This week’s theme is Oldest (aka Earliest Published) Books on my TBR. Now I suck at sticking to a traditional TBR at the best of times, so I largely consider my Netgalley hole to be my TBR list for these purposes. Which poses a problem since I used this prompt (unintentionally) with my Netgalley approvals just a few weeks ago when I went rogue on the topic chosen for us. So this week I'm taking to my physical shelves to feature some classics that I've yet to read (they're older than anything I have on Netgalley anyway). Let's go!
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Have you read any of these classics? Any of them you think I absolutely must read sooner rather than later (or not at all because people won't stop writing books so I can get my to be read possibility pile under control)? What are the oldest published books on your TBR?
If you're stopping by from the linkup, please be sure to drop a link to your post below. I have book club tonight and tomorrow night, so I don't want to miss visiting anyone who visits me if I don't manage to find the time to hop through the whole official list. - Katie
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Reading Les Mis was a commitment but it was great!!
ReplyDeleteI twisted the topic a bit this week. Here is my link - http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2024/11/top-ten-tuesday-not-new.html
Enjoy your bookclub!
It's one I keep telling myself I absolutely need to read, and then I decide I'm not ready for that kind of commitment. Maybe next year. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteI have read several of the books on your list, but just recently -- Middlemarch, Les Mis, and The Count of Monte Cristo. Good luck finding time to fit these old guys in.
ReplyDeleteIt really is quite the commitment. It's so clear that authors were paid by the word way back when considering how thicc these books are. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteI enjoyed reading The Count of Monte Cristo, it's a book that's hard to put down. I've heard the Don Quixote is a good read, though I haven't picked it up yet.
ReplyDeletePam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/oldest-books-on-my-tbr-ten-oldest-books-i-own/
Every time I see these classics on my shelf, I wanna read them, but remind myself I already have over 20 books started and should whittle that down before I try to tackle these thicc boys. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteGreat list! I've only read The Pickwick Papers from this list but I liked it, although I needed to search up what a lot of the archaic words meant at times :)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/11/top-ten-tuesday-oldest-books-on-my-tbr.html
The white dudes publishing books in the 1800s almost seem to be speaking a language different from English sometimes...even as a native English speaker. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteJude the Obscure is brilliant but so, so sad
ReplyDeleteWell that makes me wonder if Jude from A Little Life is based on Jude the Obscure...Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteGreat list. I'm terrible at reading classic literature and tend to go for much more contemporary fiction. Which I think shows loud and clear in my list this week! 🙈 https://damppebbles.com/2024/11/19/toptentuesday-19th-november-2024/
ReplyDeleteI went through a very pretentious phase in high school where I read Moby Dick and War and Peace back to back...I also read some Dickens and some other classics, but I don't remember which ones now (it's been a couple decades). There are still some classics I definitely wanna read, but I get intimidated by their chonkiness. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteOn the Origin of Species was interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-oldest-aka-earliest-published-books-on-my-tbr/
And I'm going to read it...someday...probably. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteI'm not much for classics, but I have read MIDDLEMARCH and LES MIS (although I later realized it was an abridged version). I hope you enjoy these when you read them!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
If I read these...If is the key word here! Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteThe Count of Monte Cristo is on my list. Middlemarch is one I have considered but it didn't make today's list. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks. And thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteI haven't read any of those classics 😱
ReplyDeleteEnjoy when you get get to them!
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/top-ten-tuesday-earliest-published-books-on-my-tbr/
I haven't read any of these ones either! We're basically twins. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
DeleteI adore Middlemarch! And I really liked Jude the Obscure, too, though it's sad. But then most of Thomas Hardy's books are sad.
ReplyDeleteI'll be sure to keep that in mind about Jude the Obscure and only read it when I'm not already feeling down. Thanks for stopping by. - Katie
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