12 Classic Books I Want to Read in 2020

TL;DR

Olive shares her list of 12 classic books she plans to read in 2020, including works by Charlotte Bronte, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, and Alexandre Dumas.

Transcript

hi guys olive here here today to tell you what twelve classic books I intend to read in 2020 this will be the fourth year that I'm making a list like this for myself it has worked really well for me in prior years just putting together the list makes me super excited about reading the classics and then having this list to come back to throughout th... Read More

Key Insights

• 🫠 Making a list of classic books to read can help readers stay focused and accountable throughout the year.
• 🫠 Olive is excited about reading classics by Charlotte Bronte, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, Alexandre Dumas, and other renowned authors.
• 🏛️ Including classic nonfiction on reading lists can be a great way to continue classics reading during nonfiction-focused periods.
• 🫠 Olive is anticipating reading classics such as "Frankenstein," "Treasure Island," "Oliver Twist," "The Tale of Genji," and more.
• 💦 Elizabeth Gaskell's works, including "Mary Barton," are highly recommended by Olive.
• 💖 Olive's interest in "Picnic at Hanging Rock" was sparked by watching the Amazon miniseries adaptation and she wants to compare it to the novel.
• 😫 "The Tale of Genji" is considered the first-ever novel and is a romance set in 11th century Japan.

Questions & Answers

Q: Why does Olive make a list of classic books to read each year?

Olive finds that making a list helps her stay focused and accountable in reading the classics she prioritized before the year started.

Q: What is one of Olive's long-term goals regarding classic literature?

One of Olive's long-term goals is to read through all of the Bronte novels, and she is excited to read Charlotte Bronte's more obscure novel, "Villette."

Q: What is the premise of "A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf?

"A Room of One's Own" is Woolf's extended essay about the importance of women having their own money and space in order to create, using a fictional thought experiment about William Shakespeare's talented sister.

Q: What can readers expect from "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas?

"The Three Musketeers" follows the adventures of three inseparable friends and is known to be more violent and morally ambiguous than most adaptations portray.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Olive is excited to read classic books in 2020 and finds that making a list helps her stay focused and accountable.

• Some of the books on her list include "Villette" by Charlotte Bronte, "The Custom of the Country" by Edith Wharton, and "A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf.

• Olive also plans to read "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens, among others.