Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Ah, I love a good classic- last year, I went through the Anne of Green Gables books, Northanger Abbey and The Nutcracker and the Mouse King , to name a few.- all of them were a delight. This challenge is for the old soul, one who enjoys picking up an old classic, and will challenge you to pick up a few more to read this year.

I know there is debate on "What is a classic?". I'm not too particular on this one, I'd say if you can find your title on a list marked "classic novels" somewhere, then that is good enough for me. (Non-fiction classics count as well!) Classics can take a while to read, so the numbers will be lower for this challenge.

Also one little addition, can you please ask a fellow book reader who loves classics to recommend a "classic read" for you. Please list it here- I'm excited to see what you pick based on a friend's recommendation.

Also, I have discovered the "What the Dickens" group on Facebook which is a classics book club put on by Christian authors Katherine Reay, Kristy Cambron and Sarah E. Ladd. That has been a fun way to get a few classics into my reading routine and they have great giveaways as well! So , just thought I'd let you classic readers know about that.

Here are your levels-

1-2 Classics- Pilgrim's Progress

3-10 Classics- Of Mice and Men

11-20 Classics- Little Women

21-30 Classics-Great Expectations

31-49-Classics- Emma

50+-Classics -The Count of Monte Cristo

This will be a year long challenge- who are our "Classics "readers?

Tracker will go live Jan 1- https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

I'm in! My goal is to read 7 classics this next year, so that will put me in the Of Mice and Men level.

I'm in for 3-10 Classics- Of Mice and Men. Any classic readers feel free to recommend you favorite classic.
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I made a promise to myself already to read at least 30 classic books this next year. So I am with Great Expectation. I really hope to reach this goal!! We will see!!

I am going to try Of Mice and Men and read 3 - 10 classics.

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I have a lot of classics sitting here at home that I haven't read in a couple decades or at all so this is my year to tackle that group of books - I will be doing Little Women.

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Im in for 3-10!

Little Women and trying for 12

I'll go for 3-10. I only managed one in 2020.

I'm in for 1-2.

I'm in for the Great Expectations of 21-30

I'm in for Ofr Mice and Men with three.


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I’m in!

I'm in for Of Mice and Men and I'll aim for 3.

I haven't done this challenge in a few years, but know it would be good to read a classic or 2. I will aim for Pilgrim's Progress, with a goal of 2 books.

I'm in for 12 at Little Women level!

I'm planning on the Of Mice & Men level with 4 books.

I'm in with 6

3-10 Classics- Of Mice and Men

I’m in for 1-2 Classics- “Pilgrim's Progress” :)

I'm in. There are so many classics that I want to read but never pick up! I'll do 3-10.

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1. My first classic of the year. Goal is 30!! Can I do it??

Little Women?

January
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

February
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mansfield Park 17 Sense and Sensibility 18 Persuasion + 19 Northanger Abbey

March
20 Emma + 21 Pride & Prejudice

April
22 23 24

May
25 26 27

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A question. I want to reread the Left Behind series. I want to count them as classics. I mean if they aren't know they will be. Do you think I can count them. Opinions will be appreciated!!

I would consider them classics.

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Finally got to my first one for this year! :D

Christine- I would consider them Christian classics for sure. Also Emma I love that you started with that book. I have such fond memories of the chronicles of Narnia as my Dad read them to us when my siblings and I were kids!

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I'm joining... 3-10 Classics.

Starting with Anne of Green Gables, halfway thru Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (madly in love with it) and may do a re-read of Les Miserables, which I did in French in Uni.
Will be interesting to read it a second time.. in English.

I am getting the Left Behind audiobooks so I have to wait until the books become available. This is driving me nuts because I want to listen to the books straight thru. Do you know anywhere I else I can go to get the audiobooks for free?

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I’m not sure if you have it, but Hoopla has the audiobooks for that series.

Christine wrote: "I am getting the Left Behind audiobooks so I have to wait until the books become available. This is driving me nuts because I want to listen to the books straight thru. Do you know anywhere I else ..."

They are on Scribd but there is a monthly charge - you do get a 30 day trial though and way cheaper than audible.

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July
Celebrating #JaneinJuly with 2 group Readalongs of &/o
Plus other categories I'll add to once I've made my choices.. Def Fun annual theme.
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I’m in for Pilgrim’s Progress .. just have to decide on titles .. and one may BE Pilgrim’s Progress 😂.

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Mid-year check-in: Goal of 1-2 met! This is largely due to using Audible for classics. I've read/listened to six so far. :-)

Staci wrote: "Mid-year check-in: Goal of 1-2 met! This is largely due to using Audible for classics. I've read/listened to six so far. :-)"

Audible is great for classics! I need to focus on classics this 2nd half of the year - 2/6 done.

Sarita wrote: "Staci wrote: "Mid-year check-in: Goal of 1-2 met! This is largely due to using Audible for classics. I've read/listened to six so far. :-)"

Audible is great for classics! I need to focus on classi..."

I'm 1/3 so should make it as I have one I am reading this month.

Well it only took me to July to get my first classic LOL:)
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I have read 4 in my goal of 3-10 so far.
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Read a few more classics:
3) New Chronicles of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Wiggin
4) Persuasion by Jane Austen (reread)
5) Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (mild language)
6) Facing the World: The Haps and Mishaps of Harry Vane by Horatio Alger Jr.
7) In a New World; or, Among the Goldfields of Australia by Horatio Alger Jr.

I'm glad I finally got around to reading Don Quixote, even though it took me three months!!