25 Book Challenge

[archivedbyaurora_amethyst]

 I'm taking this idea from runfreebee, but instead of 50 books, I'm going to try for 25. :D So here's the list!

01. The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott
02. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
03. Persuasion by Jane Austen
04. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
05. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
06. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
07. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
08. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
09. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
10. The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
11. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
12. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
14. Howard's End by E.M. Forster
15. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
16. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
17. Mr. Harrison's Confessions by Elizabeth Gaskell
18. My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell
19. Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
20. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
21. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
22. The French Powder Mystery by Ellery Queen
23. The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen
24. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
25. Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

I probably won't do a whole entire book review, but when I finish a book, I'll probably give a brief summary of my favorite parts and maybe some favorite quotes!

Comments

[missadventure02.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's a great goal! Awesome books too. :D Let me know how you like Persuasion, it's one of my favorite Austen books. :D

[aurora_amethyst]

I've been trying to read it for a couple years, but I never get past the description of Sir Walter. It seems like something always came up to interrupt me. I've seen the movie so I know it'll be really good. :D

[evenstargirl.livejournal.com]

I've read 2,7 and 8! And i'd love to read21 and a few others. I especialy want to see #21 on stage! :D

[aurora_amethyst]

Oh, I definitely want to see #21 on stage too! When I went to London a few years ago, there were theatres everywhere advertising it! I wish I could've gone, but alas it wasn't apart of our group's plans. :P I've heard it's really, really awesome! I've heard a few songs from the musical, and they're really good!

[wickfield-writings.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Great list! I'm currently reading "Hunchback" and it's very good. :)

I don't know if this is the correct place to post this, but your GIMP tutorials are awesomated (very useful!) and I was wondering if you could figure out tutorials to get the effects in these icons:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7475/em235.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5514/pp66.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8089/wd50.jpg

I would so appreciate it if you found the time! I'm loving reading your journal!
- Nibs

[aurora_amethyst]

Yeah, it sounded interesting.

As for the effects in those icons, I'll see what I can do. I guess I'll play around with them and then show you my results. If you like them, I'll go ahead and post the tutorials.

Glad that you like reading my journal, lol! I didn't think many people would read it!

How did you find out about my journal, if you don't mind my asking?

[wickfield-writings.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Oh good, I'm glad you'll try. I am currently on a Dickens-icon-making-kick. :)

As for your journal - I'm actually on Blogger (you can click my name to visit), and I found the link to your site on the blog "All That is Gold" (http://all-that-is-gold.blogspot.com). I just thought the name sounded interesting - it's actually quite similar to the name of my blog. :)

[aurora_amethyst]

I did a tutorial on the first one already. I hope it's close enough. I'm working on the 2nd one right now. As for the third one, what period drama is that from? I've never seen that one before.