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I have not been paying much attention to my reading for almost a year now. I have no reason that will be acceptable. And since I have also decided that no resolutions this year, I’m just going to get back into the groove by joining the fifth Classics Spin by The Classics Club What is the spin?
Clubbers are to list on their blogs by next Monday, February 10, the choice of any twenty books left to read from the Classics Club list in a separate post. The list should be in the following order:
- 5 Classics Club books you are dreading/hesitant to read
- 5 Classics Club books you can’t WAIT to read,
- 5 Classics Club books you are neutral about
- 5 free choice (favorite author, rereads, ancients — whatever you choose.)
By next Monday, February 10, a post will go up from number 1 through 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number on the Spin List by April 1.
Since I never got to finish reading any of the books from the previous Spins, I’m maintaining them with a few replacement:
5 Classics Club books you are dreading/hesitant to read
- Marc Ferro: – Nicholas II (The Last of the Tsars)
- Stoker, Bram – Dracula
- Tolstoy, Leo – Anna Karenina
- Haggard, Rider – Nada The Lily
- Shakespeare – Coriolanus
5 Classics Club books you can’t WAIT to read
6. Austen, Jane – Pride and Prejudice7. Dumas, Alexander – The Count of Monte Cristo
8. Bronte, Charlotte – Jane Eyre
9. Spyri, Johanna – Heidi
10. Hardy, Thomas – Tess of the D’Urbervilles
5 Classics Club books you are neutral about
11. Twain, Mark – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 12. Eliot George – Silas Marner 13. Stevenson, Robert Louis – Treasure Island 14. Hardy Thomas – The Mayor of Casterbridge 15. Virginia Woolf – Mrs. Dalloway5 Free choice (favorite author, rereads, ancients — whatever you choose.) And those I have chosen below are my favourites/re-reads
16. Ama Ata Aidoo – Dilemma of a Ghost 17. Hope, Anthony – Prisoner of Zenda 18. Ayi Kwei Armah – Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born 19. Haggard, Rider – King Solomon’s Mines 20. Stevenson, Robert Louise – Treasure Island Wish me luck 
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Wow…this is such a neat idea. Good luck, Celestine!!! I know you can do it. 🙂
Thank you for the vote of confidence, dear friend! 🙂
There are some great books on your list. Dracula was awesome. I love P&P and Jane Eyre. Good luck!
Thank you Loni. 🙂
Good luck, and happy reading. 🙂
Thanks so much, Sharifah!
This is a really interesting list. You have some things I haven’t heard of before.
Is that so? Which ones are these? 🙂
Anna Karenina is such a wonderful book, but I can certainly see why you might be dreading its length. I so agree with all your “Can’t Wait” list ….. well, except that Hardy is depressing but he is still good. I just finished Mrs. Dalloway and really enjoyed it but I did like Woolf’s To The Lighthouse better. So many great books! I hope you get the one you want!
I may just have to read Mrs. Dalloway after reading my spin number Treasure Island. Then I might consider Anna Karenina. I must confess that yes the length is what puts me off it. Thanks Cleo!
I’d rather you than me, some of them remind me of primary school where we were force fed them! Number six though is a real favourite of mine!
Funny enough I want to read P and P because of all the raves I’ve been reading. Though it’s a re-read for me, I can’t even remember a thing since like you I had to read most of these Classics way back as a kid!
Cool list, I am glad to have discovered your blog. Even if you don’t end up reading Mrs. Dalloway during the Classics spin, I hope that one day you get around to it and your indifference is changed into pure admiration! Virginia Woolf is a personal favorite of mine. 😛
Jason, I have a copy of Mrs. Dalloway sitting in my cabinet at the office. maybe I will pick it up after reading my spin number Treasure Island 🙂 In fact I am sure to do so after what your wonderful commendation.
Good luck. Really good luck 🙂
Oh Kim, I needed it. You know the Spin number came up today, no. 20, Treasure Island. it is a re-read for me and I sincerely don’t mind reading all over.
I tried to get my grandson to read it with me. I read it and he never caught up. Age of Videos SMH
Ha ha ha You are so right. And it’s really sad. My last two boys hate reading. As for the middle one, it has affected both his written and spoken English!
the same with my oldest grandson. My middle one, the one that was with me he reads but only if he has to. My granddaughter she reads but if you give her a electronic she puts the book down.
i got Tess as one of my previous spins. It was lovely to revisit Hardy’s world.
Good luck on Monday 🙂
Brona, thanks. You know the spin number is up and I got Treasure Island! Quite lucky 🙂
Great list for an intriguing challenge! I, of course, will say Pride and Prejudice was more than amazing! I have Jane Eyre on my list as well as so very many others haha. Good Luck sweet friend!!!
My spin number picked up Treasure Island which I don’t really mind. I wouldn’t have minded Jane Eyre either 🙂
I’ve not read Treasure Island….yet, though it is on my TBR list! As is Jane Eyre. I’ll look forward to your thoughts on Treasure Island! 😀 ! Wishing you happy reading and sending hugs!
Thanks dear friend. 🙂
Great list, good luck with which ever book you get 🙂
I just got Treasure Island. And I am excited. Thanks Sammi. 🙂
I have read a few, but mostly edited versions, not original ones barring Tess of D’arbourvilles, Dracula and Prisoner of Zenda- loved all three of them.
I do love Prisoner of Zenda so much and would not mind reading it again.
I really love Thomsas Hardy
🙂
Impressive list, I love ‘The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born, read it while in college! Have also read ‘The Mayor Of Casterbridge.’ It was intriguing. Good luck as you tackle them! 🙂
Thanks Sandra. My lucky spin fell on Treasure Island, a re-read for me!
Goodness that is quite a challenge ~ good luck with the reading ~ I adore Tess of the D’Urbevilles and have read it many times.
I have a kindle copy that I started reading ages ago but can’t quite complete it!. Fortunately or unfortunately my lucky spin landed on Treasure Island
A few on your list made my 20 spin list as well; Treasure Island and The Mayor of Casterbridge.
I enjoed Jane Eyre and Anna Karenina. I’m trying to squeeze in finish The Count of Monte Cristo, this has been a fun read.
I would have loved to spin to fall on Anna Karenina but it fell on Treasure Island, a re-read for me. I don’t mind, really. Did you get lucky?
My spin winner is The Odyssey. Not a bad spin, thankfully it isn’t too long to add to my already bulging currently reading books.
Good luck with reading… I started reading Anna Karenina… Hope I will manage to complete it.
Rajlakshmi, my luck number that came up was 20, Treasure Island. And I dont mind reading it again! Thanks
Rajlakshmi – Once I got past the confusion with the names Anna Karenina moved along. Only a couple of slow spots, you’ll find the grass growing discussion later tedious, but bound to happen with a book this size.
lots and lots of luck coming to you, Celestine. what a great idea to get the classics read. i’ll have to do this one day. 🙂
Please join us and soon. It’s fun 🙂
oh, i did not know it’s still open.
It’s on and ongoing, Sun. To read 50 Classics at least in 5 years time starting from 2012.
Sun – The dates are free/open, I just joined in January 2014. My five years starts from this point.
okay, thanks!