The Classics Club
September 7, 2019 – September 7, 2024
I’m totally thrilled to present to you my 2nd list of 50 titles for The Classics Club.
Yes, I managed to read/listen to 50 books in actually 4 years. See my first list here.
I’m very far from having reviewed them all, but I plan to do more reviews on these, and hopefully a few recap videos.
Here is my new table, with color codes for nonfiction, mystery, and Japanese, 3 prominent categories. I will obviously update the table as I go along.
How did I come up with these titles?
Simple: I opened my To-Be-Read Goodreads shelf, and put them in order of publication, and I picked the 50 oldest titles! Those are titles I added there along the years. I believe only Cyrano will be a re-read.
Be patient, it may take a few seconds for the file below to show up
I’m curious:
- How many of these have you read?
- Which one/ones is/are your favorite?
Club hashtags on Twitter:
-
- #ccintroductions (Introduce yourself to the group!)
- #ccbookreviews (Share your latest club review on Twitter.)
- #cceventsched (Community events.)
- #ccreadingupdate (Group check-ins/reading updates.)
- #ccmeme (The monthly meme.)
- #ccspin (The Classics Spin.)
- #ccwomenclassics (Women’s Classic Literature Event)
- #cc12months (Twelve Months of Classics)
- #ccsyncread (Sync Reads.)
- #ccreadathon (Classics Club Readathon.)
- #ccdiscussions (Occasional group discussions.)
- #theclassicsclub (Miscellaneous club tweets.)
OUT OF THESE 50 TITLES
HOW MANY HAVE YOU READ?
WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Words And Peace 
I think the only one I’ve read is Jamaica Inn! Good luck with the challenge!
LikeLike
Did you like it?
LikeLike
The one by Nikolai Leskov catches my eye, although it is a title new to me. I enjoyed his long stories based on Shakespeare, “A Lear of the Steppes” and “A Lady Macbeth of Mtensk.” Hope you enjoy your selection! A fascinating list!
LikeLike
oh thanks, I didn’t know he had written stories based on Shakespeare, I’ll look into these
LikeLike
oh, I think you are actually talking about Turgenev
LikeLike
both added to my TBR, thanks, one by Turgenev, the other one indeed by Leskov
LikeLike
I have read Cyrano de Bergerac. I thought it was silly. I have also read A Room of One’s Own (essential), The Sword in the Stone (then read the whole series), The Big Sleep (and all the rest of his books, all great.) I tried but could not get through Tristram Shandy though many writers rave about it. Good luck!
LikeLike
oh oh, sounds like my TBR could then get even longer after The Sword in the Stone and The Big Sleep.
I watched a fascinating video by Salman Rushdie, about the books that meant a lot to him, and Shandy was his first. I had never heard about this book before!! It sounded fascinating, we’ll see
LikeLike
Pingback: WWW Wednesday September 18, 2019 | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club: The Classics Spin #21 | Words And Peace
I’m delighted every time I see So Big on someone’s list – it was such a wonderful surprise when I spun it on one of my earlier spins. I now want everyone to read it 🙂
I particularly look forward to all your Japanese lit reviews.
LikeLike
As I live around Chicago, that could be doubly interesting
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pingback: The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #21 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2019: September wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2019: October wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2019: November wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: Japanese Literature Challenge 13 | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club: The Classics Spin #22 | Words And Peace
Pingback: WWW Wednesday December 18, 2019 | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #22 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2019: December wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: Join me in the #Pondathon! | Words And Peace
Pingback: Book review: And Then | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: January wrap-up | Words And Peace
I’ve only read 5. It’s a great lot of books you have listed – so varied & interesting!
LikeLike
Thanks. I hope it tempted you to read more of these
LikeLike
Pingback: The top 8 books to read in February 2020 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: February wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: The top 8 books to read in March 2020 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: March wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: The top 10 books to read in April 2020 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: April wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: The top 8 books to read in May 2020 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: May wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: June wrap-up | Words And Peace
I’ve only read two from your list: Civil Disobedience and A Room of One’s Own. I read CD in college — long time ago, and I need to reread it again bc I forgot everything. But A Room of One’s Own is splendid. Loved it!
LikeLike
After you reread CD, you have to read this one. I’m so bad, I haven’t written my review yet, even though it was excellent: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49627598-lessons-from-walden
LikeLike
Pingback: 2020: July wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club: The Classics Spin #24 | Words And Peace
I have read 16 from your list (including the whole bible). Here’s my list. I wonder how many of those you’ve read.
Always nice to see your posts.
LikeLike
I read almost all of the Bible before, so I thought it would be fun to revisit it all in audiobooks. 16/50, that’s impressive, as I have so many international classics there. I’m going to check your list now
LikeLike
Pingback: The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #24 | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: August wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: September wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: 2020: October wrap-up | Words And Peace
Pingback: Six degrees of separation: from truth to a notebook | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club 2019-2024: 2nd list recap | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club 2020-2025 | Words And Peace
Pingback: Japanese Literature Challenge 14 | Words And Peace
It looks like I’ve only read 1 of the titles on your list: The Book of Tea. I really enjoyed it and actually want to get it in print form (I read it on my Kindle). I do have Parnassus on Wheels on my Kindle but haven’t read it yet. I’m off to look at your first Classics Club list. 🙂
LikeLike
I really enjoyed these 2 you mentioned. Don’t bother though with the sequel to Parnassus on Wheels, definitely less interesting than this one
LikeLike
Good to know! Thanks!
LikeLike
Yes, I was disappointed by the difference in quality
LikeLike
Pingback: The Classics Club 2019-2024: 3rd list recap | Words And Peace
Pingback: The Classics Club September 2022-2027 | Words And Peace