Joining the Classic Projects by Jillian, I'd like to post my to-read list here just to remind myself
(and to half-force me to read classics). I am not sure about the time
I have to read, and some of the books here are long, while others are
things I think I have to read before I die but am very lazy to start,
so I only include 50 books.
If in fact, I finish all these before
the due time I will add more to the list.
Finish Date: May 5th 2017
I edited my list (11/08/2012), because I don't want to read Faust and Dorian Grey (the movie and opera frighten me devilishly) and I changed them with some adventurous novels, my favourite genre. To make amends of the sin I've committed, I add one more book to the list, Pyle's Robin Hood.
I edited my list (11/02/2013) because I don't know why. There are books I don't feel like reading anymore. But I keep my pledge, and add one book to my list for editing. It's Sabatini's Scaramouche.
Editing this again (13/03/2014) because some books must be written off the list. I can't suffer Portrait of a Lady, nor do I have the heart and diligence to read Vicomte de Bragelonne. Eugene Onegin is off, too, until I have strong enough heart to see others' shattered. So I turn to Ovid's Metamorphoses because it's a great source for Renaissance writers, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein because I am determined never again to mistake the Doctor and the creature like so many ignorant souls, and Orwell's 1984 because I don't usually read dystopia book. The addition is Canterbury Tales.
Hope I can finish these books by then.
The BibleCaroll, Lewis - Alice's Adventure in Wonderland- Caroll, Lewis - Through the Looking Glass
Defoe, Daniel - Robinson Crusoe- Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol (re-read)
- Dickens, Charles - Tale of Two Cities
- Doyle, Arthur Conan - The White Company
- Dumas, Alexandre Jr. – La Dame Aux Camellias (re-read)
Dumas, Alexandre – The Count of Monte Cristo(re-read)- Dumas, Alexandre – The Man in the Iron Mask
Dumas, Alexandre – The Three MusketeersDumas, Alexandre – Twenty Years AfterEuripides – The Trojan WomenFitzgerald, F. Scott – The Great GatsbyFitzgerald, F. Scott – This Side of Paradise- Homer - Illiad
Homer - OdysseyHugo, Victor - Les MiserablesLeBlanc, Maurice - Eight Strokes of the ClockLeroux, Gaston – The Phantom of the Opera- Malory, Thomas - Le Morte d'Arthur
- Melville, Herman – Moby Dick
Milton, John – Areopagitica(re-read)- Neruda, Pablo - 100 Sonnets of Love
- Neruda, Pablo – Book of Questions
- Orwell, George - 1984
- Ovid - Metamorphoses
Pyle, Howard – The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodRostand, Edmond – Cyrano de BergeracSabatini, Rafael - Captain Blood(re-read)Sabatini, Rafael - Scaramouche- de Saint Exupery, Antoine - The Little Prince
Scott, Sir Walter – IvanhoeShakespeare, William - Antony and CleopatraShakespeare, William - Julius Caesar(re-read)Shakespeare, William - LucreceShakespeare, William - Much Ado About Nothing(re-read)Shakespeare, William - OthelloShakespeare, William - Richard III- Shakespeare, William - Sonnets (re-read)
Shakespeare, William - The Two Gentlemen of VeronaShakespeare, William – Venus and Adonis- Shaw, George Bernard – Pygmalion (re-read)
Shelley, Mary - FrankensteinSheridan - School for ScandalSolzhenitsyn, Alexander - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich(read)Sophocles - Oedipus Rex- Spencer, Edmund - Faerie Queene
Stevenson,R L - Treasure Island- Sydney, Sir Philip - Astrophel and Stella
- Thackeray, W M - Vanity Vair
- Verne - From the Earth to the Moon
- Verne - Twenty Thousand Leagues under The Sea (re-read)
- Virgil - Aeneid
- Voltaire - Candide
- Wilde, Oscar - An Ideal Husband
Wilde, Oscar - The Importance of Being Earnest
Finish Date: May 5th 2017
I edited my list (11/08/2012), because I don't want to read Faust and Dorian Grey (the movie and opera frighten me devilishly) and I changed them with some adventurous novels, my favourite genre. To make amends of the sin I've committed, I add one more book to the list, Pyle's Robin Hood.
I edited my list (11/02/2013) because I don't know why. There are books I don't feel like reading anymore. But I keep my pledge, and add one book to my list for editing. It's Sabatini's Scaramouche.
Editing this again (13/03/2014) because some books must be written off the list. I can't suffer Portrait of a Lady, nor do I have the heart and diligence to read Vicomte de Bragelonne. Eugene Onegin is off, too, until I have strong enough heart to see others' shattered. So I turn to Ovid's Metamorphoses because it's a great source for Renaissance writers, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein because I am determined never again to mistake the Doctor and the creature like so many ignorant souls, and Orwell's 1984 because I don't usually read dystopia book. The addition is Canterbury Tales.
Hope I can finish these books by then.
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Yayyy...you are the 4th Indonesian blogger (BBI) who joined The Classics Club!
ReplyDeleteWow, you have read George Bernard Shaw! How do you think, is his works less or more "difficult" than Shakespeare?
A little correction, La Dame Aux Camellias is written by Alexandre Dumas, Jr. (not the father)
Really? Who are the 2 others? I'm happy to have a fellow Indonesian joining the project.
DeleteI won't comment about the difficulty, but I love Shakespeare more. The language is so strong and well-thought, not saying well written too.
Yes, it's the son's, but I was not sure how to write the Jr. part in the list. Haha. (You should not name your kids by your own name, you know. :p) Thanks for pointing that out though. You are a thorough reader. :D
Hi Listra! A beautiful list, and welcome to the club! :-) Don't forget to join up officially here, so others in the club can find you. Cheers, and best wishes with your list!
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Thanks, Jillian. I've join up officially and am excited to start the project. Good luck on your list too, it's much longer than mine. :D
DeleteLovely list. I cheer for The Portrait of a Lady and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Listra - you have a lot of titles on your list that intrigue me. Have fun with your reading!
ReplyDeleteA few of your titles are on my list as well -- I look forward to reading your thoughts on them.
ReplyDeleteBut your list is much more diverse than mine is. I have such a hard time tearing myself away from British literature. It's an illness! ;)
Oh, tell me about it! I love British literature so much. Last week I tried to read Russian literature (usually I read French literature, but never Russian before) and had hard time adjusting myself to the translation. It feels weird. But I have a feeling that I have to read many things, so I try Russian anyway.
DeleteGood luck with your list too.
Great list! I'll be very interested to see what you think of The Iliad and The Aeneid. I've studied extracts from both in the original Ancient Greek and Latin and thought they were brilliant; so different to modern literature. I hope you enjoy all your reading :)
ReplyDeleteWow. You read in Latin and Greek? That is amazing. I have never touched anything Greek or Latin without translation.
DeleteI am reading Aeneid, and a bit confused with the names. There are lots of new names I didn't know about. Thankfully, the publisher provides little notes so I can understand (a bit) about the context.
Thank you.
This is a great list. I am pleased to see lots of Shakespeare, but also, how can I say, less 'obvious' authors too. I will be keeping an eye out for what you think of Dickens, as he features rather prominently on my Classics Club list as well.
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