Erica’s Comments (group member since Dec 01, 2019)

Erica’s comments from the Reading Classic Books group.

Jean wrote: "Hello, Jean here. I'm in Northern California and I'm unable to resist classics-related challenges, plus I like Erica's blog. I like to read classics, world literature, history, and a lot of other s..."

Aww! Thanks Jean! I like your blog too. I work at a bookstore and my TBR is so out of control. Hopefully this year I'll get begin to get it under control. 🤞

If you want some company reading a book, well then look no further. Here you'll find that buddy.

It took a bit of trying to figure out what books I really wanted to read, and I did cheat with one book.

There are a few challenges I'm doubling up on.

✅Prompts 1 & 7: A classic over 500 pages & A classic written between 1800-1860 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte [Read Jan. 1-31, 2020]

📚Prompt 2: POC author/MC - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

📚Prompt 3: Set in another country

📚Prompt 4: Classic in translation

📚Prompt 5: New to you - Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

📚Prompt 6: Poetry - Beowulf

📚Prompt 8: LGBTQIA+ author/MC -

📚Prompt 9: Written by a woman - To Kill a Mockinbird by Harper Lee

✅Prompt 10: Novella - Passing by Nella Larsen [Read Feb. 2-3, 2020]

📚Prompts 11 & 12: Classic Nonfiction & Banned/Censored - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The cheat: Bless Me, Ultima was published in 1972, two years later than the 50 year cutoff date. I'm only reading books that are already on my physical TBR or eReader. And, he is new to me because well, I've never read anything by him before.

Hopefully you'll find these challenges helpful during your classics reading journey. You don't have to do all of the prompts and if you have a book that fits multiple prompts feel free to count it towards however many prompts. The goal here is simple.

LET'S READ MORE CLASSIC BOOKS!!! And, yes push yourself out of your comfort zone.

But most of all make sure to have fun.

So, here are the challenges. Feel free to copy and paste them into the Personal Challenge Discussion.

1) Read a classic over 500 pages
2) Read a classic by a POC and/or with a POC as the main character
3) Read a classic that takes place in a country other than where you live
4) Read a classic in translation
5) Read a classic by a new to you author
6) Read a book of poetry
7) Read a classic written between 1800-1860
8) Read a classic written by an LGBT author and/or with an LGBT main character
9) Read a classic written by a woman
10) Read a classic novella
11) Read a classic nonfiction
12) Read a classic that has been banned or censored

Please take a moment to let us know a little bit about you. You know standard. What do you like to read? What do you like do? And I guess you should say something about why you joined this group.