This will be my seventh year taking the Back to the Classics challenge, hosted by Books and Chocolate
The categories, and my choices:
1. A 19th century classic
Oliver Twist (1838)
Charles Dickens
2. A 20th century classic
The Recognitions (1955)
William Gaddis
3. A classic by a woman author
Go Set a Watchman (written in the 1950s; published posthumously in 2015)
Harper Lee
4. A classic in translation
Italo Calvino
5. A classic by BIPOC author
V. S. Naipaul
6. Mystery/Detective/Crime Classic
Dashiell Hammett
7. A Classic Short Story Collection
Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne
8. Pre-1800 Classic
The Pilgrim’s Progress (1684)
John Bunyan
9. A Nonfiction Classic
Niccoló Machiavelli
10. Classic That's Been on Your TBR List the Longest
Elizabeth Brown
11. Classic Set in a Place You'd Like to Visit
Nightmare Abbey (England)
Thomas Love Peacock
12. Wild Card Classic
Isaac Asimov
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I'm happy to see this challenge will be offered in 2022.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is one of my favorites, and most of my books for this also count for my Classics Club list.
DeleteOh, cool. I'm planning to read Oliver Twist and Pilgrim's Progress this year. Both rereads.
ReplyDeleteGreat! I'll watch for your reviews and compare notes. Oliver Twist is a reread for me, but I've only read a children's version of Pilgrim's Progress.
DeleteCool choices, Joseph!
ReplyDeleteMaltese falcon is on my Classics Club list, and I've been curious about what's called noir books. Can't wait to read your thoughts!
And you listed some books I've never heard before. Nightmare Abbey seems interesting. Thank you!
I'm struggling through The Recognitions now. I knew I probably wouldn't love it, but I have high hopes for the rest. Thanks Fanda :)
DeleteLove Oliver Twist! Enjoy the reread! Asimov I have yet to get to but hope to in the not-so-distant future :-)
ReplyDeleteI find Dickens is often better on reread, so I'm looking forward to it. Cheers :)
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