The Classics Club Spin 23 #ccspin

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The Classics ClubHow time flies because it’s time for another Classics Club Spin and a welcome prompt to read a book from my list. 

For those unfamiliar with how the spin works, here are the step-by-step instructions:

  • At your blog, before Sunday 19th April 2020, create a post that lists twenty books of your choice that remain “to be read” on your Classics Club list. This is your Spin List. See mine below. I don’t actually have 20 unread books left on my list so I cheated a bit and, as eagle-eyed readers may spot, I’ve included a couple of books twice that I’m really keen to read.
  • You have to read one of these twenty books by the end of the spin period.
  • On 19th April the folks at The Classics Club will post a number from 1 through 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number on your Spin List by 1st June 2020.
  1. Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys
  2. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
  3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  4. A Garden of Earthly Delights by Joyce Carol Oates
  5. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
  6. The Flowers of Adonis by Rosemary Sutcliff
  7. All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West
  8. The Town House by Norah Lofts
  9. Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann
  10. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
  11. Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers
  12. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
  13. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
  14. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
  15. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
  16. Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
  17. The Last Secrets by John Buchan
  18. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson
  19. Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
  20. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Will you be taking part in the Classics Club Spin #23?  If so, what are you excited about (or daunted by) the prospect of reading?

9 thoughts on “The Classics Club Spin 23 #ccspin”

  1. I just finished reading Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, I see you have it listed twice, so I hope it comes up for you. It was a delightful and entertaining read, even though a sad undertone. I’m not doing a classics spin, but I have Antonia by Willa Cather out to read soon.

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  2. I haven’t made a classic club list but I love this idea! There are so many classics that I’ve wanted to read for ages but always put off reading them for some reason. Looking forward to finding out what you’ll be reading:)

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  3. We do have some commonalities in books and/or authors! Have you ever read “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” meaning would it be a reread, or would this be your first time? Either way, I highly recommend Betty Smith’s “Joy in the Morning.” I read it last year and absolutely loved it. Good luck with the spin!

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    1. It would be a first time read if I got A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I find one of the most enjoyable bits of the spin – apart, one hopes, from reading the chosen book – is looking at everyone else’s lists 😁

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