Janet's 2018 Old and New Challenge

[Janet]

Old School (1899 and earlier):

The Return of the Native 3/24/18 ****
The Woman in White 11/27/18 ****
Great Expectations 8/5/18 *****

New School (1900-1999):

Light in August 9/16/18 *****
A Fan's Notes 2/26/18 **
The Hunt for Red October 10/28/18 ***

Wild Cards:

Tess of the d'Urbervilles 7/6/18 *****
The Mayor of Casterbridge 5/2/18 ****
The Custom of the Country 4/10/18 *****
Possession: A Romance 9/6/18 ****
The Shell Seekers 5/30/18 *****
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 4/24/18 *****

Alternates(Shakespeare):
The Merchant of Venice 1/4/18 *****
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1/6/18 ***

[Janet]

I think this is my list of choices but might make a couple of tweaks before January 1.

[Terris]

Nice list! I'm also going to try to get through "Light in August" (Faulkner is not my favorite!), "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (I found I like Hardy more that I though I would), and "The Custom of the Country" (I always enjoy Edith Wharton). Enjoy your challenge and maybe we'll cross paths again while reading these books :)

P.S. Loved The Shell Seekers!!

[Melanti]

Welcome to the challenge!
I've been meaning to read more of Byatt's work too.

[Laurie]

You have a great mix of serious classics and some fun books. I hope to read Possession next year too. Enjoy your challenge!

[Sue]

Great list. I read The Women in White and Great Expectations this year and they were both 5 star reads for me. I hope you like them.

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[Nina]

Fantastic list! I have been compiling my 2018 list for a little while, I think like you it will have a few tweaks before Jan though

[Janet]

Completed the challenge today.

[Terris]

Congratulations!! :)

[Janet]

Terris wrote: "Congratulations!! :)"
Thank you Terris. I made some good choices this year. A Fan's Notes was the only book that wasn't really, really good.

[Terris]

I did get to Light in August and enjoyed it. But I did not get to The Mayor of Casterbridge or The Custom of the Country. Glad to see that you enjoyed them, I'll look forward to reading them in 2019!

[Sue]

Congratulations Janet! It looks like you loved all but 3 of them and only disliked one. That is a successful challenge. I've only read 3 on your list (Woman in White, Great Expectations and Merchant of Venice) but loved them all.

I'm hoping to get to a Light in August, next August since I couldn't fit it in during the group read. I've only read short stories of Faulkner so far.

Most of your other's I plan to get to at some point.

[Janet]

Thank you Sue. When you are choosing books that are classics instead of new releases it is much easier to have a successful track record of picking good books. They are books that have stood the test of time.

[Sue]

Janet wrote: "Thank you Sue. When you are choosing books that are classics instead of new releases it is much easier to have a successful track record of picking good books. They are books that have stood the te..."

I agree! I have a hard time choosing current books now that I started reading so many classics with this group.

[Petra]

Congratulations on the finish, Janet!