I read The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett for the 23rd Classics Club Spin. Today, June 1st, is the date by which participants were to have finished their spin book. This book has been on my… Read More ›
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Classics Club Spin #23
Hope springs eternal. I’m attempting another Classics Club’s Spin. I rarely complete this fun reading challenge. My inner rebel rebels against being told what to read when, even thought I’m ultimately the one making the choice. I know it sounds… Read More ›
Classics Club Spin #20: Shorties!
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 ›
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 ›