Well, in keeping with my pattern of posting once a year or so, I'm getting my 2015 posting in! I'm going to participate in a reading challenge, so I'll be posting my reviews of the books read here.
Here's a list of what categories I'll be reading. I copied the list from the blog that's offering the challenge, http://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2015/12/back-to-classics-2016.html. I'll list the books I choose as I figure out which titles to read.
1. A 19th Century Classic - A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
2. A 20th Century Classic - To Kill a Mockingbird., by Harper Lee.
3. A classic by a woman author. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
4. A classic in translation. The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas
5. A classic by a non-white author. Not Without Laughter, by Langston Hughes
6. An adventure classic - The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle
7. A fantasy, science fiction, or dystopian classic. Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne
8. A classic detective novel. A Study in Scarlett, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. A classic which includes the name of a place in the title. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by George Washington Irving
10. A classic which has been banned or censored. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
11. Re-read a classic you read in school (high school or college). Still working on this category. Stay tuned.
12. A volume of classic short stories. The Short Story Collection, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Looks like a great list. I've read some; Christmas Carol, Mockingbird, Frankenstein, Robin Hood, and Sleepy Hollow but not the rest of them. You've given me some ideas.
ReplyDeleteBut first I have to finish up the 2015 Classics Reading Challenge! And I only have days to do so!
Hi Michelle.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
I am interested in on In Cold Blood too, but I don't know when.
I have never heard of Not Without Laughter, I have read and liked Christmas Carol, Sleepy Hollow, and most Robin Hood. I'm hopefully reading To Kill a Mockingbird this year.
Hi Michelle.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
I am interested in on In Cold Blood too, but I don't know when.
I have never heard of Not Without Laughter, I have read and liked Christmas Carol, Sleepy Hollow, and most Robin Hood. I'm hopefully reading To Kill a Mockingbird this year.