In January, I embarked on a new reading challenge to make my way through the classics I haven’t read yet. I’m on my fifth book now, and so far, I admit that I’m not enjoying this reading challenge.
The classics are not for me. They remind me of books I had to read in high school English classes, probably the only time in my life that I didn’t enjoy reading fiction. Part of it is the writing style and language. English has evolved since the 1700s (the earliest publish date of the books I've read as part of the challenge), and the way authors write has also changed in the past 300 years. However, I didn’t enjoy books written in the 20th century either. Perhaps some of the classics I’ll read later in the year will be more to my taste, but I’m not optimistic about the prospects.
On a brighter note, I’m also reading books that were finalists for last year’s Goodreads Choice Awards winners, and I like them much better. Some will surely wind up on my list of favorite reads of 2023. It’s good to know that I can turn to one source of recommendations for books I’ll enjoy!
