A challenge? Me? Hope springs eternal...

Trish, of Trish's Reading Nook, is once again holding the Classics Challenge.

Whil I seem to do poorly with challenges (I rarely finish and when I do, I'm horrid about posting my results), I'm signing up for this one for two reasons: One, it's hosted by one of my favorite bloggers, and two, I want to read more classics! I honestly feel like I'm a poor reader because I haven't read many of those books called 'classics'. Hopefully, this challenge will give me a push.

Here are the rules:

Classics: We love them, we hate them, now we are going to challenge ourselves to read more of them.

**Choose Your Level (Keep reading for Bonus)
1. Classics Snack - Read FOUR classics
2. Classics Entree - Read FIVE classics
3. Classics Feast - Read SIX classics

**Rules/Guidelines
1. Cross-posting with other challenges is allowed (and encouraged!)
2. Audiobooks are fine
3. Re-reads are acceptable, BUT books must be finished after April 1st to count for the challenge
4. Lists don't have to be set in stone; you can change your selections at any time
5. Have Fun!!
6. You do NOT need a blog to participate.

**Bonus!! (Optional)
In the past two challenges we compiled a list of books that we think might be considered classics one day. I've wiped out that old list so we can start fresh, but to get an idea of what others suggested in the past, see HERE and HERE. To start off the list, I'm going to suggest Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

You can click on the link above to get to the Challenge page itself with the links to the above lists.

I'm going with Level 1 - four classics:

1. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
2. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
3. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
4. My Antonia by Willa Cather

And my bonus book? Who knows. I'll wait for a list to pick from.

The challenge runs April 1 through October 31, 2010