tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post4675779105059833781..comments2024-03-28T10:14:01.039+01:00Comments on Literary stars: Hooray-Term's-over!-ReadathonCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-74330251906818726572012-02-19T23:39:29.527+01:002012-02-19T23:39:29.527+01:00I hope your cooking efforts went better than Jo...I hope your cooking efforts went better than Jo's? ;)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-71633016528708293042012-02-19T17:52:21.950+01:002012-02-19T17:52:21.950+01:00I've been reading Les Miserables for the reada...I've been reading Les Miserables for the readathon as well (sounds like we've been working on the same chapters!) and it has taken more determination to keep at it than I would like. I've also been reading Little Dorrit. <br /><br />You're doing fabulous! I preferred the second half of Little Women to the first. I can't say that I personally identified with any of the girls in Little Women either. Personally I enjoyed the sequel, Little Men, more, but then I was the only girl in a houseful of boys at the time, so I could definitely relate! :)Melanie Kennellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879765561041846237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-59537200122970375672012-02-19T09:19:03.599+01:002012-02-19T09:19:03.599+01:00I've only read the first quarter or so yet, bu...I've only read the first quarter or so yet, but I am a little disappointed. Not because the book is bad, which it isn't at all, but because I expected to find one of the girls who is a lot like me.<br />I obviously share Jo's bookish interest, but I've never been a tomboy, and I'm a little socially awkward like Beth and love music, but of course I am not as good as she is :)<br />We'll see if that changes!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-36434942276679059932012-02-19T00:26:24.822+01:002012-02-19T00:26:24.822+01:00Looking forward to your thoughts on Little Women. ...Looking forward to your thoughts on Little Women. I always felt like a Jo (but then, I think most readers do).Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-9823279787359239522012-02-18T21:37:05.349+01:002012-02-18T21:37:05.349+01:00Thank you, I am doing my best although I haven'...Thank you, I am doing my best although I haven't been able to finish as much as I had wanted.<br />I have always wanted to read The Hunchback, plus it's shorter than the really, really loooong Les Misérables, so perhaps that's a good idea :)Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-77839040176678353802012-02-18T20:39:54.234+01:002012-02-18T20:39:54.234+01:00That redundant passage you described sounds so ver...That redundant passage you described sounds so very painful! I *adore* the Victorians (obviously), but I must say they had a horrible tendency to stray from the topic for several pages at a time. I suppose even they had faults. :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-54802256152307917112012-02-18T20:08:14.428+01:002012-02-18T20:08:14.428+01:00It sounds like you're off to a good start! Wit...It sounds like you're off to a good start! With so many people reading <em>Les Miserables</em> this year, I keep thinking that maybe I should as well, but after watching the 1923 movie version (silent) of <em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</em> last night, I'm thinking I might read that first. Good luck with the rest of your plans! <em>Little Women</em> is a favorites of mine, although I haven't read it in forever.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-1059637683763849062012-02-18T16:56:26.549+01:002012-02-18T16:56:26.549+01:00I'm supposed to read it slowly too and honestl...I'm supposed to read it slowly too and honestly I think that's the best way to read such an ahem...wordy author :D Otherwise I would probably get annoyed rather quickly, the 200 pages in one day were quite challenging.<br />I'll probably start Little Women tonight, I am eager to read the book everyone seems to love so much!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-89472709674262689332012-02-18T16:02:05.554+01:002012-02-18T16:02:05.554+01:00I can't wait for your thoughts on Little Women...I can't wait for your thoughts on <i>Little Women!</i>. And I'm reading Les Misérables this year too, slowly. I'm only 50 pages in so far. :D*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.com