Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

PRE 1900

1)The Iliad by Homer 800BC completed 7/15/15
2)The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 1848 completed 4/2/15
3)The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 1859

1900-1999
1)Out of Africa / Shadows on the Grass by Karen Blixen 1937
2)The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 1939 7/2/15
3) The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 1980 Completed 11/25/15

My Other 6 (chosen because they have been gathering dust on my shelf for a long time)
1)The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 4/3/15
2)Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
3)The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4)The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver completed: 2/22/15
5)Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster completed: 2/7/15
6)True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey completed: 10/1/15

My 2 alternates:
1) Kim by Rudyard Kipling
2)Notes from the Underground & The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fantastic list Connie, I think I want to read all of your choices as well :)

Very nice list. I have only read three of your choices, and I would like to read many of the others. Hope you enjoy them.

You have a very interesting list. I don't think that have read any of them. But they look like good books.

Great list! The Grapes of Wrath, The Lacuna and The Woman in White are all excellent reads!

Nathan wrote: "Great list! The Grapes of Wrath, The Lacuna and The Woman in White are all excellent reads!"

The only one I have read before is Grapes of Wrath and that was many years ago. I do like Barbara Kingsolver so I am looking forward to The Lacuna.

Nice list, I think you will find The Grapes of Wrath and Where Angels Fear to Tread excellent reads. Of the ones I have not read The Name of the Rose has been a long time want to read, maybe some day. Enjoy your challenge.

Updated

Looking good Connie. I'm reading Kim this month with another book group. I'm also hoping to read The Iliad later this year.

Pink wrote: "Looking good Connie. I'm reading Kim this month with another book group. I'm also hoping to read The Iliad later this year."

Today is the first day of my retirement so now I have lots of time to read!

Oh congratulations on your retirement (I think?!) and yes plenty of time to read :)

Looks like you are humming along, I also read Wildfell Hall earlier this year and still hope to read Kim and Name of the Rose before years end. How did you like Where Angels Fear to Tread?

Congratulations on your retirement. Hope you enjoy it and read lots of great books

7 down and 5 more to go! I better get going!

Connie you need to get a grip on the concept of Retirement. Try this for a definition "A person who is able to leave the work force and read all they want, any time they want."

Have fun with your last five!

Bob wrote: "Connie you need to get a grip on the concept of Retirement. Try this for a definition "A person who is able to leave the work force and read all they want, any time they want."

Have fun with your ..."

I'm working on the concept! I have 4 books on the go right now - none of which are in this list. My next book for sure will be on the list!

Excellent 4 books going at the same time. Looks like your priorities are perfect. Enjoy your retirement.