Friday, May 17, 2019

Friday Fives - Five Classics I Can Realistically Read

I'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different.  Michelle over at Because Reading is Better Than Real Life   used to do a Five on Fridays that I always enjoyed and I've seen a few other variations on the theme.  As well I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd give start making random five lists.  Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much.  This is a bookish week!  After taking a hard look at my reading I've had to admit that I'm not going to make my Classic Club goals which technically comes to an end in August.  But I do want to up my reading and here are 5 classics I think I can realistically read this year - so not War and Peace.


1.  The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart - I read several Mary Roberts Rinehart years ago and I'm trying to revisit all of my favorite classic mystery authors.  After Mary Roberts Rinehart I'm tackling Josephine Tey.


2.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Path  - Somehow I've never read this one but it's short and I think one I can I can easily get off my TBR this year.


3.  Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - I love middle grade adventure stories and my Dad read this one to me as a bedtime story when I was a little girl.  Of course I remember nothing about it but I'd love to revisit it.


4.  The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett - I recently watched the Humphrey Bogart movie and enjoyed it and I'd really like to read the original story.


5.  The One Hundred and One Dalmations by Dodie Smith - Honestly I didn't know this was a book until recently but now I really want to read it!

What classics do you think you can realistically read this year?


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8 comments:

  1. chucklesthescotMay 17, 2019 at 4:49 AM

    I don't read classics at all. I find the writing style just doesn't suit the kind of reader I am! Good luck with the five!

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  2. TinaMay 17, 2019 at 9:24 AM

    I like how you put that, how many can I realistically read., Good intentions are there with my list but honestly, I'll probably only get to A Passage to India by E.M> Forester and maybe....maybe Middlemarch.

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  3. Kathryn TMay 17, 2019 at 2:33 PM

    I admire your desire and intention to read these classics and to pull out ones that are doable. I see Tina wants to read Middlemarch and I have that and it will be a 2020 goal. This year I am reading Lonesome Dove which is over 800 pages, I read a little most days and I aim to have it finished by the end of the year.

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  4. GregMay 17, 2019 at 3:53 PM

    I'm so bad at classics. I'd love to read the Maltese falcon. Treasure Island- oh my gosh you'd think that would have my name all over it, but I got so bored when I tried to read it a few years ago. I should re- try.

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  5. StormiMay 17, 2019 at 7:32 PM

    There are a lot of classics that I want to read!! Couple are on your list!

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  6. AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 1:30 PM

    I JUST joined Classics Club last week, and Bell Jar is on my list. I adored 101 Dalmations when I read it as a kid. I remember there's a scene in which dogs are passing a message over a long distance by barking. Dodie Smith is great; I Capture the Castle is also excellent.

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  7. La La in the LibraryMay 19, 2019 at 7:06 PM

    I need to read The Bell Jar, too! I will have to make sure it's on my classics list for next year. 👍✨

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  8. StefanieMay 29, 2019 at 3:25 PM

    Oh boy, I think I'd prefer to "read" a classic on audio, but I've been binge watching The Great British Baking Show so I haven't had time to finish Watership Down right now.

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