Classic Club Spin # 18
by NancyElin
- It is time to take part in Classic Club spin nr 18!
- I have decided to use audio books for my spins.
- Why?
- I love to get up in the morning…
- and take a 1 hour walk
- ..while I enjoy great literature!
- Why?
- I must reduce my TBR list on my Audible.com library
- Why?
- I need to avoid IPAD/Kindle screens before bed-time.
- Audio books are a perfect solution.
- #ccspin
- Trivia: @bornasbooks and @HowlingFrog
- …these clubbers have participated on ALL 18 CC spins!
- BRAVO!
- I win the prize (I think) for the LEAST number of spins!
- 2014 – Praise of Folly (Erasmus) …very easy to read and very funny!
- 2017 – Long Day’s Journey Into Night (E. O’Neill) – one of best 50 plays in 100 years!
- 2018 – ??
Update: 01.08.2018
- OMG I’ve died and gone to heaven…
- spin book is “Means of Ascent’ by R. Caro.
- This is a modern non-fiction classic!
- Hours of listening pleasure on my morning walks!!
- Thank you CC !
#ccspin
My list:
- Eliot, George – The Mill on the Floss –
- Dickens, C. – Our Mutual Friend –
- Suetonius – The Twelve Caesars – ancient classic non-fiction –
- London, Jack – Call of the Wild –
- Ford Maddox Ford – Some Do Not (#1 Parade’s End) –
- Bronte, C. – Shirley –
- Conrad, J. – Heart of Darkness –
- Hardy, T. – The Mayor of Casters bridge –
- Caro, R. – Means of Ascent (LBJ) – READ
- Bronte, A. – The Tenant of Wildfell Hall –
- Huxley, A. – Brave New World –
- Atwood, M. – The Handmaid’s Tale –
- Mann, T. – The Magic Mountain –
- Fitzgerald, F. S.- The Great Gatsby –
- Kipling, R. – Kim –
- McCullers, C. – The Heart is a Lonely Hunter –
- Du Maurier, D. – Rebecca –
- Poe, Edgar Allan – The Complete Short Stories (29 stories) –
- Shakespeare, W. – Hamlet –
- Thackeray, William – Vanity Fair –
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Very good list! I really enjoy audiobooks too so i can rest the ol’ eyes. Are you hoping for any particular number?
Thanks for your comment! I use audio books all the time….so I’m not wasting a ‘reading minute’ during household chores as well.
Number? 13 I don’t read much German literature….and I’m curious what T. Mann has to say. I read Buddenbrooks (1901) and had a lukewarm reaction. I hope after 23 years T. Mann has evolved and can dazzle me with The Magic Mountain (1924)
Great list Nancy – I wish I could get into audio books the way that you do. I can sometimes listen to them in the car, but usually find that I tune out very quickly.
We actually share Suetonius at #3 which is a little exciting 🙂
Audio books: When I read ‘important’ book…I often read and listen! The combination of reading and listening maximizes my comprehension- and I can pause to highlight something I want to remember for a review on the IPAD. Hope you had a great Read-a-ton…It was too hot here to concentrate and I had a bad night ‘sleeping on the floor’. I was exhausted and started to wilt in the heat! 🙂
Excellent list! I always have at least one audio book in progress for walking and driving about town. (I’m nearly finished with Jude the Obscure). From your list, I particularly enjoyed The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and Rebecca — there is a great audio version narrated by Anna Massey who played Mrs. Danvers in a Masterpiece Theater adaptation back in the 1970s. I highly recommend it if you can find that one. Good luck with the spin!
Thanks for you comment…I’m always looking for suggestion for ‘good narrators’ for audio books. The voice is an important part of the pleasure of an audio book. I will look for Anna Massey. One of my favorites is the British actress Juliet Stevenson….I’m going to listen to her rendition of of Jane Austen’s books!
Update: 01.08.2018
OMG I’ve died and gone to heaven…
spin book is “Means of Ascent’ by R. Caro.
This is a modern non-fiction classic!
Hours of listening pleasure on my morning walks!!
Thank you CC !
#ccspin