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The original topic for this week was “Books I Would or Wouldn’t Reread and Why.” As I’ve recently done blog hop posts about mostly contemporary books I wouldn’t read and have another one ready to go for next week’s WWBC theme, I decided to tweak this one a little and talk about classic novels I would like to reread someday.
From what I recall about their storylines, they were all memorable tales filled with characters that I found relatable or interesting in some way.
1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
2. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
4. The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck
5. Dracula by Bram Stoker*
6. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
7. Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) by Toni Morrison
8. Beowulf by Unknown
9. The Plague by Albert Camus
10. Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1) by Bill Watterson**
*Well, other than the fact that the protagonist brushed off the stern warnings he was given from locals about venturing in Dracula’s territory. You’d think he would have taken them seriously when they told him not to go there. Ha!
** If there is such a thing as a classic comic strip, I’d argue that Calvin and Hobbes deserves to be counted as one. They somehow become funnier and more meaningful every time I reread them.
There are some great books on your list, Lydia. Some, I’ve not read but others, such as Dracula and The Color Purple are certainly worth a revisit.
Cool. 🙂 And thanks.
Love Calvin and Hobbes! My favorite collection is the 10th anniversary edition because it has extensive remarks from BIll Watterson.
I’ll have to look that one up!
I love Gabriel Garcia Marquez! If you are interested in re-reading Dracula, there is a podcast that recreates the story in daily bites. It’s called RE: Dracula, if I remember correctly. Fun way to re-read the story if you start on the same day as the book does.
Oh, sweet! Thanks for sharing.
So happy to see Gabriel García Márquez on the same list as Calvin and Hobbes! 💚
Thank you!
This sound be a great prompt for TTT sometime!
I submitted it to Jana after reading this comment, Deb. Maybe it will happen. 🙂
I would love to reread Dracula! It’s one of my favs. 😀
It’s so good!
Nice picks, especially “The Good Earth”.
Thank you.
I absolutely love Calvin and Hobbes. I think it is one of the greatest ever. I read Grapes of Wrath in high school and haven’t touched it since but I remember it being great. I had a little trouble with Dracula and it dragging but it is a great book.
Thank you for sharing!
I love your list! I also want to reread Dracula and the Calvin & Hobbes books. And One Hundred Years of Solitude is on my TBR list for a first read. Happy reading!
Thank you. May you enjoy One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Great list, Lydia. I loved The Gift of the Magi. I could take or leave Beowulf. We are huge lovers of Calvin and Hobbes. Could read those all day long.
Cool. 🙂