So ladies, Middlemarch Madness is drawing to a close. One week from today we will be tabulating the votes to determine the Supreme Lady of Badassness, she who will wear the coveted Miss Persephone tiara until we do this again next year (if we think our hearts can take it).
For all the heartbreak and tough decisions we have gone through, there is one aspect of the contest that is unarguably positive. I have read some fantastic books. So far I have read The Westing Game and Uglies, and The Handmaid’s Tale will be arriving at my door any day now, courtesy of Amazon. I’ve also reread some excellent books whose heroines I was a little fuzzy on, like The Hero and the Crown.
So how about you? Have you read any new books to find out what all the fuss is about?
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Not a new book, but I want to read A Suitable Boy. It is 1,700 pages! I went to buy it, but it is not available on the Kindle. The thought of holding the book makes me weary.
I really want a long juicy book. But I don?t want to hold it up. Life is hard.
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For anyone wanting to buy books check out
All proceeds go to Oxfam, there is no markup (so often much cheaper than Amazon) and shipping is included and takes 1-2 weeks to ship. The search function is a bit iffy but if you know what you’re looking for it’s good (make sure to look around since there are often several versions for different prices)
All the prices are in New Zealand dollars so if you’re in another country be sure to have a converter open.
Silly! The real link is
I read Pretties, Specials and Extras (couldn’t get ahold of Uglies) and LOVED them. I’m going to keep my eyes open for other titles on the MMM lists!
I ordered the Hunger Games set. And I re-read Mists of Avalon and Good Omens again.
I will soon be embarking on reading every single one of the Discworld books. I only have 7 more to buy to have the complete set!
I read the Hunger Games trilogy, Witches Abroad and I just started The Uglies. I’m having a hard time getting into The Uglies, but I think it’s because I can only read a few pages at a time.
I read Sloppy Firsts and The Handmaid’s Tale and I’m now reading A Fine Balance (even though I think the heroine didn’t make it past the discussion stage). And I’m thinking about checking out the Terry Pratchett books.
As always, I encourage you to read Pratchett. I sometimes feel like a member of some weird Cult of Pratchett because I want everyone I know, or talk to, or see in the airport, to read his books. I suspect that I get those creepy zealot eyes when I talk about him.
haha I’m usually not into sci-fi/fantasy type stuff but you all seem to love him so much!
I too get those creepy zealot eyes about Pratchett. The eyes and facial expressions are even worse when discussing Neil Gaiman!
I’ve been reading lots of “classic” books lately that I didn’t read in school. I originally got the idea from a FB quiz thing that listed the top 100 books and said the average person only reads 6 of them. I’m working my way through the list w/ 32 under my belt so far. It has forced me out of my comfort zone in terms of books I normally wouldn’t have chosen but ended up liking.
I keep wanting to read the classics that I’ve missed, but there are so many shiny new books to tempt me when I try.
I must hang my head in shame, I have not read any of the books (that I had not previously already read) yet.
But my excuse is that I have a pile to get through still and I hate jumping the queue.
To answer your question, I just ordered The Hunger Games on Amazon …. and I’ll be stealing my sister’s copy of The Golden Compass next time I’m home.
I have to say, Middlemarch Madness, coupled with the main page redesign, is really what roped me into Persephone. Instead of only coming over when one of my Tumblr loves mentioned they’d written something, I’m now checking the site multiple times a day – and loving it!
And as someone who could not possibly care less about college basketball, I think I now understand what all the hullabaloo about brackets and all is about.
Yay to all!
I got His Dark Materials as a Christmas gift a few years ago and I was skeptical. I don’t have much luck with gift books, but I ended up reading all three between Christmas and New Years and thanking my sister-in-law profusely.
We’re glad you’re here!
I’m going to miss the crap out of MMM when it’s over. This has been so much fun. I’m totally hip to making this an annual Persephone Thing.
But how is Offred going to win every year?
I haven’t yet (grad school leave little time), but I recently bought Good Omens at a Border’s closing sale. I’ve wanted to read it for years and moreso now that some of the characters are taking top spots in MMM.
Good Omens has been in my list of top 10 favorites for a very long time. Pratchett and Gaiman together is pure magic.
That’s like when Stardust first came out in comic book form. My favorite comic book author, Neil Gaiman, with my favorite artist, Charles Vess, working together. It was like they made it just for me.