24 Classic Works

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31 participants (186 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

By the end of the year read 24 classic reads. Think about classic novels, classic writers, banned books etc. 

Challenge Books

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Zia Mame by Patrick Dennis

Auntie Mame #1

Zia Mame

Patrick Dennis

380 pages • 1955 • 31 editions

fiction classics funny lighthearted fast-paced
L'anello rubato by Selma Lagerlöf

Löwensköldska Ringen #1

L'anello rubato

Selma Lagerlöf

159 pages • 1925 • 24 editions

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fiction classics mysterious reflective slow-paced
Il banditore by Joan Samson

Il banditore

Joan Samson

285 pages • 1975 • 19 editions

fiction classics horror thriller dark tense slow-paced
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy

14h 53m • 1891 • 511 editions

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton

The Man Who Was Thursday

G.K. Chesterton

5h 37m • 1908 • 485 editions

fiction classics fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale #1

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • 1985 • 381 editions

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton

That Was Then, This is Now

S.E. Hinton

159 pages • 1971 • 25 editions

fiction classics contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

Miss Marple #9

A Caribbean Mystery

Agatha Christie

220 pages • 1964 • 142 editions

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Ariel

Sylvia Plath

94 pages • 1965 • 71 editions

fiction classics poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

342 pages • 1857 • 916 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced