Classics Bookclub (Goals)
5 Minutes for Books is changing the way they do their Classics Book Club. (Something that I *meant* to do most of last year but mostly forgot about. I love reading classics, the idea of reading certain classics. This year, you get to choose the books you read, and the round-ups (wrap-ups) are quarterly. She is encouraging would-be-participants to write up a few goals for the year.
Which classic authors do I want to read this year (2010)?
John Steinbeck. I really loved discovering him in 2009. I loved Tortilla Flat. Just loved it. And I’ve not been disappointed by a Steinbeck yet. Though Of Mice and Men made me very sad I can’t deny that it has a certain power to it. I need to read East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath. Then if there is time I’ve got Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday.
Charlotte and Anne Bronte. I don’t know which books I’ll be reading just yet. But I know I want to read some Bronte. (And I am so not rereading Wuthering Heights. A book I reread last year.)
Anthony Trollope. I love, love, love Trollope. Yes, he’s a new discovery. But I consider him a favorite. There are so many books I have yet to discover!
Charles Dickens. I wouldn’t say I hate him. That wouldn’t be fair (or polite). But I would say I don’t have a good first or second impression of Dickens. Great Expectations is to blame for this. Assigned in high school and college and yet I still can’t remember much of this one. I’ve got it blocked from my memory apparently. I won’t be tackling Great Expectations. (Though the phrase third time’s the charm comes to mind.) But I will try my very very best to read something Charles Dickens in 2010.
There are so many others that I *want* to read at some point. It’s just hard to say that 2010 is the year I’ll get to them.
© Becky Laney of Becky’s Book Reviews
VISIT OUR STORE Buy Books On About and find ANY book you want, post url Classics Bookclub (Goals)
Social Media Network Marketing Tools and Applications | How to Invite Followers on Twitter and Friends on Facebook | How to Find a Rich Woman | Send an Instant Message Worldwide | Date the Wealthiest and Richest Women and Men | Women of Heavy Metal Goth Punk and Rock Music | Find Band Producers – Social Network for Bands and Fans | Free Apps for Cell Phones | Create Your Profile for Free at Dayton Ohio Singles Dating Service
