This year's R.I.P. event is at an end, and although I was not as successful in it as I hoped back in August, I've done the minimum program. I was planning to read the following books:
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
- The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliffe
- The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
As you see, I have read four of them, and really enjoyed three (you guess yourself which one is left out :) ). As for The Mysteries of Udolpho, it has turned out to be a very long and tedious book, so I'm not even half-way through yet... If the right mood strikes me, I may finish it by the end of the year, but that's already two months past the event finish line :)
There was also one book I didn't really expect to turn out creepy, as I didn't know what to expect of it at all, but as it's Gaiman, surely enough it turned out to be the creepiest of all :)
6. The Ocean At The End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
There was also one book I didn't really expect to turn out creepy, as I didn't know what to expect of it at all, but as it's Gaiman, surely enough it turned out to be the creepiest of all :)
6. The Ocean At The End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
So I've done Peril the First level, as it requires only 4 books, and I've read five. It was my first time participating, and I really enjoyed it, as it made me pick up books I've put aside for too long, and some of them I really loved!
Looking forward to the next year! :)
Great job! I haven't accomplished as much as I'd hoped either, but I'm trying my best to polish off one more before Thursday night/Friday morning!
ReplyDeleteOh, student-style? Do everything on the last night! :) Like this approach! :) Good luck!
DeleteI'd say you got great majority of your goal achieved - which is awesome! I've enjoyed this event ridiculously because I got a few big books out of my way (the same story - ones that have been neglected for too long). One story I'll probably not finish (The Turn of the Screw) and one I will finish before the end of October (Shadow Over Innsmouth). But I'd better leave that talk for my own recap post. Out of your books I really want to read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Riv! Yes, events always help me pick some books I've been putting off, that's why I love them!
DeleteThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow is really short and fun, and can be read in one sitting. A very nice read!
Looking forward to your recap! :)
You mean The Mysteries of Udolpho wasn't breathless and engaging? But Catherine Moreland likes it so much! :) Looks like you got lots of good reading in though--I also read Ocean at the End of the Lane for this challenge, and enjoyed it very much!
ReplyDeleteCatherine's enthusiasm was one of the most important reasons I wanted to read this book... Well, I guess she just had much more time and patience than me! :)
DeleteI loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I feel so happy everytime somebody else enjoys it (which is a bit silly really - it's not like I'm the author after all!
ReplyDeleteThe Mysteries of Udolpho - I read many years ago. I didn't dislike it but like you say it's very long, and it can be a bit tedious - plus I didn't read all the poems I must confess!
Lynn :D
Oh, poems! Poems are really painful! I also skip them all! :)
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