Kata’s Progress – Finishing Up the 1930’s

As I catch up with posting my reading progress, I find it interesting rereading my blog entries. They tell almost as much about my life as about the books. Below is what I have read from the 1930's since I posted here last year. My reactions to the books are on my blog.

• 1935 Now in November  
• 1937 Gone With the Wind 
• 1939 The Yearling

Hobby Buku's Progress [ Just In a Year Reading ]

Hi everyone, thanks for invite me in this Reading Challenge. 

My name Maria from Indonesia, and last year I just start on this project : Reading on Award Winner Books and continuing in this year, hopefully will added several progress on my reading list (^_^)

I love books on many genre, but mostly I'm enjoying classics, historical fiction, mystery, thriller, children's literature and fantasy too (as long it's not paranormal romance)

Meanwhile, here is some of books I'm finished reading and reviewing [ my opinion goes to the link on my blog post ]

• 1932 The Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck
• 1937 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell 
• 1961 To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
• 2006 March - Geraldine Brooks

Well, not much but not so bad either for a year reading too ... let's see how far my achievement this year.

 

Best Regards,

Maria

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - Athena

This book was epic. Once again, I was conflicted about giving it a 4 or a 5 on Good Reads. As with before, the deciding factor was if I would reread it again. I wouldn't be against reading it, but then again, I'm not planning on it. It was frustrating and very long at times, but there is no doubt that this is a well written book in many ways and a classic. I started reading this book September 20th, but I really didn't read much of it until the last weekend of September wherein I read 70% of the book from Saturday to Tuesday October 2nd. The Beginning: Not that bad, easy going, lots of exposition, lots of idyllic life of the antebellum South. The Middle: Gripping, dark, and compelling. This was when I started to really hit my next page button. The End: Scarlett gets more and more cruel, ridiculous and unbearable. Book just ends a bit abruptly. Click for my full review.