I have recently discovered a challenge I am totally down for. I have a follower, Kathy, who I now follow (Katie’s Cottage Books). She has shared her list of classics that she intends to read over the next few years. She has a lovely bookish blog. 🙂 She listed 50 books and will share a review of each one as she finishes them. I loved that idea so I followed her link to the original challenge site (The Classics Club) and have decided to join in the fun.

The Classics Club was started back in 2012 and has changed moderators since then but it is still going. You can read all the details and sign up at this link. I will begin my challenge on November 1, 2021. I plan to add 50 books to read over the next 5 years. (that would be 10 per year) I have put a link at the top of my blog for my full list. I am adding books over the next week or so.

Other than newly published books I choose to review, I have chosen to read older books these days anyway. I am a little disenchanted with modern novels and certainly bored with their ideas of romance. There are plenty of older books to fill my mind and my days that I enjoy far more. I will classify classics as books that are over 20 years old that have staying power. That should include books like Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, some Anne Tyler novels, Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres, Maeve Binchy, Rosamunde Pilcher and more because I have some of those on my shelves that I have not read but still want to read. So, let’s say, before 2000. These will not be my ONLY reads but they will certainly take a more prevalent role in my reading stacks.

You don’t have to have a blog to join in the fun. Make a list and start digging in. Please let me know in the comments if you are joining in, too. I would love to see what you are reading. Booklists are so much fun to browse for me.

Until next time…

Happy Reading,

~Leann