Casual Classics 2009

casualclassics5 Read 4 “Classics” between January 1st and December 31st, 2009

  •  Overlaps with other challenges ARE allowed
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81 Comments on “Casual Classics 2009”

  1. Nise' Says:

    November 13, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    Loved the Classic Challenges of last year! Count me in.

  2. Janet Says:

    November 13, 2008 at 11:19 pm

    Now that I am back to the challenges, this is one I will be doing. Thanks for hosting it.

  3. Casual Classics Challenge « Cafe Shree Says:

    November 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    [...] Casual Classics rules: Read 4 “Classics” between January 1st and December 31st, [...]

  5. Jeska Says:

    November 16, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    I think I can do it! Sign me up. :)

  6. Lindy Says:

    November 17, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    I have no idea what a casula challenge is or a casual book. any definition or list of books to be included?

  7. mizb17 Says:

    November 18, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Lindy — IMO, a “casual” challenge is just one that is more laid-back, and not so hard to do. I called this one “casual” because I, personally, find Classics to be tough to get through, so reading 4 over the course of a full year is more “casual” and laid-back than, say, trying to read 4 Classics in the span of a 2-5 months.

    SO, just pick any 4 books written before 1970 (approx) — my own “definition” of a “Classic” book — and read them between January 1st and December 31st, 2009. That’s it! ;)

    MizB

  8. Lindy Says:

    November 18, 2008 at 4:13 pm

    I would like to join, lots of gret books before 1970 and after 1900.
    Lindy

  9. Joyfully Retired Says:

    November 20, 2008 at 4:33 am

    I’d like to join in on this. I love reading the old stuff – I mean classics. Thanks for hosting this challenge.

    Margot

  10. BiblioMom Says:

    November 20, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    I’m in! I did the 50 book challenge last year and didn’t get anywhere near 50 books. I decided to devote 2009 to classics so this challenge is right up my reading ally.

  11. lorriechipps Says:

    November 24, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    Ooh, sounds like fun! I have a small stack of books that fit the bill currently glaring at me in a menacing fashion. I really ought to be reading them…

  12. fleurfisher Says:

    November 25, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    I’m in! I have loads of classics hanging around and I have already resolved that 2009 is the year that I focus on reading them.

  13. Kathrin Says:

    November 30, 2008 at 11:31 am

    Count me in! I think I can do this challenge and I have a few classics on my Mount TBR anyway, so it’ll be nice. I have yet to come up with a list, though.

  14. Melanie Says:

    December 1, 2008 at 7:35 pm

    Thanks for the challenge please add me.

  16. Kelly Says:

    December 2, 2008 at 3:11 am

    I would like to join! Thanks!

  17. MissDaisyAnne Says:

    December 2, 2008 at 4:20 am

    Please, I would love to be apart of the great challenge!
    Thank you!

  18. Nise' Says:

    December 7, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    Count me in. I have three of the four books chosen!

  19. Molly Says:

    December 10, 2008 at 2:33 am

    This will be my 2nd challenge – ever!! I am very much looking forward to this. Thank you!

  20. fuzzyface Says:

    December 10, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    I’m definitely in! Sign me up! I love reading the classics.

  21. Robin Says:

    December 11, 2008 at 7:05 pm

    I just talked myself into it. Sign me up, please. :)

    Robin

  22. yooperchick Says:

    December 13, 2008 at 2:49 am

    I’m so psyched for this challenge! I already have the first 4 classics that I’m going to read all picked out and listed at http://ilovemybooks.blogspot.com

  23. Leanne Says:

    December 15, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    I’ll give it a try

  24. blbooks Says:

    December 20, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    I’d love to join in.

    Becky
    Becky’s Book Reviews
    http://blbooks.blogspot.com

  25. Rebekah Says:

    December 21, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    I’m not sure what books I will read, but I do want to try to do this. Thanks!

  30. Parkhere Says:

    December 28, 2008 at 2:35 am

    I would love to join this challenge. I have some ideas on what I want to read but no definite list yest.

  31. Book Psmith Says:

    December 28, 2008 at 6:41 am

    I would love to join this challenge. Thank you for hosting it. Can we list them as we finish them or do we make the list ahead of time?

  32. Kris Says:

    December 28, 2008 at 8:49 am

    I’d love to join as well. This is my first year joining any reading challenges and I decided this is one of the few I’d join :) My list is here:
    http://bookheart.morethanafeeling.us/?page_id=7

  33. carolinacpa Says:

    December 28, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    I would also like to join this challenge. My post can be found here: http://bookmusings.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/casual-classics-2009/

  34. teach2reach Says:

    December 28, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    My first year of reading challenges! I’m excited to join this one!

  35. Kelly Says:

    December 28, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    Now that my kids, 2 and 4, have started letting me read a little more I want to do one of these challenges. This will be my first challenge ever and I haven’t read to many of the classics and I always want to so this will hopefully motivate me.

  37. Susan Says:

    December 29, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    I’ve been doing this for a few years although I’ve “fudged” a bit. I’ll take up the challenge!

  39. Danielle Says:

    December 30, 2008 at 4:20 am

    I’m in! Kelly let me know about it and I love to read as well. Some classics will do me good. Thanks.

  40. Jessica Says:

    December 30, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    I’m so in. Thanks for having a casual challenge that I know I can complete. Here’s a link to the post about this and my other 2009 challenges: http://thebluestockings.com/2009/01/2009-challenges/

  41. Rakisha Says:

    December 31, 2008 at 7:03 am

    I’d like to read more classics and 4 seems like a challenge I can commit to…count me in!!

    http://kishamasala.blogspot.com/

  42. Gina Says:

    January 1, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    I have not read very many classics and 4 seems like a doable number…count me in!

    http://busymom2girls.blogspot.com

  43. teach2reach Says:

    January 1, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    I would like to join!

  45. Lori Noe Says:

    January 2, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    Count me in too!

  46. mizb17 Says:

    January 3, 2009 at 2:21 am

    Lori Noe — your name is already in the Mr.Linky, so you’re good to go! :) (somewhere near the first few names)

    MizB

  49. Audra Marie Says:

    January 5, 2009 at 3:37 am

    Can it be both nonfiction and fiction classics or is this just for fiction? :)

  50. bibliophile23 Says:

    January 6, 2009 at 7:06 am

    I have just signed up. This sounds like so much fun. Classics are my favorite. Here is my list (subject to change):

    http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/casual-classics/

  51. Kim Says:

    January 6, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    This sounds like fun. Count me in!

  53. Lorraina Says:

    January 10, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    I will be joining in on this classic challenge. My list is at the link below. Looking forward to this on.

    http://luluslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/01/casual-classics-challenge.html

  54. Carsten Says:

    January 13, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Four classics for me: F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The Great Gatsby”, Raymond Chandler: “The Big Sleep”, Herman Melville: “Mardi” and Karen Blixen: “Seven Gothic Tales.

    http://www.eskapisten.dk

  55. fleurfisher Says:

    January 13, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    I signed up and completely forgot to post. I’ve put that right now and my post is here.

  56. J Says:

    January 14, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Thanks for hosting this! My post is up today: http://jellyjules.com/?p=1375

    I signed up with Mr. Linky. :)

  57. Book Psmith Says:

    January 15, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    When you click on Book Psmith under Mr. Linky is says that page does not exist, so I am going to leave the link to my review for my first classic read here…

    http://bookpsmith.blogspot.com/2009/01/book-review-adventures-of-sherlock.html

  58. Jules Says:

    February 2, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    Finished my second classic! Half way done! Here’s the link!

    http://juliebooks.blogspot.com/2009/02/book-review-old-man-and-sea.html

  59. msfineprint Says:

    February 7, 2009 at 4:49 am

    Here’s my list:
    1. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
    2. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
    3. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
    4. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

  60. Natalie T. Says:

    February 8, 2009 at 1:57 am

    Is it too late to sign up? I’ve already read, this year,
    1. Heart of Darkness by Conrad
    2. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
    3. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
    and am in the midst of reading “Mary Barton” by Mrs. Gaskell

  61. Natalie T. Says:

    February 8, 2009 at 1:58 am

    Is it too late to sign up? I’ve already read, this year,
    1. Heart of Darkness by Conrad
    2. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
    3. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
    and am in the midst of reading “Mary Barton” by Mrs. Gaskell

  62. Jules Says:

    February 8, 2009 at 6:43 am

    Here’s my third of the list, The Time Machine – H.G. Wells

    One more book to go!

  63. J Says:

    February 14, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    I just finished my first book for this challenge, The Member of the Wedding, by Carson McCullers.
    http://jellyjules.com/?p=1620

  64. cafeshree Says:

    February 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    Finished my first for the challenge!
    Semi-Attached Couple by Emily Eden
    My review http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/semi-attached-couple-emily-eden/

  65. cafeshree Says:

    February 21, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    Finished my second classic, the second book by Emily Eden
    Semi-Detached House. My review http://cafeshree.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/semi-detached-house-emily-eden/

  66. Becky Says:

    February 27, 2009 at 1:32 am

    Just finished reading Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

  67. Book Psmith Says:

    February 28, 2009 at 7:28 am

    I have completed reading all four books for the challenge. Thanks for hosting a great challenge. If you would like to check out what I read, click on the Mr. Linky that says Book Psmith-2nd attempt. The first didn’t go well.

  69. Kelly Says:

    March 10, 2009 at 3:11 am

    I just finished my first book, The Count of Monte Cristo. Thanks to a long weekend away without hubby and kiddos I read it all! On to the next one, probably The Great Gatsby.

  70. Jules Says:

    March 15, 2009 at 2:02 am

    Completed the Challenge! Second Completed Challenge of the Year :D !

    Here’s my Review

    Glimpses of the Moon – Edith Wharton

    Thanks for a great challenge!

  71. Jules Says:

    March 15, 2009 at 2:05 am

    Completed the Challenge! Second Completed Challenge of the Year :D !

    Here’s my Review

    http://juliebooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/book-review-glimpses-of-moon.html

    Thanks for a great challenge! (I dont know if the link is working, if it is sorry for the duplicate post!)

  72. mizb17 Says:

    March 15, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    Congratulations, Jules! :D

  73. Robin of My Two Blessings Says:

    March 25, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Just finished my first book for challenge – The Seven Storey Mountain. Here’s the Link

    http://www.mytwoblessings.com/2009/03/book-review-40-seven-storey-mountain.html

    Working on my 2nd book – War and Peace. :)

  74. Penny Says:

    March 29, 2009 at 4:22 am

    I have finished 2 books for this challenge so far:

    Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
    http://ilovemybooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/oedipus-rex-by-sophocles.html

    The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    http://ilovemybooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/hound-of-baskervilles-by-sir-arthur.html

  75. Wyn Says:

    May 2, 2009 at 6:51 am

    I just found this site. Is it ok to join this late in the challenge? I think I can read 4 classics before the end of the year. I will be slow though because I’m waiting for cataract surgery so it takes me awhile to read the books.

  77. Kim Says:

    May 26, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Just finished A Busy Day by Fanny Burney.
    Here is my review:
    http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2009/05/busy-day.html

  78. Kelly Says:

    June 14, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Just finished my second book, The Catcher in the Rye. OMG I HATED IT!!! Why is this considered a classic?? I just didn’t get it. It took all I had to finish it, and that’s b/c I hate to not finish a book I’ve started.

  79. Wyn Says:

    June 14, 2009 at 2:47 am

    I think that the only people that really liked Catcher in the Rye were boys. ROFLOL.

  80. Writ on Water Says:

    June 15, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    I think that Catcher in the Rye speaks deeply and affectingly to the 13-14 year olds who feel out of place with the popular kids at school—I loved it when I was in 7th grade. Rereading it as an adult I was surprised at how weak it had become over the decades.

    I love rereading because you can gauge your own changes in life because you know that the printed words on the page have not changed.

  81. Betty Says:

    July 15, 2009 at 6:32 am

    I finished my four casual classics!! Yayy! The four books are:

    1. Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
    2. Lolita by Vladimir Naboko
    3. The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway
    4. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

    A link to the reviews, if anyone’s interested. =)

    http://bettysbooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/casual-classics-challenge-2009.html

    I had fun with these! Thanks for hosting the challenge, MizB!


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