It's time for the Classics Club Spin #44!

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 Hooray!  I've been looking forward to this Spin.  You know the rules, so here's my list:

  1.  Amerika, by Kafka
  2. Thus Were Their Faces, by Silvina Ocampo
  3. Peter the Great's African, by Pushkin
  4. Lives, by Plutarch (vol I)
  5. Sybil, by Disraeli
  6.  Eichmann in Jerusalem, by Hannah Arendt 
  7. The Leopard, by di Lampedusa
  8. Life and Fate, by Vasily Grossman (this would be quite a feat!)
  9.  The Poetic Edda
  10. Polyhistor Solinus 
  11.  Folktales collected by Afanas'ev (vol I of 3)
  12.  Sagas of Icelanders (aiming for 50% by the due date)
  13.  The Law and the Lady, by Wilkie Collins
  14. The Burning Plain, by Juan Rulfo
  15. It is Acceptable (Det Gaar An), C. J. L. Almqvist
  16.  The Obedience of a Christian Man, by William Tyndale
  17. Phineas Finn, by Anthony Trollope
  18. The Well at the End of the World, by William Morris
  19. The Tale of Sinhue (ancient Egyptian poetry)
  20. The Once and Future King, by T. H. White
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Since summer is coming up, I could tackle something pretty major this time; Grossman, Plutarch, or the sagas would be fine.  I'm in a bit of a mood to read Arendt, having just seen a local production of Judgement at Nuremberg by Abby Mann.  But hey, anything is good!



Comments

  1. KellyMay 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM

    I have only read The Once and Future King. It was a re-read for me on my first CC list. I hope you enjoy whichever one you get!

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  2. BronaMay 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM

    You always have such interesting books on your list Jean! I've been meaning to read another Wilkie Collins for years, so I will interested to hear what you think of The Law and the Lady.

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  3. AnonymousMay 15, 2026 at 9:55 AM

    I love finding lists with mostly books I haven’t read. The only one I’ve read on your list is The Once and Future King, so I look forward to seeing which book turns out to be your spin read.

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    1. RobinMay 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM

      I don’t know why Blogger puts my comments as “anonymous.” 🤦‍♀️

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  4. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzMay 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM

    I have one book----Amerika---on my longlist for the Classics Club, but I don't have any others on my list. Good luck!

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