Category: Classics Club

The Classics Spin #17! #ccspin

Even though I am one of the founders and moderators of The Classics Club, it has been quite some time since I’ve participated in a Classics Club Spin, one of the fun events we do a few times per year.  I thought I would… Continue Reading “The Classics Spin #17! #ccspin”

November’s Classic: The Brothers Karamazov

As we wrap-up October and our latest classic, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, it’s time to start planning for November! This time, I chose a new-to-me book that has been on my TBR pile (and my Classics Club list) for years . . .… Continue Reading “November’s Classic: The Brothers Karamazov”

Thoughts on 3 Classics

This year, I am hosting a “Classic Book-A-Month Club,” hosted on Goodreads. So far, we have read: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; the Oedipus Cycle (Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone) by Sophocles; The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton; Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald; and A Raisin… Continue Reading “Thoughts on 3 Classics”

Announcing #CBAM2017: The Classic Book-a-Month Club

Hello, Everyone!  A couple of months ago, I was browsing through my rather massive list of “read” books, when I began to revisit a list of “favorite books” that I started over a decade ago. One thing I realized while revisiting this list was… Continue Reading “Announcing #CBAM2017: The Classic Book-a-Month Club”

Back to the Classics 2013

  This is the second of two year-long challenges that I’ll be participating in during 2013 (the other being my own 2013 TBR Pile Challenge).  I’m taking part in this one because 1) Sarah is awesome; 2) The challenge has some great twists, including… Continue Reading “Back to the Classics 2013”