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Caro B's avatar

Simon, thanks for sharing that Mark Twain story.

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Krissy's avatar

My personal life's reading goal - though ill-defined and disorganized in practice - has been to read "the classics." So War & Peace was always on my mental list. I attempted to read it a while back, but the huge cast of characters in the first couple chapters put me off. So when I stumbled upon your guidance, it was perfect, and perfect timing to set a goal for the year.

The somewhat similar slow read of Dracula (via Dracula Daily), which I did in 2023, also set me up to feel like this was a format I would enjoy.

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