Let's just say I got a rough start, and couldn't concentrate on reading anything the entire winter. But with spring comes motivation, and when I am motivated to do something I start making lists.
Books on my To Read List that I'm actually gonna read this year
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (it's been on my shelf for almost a year now)
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
It's not that long yet, but I should actually have a chance of finishing it. And when I do I can always pick more from the other (quite ambitious) lists I made. (One is never enough)
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
It's not that long yet, but I should actually have a chance of finishing it. And when I do I can always pick more from the other (quite ambitious) lists I made. (One is never enough)
New books added to my To Read List
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (so much Dickens, so little time)
Middlemarch by George Elliot
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stove
Lorna Doone by Richard Doddridge Blackmore
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (just for laughs, and background for
Northanger Abbey)
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
More Works of William Shakespeare
Books I want to reread
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (I know I just read it, but who says you can't reread a book on a regular basis)
North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (the unabridged version this time)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Rebecca by Daphne De Maurier
And suddenly my innocent little project evolved into 3 monster lists, with more than enough reading projects for this year. (And probably the next few years too)
(By the way, I do also read modern books but I only blog about the classics)
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (I know I just read it, but who says you can't reread a book on a regular basis)
North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (the unabridged version this time)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Rebecca by Daphne De Maurier
And suddenly my innocent little project evolved into 3 monster lists, with more than enough reading projects for this year. (And probably the next few years too)
(By the way, I do also read modern books but I only blog about the classics)
My two favourites here are To Kill a Mockingbird and Gone with the Wind... I especially LOVE the latter. IT'S SO AMAZING!!!! Have fun reading all these! :-)
ReplyDeleteI see a lot of favorites on that list:D Ooh, is Rebecca good? I've heard it is, but since I'm not that big on Gothic romances, I'm not sure if I'll like it…
ReplyDeleteWhich modern books do you enjoy?:)
Glad you approve..after all some of them were added on your suggestion;)
ReplyDeleteRebecca is a quite breath taking book! It can seem a little dark, but the writing style is pure genius.
Of modern books I love historical novels (especially the ones that subtly teaches you about the time period), mystery novels and thrillers. And I have a weakness for dystopian YA fiction.
Heehee:) Okay, I'll check out Rebecca sometime! (Oh, by the way, I've nominated you for the "random" tag over on my blog.)
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ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know I've tagged you with the Random Questions tag here: http://ladyofanorien.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-random-questions-tag-x-2.html
Have fun and can't wait to see you answers! ;)
I've read The Mysteries of Udolpho (for the same reason you list.) I actually liked it a lot. :) Also, a huge HORRAY for Gone with the Wind! I'm currently reading it for the fifth time. x
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