The 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag

Saw The 12 Days of Christmas  Book Tag over at Hamlette's blog the other day, and I think it's one merry way to celebrate Christmas!

Rules: 

#1 Use a different movie for each prompt 

#2 Add photos and/or explanations of how your choices fit the prompts 

#3 Tag a few friends to play along

Let's play!!

1. A Partridge in a Pear Tree - book that involves agriculture:

Far from a Madding Crowd

2. Turtle Doves - book about a long-lasting relationship:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles. 

The book isn't about relationship, but thinking about long-lasting one... there aren't many relationships which are as strong and long-lasting as Hercule Poirot's and Captain Hastings, right? 😉


3. French Hens - book that takes place in France:
The Belly of Paris... the title says it all, right?


4. Calling Birds - book where people talk on the phone:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The phone call is one of the essential factors in this case.


5. Golden Rings - book with multiple romance:
Sense and Sensibility... ❤❤

6. Geese A-Laying - book with a birth or that features babies:
Dombey and Son

7. Swans A-Swimming - book where someone goes swimming:
The Pearl

It's not really a leisure swimming, but plunging into the water, nonetheless, right? 😆


8. Maids A-Milking - book with cows:
The Earth

"The cow had bolted and was galloping through a patch of lucerne, followed by the girl, who was desperately trying to hold her back."


9. Ladies Dancing - book with a dance scene:
War and Peace

How could one ever forget Natasha's dancing scene??


10. Lords A-Leaping - book about athletes:
The Great Gatsby

Jordan, the female golfer


11. Pipes Piping - book with someone playing a musical instrument:
The Song of the Lark... before becoming an opera singer, Thea is studying to be a great piano player


12. Drummers Drumming - book with characters in the military:
One Hundred Years of Solitude... how will one ever forget Colonel Aureliano Buendia and his entourage?!

Want to share the fun? Consider yourself tagged!

A Literary Christmas 2020 Wrap Up

Though my Christmas reading this year wasn't a blast, I still very much enjoyed it.

Books I've read for A Literary Christmas 2020:

1. Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva - interesting!
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2. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum - heartwarming!
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3. Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie - exciting!
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I've also watched some movies, though not as much as I wanted to, but my Christmas holiday begins today, so I'll still have enough time to catch up! 😉

Movies I've watched:

- Christmas Chronicles 1
- The Heart of Christmas part 1 & 2: When Calls the Heart TV series Season 4 - one of the sweetest and most heartwarming Christmas films I've ever seen! It's a shame though, that it won't be available on Netflix after January 25, 2021 - all the more reason to watch it today!!

Thanks again to Tarissa for hosting this festive reading event. I now have one whole year to collect more great stuffs for next Christmas. Meanwhile....

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU & YOUR FAMILY, MY FRIENDS! 🎄⛄🎅