1,020 Pages! Read What You Own Week 1

[@larrybowe774]

Interesting comments on "The Seagull", I too had challenges with it and very much akin to your obswervations. In his canon of plays this is his weakest work in my opinion. I came to Chekhov's works early through seeing a college production of "Uncle Vanya" as a teenager; it was one of those pivotal moments that I would consider seminal in my appreciation of art in general. A few years ago when making my yearly pilgrimage to the pages of "Uncle Vanya" I decided it was time to visit "The Seagull " , the only Chekhov play I hadn't read. Your comment about not seeing some characters is most salient as I too found, unlike any other of his works, that most of the characters in this work were nearly impossible to imprint in my mind, more importantly care about! I find most of his works (and short stories) especially "Uncle Vanya", "The Cherry Orchard", "Three Sisters" completely engaging while this play was not. In reading plays, unlike novels, where so much is left of one's imagination I like to put on the hat of the observant director as I find it gives me a certain freedom of mental imaging and stage setting. I'm nearly sure KZbin has a few productions of this play; I have only watched the David Hemming (Konstantin) version which simply confirmed my feeling for the work. Sorry for the long windedness!...... Good work !

[@LeeKempter]

I only finished 4 books this past week and totally forgot to count up the pages. Unfortunately, I have already donated those 4 to the Friends of the Library so am not sure just how I might figure out the total pages. 2 hardback, one is a bio of Leonard (can't remember his last name). The man who 'invented' the huge monstrous hair-do's for Marie Antoinette and started the whole craze. Just before Marie lost her head she was involved in sending jewelry (for payment) and messages to the 'other side'.... guess where all that stuff was hidden? Yep, that is where. No one guessed. Weird topic but worth the time I think. Oh, the title is Marie Antoinette's Hair. Well researched and lots of footnotes too. Somewhere around 400 pages.

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

Look up the book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble . They will usually show a page count.

[@RaynorReadsStuff]

What a great selection of books. I’m loving the RWYO challenge so far and I want to continue to enjoy it 😊

[@veronicaprice]

Great job! I’ve also chosen the 25,000 pages goal for my challenge, but I am giving myself until June 1 to complete it. I’m glad that you are taking the time to actually enjoy the books you own rather than speed through the challenge. Happy reading! 📖

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

Thanks. It’s going to be a good reading journey, I think. June 1st is 28 weeks so close to pace .

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

The Kafka graphic short story collection looks intriguing.

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

I hope you can find a copy.

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

@@anotherbibliophilereads It would be quite a surprise to find one here but who knows?

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Good luck in completing your word count challenge. I own a battered copy of Crime and Punishment (not the graphic novel), Maybe one day I might just pick it up. I am thinking of all of my American friends during this time. Take Care Greg!

[@GenreBooks23]

The page count is, I think, the braver option! Against the Day is going to help you more than me though 😊

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Best wishes from over the water.

[@JamesRuchala]

Good luck. Better you than me!