Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

My first Challenge Buffet. I am not sure if I would be able to finish even one challenge, but I want to give it a try because it looks such a great fun (and a way to catch up with my to-read list ;-) )

Challenge #1 - New & Old TBR

1914 and earlier
1. The Way of All Flesh
2. A Simple Story
3. The Europeans

1915-2005/New School
4. The Physician of London
5. The Sweet Dove Died
6. The Colour

The rest six
7. Love and Summer
8. Scapegallows
9. Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon
10. Guernica
11. Love Anthony
12. The Dutch House

Alternates
A-1. The Charmers
A-2. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
A-3. Days Without End

Challenge #2 - Members Choice (9 books)

1. 19th Century or Older - The Epic of Gilgamesh by Anonymous
2. 20th Century - William: An Englishman by Cicely Hamilton
3. 21st Century - Nietuzinkowy sklep całodobowy by Kim Ho-yeon
4. Nonfiction - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
5. An Author never read before - Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
6. Diversity, read a book from a religion, culture, country, or race different than yours - Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
7. Science Fiction - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
8. Coming Of Ag - The Doves of Venus by Olivia Manning
9. Historical Fiction - Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim

Challenge #3 - New Authors

1. Eugenia Kuzniecowa
2. Susanna Kearsley
3. R.F. Delderfield
4. Jane Sanderson
5. William Trevor
6. Lisa Genova

Challenge #4 - Short Story

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Challenge #5 - Decade/Century/Millennium

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Challenge #6 - Group Reads, Buddy Reads, Moderators Run Amok

1. Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
4. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
5. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
6. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
7. The Red and the Black by Stendhal
8. Lois the Witch by Elizabeth Gaskell
9. The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
10. A Cry of Angels by Jeff Fields
11. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
12. The Last September ???

Challenge #7 - Series Books – Start, Continue, Complete

Start - Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Continue - Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

Complete - Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck

Challenge #8 - Travel the World One Continent at a Time

Africa
Asia - Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Australia - Lantana Lane by Eleanor Dark
Europe - Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac
North America - Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
South America
Antarctica, or a Country, you'd most like to visit

Challenge #9 – Rereading Some do Some don't (2 books)

1. Frederica by Georgette Heyer
2. Venetia by Georgette Heyer

Challenge #10 - Most Popular Goodreads Books Listed by Year (3 books)

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Challenge #11 - Future Classics

These Five Were Great, I Believe They Will Stand the Test of Time

1. 2003 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
2. 2016 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
3. 2017 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
4. 2020 - Wrony by Petra Dvořáková
5. 2011 - My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

These Might have a Chance at Greatness?

1. 2016 - Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
2. 2001 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
3.

Challenge #12 - Fiction/Non-Fiction

War
Fiction - Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Non-Fiction - A History of Bombing by Sven Lindqvist

Family
Fiction - The Dutch House by Ann Parchett
Non-Fiction - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Historic Event
Fiction - Drabina by Eugenia Kuznetsova
Non-Fiction - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Challenge #13 - Old and New Linked Categories

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Challenge #14 - Bestselling Novels in the United States

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Challenge #15 - Award Winners

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett --> Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2017)
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker --> The Ned Kelly Best International Crime Award (2021)

Challenge #16 - A-Z Title

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Challenge #17 - A-Z Author

I am not planning to do this challenge.

Welcome to the buffet, Mela. No pressure, all fun!

Welcome to the buffet, Mela! It looks like your planning is already off to a great start.

Welcome to the Buffet! Have fun! 📚

Hi Sara, Wobbley, and Pam. Thanks for the warm words.