Classics Club Spinalong Choice

Here we go again – the second Classics Club is imminent. This is where we have to pick a list of 20 books from our Classics Club reading list, and give each a number. Then with a spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the team at Classics Club will reveal a winning number – all we have to read…

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Here we go again – the second Classics Club is imminent. This is where we have to pick a list of 20 books from our Classics Club reading list, and give each a number.

Then with a spin of the virtual roulette wheel, the team at Classics Club will reveal a winning number – all we have to read is to read the matching book from our list by end of July. The rules are open to challenge – so I did think about just putting the same book in twenty times but in the end thought that would be cheating. Tempting though……..

Here’s my list. Many are from the list I did for Spinalong #1 back in March. I’ve tried to include some I’m not that keen on but think its good for my soul as it were

  1. Pamela (ugh)
  2. Canterbury Tales
  3. Wives and Daughters
  4. Dr Thorne
  5. Mansfield Park
  6. Anna Karenina
  7. Daisy Miller/Washington Square (oh no, not James please!)
  8. Things Fall Apart (please, please pick me!)
  9. Love in the Time of Cholera
  10. Half a Yellow Sun
  11. Age of Innocence
  12. L’Assommoir
  13. Grapes of Wrath (if I must)
  14. The Pursuit Of Love
  15. Mrs Dalloway
  16. Silent Spring (need a bit of non fiction)
  17. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
  18. The Infinite Plan
  19. A Parisian Affair and other stories
  20. Old Gariot

22 responses to “Classics Club Spinalong Choice”

  1. Classic’s Spin 2 | Several, Four, Many

    […] (Book Rhapsody)/Flaubert-Sentimental Education (Books and Chocolate) 12. Zola-L’Assommoir (All Things Booker)/Wilde-The Canterville Ghost (Fanda) 13. Nabakov-Lolita (Under a Gray Sky, The Book […]

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  2. Shelley Avatar
    Shelley

    This looks like a great list. Except for Pamela 🙂
    I really liked Washington Square, but I haven’t read Daisy Miller. Grapes of Wrath and Anna Karenina are two of my very favorites. Good luck with the spin!

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      I got one of your favourites Shelley – Anna Karenina which I am very chuffed about. Pamela – oh dear. I struggled to half way through it a few years ago but found it incredibly dull. still its probably good for the soul to actually finish it

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  3. Roof Beam Reader Avatar
    Roof Beam Reader

    What, what, what!? Grapes of Wrath if you must!? Ahhh…. that’s a shot to the heart. One of my favorite books of all time. I love Steinbeck (I’m doing a Steinbeck project right now – reading through his complete works) but Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden are both incredible.

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      Ok Ok I am suitably chastised! i tried reading it some years ago but didn’t like the style much. but my book group read Mice and Men recently and i didn’t think I would like it much. How wrong I was. So maybe Grapes will similarly surprise me….

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  4. Brona Avatar
    Brona

    We have a few similar titles but on different numbers. A great list!
    Good luck 🙂

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      thats a shame otherwise we could have read them in synch and swapped notes. I keep my fingers crossed you get something good Brona

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      1. severalfourmany Avatar
        severalfourmany

        I added L’Assommoir on number 12. Maybe next time we can get more bloggers to sync their selections!

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        1. kheenand Avatar
          kheenand

          would indeed be good if there was a way on the classics club site for people to synch….

  5. Maud Avatar
    Maud

    I’ve read Age of Innocence, L’Assommoir, Grapes of Wrath and Old Goriot and loved them. I’m currently reading Anna Karenina and I’m having a blast. The rest of your list looks really good ! Good luck with the spin

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      i read that many many years ago but I don’t think I was mature enough to understand it. so I want to re-read it Maud.

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  6. Fleur in her World Avatar
    Fleur in her World

    That is an interesting list. My picks would be Wives & Daughters and The Age of Innocence. You are brave putting some difficult books for you – I hope the number falls well for you, but if it doesn’t that you get something out of the work you might put in to a more demanding book.

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      Thanks for the comment Fleur.i enjoyed the last Gaskell I read – North and South – so hoping this one turns out a similar experience. I suppose none of the books on the list are really ones I would dread reading otherwise they just wouldn’t be on the list. wouldn’t be much point would there. unless I am of course a masochist….

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  7. Vasilly Avatar
    Vasilly

    I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you end up with a great read!

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      So am I Vasilly. Last time I ended up with Farewell to Arms and discovered that Hemmingway just isn’t my thing

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  8. Angus Miranda Avatar
    Angus Miranda

    We have one common book, and that is Mrs. Dalloway. And interesting note on Things Fall Apart. I didn’t like that book, and I’m interested to read your thoughts on it once you’re able to finish it.

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      Why was it about Things Fall About that didn’t work for you Angus?

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      1. Angus Miranda Avatar
        Angus Miranda

        I remember it was the language. It felt stiff.

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  9. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    Good luck! The only books on your list that I’ve read are 4, 5, 6 and 10 but I enjoyed all of them. Wives and Daughters and The Age of Innocence are on my spin list too.

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    1. kheenand Avatar
      kheenand

      What do you hope the spin will bring you Helen?

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  10. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    I’m rooting for 10, 11 or 14. ‘Half a Yellow Sun’ is one of the most remarkable books I’ve read.

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  11. jessicabookworm Avatar
    jessicabookworm

    Good luck! I’m hoping to take part this time too 🙂

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