The Content Reader

  I have had The Prophet  by Kahlil Gibran since 1992 when it was gifted to me. I re-read itbook for the Back to the Classic Challenge .  It goes under the title A classic by BIPOC author.  I took more time to read it this time and let me be surrounded by beautiful words and philosophical meanings.  It is about a prophet who travels from place to place. " We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us. " People are gathering to listen to him and ask him about the essentials of life; Love, Marriage, Children, Giving, Word, Eating and Drinking and so on. Here a few quotes from his preachings.   Love "... When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you shield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the n...

I did say in a recent post I will not enrol in too many challenges. My main aim for 2021 is to be firm on lowering the number of unread books on my shelves. They amount to around 180 as I write this. It would be perfect to reach down to 100 at the end of next year. So, I choose only challenges that will help me in my endeavour. I did not think I have so many classics on my shelves, but checking them I found 18! Well, well, should be enough for this challenge, if I can fit them in. Anyway, I am interested in reading more Classics, so this challenge will be a suitable complement to my list from The Classic Club. For eight years now Karen at Books and Chocolate has been hosting the Back to the Classics Challenge . Here is my preliminary list (might be changed depending on the situation). Scroll down below to find the rules for the challenge. Without further ado, here are the categories for 2021:  1. A 19th-century classic: any book first published from 1800 to 1899 - The Red and the B...