I always get sucked into lists with titles like "30 Classics Everyone Should Read" or "50 Books You Should Read if You Want to Be Well Read". There are so many books I want to read or reread as an adult and here are 10 that are top of my list.
1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - I read this in high school and enjoyed most of it but it's one I really want to reread to see what I think of it now.
2. Middlemarch by George Eliot - I read one book by George Eliot that I really enjoyed even though it was incredibly sad but I haven't read this one.
3. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - I have heard several people mention this as their favorite book but I've never read it.
4. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins - I loved The Woman in White and now need to read this one.
5. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - I've heard this was beautiful and it's one I've always meant to read.
6. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas - This is my father's favorite book so I feel like it's one I should try.
7. The Bell Jar by Slyvia Plath - I have my grandmother's copy of this book and it's one I've meant to read for decades.
8. Watership Down by Richard Adams - This is my husband's favorite book so of course I need to read it.
9. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - I've been to Hemingway's home in Key West but I've never read anything by him but recently I heard someone talking about how much they loved this book so I figure I should try it.
10. Animal Farm by George Orwell - I don't know why I haven't read this one as it's supposed to be a fairly fast read - maybe because books with animals make me nervous? I have a copy on my shelf so should take the time to read it.
What classics are on your TBR?
I get sucked up in those lists as well. So far I am enjoying the classics club because a 5 year goal doesn't make me feel pressured. Yet it motivates me to see that list I made. Good titles you listed.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your list! I will admit that I am not particularly drawn to classics now. Maybe a few that are 'mystery' classics.
ReplyDeleteCurrently I am not too focused on classes as I read many, many when I was younger. I still enjoy the classic mysteries.
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I think I 'd like to read classics but ... I only got a little way into Middlemarch. Maybe audio would help there. We read Animal Farm at school, not a fave but remember little! I have kept going with War and Peace - the chapter a day helps.
ReplyDeleteI love Middlemarch, though it is a little long. And I also enjoyed The Moonstone...though The Woman in White is better imo. And I read Watership Down years ago. I don't have too many books on my classics right now, though I would like to reread A Separate Peace and Fahrenheit 471.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad I joined The Classics Club in 2018. I made a list of 50 books I wanted to try to read in five years, which is the purpose of the club. I was surprised to find out how much I enjoyed almost all of them. I'm just starting on A Tale of Two Cities today.
ReplyDeleteI've read most of these! I still need to read a Wilkie Collins book.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy all of these, Katherine! I've re-read Jane Eyre a few times now and it still is magic for me. :-) I really liked Anna Karenina and The Count of Monte Cristo. I hope you will too. The Moonstone is on my list of Classics to read still. Like you, I loved The Women in White.
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