Elenas Most Delicious and Delightful Reads

[siriusedward]

# Challenge 1

Old and New TBR

Old

Far From the Madding Crowd
Eugénie Grandet
Eugene Onegin


New

The Age of Innocence
East of Eden
The Sound and the Fury

Eclectic
Twilight in Delhi
The Brothers Karamazov
Zorro
Keats
When We Were Orphans
Song of Solomon
Dombey and Son

Alternates
The Brothers Karamazov
The Fall

[siriusedward]

# Challenge 6

Short Story Challenge

Read 24


Add as you read
< 130p

[siriusedward]

siriusedward wrote: "# Challenge 5

Womens Century Challenge"

1850 to 1960

50s Villette / Ruth
60s Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories / Hospital Sketches
70s Daniel Deronda
80s In the Vine Country
90s The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
1900s Gunnar's Daughter
10s My Ántonia
20s The Age of Innocence
30s One Pair of Hands / Rebecca
40s The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
50s Nine Coaches Waiting / Hickory Dickory Dock / The Talented Mr. Ripley
60s The Violent Bear It Away / Joy in the Morning

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Nice selections. My most enjoyed, of the ones I've read are, Ruth, Country of Pointed Furs, Age of Innocence, Rebecca, Lonely Hunter, East of Eden, and Madding Crowd. If I was a re-reader, I'd gladly start any of these tomorrow. Enjoy!!

[siriusedward]

Thanks,Bob.
These are the books I have been wanting to read since sometime.

[Luke]

siriusedward wrote: "siriusedward wrote: "# Challenge 5

Womens Century Challenge"

1850 to 1960

50s Villette / Ruth
60s Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories / [book:Hospit..."

I'm glad to see your Quest for Women, Elena. You've a number of my favorite works and authors on your list (Villette, Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Undset, Daniel Deronda), so I hope they go well for you.

[Sue]

Great List Elena! East of Eden is one of my very favorite books and I also loved Age of Innocence, Rebbecca and The Brothers Karamozov.

I may get to The Talented Mr. Ripley this year. It's one of my 50's choices too

[Kathleen]

I'm especially glad you're reading Age of Innocence, and Song of Solomon too, but you have created a great list of superb classics, Elena. Hope you enjoy them all!

[Brina]

When We Were Orphans Sounds fascinating, Elena. You have some interesting choices. As I told Kathleen in a different post, with everyone’s selections we have enough on our tbrs to last years. Have fun.

[Ila]

Age of Innocence is a great favourite with me. Its always a good idea to read Balzac and Eugenie Grandet was one of his best. Enjoy your challenge!

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Nice mix of challenges Elena. I agree with Ila; I read Eugénie Grandet this year and really liked it.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nine Coaches Waiting--my secret passion is Mary Stewart and this one is so much fun.

I totally agree that The Age of Innocence is fantastic. Your list should bring you a lot of reading joy. Now I have to check out the Balzac.

[siriusedward]

Aubrey wrote: "siriusedward wrote: "siriusedward wrote: "# Challenge 5

Womens Century Challenge"

1850 to 1960

50s Villette / Ruth
60s [book:Life in the Iron Mills and Other Stories|4..."

Thanks ,Aubrey.
You are an inspiration and you are one of the people who keeps my TBR ever-increasing.
I loved the atmosphere of Member of the wedding..hope to love the heart is a lonely hunter too.

[siriusedward]

Sue wrote: "Great List Elena! East of Eden is one of my very favorite books and I also loved Age of Innocence, Rebbecca and The Brothers Karamozov.

I may get to The Talented Mr. Ripley this year. It's one of..."

Thanks,Sue.
I loved all the short stories by her so far so hoping to love Age of Innocence too.
I know many love Rebecca here and it has been in my TBR since a few years .Hopefully will get to it this year.
The BrothersK..I had started it this year..liked it too ,as much as I read.but couldn't finish it.Too much happening in RL.Hopefully this year will be able to read it again and finish it.

[siriusedward]

Kathleen wrote: "I'm especially glad you're reading Age of Innocence, and Song of Solomon too, but you have created a great list of superb classics, Elena. Hope you enjoy them all!"

Thanks,Kathleen.
Hopefully will get to them all this year.

[siriusedward]

Brina wrote: "When We Were Orphans Sounds fascinating, Elena. You have some interesting choices. As I told Kathleen in a different post, with everyone’s selections we have enough on our tbrs to last years. Have ..."

Yes!
This group does add a lot of books to ones TBR.Not jst through these challenges but monthly voting selections too.

[siriusedward]

Lynn wrote: "Nice mix of challenges Elena. I agree with Ila; I read Eugénie Grandet this year and really liked it."

Ila wrote: "Age of Innocence is a great favourite with me. Its always a good idea to read Balzac and Eugenie Grandet was one of his best. Enjoy your challenge!"

Thanks Ila and Lynn. Hopefully will like it too.

[siriusedward]

Sara wrote: "Nine Coaches Waiting--my secret passion is Mary Stewart and this one is so much fun.

I totally agree that The Age of Innocence is fantastic. Your list should bring you a ..."

Yes.She is fun,Sara.
I discovered her last year, I think.Through another groups monthly read books and liked that book.
Hopefully will get to this book this year.