Friday, December 11, 2020

2020 Back to the Classics Challenge Wrap-Up



Well, it's over for another year. Some I loved and admired tremendously, others I didn't think highly of at all, but as usual I read wider than I would have. Here they are, chosen and reviewed throughout the year. And now I'll eagerly wait to see if there will be a new challenge announced for yet another year.  

19th Century Classic - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

20th Century Classic - My Antonia by Willa Cather

Classic by a Woman Author - The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Classic in Translation - Kristin Lavransdattar; The Wreath by Sigrid Undset 

Classic by a Person of Colour (any classic by a non-white author) -
To Sir With Love by E.R. Braithwaite

Genre Classic (any classic novel that falls into a genre category) - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Classic with a Person's Name in the Title - Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

Classic with a Place Name in the Title - Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Classic with Nature in the Title (except animals) - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Classic about a Family - The Harp in the South novels by Ruth Park

An Abandoned Classic (that you just never got around to finishing) - Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 

Classic Adaptation (any classic that's been adapted as a movie or TV series) - Vanity Fair by W.M. Thackeray
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6 comments:

  1. JosephDecember 13, 2020 at 3:49 AM

    Nicely done. Only a couple here I've read, a few more on TBR...and a few that I may have to add.

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    1. Paula VinceDecember 14, 2020 at 1:19 PM

      Thanks Joseph. We never run out of reading material doing these challenges, that's for sure.

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  2. CleoDecember 21, 2020 at 10:20 AM

    Congratulations on finishing! You must be so pleased! I have Enchanted April on my list for this year and can't wait to read it. Which one did you like best on this list?

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    1. Paula VinceDecember 21, 2020 at 11:35 AM

      Thanks Cleo, that one was an easy read with good sentiments. I'd say my favourite was Vanity Fair. Always nice to tick off another year.

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  3. JaneGSDecember 29, 2020 at 6:56 AM

    Congratulations on finishing this challenge--so many wonderful books. I absolutely love Vanity Fair and have read it three times and am due for another reread soon.

    I also want to reread My Antonia and The Enchanted April.

    I will check out To Sir With Love as I am still looking for the classic by a person of color for the 2021 challenge.

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    1. Paula VinceDecember 29, 2020 at 9:07 AM

      Thanks Jane,
      Yes, I think VF was one of my favourites from the whole list. It's a great time of year, this wrap-up time. And I do recommend TSWL.

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