I finished reading Middlemarch last weekend. The reading pace I had set for myself didn’t come off as planned, but that didn’t matter. There was no hurry, I just wanted to keep momentum. I enjoyed just about every minute of… Read More ›
The Classics Club
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 Classics Club, A New Beginning
The Classics Club started in March 2012 and I’ve been an on-and-off participant since August 2012. The original moderators of the group recently retired their posts and four new moderators were chosen to guide the group. If you’re at all… 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 ›