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… Read More ›
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Classics Club Spin 19: The Chunkster Edition
There’s another Classics Club Spin about to begin! What’s a Spin? It’s a Classic Club thing. Participants are asked to choose 20 titles from their Classics Club list by Tuesday, November 27. On that day, a random number between 1-20… Read More ›
She Spins Me Right ‘Round: Mrs. Dalloway #CCSpin 18
Number 9 was chosen for the latest Classics Club Spin Challenge which meant I was to read Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. A miracle happened. I actually read it, and weeks before the August 31st deadline to boot! The only other… Read More ›
Classics Club Spin #18
I just revised my Classics Club list last week, so this spin is coming at the perfect time for me. As I’m currently reading Middlemarch, I’ve given myself a break and tried to choose books that aren’t quite as thick… Read More ›
The Price of Salt by Claire Morgan (aka Carol by Patricia Highsmith) #CCSpin
Reading at the beach: 1986 Naiad Press Edition The latest Classics Club Spin finally landed on a book I loved! The Price of Salt was first published in 1952 by Claire Morgan, a pen name take by Patricia Highsmith who… Read More ›
Classics Club Spin #13: What Does Success with a Book Mean as a Reader?
The last two Classic Club Spins weren’t all that successful for me. Or perhaps they were. What does “success” with a book mean anyway? I used to think that it meant I read the whole thing–every word on every page…. Read More ›
Round and Around We Go Again . . . #CCSpin 12
The last Classics Club Spin book was a bummer for me. Catch-22. Blah. It was the third time I tried to read that book and although I could appreciate the content to some extent, I couldn’t force myself through the… Read More ›