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The challenge was to read 3-5 classics from July 1 through November 30, 2007. I read four:

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather FINISHED
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith FINISHED
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren FINISHED
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells FINISHED 

My favorite was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I really loved Francie. I won’t pick a least favorite because I enjoyed all my choices. Thanks, Kathrin!

Hosted by Bellezza, this challenge lasts from November 30 through January 30. I honestly don’t know if I can complete these, but I’m really going to try because the prizes are spectacular! I’ll choose three from the following:

• A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe
• The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe
• Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
• After Dark by Haruki Murakami (NYT Notable book)
• Strangers by Taichi Yamada FINISHED
• Silence by Endo

Find out more info here.

This challenge lasts for all of 2008, and the goal is to read two Jane Austen books or watch their movie adaptations. I had already decided to read four Austen books (for the Themed Reading Challenge) in preparation for the Masterpiece Theatre Jane Austen Marathon in January and February. I have already read Persuasion and Pride & Prejudice, and of the six Masterpiece Theatre adaptations they’re going to show, I’ve seen Emma and Pride & Prejudice at least 2-3 times each. The other four are new, and they will also be showing a Jane Austen biography.

So my goal for this challenge is to read the books I haven’t read yet and to view the biography and the adaptations I haven’t seen.

Books:

• Northanger Abbey
• Mansfield Park

New movie adaptations:

• Northanger Abbey VIEWED 6/2008
• Sense and Sensibility VIEWED 6/2008
• Mansfield Park VIEWED 6/2008
• Persuasion

Jane Austen biography:

• Miss Austen Regrets VIEWED 6/2008