Wrap up Post for the 1% Challenge

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I finished up this challenge a few weeks ago. I was pretty heavy on female stories this year. Here's what I read, in reverse order, with my rating out of 7.
  1. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen-5
  2. Villette by Charlotte Bronte-6
  3. On The Road by Jack Kerouac-3
  4. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens-5
  5. After the Quake by Haruki Murakami-7
  6. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte-6
  7. Persuasion by Jane Austen-6
  8. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen-4
  9. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll-4
  10. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll-6
Not a bad reading year for this challenge! I would like to work on some more non-English speaking authors next year, especially some more Russian or Japanese novels. I've got more than 10 1001 list books on my TBR stack so i am going to try to read just from those and Dailylit for this challenge next year.

Comments

  1. Carl V. Anderson25/12/09 01:14

    Yay, After the Quake!!!

    Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!

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  2. Melanie25/12/09 10:02

    Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!

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