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My {improved} reading list

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When I posted  this , my list contained only a few books.  After a going back a forth with  Heidi  and getting some really good suggestions, I've added a few more books that I thought I'd share with you. Some new books include: Peace Like A River by Leif Enger Behold the Dawn by K.M. Weiland Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (yes, I've never read this) Greenwillow by B.J. Chute Damsel in Distress by P. G. Woodenhouse  Those are just a few of the books that I have on my new and improved reading list and I am quite excited about them!   Why thank you, that's just what I intent to do.  I've already read Peace Like A River  and thoroughly enjoyed it - even though it took me a few chapters to get "into" it.  I came a way from that book feeling like I just came back from a very long (and cold!) adventure!  Also, I came away from Peace Like A River more grateful for the breath in my lungs and the air that flows ...

Book challenge (2015)

Since I posted  this , I have gotten some awesome ideas on what I should read next.  I did a book challenge last year, but ended up adding more books than what were required!  I read The Hunger Games for the first time and that wasn't on my list; Divergent as well I added, and many others.  That says a lot about who I am, I guess. ;) So, with being inspired to read new and not-so-new books, I wanted your opinion.  What do you think? Here are some that I hope to tackle this year: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott Camille by Alexandre Dumas The Hunchback of Notra Dame by Victor Hugo The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (I started reading this book but never finished) Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Replay by Ken Grimwood The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan  Crandford/Cousin Phillis  by Elisabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters by Elzabeth Gaskell The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Art...