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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

It‘s January 1st! Let‘s get this chunkster party started. 🎉

#ChunksterChallenge2023

rubyslippersreads, Amandajoy, wanderinglynn, Megabooks, Bookworm54, Lcsmcat, AmyG, BarbaraJean, BookNAround, Caroline2, Enchantedbibliophile, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, JenReadsAlot, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, Laughterhp, squirrelbrain, Mollyanna, Mitch, Nessavamusic, GinaKButler, dabbe, Kelly326, TheAromaofBooks, LiseWorks, Meshell1313, Karisimo

JenReadsAlot Woohoo! 2y

squirrelbrain Good luck! 🍀 2y

AmyG Yay! I already started Kristen Lavansdattar….and it‘s quite good. Good luck everyone! (edited) 2y

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wanderinglynn Yay! 🎉 2y

Meshell1313 Oooh nice!!! I‘m about 150 pages into my #clunkster ! Starting 2023 off right!

Priory of the Orange Tree

Amiable @AmyG @Meshell1313 Love the enthusiasm and motivation! 2y

Megabooks I‘m planning on this but not starting it yet.

The Luminaries

Megabooks Good luck!! 🎉 2y

AmyG @Megabooks Wonderful book. 2y

GinaKButler Adding this to the (future) list! (edited) 2y

Read4life Happy reading 🤓 2y

BarbaraJean Woohoo! 🎉🥂 I‘m planning to start the tagged book this week—both a chunkster and an #AuldLangSpine pick. 😊 @AmyG Kristin Lavransdattar is on my list for later in the year!

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

AmyG @BarbaraJean And Babel is on my list! Enjoy! 2y

Amiable @Megabooks Oh, I've had that one in my stacks for several years now but haven't read it yet -- I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it! Maybe it will kick me in the pants to pick it up. 2y

Amiable @BarbaraJean Ooh, that's a new one to me! I'll look forward to your review! 2y

Lcsmcat Ooh, I look forward to your posts on this one. 2y

dabbe Just started War and Peace. 😬 2y

Amiable @dabbe You‘ve got this! 💪🏼 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I'm participating in the Middlemarch buddy read. We'll see what other chunksters come my way!! 2y

Nessavamusic Woohoo! 2y

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

These are the books I‘m starting/planning to read this month for each of the various challenges I am attempting to tackle:

#ChunksterChallenge2023
#AuldLangSpine
#Nonfiction2023
#AuthorAMonth
#Clarissa

Ah, the optimism of the first day of a new year. 😀

GinaKButler And, which one will complete your Goodreads challenge? 🤔😂 2y

Amiable @GinaKButler The shortest one! Meaning, not the chunksters. 😄 (edited) 2y

GinaKButler @Amiable 😂😂😂 2y

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Tamra I didn‘t realize the Perrin was such a chunkster! 2y

Amiable @Tamra Just under 500 pages in this paperback edition, but the type is a bit large, I think. 2y

Deblovestoread It‘s a great looking stack! 2y

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

Seasons greetings, Chunkster Challengers! It's time to decide which chunkster(s) to tackle next. For the past 11 years, I've picked a 1,000+-pg book, started it on Jan. 1 & read 100 pgs/week until it's done. If you'd like to join me again for 2023, I've changed things up to encourage those who are hesitant of the chunksters with levels to ease you in--and up! I'll email you “badges“ to post when you have completed one of these books. That's it! ⬇️

Texreader, CoverToCoverGirl, GinaKButler, LitsyEvents

Amiable Tagged is the book that I have selected for my #ChunksterChallenge2023 read. If you want to join with your own choice(s), email me at AmyBF45 at gmail.com and I will send you the badges. Welcome onto the Chunkster Bandwagon! (edited) 2y

Amandajoy I just looked at my TBR… I have 71 books with 500+ pages 😳 Let me go send you an email… 2y

JenReadsAlot I'm in again this year!! I'll email you. 2y

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squirrelbrain Hmmm, I‘ll have to consider whether I want to read a #superchunkster this year, but I‘m sure I‘ll do the other 3…! 2y

Amiable @Amandajoy Just emailed you! Let me know if you didn't get them. 2y

Amiable @JenReadsAlot and @squirrelbrain Yay! 2y

Mollyanna I am in again! I have yet to decide on my choice yet. Just need to decide on my level too… Thanks for hosting. (edited) 2y

Amiable @Mollyanna Email me and I'll send all the badges to you! That may inspire you to do more than one. ;) 2y

jenniferw88 I'm in - have emailed you (twice - it cut me off for some reason) with my levels. 2y

Amiable @jenniferw88 I just hit send on an email back to you with the graphics! Let me know if you didn't get them. 2y

jenniferw88 @Amiable I did, but I seem to have 2 chunkster minis! Don't worry about it for now! 2y

Mollyanna E-mail should be on its way… 2y

Amiable @jenniferw88 Ahh! Thanks for pointing that out! I saved the same file under two different names. I just resent ... 2y

jenniferw88 @Amiable 😁 received! 2y

GinaKButler Email sent! @Kelly326 and I are buddy-reading again and we‘re finalizing titles. Thank you for hosting! 2y

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 2y

AmyG I‘m in- email sent. I like to do a chunkster each year. Thanks! (edited) 2y

Amiable @AmyG Super! I just replied to your email. I'm having some connectivity issues, though -- let me know if it didn't go through. 2y

AmyG I got it. All good! 2y

Bookwormjillk Love it! I have a few almost chunksters I want to tackle this year. I‘ll email you this week. 2y

Megabooks I‘m in again!! 2y

Amiable @Bookwormjillk @Megabooks Yay! So happy to have you both along for the ride again. 🙂 2y

Laughterhp I think I‘m going to try this in 2023. Just have to find a book I want to read that‘s 1000 page! 2y

Amiable @Laughterhp We can give you suggestions if you‘d like! Are you thinking fiction or nonfiction? 2y

Laughterhp Fiction. I read mostly fantasy and mystery. So probably won‘t be a classic book for me. 2y

Amiable @Lizpixie , do you have any recommendations of a 1,000-page fantasy super chunkster for @Laughterhp to read in our 2023 challenge? (edited) 2y

Meshell1313 I‘m in! Sounds soo fun! Just emailed you! 2y

Amiable @Meshell1313 Just emailed you back! Welcome!! 2y

BookNAround Just emailed you with two I‘d like to read but given my failure this year, I should probably start with just one. 😂 2y

Amiable @BookNAround New year, new books! Forget about 2022. 😃 Welcome back! 2y

Amiable @Megabooks Make sure you shoot me an email so I can send you the graphics! 2y

TheAromaofBooks Oh yay! I am not sure if I am up for a Super Chunkster this year, but I love having different levels to tackle!! I'll email you!! 2y

Amiable @TheAromaofBooks Just sent you a reply! 2y

Megabooks Just emailed you! 👍🏻👍🏻 2y

mom_of_4 I would love to do this. Its sounds fun. 2y

Amiable @mom_of_4 Send me an email and I'll get you set up! :) 2y

mom_of_4 @Amiable bmvenom90@gmail.com 2y

LiseWorks I would like to do this I read chunskers all the time, liseworks7@hotmail.com us my email 2y

BarbaraJean Oh, I'm totally in! I might try for one at each level... have been wanting to tackle Count of Monte Cristo for a while, and that's definitely at the “Super“ level! Do you need a commitment on titles yet? I have to look through my shelves and see what fits into which category! 2y

Amiable @BarbaraJean Nope! You can decide the moment you pick up the book! Just give me your email address and I'll send you the graphics that you can post each time you complete a chunkster. 2y

Larkken This sounds fun. I was eyeing The Count of Monte Cristo last year but the page count made me hide it away again 😆 2y

Amiable @Larkken Join us! @Texreader and @zezeki completed “Count” this year for their chunksters—they may have some tips for tackling it. I read it years ago and liked it. 2y

dabbe @Amiable Thank you so much for hosting this! I'm rather new to Litsy and how to navigate, so is there anything I need to do to let you know I'd like to try the #chunksterchallenge--other than emailing the title of a book once I've finished it (hopefully!)? 2y

Amiable @dabbe Hi, Denise! Just send me an email now and I‘ll send you some images (that basically announce you‘ve completed a chunkster) you can post on your profile when you‘ve finished. That‘s pretty much it! Oh, and also read the book(s). 🙂 Do you know which one(s) you are going to tackle? (edited) 2y

Read4life @Amiable I just emailed you. Happy New Year 🤓 2y

dabbe @Amiable I'll get looking on my shelves--would LOVE to get them off the TBR list! I'll email you when I have a few. Thanks for your prompt reply! 😀 (edited) 2y

Texreader I‘m not sure what chunkster(s) I‘ll tackle this year but I‘m in again. Love the badges idea! 2y

Deblovestoread I‘m late to the party but emailing you now. 😊 2y

Lcsmcat I‘m in! Emailing you now. 2y

hilded Late to the party as well, but planning om some chonks this year so I‘ll be happy to join in 😊 I‘ll e-mail you tomorrow. 2y

CoverToCoverGirl I‘m late! I might need a couple of more days to decide, especially with all the sub-categories. 2y

Amiable @hilded @CoverToCoverGirl Not late! You have all year. 🙂 2y

Enchanted_Bibliophile Just saw this challenge and would LOVE to join if it's not too late. 2y

RaeLovesToRead Awesome! Need to find me a Super Chunkster! Maybe A Suitable Boy 🤔 2y

Amiable @Enchanted_Bibliophile Sure! Send me an email! 2y

Amiable @RaeLovesToRead Oh, I LOVED “A Suitable Boy”—that‘s a great choice! 2y

Smarkies I am trying to get a Mini Chunkster done this year. 😁 2y

Amiable @Smarkies Yay! Welcome back! Send me an email and I‘ll shoot over the graphics. 2y

melissajayne I‘m in. So I am to email you the titles for each page category? 2y

melissajayne I‘m in. So we‘re to email you with our selections for each page category? 2y

Amiable @melissajayne No, just email me and I‘ll send you graphics you can post if you want any/every time you complete a level. 2y

Amiable @melissajayne No, just email me with your intent to participate and I‘ll send you the images you can post any/every time (if you want) when you complete a book in each level. 2y

Amiable @melissajayne No, just email me with your intent to participate and I‘ll send you the images you can post each time (if you want) when you complete a level. 2y

melissajayne @Amiable ok; thanks 2y

AllDebooks Count me in. I love a good #chunkster. Is there a limit or rules I should know? 2y

Amiable @AllDebooks Nope! Read whatever tickles your fancy. If you want the images you can post whenever you‘ve completed each level, email me and I‘ll send them to you. 2y

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

Beautiful Beethoven in a beautiful building. (Also a beautiful book.) #LAphil

Cathythoughts Mad picture ! I can‘t figure it out ✨✨👍🏻 7y

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

Day 8 #emojinov #🎼Thought about books involving music but then I remembered these CDs-that I still have in a closet-that are classical soundtracks for reading. (In the olden days before streaming 👵🏼) I had the book lovers ones & some others like Baroque at Bathtime, Puccini and Pasta, Debussy for Daydreaming, Rachmaninoff for a Rainy Day...All were relaxing & a good way to learn about classical music. They can be streamed on Amazon 🎼now too.👍

RealLifeReading

slategreyskies I had Puccini and Pasta. I think I still have it in my old book of CDs. :) 7y

auntie_jenn i might still have some of those...hmmm... 7y

DebinHawaii @slategreyskies @auntie_jenn That's one of the things I love about Litsy--you can always find people who had or remember the same bookish things you do! 😀👍 7y

readinginthedark Ooh, fun! 7y

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#MyYearInBooks2016

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

When this month's $3.99 or under deals have a great selection.
Novel about Armenian genocide? ✔️
1100 page biography on Beethoven? ✔️
Some tough-issue memoirs? ✔️
Vonneguts? ✔️✔️

JanuarieTimewalker13 The audio on Vonnegut was great!!! Great story!! Enjoy all your picks!! 8y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Oops, not sure if that's audible or Ebook. 8y

britt_brooke You know I'm all about Vonnegut lately! 😉 Enjoy!! 8y

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford

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I could probably read this three times and still not take everything in. Beethoven isn't my favorite composer, that's Dvorak (still looking for a solid biography about him), but his genius is unmatched and his music will endure forever. Such a fascinating person.

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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph | Jan Swafford