It is indeed only a week till the commencement of the #1977club! Co-hosted by Simon at Stuck in a Book and myself, we encourage you all to read, review, discuss, discover and comment about books from the year of 1977 – and I have been rummaging through the stacks to see what I might have. I’ve made a point of trying to read books I already own for our clubs and hopefully this one will be no different!
I haven’t *finally* decided what I’ll read and post about, but the above picture hints at possibilities… Watch this space to see what I actually *do* read!
I’ll be having a separate page for links to people’s posts and reviews, so don’t forget to comment on the blog somewhere to let me know what you’ve been doing in case I don’t pick them all up! So get those Seventies-style disco glad rags on and get reading! :))))
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings 
Apr 09, 2018 @ 07:12:38
Hooray! I’ll be reading The Golden Child by Penelope Fitzgerald and Injury Time by Beryl Bainbridge, Really looking forward to everyone’s posts next week 🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 09:43:00
Excellent! Two new titles which I hadn’t considered! Glad you’re joining in – I do love reading everyone’s posts! :))
Apr 09, 2018 @ 11:30:05
Injury Time is brilliant!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 11:33:22
I’m really looking forward to it – it’s been a while since I read Bainbridge & I always enjoy her!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:23:26
I really must read some Bainbridge….
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:22:24
Good to know! 🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 08:43:39
Ooh, I think I must know what one of them is as I’m doing an Angela Carter …!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 09:42:29
Well, I might be too…… 😉
Apr 09, 2018 @ 09:05:35
I will most likely be reading The Danger Tree by Olivia Manning and The Dancing Girls (short stories) by Margaret Atwood.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 09:42:15
Excellent! I may well be reading that Atwood as well. And I ought to start the second Manning trilogy but knowing me I’ll run out of time!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 10:02:48
I will be reading either The Passion of New Eve or The Women’s Room! 🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 10:13:13
Excellent! Both good choices! 🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 10:55:21
I’ll be reading Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym, one of the last of her books I have unread. I’ll be sad when I’ve finished them all.
And I may also read Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell, I haven’t read any of her books in ages.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:22:15
Excellent! I never got to that Pym, alas. As for the Rendell, it’s quite possible I read that back in the day, but my memory fails me on specifics…. !
Apr 09, 2018 @ 11:30:47
Yay! I’ll probably only manage one or two this year, because of A Century of Books, but very excited to see what everyone chooses.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:23:10
It’s always such fun to see what other people choose – I have several lined up which I’m excited about, but I don’t know what I’ll actually end up reading (well – I know one title, because I’ve started it already….)
Apr 09, 2018 @ 12:52:31
I must get my act together and sort out a book, having read the Bainbridge and Pym… haven’t checked my shelves yet.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:24:26
Hopefully you’ll having something on the shelves – I’m *hoping* to go for a mixture of new and re-reads!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 14:40:52
I’m hoping to read Quartet in Autumn too, but first I’m reading A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:25:04
Ooooh, I’d forgotten the Cadfaels! I read a ton of those back in the day!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:16:50
Next week? Already. Off to check the shelves . . .
Apr 09, 2018 @ 16:25:27
It comes around quickly, doesn’t it? Hope you have something appropriate lurking! 🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 17:56:25
I think I’ve got quite a few. 🙂 Vargas Llosa is a possibly. Especially since I’ve been thinking about that book anyway. It’s also a year I’ve already read many.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 18:43:45
I’ve not read Vargas Llosa – interested to hear what you think!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 17:56:57
Possibility, not possibly.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 18:43:50
🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 18:01:09
Now I’m in trouble. I found at least nine others. Decisions, decision. Might do a warm up with Botho Strauss’ Devotion.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 18:43:17
LOL! Better to have too many than not enough! Looking forward to hear what you decide to read! 🙂
Apr 09, 2018 @ 18:59:54
Vargas Llosa’s book is maybe too long but the Strauss is a novella which is considered a masterpiece. Angela Carter also published that year . . .
Apr 09, 2018 @ 19:45:47
Yes, I confess to be considering the Carter… 😉
Apr 09, 2018 @ 20:07:49
I’m planning to read The Honourable Schoolboy and The Passion of New Eve.
Apr 09, 2018 @ 21:02:45
Excellent! The Carter is calling to me, too!
Apr 09, 2018 @ 22:34:22
1977–the Thorn Birds consumed my life!
Apr 10, 2018 @ 13:42:18
Time for a re-read maybe… 😉
Apr 10, 2018 @ 16:26:53
I’ve read it many times and used to own the mini-series on, gasp!, VHS. lol
Apr 10, 2018 @ 19:20:13
Ahhh, VHS – I remember it well…. 😉
Apr 10, 2018 @ 21:56:35
I’m planning to read The Thorn Birds, and should probably start it soon!
Apr 11, 2018 @ 10:07:18
Excellent! Yes, get reading – I’m into my second 1977 book so far! 🙂
Apr 11, 2018 @ 17:37:25
Apr 12, 2018 @ 09:24:47
I’ve started reading Philip Caputo’s The Rumour of War for this – so glad to have a 1977 in the TBR!
Apr 12, 2018 @ 13:26:42
Excellent – I’m glad you had a book from the right year lurking there!
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Apr 13, 2018 @ 09:21:19
Apr 13, 2018 @ 11:30:10
I’m doing my darnedest to get Barbara Pym’s ‘A Quartet in Autumn’ finished in time to write about it, but the school holidays are doing their best to scupper my plans. However, Monday’s start of term brings the promise of peace, so fingers crossed……
Apr 13, 2018 @ 11:46:43
Yes, still plenty of time – I’m back to work on Monday so I need to get my skatres on a bit! 🙂
Apr 13, 2018 @ 18:51:22
I’m so glad I did my blog-reading catch-up now so I’ll have a ’77 book ready next week. I do love the 1970s, and like you have many books from that era at home. I’m sure there must be a 1977.
Apr 13, 2018 @ 20:26:30
Hurrah! Look forward to hearing what you read!
Apr 13, 2018 @ 21:21:56
Apr 13, 2018 @ 23:18:30
I did a search of the 1977 listing on wikipedia and nothing much took my fancy unfortunately. The most interesting ones I have already read so I was going to say I would pass on this but then Ali pointed me to an Olivia Manning novel which I might be able to get from the library
Apr 14, 2018 @ 15:22:32
Yay! I like Manning’s writing a lot – hope you can find a copy! 🙂
Apr 16, 2018 @ 17:14:35
Found one – just hope they can get it from the basement for me soon.
Apr 16, 2018 @ 18:39:55
Excellent – fingers crossed!!
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Apr 16, 2018 @ 06:41:52
Apr 17, 2018 @ 01:39:53
My post is up: https://travellinpenguin.com/2018/04/17/the-1977-book-event/
Apr 17, 2018 @ 09:10:32
Excellent – I shall link!