Jillian and I have been talking about Clarissa by Samuel Richardson for months, so I am glad we're finally nearing the month we decided to read it. I think we made our plans last October! We recruited Adam in our evil plan a couple months ago, so the three of us are set and primed to dive into one of the English language's longest books.
At close to a million words, nothing else really comes that close to this chunky brick of a book. And what better challenge for ourselves than to dive in and read it in 30 days?
You know that I'm always game for a challenge!
All three of us have the Penguin paperback edition (Seen at left). Our graphic for the event, above, was taken from the cover as inspiration (the image is the 1740 painted called "Sir Edward and Lady Turner"). The book is massive at 1499 pages (1533 with notes) and pretty tiny print. When my book was shipped to me, my packing slip told me it was over 5 pounds.This is going to be fun. :)
We want to extend an invitation to anyone who wants to join in on the fun. We're going to approach this in a very low-key manner. After talking about it, we don't want to have a posting or reading schedule, which will give us the freedom to go at our own pace and post as we wish to (If you do want a strict schedule, it works out to reading 50 pages a day, or 350 pages a week).
If you feel like joining in, feel free to grab the graphic and post about it. The more the merrier! :)
And if 30 days is a bit too much for you, there is a year-long group read of the book taking place with Lakeside Musing and Tip of the Iceberg.
See you in April!
Crazy, crazy, crazy.
ReplyDeleteAnd crazy!
ReplyDeleteI think I might just do this...as mad is it sounds. It's on my 'classic to-read list' anyways. I might just bite the bullet and dive in. I'll have to make myself sit and read fifty pages a day though. Could be fun though! Good luck with this! :)
ReplyDeleteI debated putting this on my Classics Club list and decided it was just too long to risk it. I haven't had a good relationship with finishing chunky books in a timely manner lately! Good luck to all who attempt it. I'm sure you'll do your level best to make the rest of wish we were part of the party! :D
ReplyDeleteThat's a LOT of reading for one month! I'm actually enjoying Clarissa much more than I 'd anticipated and will look forward to your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to your thoughts! Clarissa is awesome and like JoAnn I'm really enjoying it. Thanks for the shout out for the year long read along :)
ReplyDeleteThis is insane. I'm in :D
ReplyDeleteThis is craziness! Good luck with your reading, I look forward to reading your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I'm thinking about it... I might just be crazy enough to join in.
ReplyDeleteI read Pamela about a year ago and then bought Clarissa... which has sat on my shelf since then. I'd love to join in but I may be too busy since I'm still in school. I think I'm going to try reading it with you guys though since that will give me the push I need to get it started!
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
ReplyDeleteI'm in! Gonna read it on my nook (unless this proves to be a problem for me) I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteMelissa
I'd love to join you guys. I'm also reading this on my Nook. :)
ReplyDeleteThis would've been a good one to get on the Nook (even though I never use mine). My arms are getting TIRED.
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteI have begun Clarissa and am already on volume two, but I have decided to jump ship to the year long read, as this is just too crazy for me right now. Thank you for making me pick up the book through, as it has been on my to read list for some time. Good luck with your challenge!
A great book! I read this in a week's time during my MA in Literature, enjoyed it immensely. :)
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