Back to the Classics Challenge 2021 - hosted by reallifereading

A classic by a new-to-you author, i.e., an author whose work you have never read.
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Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

Surfacing

Margaret Atwood

208 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller challenging reflective slow-paced
The Plague by Albert Camus

The Plague

Albert Camus

368 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie

176 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

150 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People

Henrik Ibsen

164 pages • first pub 1882 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging slow-paced
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

The Castle of Otranto

Horace Walpole

221 pages • first pub 1764 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

14 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

224 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

295 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Black No More by George S. Schuyler

Black No More

George S. Schuyler

208 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction classics race science fiction speculative fiction challenging funny reflective medium-paced