Lin's Perspective

Happy Tuesday, all! I decided to return to this meme just in time, as I ought to partake in a classics book challenge where I talk about it in this post. So I thought: “Oh, if this isn’t the reminder I needed to kick my arse and actually pick those classics!”. Fast forward to now, here I am selecting 5 for today’s purpose (even though there are soooo many and I really struggled to make my pick!)

1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: I’m not going to lie, this is one brick of a book, and as such, it is very intimidating. However, this was my late granny’s favourite one, and I have been postponing picking it up as long as I can remember. Not only because of its length, but also because of what it would mean to read it. Dealing with grief is a complicated and fragile thing, and I feel that by reading it, it will mark the end of my grieving, and I don’t think I am ready for it to end just yet.
2. The Waves by Virginia Woolf: I have wanted to read this one since I was in high school, mind you, this is more than 2 decades ago now (OMG I am olddddd), so here it is, standing loud and proud (LOL don’t mind me I am in a mood today)
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: Another book that has been sitting quietly in the dark and has been recommended to me more times than I could count, yet here I am still not having read it…
4. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot: This one really appeals to me, and I hope to read it soon!
5. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame: Love the premise, love the cover!

What are your top 5 classics you mean to read but never got around to?