"And to this purpose"

"If people like to read their books, it is all very well, but to be at so much trouble in filling great volumes, which, as I used to think, nobody would willingly ever look into, to be labouring only for the torment of little boys and girls, always struck me as a hard fate; and though I know it is all very right and necessary, I have often wondered at the person's courage that could sit down on purpose to do it." (In other words: rambling analyses, opinions, ideas, views, and comments from an English major, Essay/paper-writing enthusiastic, Austen-loving Master Librarian on, well, Jane Austen...and a whole lot of other things, too.)

"Celebrated Passages are Quoted"

Heidi's favorite quotes


"What is it really like to be engaged?" asked Anne curiously. "Well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered Diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not."— L.M. Montgomery

Friday, January 11, 2013

HM & SL 2013 Book Challenge

We have 12 categories this year:



Science fiction/Fantasy
Books made into movies/musicals
Travel books/books set in a country you've never been
Nonfiction
Mystery
History (can be historical fiction)
Award winners/nominees
Recommended by...
Classics
Adult fiction by an author you've never read before
Religious
Other


Rules:

1. Each book must be at least 100 pages to count.
2. The first four books in a category are worth 10 points. The rest are worth 5.
3. Any book you own is worth double points. (We're both library readers and want to whittle down our stack of unread books that we own.)
4. Any books on your goodreads "to-read" list is worth double points.



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1 comment:

Sara Lyn said...

I am still very pleased with what we have come up with for this year. I hope you are, too!

January 11, 2013 at 5:08 PM

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