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Read Along: Of Human Bondage – Begins Today!

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Of Human Bondage Read Along

Hey there!! Today’s the day! We begin Of Human Bondage. I started it yesterday so I can be prepared for my Friday catch-up post but so far I am loving it!

I picked up this version of the book, Vintage ISBN9780593687680, but many of you have your own versions. Any will work! We have a small group that signed up, about 15 but many are just joining along without signing up which is great!

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)

Enjoy, everyone! See you Friday here on the blog. 

Sign-up here!

Bookish Talk, Life

Sunday Matters: Almost Time for the Read Along

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Sunday Matters

Hello, friends! Good morning! We have hot weather again this weekend but no complaints. Some of you are really going through it with Helene. Stay safe out there!

Right Now:

Getting myself together so I can hang out with JHIGH students at church.

This Week:

I don’t have much going on socially but this Tuesday is October 1st and that means the Of Human Bondage read along begins!! We have a small group of us but let’s go!

There’s still time to get a copy.

Reading:

I finished All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. You can read my review here.

I also finished James and reviewed it recently.

Currently I’m reading three books and want to finish at least two before the read along.

Can’t wait to start this one!

Of Human Bondage

Watching:

I was sitting on the couch reading, while my husband had a show on and I couldn’t help but get into it. Tulsa King. Anyone else watching? A mob boss, played by Sly Stallone, is sent to Oklahoma (of all places) to start a new mob cell. It’s kind of funny and very good. Highly recommend. Also, it has Dana Delaney. Love her!

Grateful for:

The Otter Pup is hanging in there. She finished her round of antibiotics for her sinus infection. Still eating. Still enjoying sun beams. We do what we can to keep her happy. So grateful that she is sleeping much better now. The poor thing was really struggling to breath. It’s so hard to watch a beloved pet age.

Hey, have a wonderful week!