The year
2014 nearly comes to its end…..and so does our sail to the past: History
Reading Challenge 2014. This post is my final harbor where I would disembark to
the present time. For you who is still catching us up, take your time, the
linky will still be opened for at least 18 more days (from the date of this
post). You are not required to do a wrap up post, but doing one would be very
good to let us know how you have enjoyed our sail.
For my part,
I have completed all six books I have intended to read:
Roman Lives
by Plutarch
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Surprisingly,
I have enjoyed all of them; especially Cicero,
Decline and Fall, Professor and Madman, and Bury My Heart. Roman Lives were a bit tedious, but as I love the topic, I enjoyed
it nevertheless. The Prince was very
interesting; I have even had a good time analyzing it for my WEM project.
In short,
every history I have read was a blissful moment for me. I didn’t really expect
to love history after this challenge; my first intention was to encourage
myself to learn to like history, but I ended up loving it! So, I am very
grateful for doing this challenge in the first place, and I also want to thank
you all who have been taking this journey with me. It’s been a fun year of
challenge!
Don’t
forget, there will be two giveaways at
the end of the challenge. I decided to extend the deadline for submitting
reviews and analysis to January 4th, 2015. I will pick two winners randomly on the 5th. For all of you, who have
not posting your reviews and or analysis, please do it when there is still
time.
UPDATE
The two winners of the giveaways are:
1. Listra (for review post no. 39 - on linky)
2. Ruth (for analysis post no. 6 - on linky)
Congrats for both winners!
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Last but not
least, please share your feelings about this challenge, and books you have
read!
Fanda,
ReplyDeleteThis was my favorite challenge this year. (I was hoping you would do another one for 2015.) I have not eliminated the possibility of tackling another topic of history next year just because I enjoyed this so much. Thanks for hosting.
~Ruth
Thanks Ruth! You were awesome too with this challenge.
DeleteUnfortunately I can't stick to one thing for too long. I tend to try something new, and after a while I might want to return to it. I think once I have outchallenged myself, the challenge lost its charm, because I knew I have done it. But I will continue to read history in the future, but not as many as classic novels. :)
Very impressive!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marriane :)
DeleteMy wrap-up post is here. Alas, I have failed the challenge. But thank you for hosting it!
ReplyDeleteThank you too for participating, Hamlette. There's no failure in reading challenge, as you have at least started reading history (which was the main purpose of the challenge). Keep reading! :)
DeleteYou're right! I didn't completely fail :-) And I'll definitely keep reading history.
DeleteThanks for hosting this challenge, Fanda. The disappointment that I wasn't able to get to as many history books as I'd planned, emphasized how much I want to read them, so that was a positive realization. I would have liked to see the challenge continue, and probably will continue it myself, slowly but surely. If only there were more time in the day! The second part of the year is less busy so I'll try to fit more history books in.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading all your reviews but I think my personal favourite was The Prince. You gave some great insights that will help me appreciate the book more when I get around to reading it. :-)
Thanks Cleo, for participating, and for reading my reviews. Unfortunately, I won't continue this challenge, but I will surely read more history in the future. And I believe you will too. I'm glad that at least this challenge has helped you to be eager to read more history. :)
DeleteHere's mine! Finished just in time. http://howlingfrog.blogspot.com/2014/12/sail-to-past-challenge-wrapup.html
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with Cleo--I wish I could have read more!
DeleteKudos to you for completing 10 (or 9?) books for this challenge. Congrats, Jean!
DeleteAnd thanks for having participated in this challenge.
Ga selesai baca :( maaf
ReplyDeletehttps://bacaanbzee.wordpress.com/2014/12/28/history-reading-challenge-2014-wrap-up/
Thanks for participating anyway, bzee! Keep reading history! :)
DeleteSaya sangat menikmati tantangan ini, meski tidak selesai sesuai target. Terima kasih atas challengenya, mbak Fanda. https://foodszone.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/417/
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