Why Read the Classics? | 
#WhyInTitle #NewYearNewBooks @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve only read the first essay from this collection, in which he gives his definition (actually his 14 definitions) of a classic. But it‘s shattering and uplifting all at the same time, so I really what to read the rest of this sometime.
Interesting article for anyone considering reading “classics” anytime soon. Also, some great suggestions/links to other “classics” at the end.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/5/7/21241370/quarantine-reading-how-to-read-the...
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The last 2 not pictured: Pride and Prejudice and The Catcher in the Rye
**I've read or am reading: 8/20
#challenges #classics #classicliterature #novels #fiction #reshared
Great sales pitch for Don Quixote. 😂😂
Hopefully the credits are visible.
Our first freeze is coming tonight, so I‘ve brought in the potted plants and pets, covered my tomato plants that are somehow still alive in the garden, and cuddled up on the couch with a #nonfiction pick I‘ve had on my shelf for a few years. I‘m really not sure why I originally picked this one up, I‘ve never been overly interested in literary criticism, but it‘s good so far!
Hey #groupn! I‘m looking forward to our #nonfiction round, all of you have picked awesome books! I can‘t make up my mind, so Here are the books I‘m thinking about for my #lmpbc pick! Any thoughts? @jb72 @Trashcanman @bookcollecter
Was surprised to find these cool editions of several classic novels at Barnes & Noble. At first I thought they were journals/planners, lol.
Ok @Sarah83 I‘ve submitted my #LitsyClassics list and I‘m posting it here too. I did it with a mix of titles and authors. There‘s a couple of re-reads but it‘s been decades since I read them the first time. I did use Asimov twice because I‘ve not actually read anything by him.
Yay! I signed up for the #Litsyclassics challenge for next year! I had to get a bit creative to make sure that I am still reading diversely, but I think this is going to be fun!
ICYMI: @Sarah83 is organizing a 2018 #litsyclassics reading challenge! Sign up by November 24 to stay in the loop of potential buddy reads! You know you want to! Just click this pretty link to get started.
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I slaved over a hot keyboard and finally narrowed down my #LitsyClassics list for the 2018 reading challenge! I‘m excited! Sign up here http://bit.ly/2zaXBMn Organized by the lovely @Sarah83
pickInteresting read. A collection of reviews and essays on various books many of which have now made it onto my TBR
Getting through a few reviews during my break!
Here are a few classics I distinctly remember reading in high school. #englishclassclassics #backtoreading
Let's find out!
Work in progress - I'm still playing around with different layouts, and I can't decide for the right one...Thank you again @LeahBergen for beautiful postcards 🙏😘
Is there a Classics club or reading group here on Litsy?
10 books I have read.
One is a lie.
Which book is it? #10books
1. Lord of the Flies 2. Dracula 3. Crime and Punishment 4. To Kill A Mockingbird 5. Emma 6. Fahrenheit 451 7. Great Expectations 8. Brave New World 9. North and South 10. Animal Farm
Has anyone heard of Coffee and a Classic box? Just entered a giveaway and their boxes look awesome frankly! Link to enter the giveaway: https://wn.nr/QSLz3Z
They've got three different boxes (all $38) children's lit, classic lit, and motivational classics. I'm certainly intrigued... how long til my birthday 🤔🤔
"All that can be done is for each one of us to invent our own ideal library of our classics."
For #diversereads I decided to focus on nonfiction because while I've made great strides in improving the diversity of my fiction reads, this is an area where I'm still struggling a little. These are some I like (I particularly love the Calvino, which is a series of essays about why books are cool, essentially and High on the Hog, which is a history of African influence on American food), and if you guys have recs I'm all ears. #booktober
Because this is where the harshness of reality took rest and the imagination was left to wander freely without hesitation or limitations. From the Odyssey to Dracula to Jane Eyre and Sherlock Holmes; you fell in love and found courage, your heart was broken and then you were newly mended. Anything was possible and fear was conquered if you just believed in yourself. For some, these words offered hope in desperation.
It seems there's a Calvino for every occasion. I haven't got the time for whole books that are related to my exam papers, but a chapter or two in this quenches the worst of my literary thirst.
[Definition] 13. A classic is a work which relegates the noise of the present to a background hum, which at the same time the classics cannot exist without.
