Feasting on the Classics
Me (as a blond, I guess!), Janie pug, a cup of coffee, and a beloved novel
I'm taking the Classics Challenge 2010!
From April 1 to October 31, 2010, I'm going to read classic books. It certainly gives me a reason to pick up old favorites or start new ones. For this challenge, classic can mean an older classic or a newer one. :)
Here are the three levels:
1. Classics Snack - Read FOUR classics
2. Classics Entree - Read FIVE classics
3. Classics Feast - Read SIX classics
I'm definitely going to be a FEASTER! I rarely spend less than an hour a day without my nose in a book or scanning an online article. Here are the six I'm going to read, in no particular order:
1. The Meaning of Night, by Michael Cox- I bought this awhile ago and actually haven't read it.
2. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde - Right up my alley, yet I've never read it.
3. The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas - Haven't read it since my teens, so a reread would be fun.
4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo - I've only read a little bit of it, so am going to fully enjoy the whole thing.
5. The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde - There's a movie coming out about this one with Colin Firth. Yummy!
6. Antony and Cleopatra, by Shakespeare - I've never read the play nor seen a live version. It should be interesting!
7. BONUS: The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber - an alternative if I'm not in the mood for one of the other choices.
I own all of these books, so that makes it easy! Did I ever mention I'm lazy? But, my personal library would make any English teacher swoon.
Anyone else want to join me?
5 comments:
Actually, I might join you. We're going on holiday in June for several weeks. Always bring a sack of books with me. I hadn't read (or read a long time ago) a couple on your list. Yummy!
That's great - vacations are a perfect reason to get started. In fact, I'm going to take at least two books on our upcoming Florida trip. I used to buy new books to take on trips, but it just worsened feelings of homesickness. Now, I always bring "Jane Eyre" as a back-up. :) haha
I'd love to join you! I have a handful of classics that I reread every few years just to mull over again, and I'll add a few new ones that have been gathering dust on my book shelf for too long.... Thanks for the inspiration!
I have read "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and was both fascinated and disturbed by it! I also am looking forward to the movie version with Colin Firth.
Anna
I think I'm most looking forward to 'The Three Musketeers' - such fun and funny adventure. Those kinds of stories were always my fave growing up. :)
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