It’s time for another Classics Club Spin.The rules are easy: compile your list of 20 books by Sunday 22nd November.On that day a number will be randomly selected.That’s the book you read.You have until the 30th January 2021 to finish your book and review it.Join in the fun by visiting the other players and commenting on their lists.It’s a great way to meet like-minded bloggers and explode your TBR classics wishlist!
In honour of AusReading Month, this spin I am going to focus on the Australian classics lingering on my TBR pile and ipad.
CC Spin #25
- The Timeless land | Elenor Dark
- An Australian Girl by Catherine Martin
- My Brilliant Career | Miles Franklin
- It’s Raining in Mango | Thea Astley
- A Little Bush Maid | Mary Grant Bruce
- The Pea-Pickers | Eve Langley
- Maurice Guest | Henry Handel Richardson
- Policy and Passion | Rosa Praed
- The Slow Natives | Thea Astley
- We of the Never-Never | Jeannie Gunn
- Voss | Patrick White
- Myself When Young | Henry Handel Richardson
- A Woman’s Experiences in the Great War | Louise Mack
- My Love Must Wait | Ernestine Hill
- The Battlers | Kylie Tennant
- A Mere Chance by Ada Cambridge
- Uncle Piper of Piper’s Hill | Tasma
- A Sydney Sovereign and Other Tales | Tasma
- Coonaroo by Katharine Susannah Prichard
- 1788 by Watkin Tench
My Previous 24 Spin Results:
Happy Spinning!
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Your list has a lot of titles that interest me, and I am not familiar with the authors so I noted some down.
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I'm not as familiar with the Australian authors, but have looked at your books and will add several to my own long and growing TBR. Good luck on your reading
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Oooo, I love the collage of the different Spin choices! I was looking for your \”collective\” spin list but this is fun too. Have a great spin!
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What an interesting list. I don't know even one of them, so I'm curious as to see which number gets picked.My Spin #25 is completely different from yours.Happy Reading.
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There are lots of authors that I've never heard of there, I'm particularly interested in your number 13 so I'm taking a note of that one.
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I wish you #11, the only author I have read here. Which would be The Red House Mystery for me:https://wordsandpeace.com/2020/11/20/the-classics-club-the-classics-spin-25/
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Wow, so many new unknown things! Any of them would be fascinating.
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Hi there Brona! What a clever selection. I think I need to do that at some or other stage. Make a list of the 50 Classic South African Books. I'm making a note here!Good luck to you and may the dice fall in your favor!Here's my Elza Reads #CCSpin 25
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Thank you and happy spinning to you too, Brona! I have never heard of, let alone read any of these classics. It is so cool that you have focus on Australian classics. 🤞😃
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Now I’m curious to know which ones caught your eye.
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Which ones did you add?
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Thanks Cleo. I like to keep track of my spins & the collage is a more aesthetic way than my previous list with links.
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Until recently Tasma was completely unknown to me too, so I’m kind of hoping to get her this spin.
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After reading Vera Brittain’s memoirs about WWI in the UK & I’m keen to get the Australian perspective now.
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I’m hoping so Reese!
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I’d love to see your SA classic book list! Is Coetzee old enough for both of us to consider his work ‘classic’ yet? 😆
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I’d love to see out outlier spinners do local spins – an all Canadian classic spin or South African or French or New Zealand or Singapore or Indonesia or India for example.
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Good luck. I have no idea which ones of mine would be my favourites.
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I'm not familiar with any of these. That's rare, and one of the things I love about these spins…they always provide something to feed the beast TBR.
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I don't know any of these, which is so very good because it means I still have a lot to discover, yay !
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That's the one I'm most nervous about Emma! I tried to read Voss when I was 19 and found it tedious and gave up less than a third of the way in. I'm hoping the 30+ yrs reading experience since then, will help with that!
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Some aren't very familiar with me either Joseph! In that I know of the author, but very little about their work. Many of the titles will be a complete mystery and hopefully a pleasant surprise 🙂
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I feel the same with our Spinners who chose lots of Ancient texts from Rome and Greece. I know the main ones, but they moved on beyond those years ago and are now delving into the lesser known Ancient classics. It makes me realise that one lifetime will not be enough to read them all!
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