My first challenge is the Back to the Classics Challenge being hosted by Karen K. There are twelve categories; however, she has designed three levels of competition. I am going for all twelve. I had already made a promise to myself to read more classics so this is just the impetus I need. Without further ado, here is my list:
2. A 20th Century Classic - Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
3. A Classic by a Woman Author - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
4. A Classic in Translation - Madame Bovary by Gustav Flaubert
5. A Very Long Classic Novel - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (I have Middlemarch by George Eliot on my TBR list so I may substitute this. I guess it just depends on which I go to first.)
6. A Classic Novella: Metamorphosis by Franz Kalfka
7. A Classic with a Person's Name in it - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (This one may not qualify; however it fits the 50 year qualification as it was published in 1961. Ok just barely. I will find a substitute if it is disqualified)
8. A Humorous or Satirical Classic - Penrod by Booth Tarkington (This is a difficult category for me. I do not like satire and don't usually drift toward comedies. In addition, the titles I would have chosen were written too recently.)
11. A Classic Children's Book - Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
12. A Classic Play - This is the only category that stumps me. I just haven't been able to choose. If I can't come up with one Shakespeare is a fall back. I will choose and post it later.
Here it is. I am excited and can't wait to get started. Ideally, I will do one a month but more than likely I will get on a kick and do two or three. I do plan to participate in two or three more challenges so that may define reading patterns more clearly then.
Luckily, I have a stack of books from the library for the end of the year. I won't be tempted to cheat and begin early. I don't want to be disqualified from my first challenge.
Hi, Janet,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments on my Intro. They made me smile. It is great to meet up with other classic book lovers.
Good luck on this challenge. I think I have All Quiet on the Western Front on one of my challenges for 2015. I feel like I read it when I was younger, but I cannot remember. I was stumped for plays, also, and listed Shakespeare; but I had a couple of suggestions that I will research.
Ruth @ Great Book Study