As I reported in an earlier post, I've decided to accept a reading challenge from booklogged at A Reader's Journal. The idea is to read 5 classics during the months of January and February. I've never done a challenge before so I was a little hesitant, but now that I've chosen my books I feel quite confident that I will finish reading the books on my list.
I decided that a "classic" is a book that gets re-read by a lot of people. And these are the classics I've chosen to read:
Little Women
Mary Poppins
The Little Princess
The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew)
The Railway Children
Mary, I'm so happy you will be joining in the challenge. I love your selection of books. It would be fun to read a Nancy Drew mystery for me after all these years. Maybe I follow your lead and do that sometime in the not so far distant future.
Posted by: booklogged | Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 06:43 PM
Oh, Mary Poppins! You're in for a treat with that one, especially, if you haven't read it. I read it two or three years ago, and it made me realize how Disney had corrupted my idea of this story. The real one is so much better, so much darker and generally just a wonderful read. It made me want to read the whole series.
Posted by: Bluestalking Reader | Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 08:10 AM
I read this years ago but the Disney version is the only one I remember. I borrowed it a couple of weeks ago from the library but didn't get any further than the first few pages. Now I've put it aside to start on New Year's Day as the first of my challenge books.
md
Posted by: Mary Ronan Drew | Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 05:32 PM