Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Classic You've Avoided
We all have those books we've been meaning to read but have been avoiding. Either because they're too long or too deep or just too scary.

Now it's time to pull out a classic you've been avoiding and give it a try. Maybe it'll surprise you.

Need suggestions? Here are some book lists for you:
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Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce

783 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

263 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous medium-paced
Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

128 pages • first pub 1606 (editions)

fiction classics play dark tense medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

8 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 1818 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

12 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

Mark Twain

7 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry by Jules Verne

Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry

Extraordinary Voyages #3

Jules Verne

8 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 1864 (editions) user-added

fiction classics science fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine

H.G. Wells

118 pages • first pub 1895 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

320 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced