Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I will use this as a personal reading checklist area. Since joining this group:

Old School - I purchased and started 14 different Old School books without finishing them. This was due to time pressure not a deliberate dropping of the book.

New School - I purchased and started 6 New School books without finishing them. I probably own at least 10 more I never had a chance to start.

**** Looking at the books I was going to read and didn't makes me sad. I feel like I'm getting pushed farther and farther away from what I had meant to do when I joined. Sometimes outside the comfort zone is just uncomfortable.

**** Solipsism is a judgment sometimes thrown around - Instead of solipsism I see creativity, independence, and personal agency.

I have three motivating themes in reading:

1. More Science fiction
2. More 19th Century Literature
3. More British Authors.

This is just a random number, but I'm thinking about Dozens.

I'm adding an idea using Sara's title
4. Authors Oeuvres

So the themes to focus on for 2026 have a possible 48 books, although there will be some overlap. It will probably be closer to 30 - 35 new books. This seems like enough to think about for the next 14 months.

A Dozen Science Fiction readings for 2026 - with a possible early start in late 2025.


2025 Early Start
1 Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (1969) November 11, 2026 4*

A Dozen 19th Century readings for 2026 - with a possible early start in late 2025


Early Start 2025
1 Wessex Tales by Thomas Hardy (1896) version November 15, 2025 5*

A Dozen British Authors readings for 2026 - with a possible early start in late 2025

2025 Early start:
1. Death of an Outsider (Haimish Macbeth #3) by M.C. Beaton (1988) November 4, 2025, 5*
2 Wessex Tales by Thomas Hardy (1896) version November 15, 2025 5*

Authors Oeuvres - with a possible early start in late 2025 - This is a dozen readings by authors I already know and love, but selections I have not yet read.

2025 Early start:
1. Death of an Outsider (Haimish Macbeth #3) by M.C. Beaton (1988) November 4, 2025, 5*
2 Wessex Tales by Thomas Hardy (1896) version November 15, 2025 5*

A Bonus Spot for listing Short Stories


2025 Early Start
1. Grotto of the Dancing Deer by Clifford D. Simak (1980) November 7, 2026 4*

A Bonus Spot for listing books that meet a Challenge criterion like Geography or in-translation.

Books from the Group Bookshelf

Books I started previously, put down, and want to complete.

Early Start 2025
1. Wessex Tales by Thomas Hardy (1896) version November 15, 2025 5*

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