Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Less a buffet, more a 3 course meal for me!

I plan on completing challenges 1, 5 and 7

Challenge 1 Old and New

Before 1900/Old School
Barchester Towers * READ 12/12/20 *
Dead Souls * READ 15/1/20 *
Père Goriot * READ 19/2/20 *

1900-1999/New School
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy * READ 5/2/20 *
Journey to the End of the Night * READ 13/8/20 *
The War of the End of the World * READ 23/10/20 *


Wild Cards
The Lonely Londoners * READ 9/3/20 *
Heat And Dust * READ 27/2/20 *
Memoirs Of Hadrian * READ 5/3/20 *
A Lost Lady * READ 14/5/20 *
Loitering With Intent * READ 15/9/20 *
Under the Net * READ 31/8/20 *

Alternatives
The Mating Season * READ 28/4/20 *
Whose Body? * READ 6/3/20 *

Challenge 5 (Century of Books I Own)

1800-1809 Castle Rackrent (1800) * READ 2/11/20 *
1810-1819 Mansfield Park (1814) * READ 30/5/20 *
1820-1829 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) * READ 27/7/20 *
1830-1839 Père Goriot (1835) * READ 19/2/20 *
1840-1849 Dead Souls (1842) * READ 15/1/20 *
1850-1859 David Copperfield (1850) * READ 22/6/20 *
1860-1869 Notes from Underground (1864) * READ 23/9/20 *
1870-1879 The Haunted Hotel (1879) * 3/10/20 *
1880-1889 Kidnapped (1886) * READ 12/5/20 *
1890-1899 The Odd Women (1893) * READ 20/7/20 *

Challenge 7 (Group Reads)

Reading 12 Group Reads in 2020

1. The Cask of Amontillado - January Short Story READ
(Read in this book - The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings)

2. The Body Snatcher - February Short Story READ
(Read in this book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror)

3. Death on the Nile - March New School Classic READ

4. The Lover - April Short Story READ

5. Mansfield Park - May Revisit the Shelf READ

6. The Country of the Blind - June Short story READ
(Read in this book The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories)

7. A Journal of the Plague Year - July Old School Classic READ

8. Northanger Abbey - August Revisit the Shelf READ

9. The Mysteries of Udolpho - Q3 Long Read READ

10. Tortilla Flat - October New School Classic READ

11. The Color Purple - November Revisit the Shelf READ

12. A Simple Heart - December Short Story READ

Pamela wrote: "Less a buffet, more a 3 course meal for me!

I plan on completing challenges 1, 5 and 7"

As long as you come away satisfied, mission accomplished. Have fun!

Mmmm, this buffet is going well so far!

At end February
- Challenge 1 Old and New 4/12
- Challenge 5 Century of books 2/10
- Challenge 7 Group Reads 2/12

No duds so far, all 3 to 5 stars, best was probably Père Goriot

No duds is always nice.

So half way through the year, time to check how the buffet is going....

- Challenge 1 Old and New 7/12
- Challenge 5 Century of Books 5/10
- Challenge 7 Group Reads 6/12

Well, I'm on track, I've enjoyed all the books I've read so far and I'm looking forward to the second half of the year.

I can't believe the year is half over. You do have this well in hand, glad your enjoying them.

Yay, first of the challenges completed! Challenge 5, the Century of Books!

Enjoyed all of these, I was surprised I liked Castle Rackrent but it was much livelier than I was expecting.

One more book to go for the Old and New, two more for the Group Reads....

Congratulations, Pamela! I'm so excited to hear you liked Castle Rackrent--I'm starting it any day now.

Kathleen wrote: "Congratulations, Pamela! I'm so excited to hear you liked Castle Rackrent--I'm starting it any day now."

Hope you enjoy it too Kathleen!

Congratulations!

Completed Challenge 7 Group Reads. This was my favourite challenge of the 3. Just one book left to read for the Old and New.

Congratulations! As for Barchester Towers, I read it a couple of months ago and enjoyed it. I think you will also

Congratulations on both the reads and the enjoyment of them. Almost time to do it again!

Congratulations with your progress. You've read some interesting books this year. I'm going to have to add some to my TBR.

Thanks everyone for your support.

Old and New Challenge now completed, and as expected I LOVED Barchester Towers so that’s a great way to end a really enjoyable set of challenges.

Congratulations! Nice to hear you liked all the books. Barchester Tower and Castle Rackrent are on my reading list for next year so glad to see your good reviews of them!

Congratulations! You completed several challenges and completed them early the year!