The Dorthy Parker Award

"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force."
--Dorthy Parker

At The Beauty of Eclecticism there is a page for one of the best award ideas I have seen: The Dorthy Parker Award. The fabulous Ms. Parker originally said this (according to award page) about Atlas Shrugged. If I am ever unfortunate enough to read a book deserving of this award I will be sure to warn others by giving it a Parker Award.

Grapes of Wrath Readalong

The Grapes of Wrath is one of my Classics Club titles and Laura at Devouring Texts is hosting a readalong so I am starting my classics project with this book.

"The Grapes of Wrath is the greatest American novel I have ever read." --Dorthy Parker

We are to post about our reading on Tuesdays, beginning October 2, 2012. Here is the schedule for the readalong, quoted from Devouring Texts:  

•  October 2nd: Things we think about Steinbeck- Have you read Grapes before? Were you booored? Do you harbour a (very understandable) love for Steinbeck? I think we all want to know.
• October 9th: Chapter 1 through Chapter 11 (that means to the end of Chapter 11. Which I didn't know until like a month ago, so... Just wanted to make that one clear) 
• October 16th: Chapter 12 through Chapter 18 
• October 23rd: Chapter 19 through Chapter 25 
• October 30th: Chapter 26 to End