finish reading the books on my books to read list

Haven (temporarily I hope) given up on Brothers and Don Quixote I can at last say I’ve knocked two others off the list:
Finished Babbit in March – Sinclair Lewis is just not my favorite author – his characters don’t seem that real to me – mostly because of how they talk. They are more stereotypes.
Finished Saratoga Trunk in April – and surprisingly enjoyed it. The book is dated – some words you can’t use anymore and the liberal heroine does something that would be considered offensive today. But I liked the heroine and the descriptions of the time were fun. A romantic novel with enough descriptions of the time to keep me interested.

i’ve completely ignored reading these books – not a one have I read on schedule.
BUT – I’ve started Don Quixote – looong book but I’ve started at least

So it was a tentative schedule anyway. And I’m still reading the book so I think I’ll get through it – might not be until the end of the month though.

In my Junior year of high school (some 23 years ago or so) my teacher handed out a list – “Suggested Outside Reading List for the College Bound Student”. 77 books in all – I had read some of the books on the list already and over the years I’ve kept reading them. Always a good read.
Well there are 10 books left and it seems to me time to finish this list off once and for all. I’m planning to read one a month.
So here’s the list and my rough time line. I give myself leave to go over or change the order as the mood strikes me.

February: The Brothers Karamazov
March: Babbit
April: Vein of Iron
May: The Reivers
June: Saratoga Trunk
July: Don Quixote
September: Barren Ground
October: Pere Goriot
November: Giant
December: Anna Karenina

Obviously some of these books are better known then others – I’ve put off reading Ferber and Glasgow because I do think the only reason they are on this list is because the author’s were female but hopefully I’ll be proved wrong.
I’ve always gotten something from every book on this list I’ve read.
Thank you – Ms High School teacher. Can’t even remember your name but you’ve helped keep me reading.