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Read Along: Of Human Bondage – Begins October 1st!

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Of Human Bondage Read Along

Hey there!! Some of you expressed an interest in joining me for a read-along of Of Human Bondage. I’ve never read it, but when I was in the hospital recovering I began to mentally make a list of the books that I’ve always wanted to read and Of Human Bondage was one of them, and some of you so kindly said that you’d join me!

I picked up this version of the book, Vintage ISBN9780593687680, but you can  read any version. Most of them are about 700 pages but we will break it down by chapter so any version will do.

Details:

  • We will take the entire month of October to read it! (10/1-10/31)
  • Each Friday, beginning 10/4, I will post a check-in post.
  • This is a no pressure read along. Read what you can, but I will post a schedule below for those who need one.
  • If anyone is on X/Twitter, I will be using this hashtag #ofhumanbondagereadalong

Suggested Schedule:

Chapters below are numerical and in Roman numerals depending on what version you have it might be helpful. Page counts are listed as well. 

Chapters I-IV / 1-4 (18 pp.)
Chapters V-IX / 5-9  (21 pp.)
Chapters X-XIV /10-14 (20 pp.)
Discuss the above by 10/4 here on the blog. (59 pages total)

Chapters XV-XXI / 15-21 (40 pp.)
Chapters XXII-XXXI / 22-31 (43 pp.)
Chapters XXXII-XXXV /32-35 (30 pp.)
Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX / 36-39 (22 pp.)
Discuss/Read the above by 10/11 (135 pages total)

Chapters XL-LI / 40-51 (82 pp.)
Chapters LII-LIII / 52-53 (13 pp.)
Chapters LIV-LV / 54-55 (12 pp.)
Chapters LVI-LXII / 56-62 (38 pp.)
Chapters LXIII-LXVIII / 63-68 (29 pp.)
Discuss/Read the above by 10/18 (174 pages total)

Chapters LXIX-LXXII / 69-72 (26 pp.)
Chapters LXXIII-LXXVIII / 73-78 (37 pp.)
Chapters LXXIX-LXXXVI / 79-86 (45 pp.)
Chapters LXXXVII-LXXXIX / 87-89 (19 pp.)
Chapters XC-XCVII / 90-97 (49 pp.)
Discuss/Read the above by 10/25 (176 pages total)

Chapters XCVIII-CII / 98-102 (23 pp.)
Chapters CIII-CIX / 103-109 (42 pp,)
Chapters CX-CXI / 110-111 (12 pp.)
Chapters CXII-CXXII / 112-122 (60 pp.)
Discuss/Read by Thursday 10/31! (137 pages total)

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Sunday Matters: Thinking About Hosting a Read-Along

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Sunday Matters

Hello, friends! Southern California is experiencing another heatwave. 108 degree temps for September seems so wrong, but we usually get blasts of hot hair through early October so I guess it’s not that unusual but seeing all those Sprit Halloween stores open when it’s so hot is wild.

Also, this past week was a birthday week for me! Having another year after major brain surgery really puts things into perspective.

Right Now:

Coffee, breakfast, student ministry. This is usually on repeat.

This Week:

On Monday I get to bring a meal to new parents!! And over the weekend we have a fun lunch scheduled which our neighbor who is leaving for Reno. What a great neighbor. He will be missed. I mean, you can’t just call anyone when you fall into a planter after brain surgery, thinking that a quick trip to the mailbox was a good idea. Plus we will miss his sweet dog Lucy. Lucy is really the only dog who gets along with my Chloe.  Although Chloe is not able to even take steps these days, she will miss that pup.

Reading:

I am almost finished with  All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. I love Whitaker and I love this book but it’s reminding me a lot of The Return of Ellie Black.

All the Colors of the Dark

I am really loving Catherine Newman’s Sandwich. Is there such a thing as “menopausal” chick lit? I seem to be very attracted to these types of reads these days.

Sandwich

Anyone for a Read-Along?

After brain surgery and trips to the hospital you start to really think about ALL the books you want to read, yet haven’t. One of those books is, Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham. It’s a chunkster at 688 pp. I posted about a possible read-along on Instagram and had some takers. Anyone here interested in reading Of Human Bondage with me in October? 

Of Human Bondage

Watching:

Cops. I’ve been watching Cops. Hahaha. We also watched an old 80’s classic on Labor Day, Better Off Dead. I have to tell you, it didn’t hold up well. It was kind of silly.

Grateful for:

This is dumb but the bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit from Chick-fil-A is a thing to behold. I’ve been enjoying them a bit too much.