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Hey, friends! I‘m itching to do another buddy read of a big, fat classic tome, but not sure what book to tackle. I‘ve gained so much from the discussions and group insights in the past.

I‘ve tagged a few former buddy readers, but no pressure. Anyone who‘s interested, please feel free to jump in with ideas!

ValerieAndBooks, LauraBeth, Lindy, Lcsmcat, sisilia, LeahBergen, emilyhaldi, Moray_Reads, batsy, vivastory, CSeydel

CSeydel I have Middlemarch on my list for this year, if anyone‘s interested 5y

Lindy I‘m planning to read a 437-page Canadian children‘s classic along with @TheBookHippie through the month of January and you are welcome to join us:

Emily of New Moon

Moray_Reads It's an obvious one and I don't know if you've already read or attempted it but On Search of Lost Time is one big outstanding hurdle for me 5y

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Lcsmcat I‘m interested! And like @Moray_Reads says, Proust is one I need to tackle. @booksnchill and I are going to start in February I think, if you‘re interested. Two more that I want to read are War and Peace and Don Quixote, so I‘ll join you on either of those that you decide to read. Tag me for any, as I get more out of the big ones if I‘m discussing them with others. (edited) 5y

saresmoore @CSeydel I read Middlemarch last year and it was wonderful! @Lindy That is one of my all-time favorite books! ♥️ 5y

saresmoore @Moray_Reads @Lcsmcat Yes to Proust! That one intimidates me! I‘d love to join you and @Booksnchill in February. I‘d also like to do War & Peace at some point and am due for a reread of Don Quixote. 5y

AmyG Uncle Tom‘s Cabin has been on my pile for awhile. But I would be interested in joining in for whatever. Unless it‘s Russian. Not a fan of Russian lit. 5y

Desha I‘m interested! I also have War and Peace and Proust in my TBR stack! Also interested in Middlemarch! Thanks for reaching out with ideas! ❤️📚❤️ 5y

Lindy @saresmoore That‘s good to hear. Now I‘m even more excited about starting Emily of New Moon tomorrow. I read Stephane Heuet‘s French graphic novel adaptation of Proust‘s A la recherche du temps perdu some years ago and, while I enjoyed the story, I feel like I never want to revisit it. Kind of like The Tale of Genji. But like Genji, it‘s definitely worthwhile to do it once. 5y

saresmoore @AmyG Ha! Noted! I won‘t tell you how many giant Russian classics I have on my shelves. 🙈 5y

TheBookHippie I‘m reading a chapter a day join if you want

Les Miserables: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Cathythoughts I‘m not sure what ye have done so far , but I‘ll keep an eye out. I would love to join in for a new year challenge 👍🏻❤️ 5y

LauraBeth Would love to do a buddy read! I‘ve never read Tolstoy or Proust... 5y

saresmoore @TheBookHippie Thank you! I did Les Mis last year and it was quite the adventure. I hope you enjoy, er, get a lot out of it! 😅 5y

saresmoore @LauraBeth I‘m intimidated by facing all of Proust in one go, so might just start with Swann‘s Way and see what happens? It‘s been many years since I read Anna Karenina and I would love to do a buddy read of that and/or War & Peace. 5y

saresmoore @Cathythoughts I will keep you posted! 5y

TheBookHippie I‘ll keep you posted -I read a lot of classic literature. Who knows what I‘ll pick up this year yet!!! The children‘s one I do is pure zen! 5y

LauraBeth I‘m game for Anna Karenina (I think that‘d be a better entry point into Leo for me 😀). 5y

Liz_M I am probably the only person on the planet that wants to read the tagged book. I don't know why, but it's been calling to me for the past year or two.

The Making of Americans: Being a History of a Family's Progress

saresmoore @Liz_M Oh, I would love to read that! 5y

LeahBergen I‘ve been thinking of reading some Gaskell, Trollope, or Hardy this year. 🤔 I‘m always up for a buddy read with you! 😘 5y

saresmoore @LeahBergen Yes to all of those! Well, I'm hesitant on Hardy, only because I've bailed on at least two of his over the years. 😬 But, it might be good to add to my perspective when I'm reading Proust. Which Gaskell and/or Trollope are you leaning toward? 5y

LeahBergen @saresmoore I‘ve been eyeing Gaskell‘s North and South and thinking I‘d start with Trollope‘s first novel in the Barchester series, The Warden. I‘m easy though! As for Hardy, @shawnmooney raved about Under the Greenwood Tree and I‘ve been wanting to give it a whirl. 😄 5y

LeahBergen As for Proust, I‘ve read Swann‘s Way and would like to be inspired to carry on with the others! 😆 5y

saresmoore @LeahBergen You know a @shawnmooney recommendation will always convince me. I meant to read The Warden last year and just didn‘t get around to it, so I‘d love to start with that one! North and South is wonderful—I‘ve read it a couple of times, but have yet to read Wives & Daughters. 5y

LeahBergen @saresmoore I have Wives and Daughters, too, so I could always read that one first if I see you picking it up. 😄 5y

ValerieAndBooks A chunkster classic read along would be great. There are so many 😅 and several good suggestions already. I‘m interested in any of them except Anna Karenina because I‘ve already read it (so many books so little time). Let me know what you decide!! 5y

arubabookwoman I‘d love to join a Proust group read. I got about half way through (4?? books) several years ago, but I feel I would need to reread from the beginning. Are you doing one book per month, every other month or tbd? @Lcsmcat @Booksnchill @Moray_reads 5y

Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman I think the plan for Proust is one every other month, starting in February. @saresmore and @leahbergen I‘m always up for Hardy, Gaskell or Trollope. Tag me and if I haven‘t read it yet I‘d love to read along. I‘ve read more of Trollope‘s Palliser novels than the Barchester, ones, so I‘m definitely up for that. 5y

sisilia Hi @saresmoore I will be reading Don Quixote in May with my IRL Chunkster Book Club in Singapore. I created a group of the same name in Goodreads and will use that as a discussion point. And also, I‘m keen on Proust 😍 Please count me in @Moray_Reads @Booksnchill @Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman 5y

Booksnchill Checking in here- I may have gotten the Proust ball rolling and am thrilled to have any company. I think @Lcsmcat couldn‘t start until Feb and I was fine with that as I have some preliminary books on Proust to read in January. My thought was doing the 6 volumes of the new translation (2 of the shorter books are combined) one every 2 months or something like that - I have read Swann‘s Way twice and enjoyed it! @arubabookwoman (edited) 5y

sisilia Which edition are you referring to? @Booksnchill 5y

sisilia Let me know when you are ready for Middlemarch @CSeydel 😘 5y

CSeydel @sisilia Ok! 5y

batsy I'm in the same #bigclassicmood but feel so frustrated because it won't be till after the 10th that I'll have some quiet time. I'm planning on Don Quixote... Wanted it to be my NY read but I think I'll push it to Feb. And I'd love to read War & Peace and also Moby Dick... Too ambitious for one year? 😂 5y

batsy @LeahBergen @saresmoore Please give me a shout for any of these... I'd love to join if I can. I've been meaning to read the Barchester series, too. And I have to read North and South this year, I've been putting it off! 5y

LeahBergen @batsy I‘ve been putting them both off for too long! Let‘s do it! 5y

Moray_Reads @batsy war and peace is fabulous 5y

batsy @LeahBergen Yaaaaas! *Sparta war cry* 😂 5y

batsy @Moray_Reads I loved Anna Karenina! I'm looking forward to War & Peace. 5y

andrew61 I will be interested to see what you choose. 5y

Suet624 I would join for War and Peace. 5y

vivastory I'd be interested in War & Peace, especially since I just received a gorgeous 3 volume Everyman's Library set 5y

vivastory @sisilia I think that @Booksnchill is referring to the new penguin editions. Lydia Davis translated the first one 5y

vivastory @Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman I would be interested in the Proust buddy read 5y

Lcsmcat @vivastory The Proust is hosted by @Booksnchill , I‘m just joining in. 5y

Lcsmcat @saresmore @vivastory @Suet624 @batsy @leahbergen Count me in for War and Peace! It‘s been sitting on my Kindle calling to me for ages. 😀 5y

vivastory @Lcsmcat Okay, thanks! 5y

Booksnchill @vivastory awesome- yes the Pendergast edited translations each is translated based on the latest french revisions - I say the more the better the information we can exchange- I think we have one who is reading in the original french! 5y

emilyhaldi Thanks for including me!!! I would love to join for Wives and Daughters and War & Peace sounds intimidating but I'm up for a try! Trying to decide if I could realistically fit any Proust into my life at the moment ... 😅 5y

emilyhaldi @CSeydel @sisilia I‘m definitely interested in Middlemarch!!! 5y

sisilia @vivastory Thanks, Scott. I‘ll check out the new Pendergast edited version 🥰 5y

BookJunkie77 I‘m interested in tackling Anna Karenina 5y

saresmoore @batsy Of course it‘s not too much! 😅How would you and @LeahBergen feel about starting The Warden January 15? Is that too soon? 5y

saresmoore @emilyhaldi I‘m really reconsidering my capacity for Proust this year... 😬 But I‘d say Wives & Daughters and War & Peace are definites. 5y

LeahBergen @saresmoore Sure! That would work for me. 5y

erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve enjoyed our buddy reads last year! Count me in, depending on the book, I may join. Otherwise I won‘t be able to tackle those chunksters on my own. 5y

erzascarletbookgasm @CSeydel @sisilia holler me for Middlemarch. I‘ve been wanting to read it since last year! 5y

ReadingEnvy I‘m going to host two readalongs this year - one will be Ducks, Newburyport but I‘m not sure of the other. I might go back as far as The Odyssey but have also contemplated

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Centique @saresmoore I‘m planning on reading Swann‘s Way this year too so let me know if you decide to read that 😊 5y

Centique @Booksnchill now I‘ve read this convo through properly, can I ask to join in on your Proust read? Do you mind if I only step in for the first volume? 😊 5y

Booksnchill @Centique all who are interested are welcome- My plan is Swann‘s Way in February. I don‘t plan to have anything very organized just let people put up their thoughts or I like to add some history, commentary, context and pictures (Proust is full of those). Drop in and out as you would like- this really started when I posted my 2020 personal challenge! Glad to have you! (edited) 5y

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