Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish. This week was a freebie, so I picked the top ten classics I want to read at some point.
1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
It's a long one, but there's something about the historical Russian setting that appeals to me. I watched the movie, and it was quite interesting, so I'm looking forward to one day seeing how the book compares.
It's a long one, but there's something about the historical Russian setting that appeals to me. I watched the movie, and it was quite interesting, so I'm looking forward to one day seeing how the book compares.
2. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Another lengthy classic, but I am a fan of European historical settings and I hope I can one day get through this one.
Another lengthy classic, but I am a fan of European historical settings and I hope I can one day get through this one.
3. The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald won me over with The Great Gatsby, and I can't wait to read more of his modern classics. If anyone has recommendations on more of his works which they've liked, let me know!
4. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
I actually own a copy of this but am yet to read it...
5. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
I find the French Revolution fascinating and did an assignment on it recently, so this novel intrigues me.
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Another quaint classic sitting on my shelf waiting to be read *stares guiltily at bookshelf*
7. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey, so I do want to read more of Austen's work...turns out that yes, I own a few of hers waiting on my shelf too.
8. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
It's nice to have a more lighthearted and quick classic read to shake things up.
9. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
After reading similar modern novels like Dr. Franklin's Island (which really creeped me out at the time), and The Madman's Daughter, it'd be interesting to go back to the original.
10. Middlemarch by George Eliot
I just discovered this recently, and since it's been praised by the like of Virginia Woolf, I suppose it must be good.
I just discovered this recently, and since it's been praised by the like of Virginia Woolf, I suppose it must be good.
What classics have you read and loved, or want to read at some point?
I don't read a lot of classics but a few of these are on my list to get to eventually :) my favourites are the Sherlock Holmes novels though, I find classic novels can be a bit dry, and they are anything but!
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Yes, 'eventually' is the key word for me too! I'll definitely add the Sherlock Holmes books to my list :)
DeleteI do have several of those on my TBR as well. Some other classics I would love to read are War and Peace, Oliver Twist, Jane Eyre and Moby Dick. Great list!
ReplyDeleteWar and Peace is on my TBR too, as for Charles Dickens I have heard that his writing can be a bit dry, but I'm still willing to try it.
DeleteYes to ALL of these, I've always wanted to read them but still have yet to :/ Except maybe Breakfast at Tiffany's, I saw the movie and didn't care for it much at all. Ooh, I also want to read Northanger Abbey.
ReplyDeleteHopefully it's a case of the book being better than the movie? Northanger Abbey is a great Austen novel :)
DeleteMan, the only one I've read on this list is Little Women but I do want to read some of the others, like A Tale of Two Cities. Great list Genie!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeann! I think to read an enjoy a classic, you have to be in the right mood for it.
DeleteBAHAHAHHA OBVS I LAUGHED AT ANNA. OBVIOUSLY. No words.
ReplyDeleteTender Is the Night is my favourite Fitz. I finally read pretty much all of his, and Tender is my favourite.
Haha well I suppose THAT was expected lol ;) Tender Is The Night looks good from the synopsis, and the title is poetic in itself too - I can't wait to read that one sometime, thanks for the rec :)
DeleteUgh, I'm HOPELESS at classics. >_> It makes me feel quite bad, but I always just end up skimming and not enjoying them at all. *sigh* I have read a fair few though, like Frankenstein and Oliver Twist and Great Expectations and half of Jane Eyre (that was seriously disturbing). I admire you for wanting to attempt Les Mis. THAT BOOK IS HUGE! *gulps*
ReplyDeleteLes Mis is pretty massive and I wasn't exactly a fan of the musical movie, but I do hope to tick it off my to read list some day! Classics can be a bit daunting whatever the size, I guess it comes down to finding one you really genuinely like and going from there :)
DeleteI AM SO BAD AT CLASSICS. I want to read them, but they just take so much more time and motivation and concentration than other books... :( I HAVE READ LES MIS THOUGH. FOREVER WILL BE PROUD OF THAT. IT TOOK ME A YEAR, BUT I DID IT. Other than that, the only other I've read from your list is Wuthering Heights, but I think I must've skim read the entire thing, because I don't really remember it...so I'm going to have to re-read it...AND READ ALL OF THE OTHERS. Oh, wait. I lied. I've read Little Women too, and really enjoyed that one. I actually had three copies of Little Women, but then I somehow lost two...and now I'm left with the ugliest edition..figures, haha.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Eugenia! <3 I hope you can read some of these soon.
Well reading Les Mis is definitely an achievement to be proud of Ebony! Getting through classics can be a challenge - sad to hear that you lost two copies of Little Women (though it's good you have one left at least!)
DeleteHere's to hoping we both get to reading more classics this year :)
Gah, I need to start reading more classics. The language has always been to much for me to grasp but I know a lot of classics have incredible stories. Best of luck with these Eugenia!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura! Those are the barriers to overcome - but once you do like you said there are definitely some fantastic stories to be discovered!
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