Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Like Bob, I am going to try to lighten up this year, enjoy the books I was able to read, and not worry about the ones I didn't get around to. This year, I'm going to enjoy the journey (she says with confidence and self doubt).

The Entree: I will be participating in Challenge #1 (Old & New TBR) and will use this challenge to hold myself accountable to read my favorite selections in my 2020 Bingo Challenge.

The Dessert Bar: I will also be participating in Challenge #4 (Members' Choice Classic/Genre Challenge). This is where I have listed books that I have really been wanting to read just for fun! These books will be my palate cleansers between heartier reads.

I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes!

Challenge #1: New & Old TBR


Completed

Old School (1899 and earlier):
1. A Tale of Two Cities (1859: 222 pp) by Charles Dickens
2. Crime and Punishment (1895: 671 pp) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1892: 234 pp) by Thomas Hardy - Read 07/18/2020

New School (1900 - 1999):
1. Brave New World (1932: 288 pp) by Aldous Huxley - Read 04/25/2020
2. The Call of the Wild (1903: 172 pp) by Jack London - Read 01/06/2020
3. The Metamorphosis (1915: 38 pp) by Franz Kafka - Read 03/19/2020

My Wild Card Six:
1. The Art of War (5th Century: 68 pp) by Sun Tzu
2. The Secret of the Old Clock (1930: 192 pp) by Carolyn Keene - Read 04/15/2020
3. The Prince (1513: 88 pp) by Niccolò Machiavelli
4. The Time Machine (1895: 94 pp) by H.G. Wells
5. A Passage to India (1924: 368 pp) by E.M. Forster - Read 04/13/2020
6. The Maltese Falcon (1929: 217 pp) by Dashiell Hammett - Read 08/28/2020

Alternates:
1. The Turn of the Screw (1898: 104 pp) by Henry James - Read 05/14/2020
2. Ivanhoe (1819: 401 pp) by Walter Scott

Challenge #4: Members Choice Classic/Genre Challenge


Completed

1. 18th Century or Older:
  The Confession of Saint Patrick (425: 81 pp) by St. Patrick

2. 19th Century:
  The Innocents Abroad (1869: 560 pp) by Mark Twain

3. 20th Century:
  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962: 325 pp) by Ken Kesey

4. Current or Past Group Read:
  The Haunting of Hill House (1959: 182 pp) by Shirley Jackson

5. A New to Me Author:
  Maigret on the Riviera (1932: 137 pp) by Georges Simenon

6. Diversity Classic:
  Untouchable (1935: 160 pp) by Mulk Raj Anand

7. Science Fiction:
   2001: A Space Odyssey (1968: 297 pp) by Arthur C. Clarke - Read 08/19/2020

8. Romance:
  Nine Coaches Waiting (1958: 342 pp) by Mary Stewart

9. Historical Fiction:
  Rules of Civility (2011: 335 pp) by Amor Towles

10. Nonfiction:
  And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets (1985: 596 pp) by Edwin T. Layton

11. Mystery/Crime:
  Magpie Murders (2016: 501 pp) by Anthony Horowitz

12. Horror/Humor:
  Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters (2001: 208 pp) by Mark Dunn

Reserved

A truly nice list. I hope you enjoy every read.

Wonderful list. Some I have read, and some are on my TBR. I hope you enjoy them all!

Thank you both so very much! I am excited about reading each of these books!