As you can see from the dates in the snazzy little graphic Simon prepared, it’s not long till the start of the 1965 Club! 😀
If you’re a newbie to our reading clubs, Simon at Stuck in a Book came up with the idea a while back and asked if I would like to co-host – to which I happily agreed! The idea is to focus on a particular year and get people reading books from the chosen date, blogging about them, posting on LibraryThing or Goodreads or Twitter or Instagram – or even in our comments! That way, we all get the chance to discover great books we might not have known about, revisit ones we’ve forgotten and just have fun in doing so and in interacting about them.
And 1965 looks to be a bumper year for titles. A quick bit of exploring online reveals all manner of interesting books to choose from, spanning literature, poetry and children’s books, to name just a few. I’ve had a rummage in my shelves and come up with many possible choices, including new books, re-reads and titles I’ve been dying to get to for ages – but which will I pick?
Frankly, I’m not sure at the moment… I’d like a little variety, and there are so many interesting titles available. Mr. Kaggsy will no doubt provide one of his guest posts, but apart from that, I’m still undecided. Watch this space to find out what I actually *do* read, and please join in with us. I’ll have a dedicated page for linking to #1965Club posts so please leave a comment and let me know – it’ll be a blast! 😀
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings 
Apr 12, 2019 @ 06:40:05
I’m really hoping to join in Kaggsy and have my titles chosen (including that very same edition of The Mandelbaum Gate) but real life is really interfering with my reading and blogging at the moment! Even if I don’t post it will be great to see what everyone does – I’m looking forward to it 🙂
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:34:47
Oh, I hope you can Madame B! Life is a pain when it gets in the way of books, isn’t it? The Spark is very appealing but I’m not really sure what I’ll get to (although there are a few certainties). It should be fun!
Apr 12, 2019 @ 06:50:33
I don’t think I can wait another week to read the British Library Classic I happen to have from that year, but perhaps I’ll blog about it at the correct time…
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:33:45
LOL. *whispers* I tend to read up in advance also (I’d never cope with doing it all and posting during the week) – so feel free to read now and blog later! And I may be joining you in reading the BLCC too….. 😉
Apr 12, 2019 @ 07:47:06
I ‘m still deciding what to read too. I have six to choose from ; Cork Street Next to the Hatters, by Pamela Hansford Johnson (part of a series I haven’t started yet) Emergency in the Pyrenees by Ann Bridge (book 3 in the Julia Probyn series, but have only read book 1). The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne Du Maurier, The Mandelbaum Gate by Muriel Spark, The Young Spaniard by Mary Hocking and The Town in Bloom by Dodie Smith. I love having so much choice.
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:32:20
Oooh, lots to choose from! I have the Spark too but none of the others you mention. And there’s a Mary Hocking in there too, so it’s a really good year for you too!
Apr 12, 2019 @ 08:10:13
After a bit of faffing around, I’m all set. Looking forward to it immensely. 🙂
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:31:42
Yay! So glad you’ll be joining in! 😀
Apr 12, 2019 @ 09:56:06
Ooooh, was Astragal published that year? That might be the final push needed to make me read this, which I’ve wanted to for the longest time. I was going to do something complicated and listen to a radio version of a Romanian book published that year: Ion Vinea’s Lunatics. But it might be too difficult…
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:31:13
It was indeed and it’s one I shall *definitely* be reading as it’s been sitting on my shelf too long. And yes, it would probably be less complex than the Romanian radio book…. ;D
Apr 12, 2019 @ 10:26:01
Looking forward to this. I’m very tempted by The Mandelbaum Gate but I don’t actually own it and not sure I can justify buying another book when I already have a Christie and a Mary Stewart on my shelf…
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:30:15
I’m tempted by the Spark to, but I can’t decide on all the titles I want to read. I draw from the TBR for the Club reads if I can and I do have the Spark. Choices, choices…
Apr 12, 2019 @ 17:26:07
I thought I would have more 1965 titles than I did actually. Only 2 that I am aware of. Although there could be more on my kindle. I was very impressed by the pile you have.
Apr 12, 2019 @ 17:57:08
It’s like that for some years. I probably have more, but it isn’t always easy to find them…. 😉
Apr 12, 2019 @ 14:55:14
I have two choices on my shelves. Think I’ll read “Stoner” and not “Dune”……maybe both?
Apr 12, 2019 @ 16:28:32
Well, both are intriguing choices. I’ve read neither, although I do have a copy of Stoner somewhere. My Eldest Child has read Dune and I think he was quite taken with it… ;D
Apr 12, 2019 @ 22:20:12
I’m planning on reading Stoner, and hopefully a reread of L’Engle’s The Arm of the Starfish. Such a fun event, so gla you and Simon are hosting it!
Apr 13, 2019 @ 06:02:40
Excellent! So glad you can join in! It *is* a fun event because it’s so flexible and it’s always wonderful to see what treasures people find! 😁
Apr 12, 2019 @ 22:51:24
I have a lot going on at the moment but I am curious as to what 1965 books I have on my shelf. 1965 is the year I met my future husband. I was in grade 9. So there was a lot going on then too. Haha
Apr 13, 2019 @ 06:01:02
It was obviously a good year, then! 😁 Hope you can find something appropriate in the stacks!
Apr 14, 2019 @ 06:07:06
I have The Town in Bloom by Dodie Smith and The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier — I was so tempted to bring them with me on my recent trip to Italy but I resisted! Looking forward to starting them.
Apr 14, 2019 @ 07:27:24
Excellent! I know I owned the Smith once but couldn’t tell you if I still have it… look forward to your thoughts! 😁
Apr 14, 2019 @ 18:52:28
I’m sad I can’t take part but I have reviews of at least A Town in Bloom and Iris Murdoch’s The Red and the Green to contribute if that is allowed at all!
Apr 14, 2019 @ 20:26:12
Absolutely! Put links to your reviews in the comments when my page is up! 😀
Apr 15, 2019 @ 23:27:53
Done and dusted. I’ve read mine, (Sofia Petronova by Lydia Chukovskaya) and written the review and I’ve scheduled it for the 22nd.
(This is a rare example of me being properly organised, for once!!)
Apr 16, 2019 @ 11:15:48
Well done! I confess I’ve been reading up in advance and oddly enough I’m planning to get to Sofia myself soon… 🤣
Apr 16, 2019 @ 21:22:59
It’s very good, very good indeed. And – a bit like Irene Nemirovsky’s Suite Francaise, it gains something by having been written at the time, in the midst of crisis, rather than wise after the event.
Apr 17, 2019 @ 10:43:42
It is, isn’t it? Very compelling and the fact that she lived through those times and recorded them while doing so as you say makes it stronger.
Apr 21, 2019 @ 23:31:56
Apr 22, 2019 @ 07:06:39
Here’s the URL: is this where I’m supposed to put it? https://anzlitlovers.com/2019/04/22/sofia-petrovna-by-lydia-chukovskaya-translated-by-aline-worth/
Apr 22, 2019 @ 07:10:17
Thank you! There is a 1965 page and I’ll add the link there! 😁
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