Classic Months April and May 2018
For the next two months, I will be reading at least the following eight classics. The order I have listed below will be the order that I plan on reading them in. They will not be the only books that I read during the two months, but I will definitely be reading these ones. Last year, I also did Classic months and I enjoyed it. It's great to dedicate some time to the classics and I love reading them.
April:
🐇 The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois- This was recommended to me by one of my students almost two years ago. I never got the opportunity to read it at the time because of all the work with student teaching and at my university but I knew that I wanted to eventually. The student told me at the time that it was one of his favorite books ever. I recently picked this up at a book sale and wanted to make it the first book that I read this month.
🐇 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson- I will be watching a movie version of this for my Perspective review. This will be my second Robert Louis Stevenson story. My first was The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. I did not really like that story that much but I'm hoping that I like this more. I'm excited to pick this up, especially in regards to comparing it to the movie that I plan on watching with it.
🐇 Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome- This is supposed to be a very funny novel and I hope that it is. I have been looking forward to reading this ever since I found it at a book sale two or three years ago.
🐇 Persuasion by Jane Austen- I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice in February and planned on picking up another one of Jane's books sometime soon. So I figured why not pick up one this coming month. This was her last finished novel and I had a professor tell me how much he loved it. I can't wait to pick it up.
Other books that I may also read:
🐇 Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome- A continuation of Three Men in a Boat. Depending on my feelings for the first book, I may or may not pick this one up. I'm hoping that they are both good.
🐇 The Mystery Of Briony Lodge by David Bagchi- A cross between the characters of Three Men in a Boat and Sherlock Holmes. It looks like it is going to be really funny. This one is not a classic but I figured that if I like Three Men in a Boat enough I should probably pick this one up too.
🐇 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson- I will be watching a movie version of this for my Perspective review. This will be my second Robert Louis Stevenson story. My first was The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. I did not really like that story that much but I'm hoping that I like this more. I'm excited to pick this up, especially in regards to comparing it to the movie that I plan on watching with it.
🐇 Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome- This is supposed to be a very funny novel and I hope that it is. I have been looking forward to reading this ever since I found it at a book sale two or three years ago.
🐇 Persuasion by Jane Austen- I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice in February and planned on picking up another one of Jane's books sometime soon. So I figured why not pick up one this coming month. This was her last finished novel and I had a professor tell me how much he loved it. I can't wait to pick it up.
Other books that I may also read:
🐇 Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome- A continuation of Three Men in a Boat. Depending on my feelings for the first book, I may or may not pick this one up. I'm hoping that they are both good.
🐇 The Mystery Of Briony Lodge by David Bagchi- A cross between the characters of Three Men in a Boat and Sherlock Holmes. It looks like it is going to be really funny. This one is not a classic but I figured that if I like Three Men in a Boat enough I should probably pick this one up too.
May:
🌸 The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare- I have never read this play and have heard that it is a good one. I don't know much about it going in which I believe is going to be an interesting way of reading it. There has never been a time that I have read one of his plays knowing nothing about it. At least that I can think about. This I think will be my twelfth read play of Shakespeare's. I hope to read at least three more this year.
🌸 This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald- I have only ever read The Great Gatsby and a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby is one of my favorite books of all time and I have been wanting to read another one of his books. This is the first book that he ever wrote. He wrote it when he was twenty-three years old and it's semi-autobiographical. I can't wait to devel into another one of his books and I'm hoping that it is a good one. This is probably the book that I have hyped up the most from any of the books that I plan on reading these two months.
🌸 Orlando by Virginia Woolf- Virginia Woolf is another author that I have been wanting to read more of for years. I enjoyed Mrs. Dalloway the two times I have read it for class. Also, I have read a couple of her short stories and parts of Room of One's Own. Virginia Woolf is one of the most interesting writers that I have ever read and I want to eventually read the rest of her works. Especially this book and her letters.
🌸 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame- I believe that I watched the Disney short made of this story when I was a child but I don't really remember too much of it. This is another book that I have been meaning to read for years but have not had the chance yet. I will be watching a movie version of this called Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Wind in the Willows in the UK) for my Perspective review. I don't know if it's another story loosely based on the book or if it is directly based off of this book. This was made by some of the Monty Python troupe (who I love so much) and has many of them in it, so I'm looking forward to seeing their take on the story.
I will also be reading:
🌸 The Willows in Winter by William Horwood- A sequel to the original The Wind in the Willows by another author. I don't know how this is going to be but I do plan on reading it. We will see.
🌸 The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare- I have never read this play and have heard that it is a good one. I don't know much about it going in which I believe is going to be an interesting way of reading it. There has never been a time that I have read one of his plays knowing nothing about it. At least that I can think about. This I think will be my twelfth read play of Shakespeare's. I hope to read at least three more this year.
🌸 This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald- I have only ever read The Great Gatsby and a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby is one of my favorite books of all time and I have been wanting to read another one of his books. This is the first book that he ever wrote. He wrote it when he was twenty-three years old and it's semi-autobiographical. I can't wait to devel into another one of his books and I'm hoping that it is a good one. This is probably the book that I have hyped up the most from any of the books that I plan on reading these two months.
🌸 Orlando by Virginia Woolf- Virginia Woolf is another author that I have been wanting to read more of for years. I enjoyed Mrs. Dalloway the two times I have read it for class. Also, I have read a couple of her short stories and parts of Room of One's Own. Virginia Woolf is one of the most interesting writers that I have ever read and I want to eventually read the rest of her works. Especially this book and her letters.
🌸 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame- I believe that I watched the Disney short made of this story when I was a child but I don't really remember too much of it. This is another book that I have been meaning to read for years but have not had the chance yet. I will be watching a movie version of this called Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Wind in the Willows in the UK) for my Perspective review. I don't know if it's another story loosely based on the book or if it is directly based off of this book. This was made by some of the Monty Python troupe (who I love so much) and has many of them in it, so I'm looking forward to seeing their take on the story.
I will also be reading:
🌸 The Willows in Winter by William Horwood- A sequel to the original The Wind in the Willows by another author. I don't know how this is going to be but I do plan on reading it. We will see.
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