January 1, 2014 – December 3122, 2014
The books for Literature and War Read-along 2011 and 2012 were following the different wars in chronological order. In 2014 we will focus on the genre and WWI.
I was afraid a whole year dedicated to WWI books would be too much, especially since a lot of blogs run events for the Centenary, that’s why I decided to start with three novels on the American Civil War, one of which was part of 2011′s read-along, but had to be postponed. After that it’s all about WWI and to make it more interesting, I’ve included different genres: Memoir, letters, historical fiction, literary fiction, a children’s book and one fantasy novel. I hope there will be something for everyone among these titles.
Reading List & Dates:
January, Friday 31The Black Flower by Howard Bahr (US 2000), American Civil War, Novel, 272 pages
February, Friday 28
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (US 1974), American Civil War, Novel, 355 pages
March, Monday 31
March by Geraldine Brooks (Australia 2005) American Civil War, Novel, 304 pages
April, Monday 28
Toby’s Room by Pat Barker (UK 2013), WWI, Novel, 272 pages
May, Friday 30
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (UK 2003) WWI, Children’s Book, 192 pages
June, Friday 27
Fear – La Peur by Gabriel Chevallier (France 1930) WWI, Classic, Novel, 320 pages
July, Monday 28
The Lie by Helen Dunmore (UK 2014) WWI, Novel, 304 pages
August, Friday 29
Undertones of War by Edmund Blunden (UK 1928) WWI, Memoir, 288 pages
September, Monday 29
My Dear, I wanted to tell you by Louisa Young (UK 2011) WWI, Historical Fiction, 336 pages
October, Friday 31
Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey (US 2004) WWI, Fantasy, 468 pages
November, Friday 28
Flight Witout End - Die Flucht ohne Ende by Joseph Roth (Austria 1927) WWI, Classic, 144 pages
December, Monday 29
Letters from a Lost Generation by Vera Brittain and Four Friends (UK) WWI, Letters, 448 pages
This reading event is hosted by Beauty Is A Sleeping Cat. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.
