It’s time for another Classics Club Spin. This is where members of the Classics Club create a list of twenty books from their main list that they’d like to read sooner rather than later.
On a given date (Monday, April 22 in this case), the moderators choose a number and participants have a deadline (May 31st) by which to read the corresponding book from their list.
May is going to be a busy month for me, but I just cannot resist a Spin. I don’t know if it’s the gambling aspect that draws me, the fun of a game, or simply Classics Club FOMO, but I’m in!
I’ve chosen ten of the shortest books on my list, so the list of twenty titles below simply lists each book twice.
- The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
- The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin
- Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
- The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin
- Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
I’m old enough to know a short book doesn’t necessarily mean an easy or quick read, but I’m confident I’ll finish whichever book is chosen as I’m enthusiastic about reading each of these.
Do you have any favorites on this list?