#classics spin

Book review: The Bride Wore Black

The Bride Wore Black, by Cornell Woolrich First published in 1940. Read in this edition: January 5, 2021 American Mystery Classics, Penzler Publishers Crime fiction / Noir fiction 288 pages Goodreads My tastes in literature are evolving, and right now I am really enjoying discovering old timers in mystery. The Bride Wore Black had been on my Classics list for a while, and it turned out to be the…

The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #30

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 MY FULL CLASSICS CLUB LIST IS HERE The Classics Spin #30 Twitter hashtag: #ccspin For this Classics spin #30, I got #5 which on my list was The Bride Wore Black was published in 1940. A classic noir mystery? Perfect for the summer! I plan on reading it in July. “When the wealthy ladies’ man fell from his balcony in the midst of his engagement…

The Classics Club: The Classics Spin #30

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 The Classics Spin #30 Time for a new spin! At your blog, before Sunday, June 12, create a post to list your choice of any twenty books that remain “to be read” on your Classics Club list. On Sunday June 12, we’ll post a number from 1 through 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number on your Spin List by August 7,…

The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #29

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 MY FULL CLASSICS CLUB LIST IS HERE The Classics Spin #29 Twitter hashtag: #ccspin For this Classics spin #29, I got #11 which on my list was I love classic mysteries, and I have been recommended to read books by Josephine Tey (1896-1952) so many times that I’m thrilled by this choice. And if all goes well, I can go on with this series…

The Classics Club: The Classics Spin #29

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 The Classics Spin #29 Time for a new spin! At your blog, before Sunday, March 20, create a post to list your choice of any twenty books that remain “to be read” on your Classics Club list. On Sunday March 20, we’ll post a number from 1 through 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number on your Spin List by April 30,…

The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #28

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 MY FULL CLASSICS CLUB LIST IS HERE The Classics Spin #28 Twitter hashtag: #ccspin For this Classics spin #28, I got #12, which on my list was I tend to really like classic mysteries, and I have never read anything by Dame Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982), a New Zealand crime writer, so this is perfect! I plan on reading it in November. A Man Lay Dead…

The Classics Club: The Classics Spin #28

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 The Classics Spin #28 Time for a new spin! At your blog, before Sunday, October 17th, create a post to list your choice of any twenty books that remain “to be read” on your Classics Club list. On Sunday October 17, we’ll post a number from 1 through 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number on your Spin List by December…

The Classics Club: what I got for The Classics Spin #26

#theclassicsclub #ccspin The Classics Club 2020-2025 MY FULL CLASSICS CLUB LIST IS HERE The Classics Spin #26 Twitter hashtag: #ccspin For this Classics spin #26, I got #11, which on my list was I just finished reading George Saunders’ fantastic literary criticism book (A Swim in a Pond in the Rain) based on his class on Russian short stories, so I am really thrilled with this book that will…