Another classic read...

Wuthering Heights. I actually liked it, despite the unlikable characters, especially the rather cruel and mad Heathcliff . It's a great story, and hard to forget. Obsessive love leading to madness, desire for revenge, innocents hurt, it's all there. No wonder this is considered a classic.

The BBC is filming a new version of Heights, starring Tom Hardy as Heathcliff. I wonder how good it can be.

So now I'm up to 71 books...

I just listened to the audio of Death of a Gentle Lady, even though I'd already read it. I just wanted to listen to a humorous Hamish Macbeth story after the gloom and doom of Heights!

Up next- Tennant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey, then Villette and Middlemarch.

Maybe I didn't read it after all!

I thought I had read Wuthering Heights. I guess I was wrong, because I sure don't remember anything about it! I'm about a third of the way through it, and I like it. I wonder why I thought I'd read it and not liked it. Hmmm. I don't usually forget books, so I'm pretty sure that I hadn't read it!

I'll finish this one and Agnes Grey in a week. They're both short compared to the other books I have on my to-read list.

One more series finished!

I finished the last two Agatha Raisin novels- Kissing Christmas Goodbye and The Perfect Paragon. I loved Kissing Christmas Goodbye. It introduced new characters and has the most memorable Christmas dinner in the books. It's hilarious!

The new Agatha novel is called A Spoonful of Poison and will be out on September 30! I can't wait.

70 books now. I think I could make it to 100 this year...

Okay, now I know where I am...

I'm up to 68 books. I have two more Agatha Raisin stories to read, then I'll be up to 70!

I've recently finished The Murderous Marriage, The Wellspring of Death, The Wizard of Evesham, The Witch of Wychadden, The Day the Floods Came, The Love from Hell, The Haunted House, and The Deadly Dance. All were good, but I read them a bit out of order. Unlike the Hamish Macbeth stories, they do need to be read in order somewhat, or they get a bit confusing. In one book Agatha is married to James Lacey (briefly), in another she's persuing him, in another they're divorced and a new handsome neighbor has moved in next door. Also, she goes from amateur to professional private detective in The Deadly Dance, which I read early on. Oops. Lots of confusion, but once I really got to know the characters, I could pick up on the stories.

I'm finishing up The Perfect Paragon, and then the latest book published, Kissing Christmas Goodbye. I hope there are more Agatha stories coming soon! I know M.C. Beaton tries to release one Hamish and one Agatha each year, but I don't know when the next Raisin story will be out.

Overall, I think I liked the Hamish stories better, but the Raisin stories are a lot of fun. I love the supporting characters, such as Mrs. Bloxby, Sir Charles Fraith, and Bill Wong.

Up next, Middlemarch (which will be the first George Eliot novel I've ever read) and The Tennant of Widefell Hall(finally!). I'm also going to give Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights another try. It's been so long since I read it...my tastes have changed since then. I may discover something I like about it. Also, another Charlotte Brontë- Villette, and Anne Brontë's Agnes Grey. Then I can say I've read all three Brontë sisters!

Finally, I'm also reading The Rough Guide to Classic Novels (vol. 1). It's a bit similar to 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, but with fewer titles!

I'm losing track of what I've read!

I've finished a couple more Agatha Raisin novels. I'm not sure where I am in my total books read- but it's a lot! I finished The Wellspring of Death last night, and Love, Lies, and Liquor on Saturday. I still have six books to read in the series, and one more that I'm waiting for.