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Book reviews, recommendations, and reading plans.

  • Classic Literature Reading Challenge: Gearing up for 2026

    I remember first signing up for this challenge a good decade ago in an attempt to get familiar with more classic literature books. My Classics TBR followed me around from one blog to another, and now it’s time to re-post it here with a few exciting additions and a new deadline to look forward to.

    There are many different reading challenges for avid readers to discover and enjoy. Quite a few of them focus on rediscovering the good old classic literature. The one I’d like to commit to again is The Classics Club, which encourages you to set an ambitious long-term goal. The last time I participated in the challenge, I was aiming at reading 150 classics in the span of 5 years.

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  • Beyond Zero by Asawer K. | Book Review

    Recently, I revived my NetGalley account in search of new and exciting books and authors. A short novel, Beyond Zero by Asawer K., has immediately captured my attention with its unusual book cover and intriguing premise.

    NetGalley ARC Book Review
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  • Ukrainian literature: Add this to your diverse reading TBR right now

    When I had my old blog, I was quite proud to be, at the time, the only space on the internet with a comprehensive reading list of Ukrainian classic literature. There was even an entire story behind how I’ve decided to do it, pretty much on a whim, after an interesting discussion with a certain publisher about the ‘illiterate youth’.

    Then, for a while I had a thread on X where I would add all kinds of Ukrainian literature available in English on Amazon. The thread wasn’t very long and after a while I unpinned it and replaced it with a kitten charity.

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  • Reading one hundred books in a year

    We’re barely halfway through the year, and I’ve already accomplished my Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2025. That’s after bumping up my initial goal of 50 books. I’m fairly certain I’ll be changing my goal to 100. There’s no saying what it will be by the time this year comes to an end.

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