Back to the Classics 2018 Challenge
Hosted by Karen at Books and Chocolate and you can sign up HERE.This is one of my favorite challenges and last year I fell one short of completing it. :( Since may focus is on completing the Classics Club this year anyways this will go perfectly with this challenge.
1. A 19th century classic -
2. A 20th century classic -
3. A classic by a woman author-
4. A classic in translation-
5. A children's classic- Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane by P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door by P.L. Travers
6. A classic crime story, fiction or non-fiction- The 39 Steps by John Buchan
7. A classic travel or journey narrative, fiction or non-fiction- The Epic of Gilgamesh
8. A classic with a single-word title- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, Kim, by Rudyard Kipling
9. A classic with a color in the title-
10. A classic by an author that's new to you-
11. A classic that scares you- Moby Dick by Herman Melville, East of Eden by John Steinbeck
12. Re-read a favorite classic-
2018 TBR Pile Challenge
Hosted by Roof Beam Reader and you can sign up HERE.
This is one of the first challenges I ever signed up for but it's been on hiatus for the last couple years so I'm excited to see it back.
- The 39 Steps by John Buchan
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevesky
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
- Cyarno de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
- Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
- Beau Geste by P.C. Wren
- Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
- Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Alternates
- The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevesky
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
Mount TBR Pile Challenge
Hosted by My Reader's Block and you can sign up HERE. I'm signing up for the Mount Blanc level, which is 24 books.
This will go well with my goal to complete my Classics Club list as I own several of the books on my list. Here's the books I'm planning to read and no not all of them are off my Classics Club list.
This will go well with my goal to complete my Classics Club list as I own several of the books on my list. Here's the books I'm planning to read and no not all of them are off my Classics Club list.
The Pickwick Papers by Charles DickensThe Mill on the Floss by George Elliot- Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
- Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare- The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
- Richard III by William Shakespeare
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson
- Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Kim by Rudyard Kipling
- Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyIntensity by Dean Koontz- Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
- Tick Tock by Dean Koontz
- To Fly Again by Gracia Burnham
- Shepherding a Child's Heart by Ted Tripp
- Cherish by Gary Thomas
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate diCamillo
- Love and Friendship by Whit Stillman
Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth- Farewell to the East End by Jennifer Worth
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
- Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
- Master and Commander by Patrick O Brien
- Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth
- All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
- All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot
- James Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot
- The Lord God Made Them All by James Herriot
- All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Read it Again Sam Challenge
Hosted by My Reader's Block and you can sign up HERE. I'm signing up for the Déjá Vu Level which is 4 books.
Here's a few books I'd like to re-read this year.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle- Redwall by Brian Jacques
- The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
HI Lois! I can relate to already wanting to do the Mount TBR and Re-reading challenges in 2018. Embracing slow reading and slow book-buying next year has been on my mind for a while...so that I can savour books more. I have been aching to read unabridged versions of Count of Monte Cristo and Les Mis as well as other Christian titles. Lillian
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining me in 2018!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see The 39 Steps on your Reading Pile Challenge list, he's one of my favourite authors. I read Kim as part of my Open University course and really enjoyed it. Good luck with your challenges!
ReplyDeleteThanks for signing up for the Back to the Classics Challenge! I loved The Way We Live Now -- it's long, but it's Trollope's masterpiece. I couldn't stop reading it! And I was also scared by Steinbeck. I started with Travels with Charley which is wonderful (and short). East of Eden is great -- I much preferred it to Moby Dick!
ReplyDeleteHi Lois, it's an impressive list! Return of the native is in my Classics Club list too, but maybe I'd keep it for 2019. Moby Dick has been one of my favorites; it's surprisingly entertaining inspite of the thickness... I will read East of Eden too next year. I loved Grapes of Wrath, and hope East of Eden will be as captivating as Grapes, or even better.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your challenges!
Hello! I found you via Back to Classics link up! I enjoyed your list here and love poking around your blog. We chose some of the same authors/ or titles! I'm going to read East of Eden as well!
ReplyDeleteExcellent choices. I need to get to the Epic of Gilgamesh one of these days.
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