

  • For whom the bell tolls

    Posted on Monday October 1st, 2007 at 14:29 in challenges, hemingway

    Author Ernest Hemingway Title For whom the bell tolls Year 1940 Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American journalist, short story author and novelist. In the 1920s he became part of the American expatriate literary community in Paris (som...

  • As I lay dying

    Posted on Saturday September 1st, 2007 at 07:28 in challenges, faulkner

    Author William Faulkner Title As I lay dying Year 1930 William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American novelist and poet. He is probably the second-most influential Southern author (after Twain). His experimental use of literary devices - in pa...

  • Southern reading challenge

    Posted on Friday August 31st, 2007 at 22:43 in challenges, mark twain, harper lee, faulkner

    August was for me the month of the Southern reading challenge: With a bottle of Southern Comfort, a large box of Southern pecans and three books I enjoyed a month of Southern literature. The masterpieces I read: The adventures of Huckleberry Finn,...

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Theresa111

5 stars Theresa Hall

To encourage others to read is such a good thing. A book club where everyone reads the same novels is inspirational. Great site. Please come by and visit whenever you have an opportunity to do so. Cheers.

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