#CCSpin List – Number 21
It’s spin list time! YAY! I’ve historically preformed horribly with these…i don’t think i’ve ever finished a spin book. Wow! But i still want to atleast participate. I’ve decided to theme my list with all scary books since the reading timeframe is October. That will def motivate me to read. Ive decided to choose seven books and randomize them into 20 spots. Not sure if this adheres to the rules, but i love this list! I’m hoping for Tenant of Wildfell Hall!
If you haven’t participated before, it’s very easy. Just pick 20 books from your classics list and tune in next week to see which number is drawn…then you have to read that book! š Also, if you haven’t joined the classics club, give it some thought. It’s great fun. Please feel free to add any questions about the club or event in the comments below. Also, you can read more about joining here.
2. Blank*
3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust
4. Blank*
5. Anne Bronte, Tenant of Wildfell Hall
6. Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
8. Daphane Du Maurier, Rebecca
9. Ovid, Metamorphoses
10. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
11. Blank*
12. Fyodor Dostoyvesky, Crime and Punishment
13. Anne Bronte, Tenant of Wildfell Hall
14. Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
15. Daphane Du Maurier, Rebecca
16. Blank*
17. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
18. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust
19. Blank*
20. Anne Bronte, Tenant of Wildfell Hall
*Thanks to The Once Lost Wanderer for the “blank” idea! If blank is chosen, I’m excused from the spin.
Which books are on your spin list & which # are you hoping for?
Combining a sensational story of a man’s physical and moral decline through alcohol, a study of marital breakdown, a disquisition on the care and upbringing of children, and a hard-hitting critique of the position of women in Victorian society, this passionate tale of betrayal is set within a stern moral framework tempered by Anne Bronte’s optimistic belief in universal redemption.
It tells the story of the estranged wife of a dissolute rake, desperate to protect her son from his destructive influence, in full flight from a shocking world of debauchery and cruelty. Drawing on her first-hand experiences with her brother Branwell, Bronte’s novel scandalized contemporary readers and still retains its power to shock today.
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Books In Bloom
I'm an avid reader and love most all books, but my favorite genres tend to be mystery, adventure, science fiction and classics. Genres I tend to shy away from include romance, contemporary fiction and chick lit. If Iām not actually reading books, Iām probably at work shelving them at my local library.
14 Comments
Reese
Well, I hope you get Anne Bronte! Though I did read Rebecca last fall for RIP and because it was on my Classics Club list, and it’s a great choice, too.
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I agree! Both would be great halloween reads. š
Deb Nance at Readerbuzz
I think you have listed some that are perfect for the season. Rebecca, certainly. Wuthering Heights, too. Good luck!
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Thanks Deb. š
Carol S Evans
Faust is on my list too. I love that you have a theme for yours.
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Thanks. š I’m trying to theme all of my fall books to fall themes. š
jessicabookworm
Ooo what a good idea to make your list up of suitably spooky books for the season. Wuthering Heights and Rebecca are two of my favourite books ever, and I thought The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was great too, so I hope you get one of those. š
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Books In Bloom
Yes me too! I’ve heard good things about all of these. š
jane
What a great way of listing, inspired! Hope you get a good one
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Thanks. š
Mary
I hope you get Rebecca, as it’s one of my all-time favorites. Ovid’s Metamorphoses is also good (I read it in Latin for my M.A.), but it’s quite long. Maybe there’s an abridged or “best of” edition. Great list!
Books In Bloom
Hehe. Yes, maybe so. I’m super slow at reading so i dread reading such a big book in 6 weeks. :/
Kay
You’ve got some fairly intimidating books on that list but some fun ones, too. Good luck!
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Cathy@WhatCathyReadNext
I’d be more than happy if it’s number 13 so you get your Tenant of Wildfell Hall and I get to reread Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers!
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