2021 Reading Classic Books Challenge - hosted by brokenspine

Read a classic over 500 pages
All books added
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

601 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

Complete Tales and Poems

Edgar Allan Poe

1023 pages • first pub 1849 (editions)

fiction classics horror poetry dark tense medium-paced
Armadale by Wilkie Collins, John Sutherland

Armadale

Wilkie Collins, John Sutherland

721 pages • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Our Mutual Friend (Modern Library) by Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend (Modern Library)

Charles Dickens

801 pages • first pub 1865 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

The Tin Drum

Die Danziger Trilogie #1

Günter Grass

582 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective sad slow-paced
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son

Charles Dickens

1058 pages • first pub 1848 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Les Misérables - Die Elenden by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables - Die Elenden

Victor Hugo

1536 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

The Well of Loneliness

Radclyffe Hall

608 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Der Name der Rose by Umberto Eco

Der Name der Rose

Umberto Eco

650 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night

Lord Peter Wimsey #10

Dorothy L. Sayers

576 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced