Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I think this is the final list:

Published before 1900
1. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Completed 4/21
2. The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (circa 1021)
3. Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table by Thomas Malory

Published between 1900 & 1999
1. I, Claudius by Robert Graves (published 1934)
2. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet (published 1930) completed 3/17/17
3. Dune by Frank Herbert (published 1965) completed 4/20/17

Wild Card
1. Paradise Lost by John Milton(published 1667)
2. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (published 1945) completed 5/13/17
3. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare (published 1610) completed 2/26/17
4. The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters (published 1989) completed 10/10/17
5. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbot (published 1884) completed 3/24/17
6. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (published 1990) completed 10/26/17

Alternates:
1. Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse (published 1927) completed 10/20/17
2. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle (published 1883)

This looks great! I didn't get around to The Canterbury Tales this year, but I guess I have a month left!

Good luck!

Looks like a good list! There's several on there I've read and liked.

I've been meaning to read I, Claudius for quite awhile myself.

Sarah,

In case you didn't know, there is a magnificent miniseries of "I, Claudius."

My public library has it.

Really nice list - lots of luck!!!

Pink wrote: "This looks great! I didn't get around to The Canterbury Tales this year, but I guess I have a month left!

Good luck!"

Thanks, Pink!
It was one of my alternates for this year, but I didn't get to it. So its going on the main list for next year.

Melanti wrote: "Looks like a good list! There's several on there I've read and liked.

I've been meaning to read I, Claudius for quite awhile myself."

Thanks, Melanti. Its been on my TBR awhile, thought it was high time to get to.

Andrea (Catsos Person) is a Compulsive eBook Hoarder wrote: "Sarah,

In case you didn't know, there is a magnificent miniseries of "I, Claudius."

My public library has it."

Its actually one of my dad's favorites miniseries. Its what put the book on my radar to begin with.
Thanks for pointing it out though :)

Bat-Cat wrote: "Really nice list - lots of luck!!!"

Thanks, Bat-Cat.

Great list! You've got some ambitious plan there! Good luck.

Sam wrote: "Great list! You've got some ambitious plan there! Good luck."

That's why its still a tentative list. This might be a little too ambitious.
I'm trying to balance what I want to do with what is realistic. This year's was a total fail so I'm taking more time to plan this year to plan this one out.
Trying to make sure as many as possible of the things from this list would work for Bingo too will help.

Good luck, Sarah :-)

Brina wrote: "Good luck, Sarah :-)"

Thanks, Brina!

Two down so far

Another one down

You're doing great :)

Pink wrote: "You're doing great :)"

Thanks, Pink! :)

Finally finished Dune, yay!

Sarah wrote: "Finally finished Dune, yay!"

That's great Sarah!!! :)

Loretta wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Finally finished Dune, yay!"

That's great Sarah!!! :)"

Thanks, Loretta :)

It was beginning to feel like the book that never ended!

1/3 of the way completed with this challenge.
Not bad.

Sounds very good to me and ahead of schedule for the year!

Pink wrote: "Sounds very good to me and ahead of schedule for the year!"

Better than I did last year, that's for sure.

Looking good Sarah! 🤗

Another down!

Woo hoo.

Congrats! You are really keeping pace with this challenge!

Sara wrote: "Congrats! You are really keeping pace with this challenge!"

Thanks!

My goal for this year was to try to do one of these a month or to have at least one going at any given time since a couple of these are monsters that will take a while. Not working out exactly that way right now, so far so good on number completed anyway!

Ah yes, plans that don't go as planned--I'm familiar with that.

Ah yes! Me too Sarah and Sara! 😊

Sara wrote: "Ah yes, plans that don't go as planned--I'm familiar with that."

Loretta wrote: "Ah yes! Me too Sarah and Sara! 😊"

I don't know I even bother with a plan anymore, to be honest!
You know that scene in Pirates of the Caribbean when Elizabeth brings up moments to do the right thing and Jack comments that he likes waving at those moments as they pass by? That's me and plans right now, lol

I'm not much of a planner when it comes to reading. I have a list of books for this challenge, and the bingo challenge, but no plan on which order to read them. I usually just grab whichever book I feel like reading next. The only one planned is Count of Monte Cristo, which I have planned for later in the year, but even still, no set time or month to start it!

Renee wrote: "I'm not much of a planner when it comes to reading. I have a list of books for this challenge, and the bingo challenge, but no plan on which order to read them. I usually just grab whichever book I..."

Neither am I Renee, that's why I don't do challenges. Challenges, to me, are too structured. I'm surprised that I even join in for the monthly book reads! I read books that I'm in the mood for usually. It seems to work for me. 😊

Sarah wrote: "Sara wrote: "Ah yes, plans that don't go as planned--I'm familiar with that."

Loretta wrote: "Ah yes! Me too Sarah and Sara! 😊"

I don't know I even bother with a plan anymore, to be honest!
You k..."

Sarah, too funny! 😊

Renee wrote: "I'm not much of a planner when it comes to reading. I have a list of books for this challenge, and the bingo challenge, but no plan on which order to read them. I usually just grab whichever book I..."

Loretta wrote: "Renee wrote: "I'm not much of a planner when it comes to reading. I have a list of books for this challenge, and the bingo challenge, but no plan on which order to read them. I usually just grab wh..."

I'm beginning to think challenges with set list aren't for me.

I like the BINGO challenge and there's a challenge in one of my other groups that's just a list of "a book that has (X)" or "a book set in (X) place", etc. I think I might stick to those in the future.

Loretta wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Sara wrote: "Ah yes, plans that don't go as planned--I'm familiar with that."

Loretta wrote: "Ah yes! Me too Sarah and Sara! 😊"

I don't know I even bother with a plan anymore, to be..."

:)

I sometimes wish I could avoid all the challenges so I can have more freedom in my reading, but I don't have the strength to do it! I get sucked into all the challenges and then create more of my own!

Bingo is great for being able to participate without having a rigid plan to stick to. They should all be fun, not a chore :)

Sarah wrote: "I'm beginning to think challenges with set list aren't for me. ..."

Set list challenges aren't my strong point either. I usually feel accomplished if I can read about half of the list.

Been doing terribly on this front for the last few months. Back at it!

Currently reading Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table. It is really slow going but I'll get there eventually!

Going to get started on The Heretic's Apprentice in the next day or two.

Sarah wrote: "Currently reading Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table. It is really slow going but I'll get there eventually!"

Agreed, that book is slow going. Hang in there!

lethe wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Currently reading Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table. It is really slow going but I'll get there eventually!"

Agreed, that book is slow going. Hang in ..."

I feel like I've been reading it forever and I'm not quite a quarter of the way through it.
But I shall persevere and finally be able to say I have read it!

That's the spirit! :)

lethe wrote: "That's the spirit! :)"

:)

One more down, finally.

Congrats on crossing another one off your list :)

Sarah wrote: "One more down, finally."

👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻😊

Pink wrote: "Congrats on crossing another one off your list :)"

Loretta wrote: "Sarah wrote: "One more down, finally."

👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻😊"

Thanks :)

Completed one of my alternates, which is good because I am unlikely to finish the rest of this list :(

It happens, Sarah, just carry the ones you don't finish over to the next year. What matters is that you enjoy the ones you do read.

It seems to me a brilliant idea to read Paradise Lost and Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch close to each other - and then probably finish up by His Dark Materials, for good measure! Your list is great in any case, Sarah =))

Sara wrote: "It happens, Sarah, just carry the ones you don't finish over to the next year. What matters is that you enjoy the ones you do read."

I am finding that I struggle with set list challenges.
I'm too much of a mood reader.

Nente wrote: "It seems to me a brilliant idea to read Paradise Lost and Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch close to each other - and then probably finis..."

Thanks, Nente!
I'm reading Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witchright now and really enjoying it.
Going to try to get Paradise Lost in next month.
I loved His Dark Materials ! I haven't read them in forever. I want to do a reread but won't have time to squeeze it in this year.

Done with Good Omens.

Still four more to go....

Well, this wasn't a success.

8/12 on the main list and one of the alternates read.