Candi's 2018 Old and New Challenge

[Candi]

Candi's 12+2 Classic Challenge

Old School (1899 and earlier):

✔1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; Read 3/20/18
✔2. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell; Read 5/25/18
✔3. The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett; Read 1/18/18

New School (1900-1999):

✔1. So Big by Edna Ferber; Read 1/14/18
2. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
3. Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather

Wild Cards:

✔1. The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams; Read 1/20/18
2. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
3. High Tide at Noon by Elisabeth Ogilvie
4. Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
5. The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth von Arnim
6. The Fixer by Bernard Malamud

Alternates:

1. Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
2. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

[Terris]

I like your list! I'm also trying to get to North and South and Shadows on the Rock (love Cather!). I should probably read So Big also (have never read Ferber but want to!). Have fun with your challenge :)

[Petra]

Great list, Candi.
I'm also a fan of Cather.
I haven't heard of The Country of the Pointed Firs. I'm off to investigate. :D

[Candi]

Terris wrote: "I like your list! I'm also trying to get to North and South and Shadows on the Rock (love Cather!). I should probably read So Big also (have never read Ferber but want to!). Have fun with your chal..."

Oh yes, Cather is one of my favorites too, Terris! I've never read Ferber either, so am looking forward to discovering a new author :)

[Candi]

Petra wrote: "Great list, Candi.
I'm also a fan of Cather.
I haven't heard of The Country of the Pointed Firs. I'm off to investigate. :D"

Thanks, Petra! I've read and enjoyed several Cather novels, and am glad that there are still several left for me to dive into. I can't remember where I first came across The Country of the Pointed Firs - likely from reading someone's excellent review though :)

[Veronique]

Oh, two of my all time favourites! North and South, and Remains of the Day! Hope you like them too. Haven’t tried Cather yet...
Great list ;0)

[Candi]

Veronique wrote: "Oh, two of my all time favourites! North and South, and Remains of the Day! Hope you like them too. Haven’t tried Cather yet...
Great list ;0)"

Thank you for the endorsement of those two books, Veronique! I've read one other Gaskell - Wives and Daughters - and absolutely loved it. Looking forward to these reads. Do give Cather a try if you can - her writing is a delight :)

[Sara, New School Classics]

Super list, Candi. All the books I have read on it are superb. I loved Country of the Pointed Firs because it felt like a visit to Maine for me, and Cat's Eye is my very favorite Atwood (and I am a huge fan of all her work).

Happy 2018!

[Candi]

Sara wrote: "Super list, Candi. All the books I have read on it are superb. I loved Country of the Pointed Firs because it felt like a visit to Maine for me, and Cat's Eye is my very favorite Atwood (and I am a..."

Thank you, Sara! I'm very excited to take a crack at completing this challenge. Happy 2018 to you, too!!

[Sue]

Great list Candi. I have The Remains of the Day and North and South on different challenges for 2018.

I loved North and South, The House of Mirth and Cannery Row.

Have fun!

[Candi]

Sue wrote: "Great list Candi. I have The Remains of the Day and North and South on different challenges for 2018.

I loved North and South, [book:The House of Mirth|177..."

Thanks very much, Sue! I am really looking forward to all of these!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥]

Great list, Candi 😊

[Candi]

Melissa ♥ Dog Lover ♥ wrote: "Great list, Candi 😊"

Thank you, Mel!! :)

[Mercedee]

Fantastic list! Several I haven't had on my radar--Pointed Firs and Cather. Will be investigating too. Thank you for sharing, Candi!

[Candi]

Mercedee wrote: "Fantastic list! Several I haven't had on my radar--Pointed Firs and Cather. Will be investigating too. Thank you for sharing, Candi!"

Thank you, Mercedee! I am excited about the list :) Jewett is a new-to-me author, and Cather is a real treat if you get a chance to read one of her novels :)

[Candi]

I've got my old school's done and a couple of others! My reviews for those are posted in Women Authors challenge and/or Bingo Challenge.

[Sara, New School Classics]

This is the challenge I need to turn my attention to. Congrats on the progress you have made.

[Candi]

Thanks, Sara. I need to make sure I keep chipping away at this!