Lush Library discussion

My general reading resolution is to read more of my physical books this year, as they are completely taking over my tiny flat and I can't bear to get rid of books I haven't even read yet. But within the 80-100 books I read in a typical year, there is a list of mainly classics that I'd like to get to. I've kind of planned out one for each month, but I won't be too strict there, though there are definitely some books that feel as though they're best read in the winter, and others for the summer.

JANUARY: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens.
Other than David Copperfield at school, I've never read any Dickens, and I feel like I should. As this is his first book, it seems like a good place to start.

FEBRUARY: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.
Another author I've never read and want to try. I've heard that this is one of her easier novels, so good for for a beginner.

MARCH: Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
I find this book quite intimidating, but so many people say it's their favourite novel that I would really like to read it.

APRIL: Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope.
I read The Warden a couple of months ago and really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to continuing the Barchester Chronicles. This second book in the series is said to be his best.

MAY: Maurice by E.M. Forster
It was a toss up between this and Howards End, but this sounded like the more interesting plot to me, so it's on the list.

JUNE: Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
I vaguely remember reading a couple of chapters of this at school and loving it, so I'd like to read the whole thing and maybe continue with the trilogy if I enjoy it.

JULY: Tess of the D'Urbavilles by Thomas Hardy
I'm slowly working my way through Hardy's novels by reading one every year, and this is the last of his "big four" I have to read.

AUGUST: Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
I discovered Graham Greene last year with The End of the Affair and The Third Man, and thoroughly enjoyed them both, so I want to continue this year with another of his most famous works.

SEPTEMBER: The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
My mother has a Danish friend who is the most interesting person I know. She's in her eighties now, but has travelled literally all over the world, speaks umpteen languages, has studied philosophy and sociology, married a variety of interesting men and can talk for hours about anything and never be boring. When I asked what her favourite novel was she said that she believed The Magic Mountain was the greatest novel ever written. I am now desperate to read it!

OCTOBER: The Monk by Matthew Lewis
I love Gothic fiction, and this is supposed to be one of the first examples of the genre, so it should be a good read for Halloween.

NOVEMBER: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
This is another one of those authors lots of people love, but I've never tried. I always enjoy sci-fi, so this has been on my TBR for a really long time.

DECEMBER: A Christmas Carol and other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens
I like the idea of starting and finishing the year with Dickens, and this is the ultimate festive read.

If I manage all that lot I'll be really pleased, and 2015 should be a great reading year!

Great list. The Magic Mountain sounds like a must read - I don't think I've ever heard of it. I bought a Graeme Green set years ago from the book people but I have moved 3 times since then and I have never read any of them. It's a list full of books I want to read - I have only read A Christmas Carol and Tess (which I want to reread since I chose to read it for English Lit' at school)