ALL MARKED OFF! YAS! Such an amazing feeling.
Accomplishment Zen. A to Z.
Classics A-Z: My List
A-Aesop’s Fables
B-The Bostonians by James Joyce
C-The Nun of Muranco by Casanova
D-The Complete English Poems by Donne
E-Middlemarch by Eliot-sub. E for Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights
F-Frost (The Everyman’s Library)
G-Grimms Fairytales by The Brothers Grimm
H-The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne (reread)
I-The Age Of Innocence by Wharton
J-Tales Of Henry James
K-Critique of Pure Reason by Kant
L-Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence
M-My Antonia by Cather
N-Lolita by Nabokov
O-Othello by Shakespeare (reread)
P-Phantom of the Opera (reread)
Q-Don Quixote by Cervantes (reread)
R-Red Badge of Courage by Crane
S-Sound and Fury by Faulkner
T-Tess of the D’Ubervilles by Hardy
U-Ulysses by James Joyce
V-The Violet Fairy Book by Lang
W-War and Peace by Tolstoy
X- Great eXpectations by Dickens
Y-Revolutionary Road by Yates
Z-Collected Writings of Zelda Fitzgerald
Honestly at times I did not think I would finish. Especially whilst trudging through Middlemarch and eventually just BAILING on it. I did, however, find some new all time favorites. I also, unfortunately found some new NO THANK YOU reads. All in all the flow of classical literature remains a favorite of mine. The language and writing style of the classics is a zen perfection for my very soul. I learned so much this year about what I like to read, about myself, language, cultures and how I feel about literature. Definitely a grand adventure. I look forward to 2019 and Children’s Classics.
OYE VEY
Middlemarch, Lolita, Sound and Fury, Frost, Red Badge of Courage…….all NOT for me. Someone else can love them.
TOP PICKS
- War and Peace: just stunning, gorgeous, it changed me.
- Phantom of the Opera: a reread, but so much more beautiful this time.
- The Scarlet Letter: another reread for the umpteenth time, always a favorite, but trying to view it in feminist form was just a joy!
- My Antonia: I had no idea this would be such a lyrical beauty to read.
- Grimms Fairy Tales: Reading these an adult I think I caught so much more. Absolute brillance. Storytelling at it’s best.
- Lady Chatterly’s Lover: I had no idea that this one would resonate so much. It is quite a masterpiece of emotions. Freedom for women to be able to be in charge of their lives in and outside of the bedroom. Brilliant writing.
