Zoladdiction, hosted by Fanda at Fanda Classiclit and O at Delaisse, will be my first ever reading challenge! As I have never attempted a reading challenge before, I thought I would start small. The event takes place throughout the month of April and you can join Zoladdiction at varying commitment levels:
- 1st level: Maheude (reading 1 book)
- 2nd level: Gervaise (reading 2-3 books)
- 3rd level: Nana (reading 4 books or more)
I don't know why I haven't read any Zola before. My favourite literary movement is realism and as far as I can tell, naturalism, of which Zola was the master, is an extension of that movement. Bearing this in mind, I have a feeling that Zola is going to be absolutely fantastic - I hope I haven't set my expectations too high!
I intend to attempt the second level: Gervaise, and read two books. I have already managed to find a second-hand copy of Germinal and if I can't find a copy of The Masterpiece I will borrow it from the library.
Thanks for participating! I hope you'll be contaminated to Zoladdiction when April come... :)
ReplyDeleteGerminal is a very good start, and I'm going to read The Masterpiece too for this challenge. It's always interesting to read a semi-autobiographical novel of a great author, isn't it?
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on The Masterpiece. It's the book that I am most interested in reading.
ReplyDeleteHi from another person taking part in the challenge. *waves* Reading challenges are so much fun, especially when it's an author that we're all discovering and exploring together this way. Look forward to seeing how you get on!
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ReplyDeleteI first came across Zoladdiction on your blog (thanks!), which then led me to Fanda Classiclit.
I'm looking forward to reading Zola, and I feel that I will learn a lot from seeing how other bloggers engage with and respond to the text.
Maybe this will be the first challenge of many more.