Never too Late to Read Classics discussion

Taking Suggestions for 2020. Please make sure your suggestion is from the list in msg 2. Thank you!

January- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
February- The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
March- The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Host Kathy
April- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
May- The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
June- The Red and the Black by Stendhal
July- The Awakening by Kate Chopin Host Tracey
August- Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
September- The Ambassadors by Henry James
October - Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert
November- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
December- The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

'Member Favorite Read'
From your Top 10 list and as a group NTLTRC has not read before.

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway Kathy
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf Vittoria, Piyangie, Stefania
A Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert Vittoria, Dan
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Samantha
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser Pam
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 2020 Hefty Read Piyangie, Pam, Angie, Rachana
Bleak House by Charles Dickens Rosemarie, Jackie, Zuly
Call it Sleep by Henry Roth Dan
Candide by Voltaire Yara, Greg, Jordan
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol Tony, Dana
Father and Sons by Ivan Turgenev Claire, Greg
Herland by Charlotte P Gilman Trisha
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn Tracey
Independent People by Halldor Laxness Brian
Invisible Man (GAR # 72) by Ralph W Ellison Pillsonista, Dan, Melissa
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy Rosemarie, Brian
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset Kathy, Brian, Marius, Gary
Lost Illusions by Honore de Balzac Tony
Madamme Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Claire, Zuly
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Tracey, Lesle
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Jo
My Antonia by Willa Cather 2020 Author Read Tracey
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas by F Douglas Rosemarie
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Book Nerd
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr David, Angie
Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence Dan, Wend
The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Pillsonista, Dan
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Audrey, Joelle
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (GAR # 8) by Mark Twain Audrey, Patrick, Madelyn
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Brian, Celia
The Ambassadors by Henry James Dan
The Awakening by Kate Chopin Dana
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler Blueberry, Suki
The Crucible by Arthur Miller Jackie, Jordan
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Conan Doyle Jamie
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Cleo, Zuly
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Suki
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy Trisha, Joelle
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot Trisha, Tracey
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Emma, Kate
The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Tony, Pillsonista
The Red and the Black by Stendhal Dan, Stefania, Pillsonista
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Celia, Joelle
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Angie, Pillsonista
The Stranger by Albert Camus Tony, Fannie
The Tell Tale Heart and other writings by Edgar Allen Poe Melissa Jo
The Trial by Franz Kafka Book Nerd, Dana
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Tollope 2020 Hefty Read Brian
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Celia Madelyn
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding 2020 Hefty Read Jamie
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Vicky
Von Faust by Johann W Goethe Book Nerd
Walden by Henry James Thoreau Kathy, Kate
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskill Jessica, Tracey

Hefty Reads +800 pages: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, The Way We Live Now, Kristin Lavransdatter, Demons (The Possessed) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Vanity Fair.

The list of unread Top 10 favorites of NTLTRC Members were considered if we have not read them in the past years.

A favorite of more than one Member.

A Member's favorite that was not supported by another Member, but their other favorites listed in their Top 10 had already been read, at least one was represented.

The list does not include Genre's of Poetry/Plays or Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Those suggestions should be made under the Planning Sites for those Genre's.

Some of the Hefty's are The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, The Way We Live Now, Kristin Lavransdatter, Demons (The Possessed) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Vanity Fair.

There may be more.

Taking suggestions for Member Favorite Reads for 2020.

Anyone interested in The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot?

Rosemarie we can add your suggestion, is there a month that is better for you?

Any suggestions for the 2020? One for each month. Also from the list in msg 2 that is not crossed off which we read this year.

Let us know which book and what month if it matters for you. Thank you!

Any month except June, Lesle.

March is where I put it. Let me know if it needs changed. Thanks

May works for me, Lesle.

I’d love to read the Hound Of Baskerville, if we could choose this one for a favorite read for 2020.

Jacquie wrote: "I’d love to read the Hound Of Baskerville, if we could choose this one for a favorite read for 2020."

What month would you like?

Still looking for reads for next year from our list in msg 2!!

I'd like to read The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton and I could host in March.

Thank you Kathy! and yes I am still here at the Board of Elections...uggghhh

I'd like to read The Age of Innocence (sitting in my TBR pile) since I'm also trying to work through the Pulitzer list in the next 5 years, 2020-2025.

Mikiko not a problem! I will add it.
Good luck on the Pulitzer list a great goal to have in reading.

Could we read Hound of Baskerville in February?

Thank you!

Sure!
Thank you!

Can we read Dead Souls in August, please? I've not read this major work by Gogol, yet.

Hm, I've read just about everything on this list. My favourite wasn't on it, but we read it at the same time even so.

I would like to choose one of these
Sentimental Education - Gustave Flaubert
The Red and the Black - Stendhal

Anyone else fancy one of them?

I will set it up for August Piyangie. Thank you!

Jazzy wrote: "Hm, I've read just about everything on this list. My favourite wasn't on it, but we read it at the same time even so.

I would like to choose one of these
Sentimental Education - [auth..."

I would like to read The Red and the Black by Stendhal

I am interested in The Red and the Black and The Adventures of Augie March. I don't care which month. I'm reading Vanity Fair now, otherwise I would've suggested it.

I’m interested in The Red and the Black, whatever month you choose.

I'm also interested in Invisible Man.

The Red and the Black and Invisible Man have been added. Thank you!

I love The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (aka Tom Jones) if that is still in the offing--I see it has been struck out, so does that mean it is out of the running?

Karin wrote: "I love The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (aka Tom Jones) if that is still in the offing--I see it has been struck out, so does that mean it is out of the running?"

It's struck out because it is scheduled as next year's Hefty Classic from July through September of 2020, as shown here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Brian wrote: "Karin wrote: "I love The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (aka Tom Jones) if that is still in the offing--I see it has been struck out, so does that mean it is out of the running?"

I..."

Okay, thanks, I get it!

We still have 5 months open for suggestions.

I already suggested one, but would nominate The Possessed by Tolstoy as an addition.

I'll throw in Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert again :)

If you do not mind, I will wait for seconds or use them as fill-in's letter to give other an opportunity to suggest.

Thank you for your enthusiasm!

I'd like to nominate The Ambassadors.

Thank you Eva!
In particular month you are looking at that is open?

I would like to nominate

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

July, September or October. I am happy to lead.

Eva wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Ambassadors."

Lesle wrote: "Thank you Eva!
In particular month you are looking at that is open?"??

Thank you Tracey!

I will put it in for July!

Lesle wrote: "Thank you Tracey!

I will put it in for July!"

i thought you had to have them seconded?

Thank you Lesle - September would be great.

Jazzy, I don’t think Sentimental Education was on the list.

Rosemarie wrote: "Jazzy, I don’t think Sentimental Education was on the list."

It is at the top, with the other novels starting with "A" as in A Sentimental Education.

I overlooked it. I will second A Sentimental Education. Thanks Brian. I am typing on my phone so it takes a long time.

Any month is good for me.

Lesle, Jazzy and I are both interested in reading A Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert.

Sounds good. Thanks!

Posted! Thank you!

Thanks, Lesle. I haven't read it for a long time so it's time for a reread next year.