tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post7352135437947327330..comments2024-03-28T10:14:01.039+01:00Comments on Literary stars: Finally The Classics ClubCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-32926203230006373732012-04-14T22:50:22.502+02:002012-04-14T22:50:22.502+02:00Awesome list! We have quite a few books in common ...Awesome list! We have quite a few books in common here. I can't wait to know what you think of all of these, especially Wuthering Heights. It's my favorite book ever, takes my breath away every time.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456284399025708010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-42096045618600917882012-04-02T21:52:04.465+02:002012-04-02T21:52:04.465+02:00The omniscient has spoken ;)
Your wish is my comma...The omniscient has spoken ;)<br />Your wish is my command:<br />I will stick to your proposed Woolf order, and I am really thankful that you comfort me over my fear of Anna Karenina. I will definitely tackle it during summer break.<br /><br />I did read The Mayor of Casterbridge last year, and despite all the tragedy I somehow enjoyed it very much. Since you say Jude the Obscure is Hardy's best novel I will add it to the list.<br /><br />I read Robinson Crusoe and wasn't quite overwhelmed, it was just too much of an adventure story to suit my taste, so Moll Flanders is just on the list because a friend has suggested it ardently.<br /><br />With Ethan Frome I was just being lazy: we already have a copy of it at home, so I thought I might as well read it, but since I trust you I am going to read The House of Mirth instead.<br /><br />Thanks a lot for putting so much thought into your suggestions!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-13148223160203989972012-04-02T06:41:28.409+02:002012-04-02T06:41:28.409+02:00AND...
you are going to adore Anna Karenina. Make...AND...<br /><br />you are going to adore Anna Karenina. Make that a priority. It's not my favorite novel, but it has to be the best novel ever written. I just finished Middlemarch, thinking that Eliot would come close to Tolstoy---but no sir. Not even close.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056019091928682664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-20061107849627009852012-04-02T06:35:56.434+02:002012-04-02T06:35:56.434+02:00O--just saw that you already put Mrs. Dalloway!
n...O--just saw that you already put Mrs. Dalloway!<br /><br />never mind then. Although i do have a suggestion about the order you should read your three Woolf titles in.<br /><br />first read A Room of One's Own, then read Dalloway, then read Lighthouse.<br /><br />DannyDannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056019091928682664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-31433268007855564252012-04-02T06:31:51.678+02:002012-04-02T06:31:51.678+02:00Great List! Some comments:
My favorite title on i...Great List! Some comments:<br /><br />My favorite title on it is Woolf's To the Lighthouse. It's my favorite novel ever... nowhere will you find language so exquisite... except perhaps in Shakespeare. However, To the Lighouse is a much more challenging text than Mrs. Dalloway. I reccomend you read Mrs. Dalloway before (which is a first-rate novel, by the way). <br /><br />A suggestion about your Hardy titles. I would read Jude the Obscure or The Mayor of Casterbridge before Far from the Madding Crowd. They're better novels. Far from the Madding Crowd is his most optimistic novel, but not his best. Jude the Obscure is his bleakest, and BY FAR, BY FAR his best.<br /><br />Read Robinson Crusoe before Moll Flanders, if you haven't already. <br /><br />Also, read The House of Mirth before Ethan Frome, if you haven't already. Wharton is out of her element in Ethan Frome. The House of Mirth is her best novel. Lily Bart is a tragic heroine of Anna Karenina's and Emma Bovary's stature<br /><br />Danny :)Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056019091928682664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-39646113451354724602012-04-01T11:33:30.516+02:002012-04-01T11:33:30.516+02:00Thank you Jillian! Since I borrowed a lot from you...Thank you Jillian! Since I borrowed a lot from your list I can only give that back :D<br />I am so looking forward to Gone with the Wind, it is so well-loved and I'm really curious to find out what all the fuss is about ;) Unfortunately it is pretty long, so it will have to wait until my current chunksters are finished.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-83295979466351855042012-04-01T11:26:58.082+02:002012-04-01T11:26:58.082+02:00Thank you, Diana! I am glad my intention has succe...Thank you, Diana! I am glad my intention has succeeded. It's strange how exited I am when I think of exploring all these books :)<br /><br />Don't laugh, the name was one of the reasons I chose it! After all, how many Cassandras do we have nowadays? :)Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-42251194614620090632012-04-01T11:19:06.521+02:002012-04-01T11:19:06.521+02:00I'm looking forward to comparing our thoughts ...I'm looking forward to comparing our thoughts on those we have in common!<br />I forbid myself to take the length into account when choosing the books and yes, I am a little bit scared of the chunksters (Anna Karenina namely...). I'll just have to use my summer break well :)Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672158633910811092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-90747872195720030142012-03-31T18:24:58.743+02:002012-03-31T18:24:58.743+02:00Horray for an incredible list!! I can't wait t...Horray for an incredible list!! I can't wait to read your thoughts on -- so many of these. I won't even bother listing which ones, but it is most of your list and Gone With the Wind. :) Welcome to the group!! :D*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-3709152779354999212012-03-30T22:39:47.575+02:002012-03-30T22:39:47.575+02:00Fantastic list! You've got a great range of li...Fantastic list! You've got a great range of literature here. Some of these are on my list, and some are tried-and-true favourites. I'm looking forward to comparing notes with you.<br /><br />I read I Capture the Castle at the beginning of the year and absolutely fell in love with it. Already I'm looking forward to another reread. I hope you enjoy reading that one; its heroine, after all, shares your name. :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111030953079733786.post-47535134149311085032012-03-30T21:20:38.260+02:002012-03-30T21:20:38.260+02:00Lovely list! All good choices, as far as I'm a...Lovely list! All good choices, as far as I'm aware... I think we do have quite a bit of overlap, but I'm far too lazy to count the number of titles in common. Of course, you're also a bit more daring than I am, with some of those very lengthy titles! (I guess I have a couple too--Don Quixote, for one.) I love your reward, too.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.com