tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post2300347464219415483..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: The Top Ten Books on My Autumn TBR ListCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-77825121544716625882014-09-26T14:45:15.176-07:002014-09-26T14:45:15.176-07:00My first review on the blog. Finished a lovely Fre...My first review on the blog. Finished a lovely French book and now I´m going to tackle a few classics. I appreciate your kind words...it is nice to be missed, sometimes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-60272172109158477892014-09-26T14:29:17.513-07:002014-09-26T14:29:17.513-07:00I didn't read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch until I w...I didn't read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch until I was an adult, so I missed that special childhood love of it. <br /><br />I'm so happy that I finally have almost caught up to some of the other readers of this series. I've been happy to have a little break from it now and then, but I know I'll be sad when it's over. But then, we can look forward to The Palisers series, can't we? :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-15348585267507077742014-09-26T14:26:42.016-07:002014-09-26T14:26:42.016-07:00I can understand not wanting to wake from vacation...I can understand not wanting to wake from vacation mode, and there is certainly nothing wrong with taking a little detour in your reading, especially if it's to practice another language. I'm having some difficulty getting motivated myself, but I hope reading some Shakespeare, will get me going again. And I'd really like to devote some time to poetry, but that goal will have to be put on hold right now. <br /><br />I hope you find some new inspiration, Nancy! I'm looking forward to your posts again ---- I've missed them!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-91891887604630382942014-09-26T11:24:00.110-07:002014-09-26T11:24:00.110-07:00I adored Carry On, Mr. Bowditch as a child! I have...I adored Carry On, Mr. Bowditch as a child! I haven't thought about that book in a long time. Im so happy to see Trollope on your list. I'll be starting Framley Parsonage soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-8290280088100413062014-09-26T04:38:22.909-07:002014-09-26T04:38:22.909-07:00I'm trying to awake from my 'vacation'...I'm trying to awake from my 'vacation' mode and see this impressive and demanding list of books you have lined up. I feel I have so much to read but have taken a U-turn towards reading in French. My classic list is suffering terribly. I have just 2 more Zola books to read to compelete the R-M series and I cannot get myself motivated. I hope up better times....or as the French say: "les lendemains qui chantent!" Please send me some of you motivation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48734584349205647302014-09-25T13:40:40.508-07:002014-09-25T13:40:40.508-07:00I think I'm going to put Trollope on hold when...I think I'm going to put Trollope on hold when I finish Dr. Thorne. While his writing is light and breezy, it's alot of one type of writing and I'm getting slightly tired of it. Framley Parsonage may be pushed back to winter!<br /><br />Good luck with reading the Rougon-Marquart series, Cat! It's definitely worth the time investment!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-22331940412506235562014-09-25T13:38:24.834-07:002014-09-25T13:38:24.834-07:00Okay, that's helpful to know that the last cha...Okay, that's helpful to know that the last chapters in Le Morte are good ---- it will help me push on to the end of the book. <br /><br />Carry On is one of my favourites ---- yet I have many favourites when it comes to children's books. :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-78350475218376104432014-09-25T12:56:06.700-07:002014-09-25T12:56:06.700-07:00I like your list - good luck with the reading and ...I like your list - good luck with the reading and enjoy your courses. Also a reminder to me that it's over six months since I put Dr Thorne down half read and still haven't got back to it. I read Nana in 2010 and Germinal earlier this year and have also decided to now read the series from the beginning. Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-18839615369009811862014-09-25T12:07:50.271-07:002014-09-25T12:07:50.271-07:00I ADORE Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. I love the nerdine...I ADORE Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. I love the nerdiness of it all, and have adopted "Sail By Ash Breeze" as my personal motto. Also, Nat was one of my literary crushes when I was younger :-) <br /><br />Have fun with Le Morte D'Arthur! I think the last couple chapters are my favorite. It definitely ends with a bang!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113180708896008365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-22513333297138337252014-09-24T10:40:58.827-07:002014-09-24T10:40:58.827-07:00LOL! No, you didn't tell me about Troy, so re...LOL! No, you didn't tell me about Troy, so rest assured that you aren't losing your mind. :-) I hope it goes better for you this time. Also you could take a look at the Classics and the Western Canon group on Goodreads. They discussed The Iliad and there are such great insights to be gleaned from their discussion. I found it was better to read the poem slowly, not like how you would read a regular novel. Reading too quickly would make it too overwhelming and you don't want your head to explode. In any case, the best of luck to you!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16327080613984564312014-09-24T10:32:28.692-07:002014-09-24T10:32:28.692-07:00I think you have the signs of a Zola-addiction! :-...I think you have the signs of a Zola-addiction! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-41024230146104228132014-09-24T08:15:33.879-07:002014-09-24T08:15:33.879-07:00I must get to Money as well! :)
Heartened to see ...I must get to Money as well! :)<br /><br />Heartened to see you love The Iliad. I've read it once and it did not go well at all. I've got Troy to watch tonight, hoping maybe that will help.<br /><br />(This is so weird, I've got deja vu - have I said all this to you before about buying Troy? Apologies if I have!)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-49244850995080856942014-09-24T07:57:21.160-07:002014-09-24T07:57:21.160-07:00I felt the same way w/ Germinal. I needed a long ...I felt the same way w/ Germinal. I needed a long break. However, then I started to crave another one just a few months ago. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-54345531780210077452014-09-23T21:39:46.079-07:002014-09-23T21:39:46.079-07:00Oh, ha ha! ;-) Would you believe that I picked up...Oh, ha ha! ;-) Would you believe that I picked up The Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace the other day? I read about 30 pages and wasn't thrilled but that's hardly giving it a wisp of a chance. I don't think I can fit it in now, but perhaps later.<br /><br />So far King Lear is my favourite Shakespeare play followed by Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. Of the ones in the course, I haven't read Romeo and Juliet, Othello and The Winter's Tale. So three are familiar and three are new, a good balance!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-69367778527117951202014-09-23T20:07:06.076-07:002014-09-23T20:07:06.076-07:00King Lear is awesome! It easily make my top 5 Shak...King Lear is awesome! It easily make my top 5 Shakespeare plays. The rest of your list looks like heavy reading, but that is to be expected from you hehe :)Jason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-74235566518382626052014-09-23T19:20:16.323-07:002014-09-23T19:20:16.323-07:00Malory scares me. I may be pushing it to finish M...Malory scares me. I may be pushing it to finish Montaigne but I'm only reading a list of recommended essays, not the complete essays (although I'd like to gradually read all of them). Otherwise, I'm not too worried. We'll see how it goes though!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-51354071413158967142014-09-23T18:58:16.933-07:002014-09-23T18:58:16.933-07:00I've read about 4 novels this past year. Even...I've read about 4 novels this past year. Even though I absolutely LOVE his writing, I find that I can't always read them back-to-back. His portrayal of French bourgeois society is so bleak and their actions so base and often inhuman, that it can get depressing after awhile. Usually if I give myself a break, I'm glad to get back to reading him again. <br /><br />Good luck with your start with Zola! He's definitely an author that I'm glad I discovered!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-1442398754745912342014-09-23T18:55:46.751-07:002014-09-23T18:55:46.751-07:00this is quite an ambitious plan!this is quite an ambitious plan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-22302382714854532242014-09-23T18:12:08.382-07:002014-09-23T18:12:08.382-07:00How many Zola's per year do you read? I am pl...How many Zola's per year do you read? I am planning to begin the reading order next year - like January! Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com