Monday 10 February 2014

Classics Club Spin #5 …………. And The Winner Is …………..!

My excitement has turned to a cold sweat.  I am reading:


No, I haven't spent the morning breathing into a paper bag, but nearly.  I do want to read this book, just not now.  I have read a number of chunksters lately (War & Peace, David Copperfield, Once & Future King, Ovid, etc.), my reading schedule is on overload and I have been and will be reading so many books on faith this year (my Lewis Project, Paradise Lost, the Pilgrim's Progress ….) that I was really hoping to get something else.  Is that bad?  In any case, it is what it is.

Okay, I am going to grab my book, get myself a hot cup of tea and a better attitude!  :-)

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Best of luck to everyone on their attempts to complete their Spin!



12 comments:

  1. Good luck with it :) I've not even heard of it. Looking forward to seeing what you make of it. If you like it, I'll no doubt end up buying it :)

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    1. I read the first three pages of it and I love it already. Merton's writing is beautiful and very insightful. From what I've read about Merton, he's real and he's honest; I like that. I think it will definitely be a must-read.

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  2. Good luck with your chunkster. It's a new title to me too.
    At least my chunkster is half read ;-)

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    1. It's definitely worth reading; I can tell already. It's on a number of lists and the National Review named it as one of the top 100 books of the century.

      It seems like you got The Odyssey …?? Lucky you! I need to read it again but this time, in a different translation. Happy reading!

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  3. This one is on the TWEM biographies - way at the end b/c it's 1948. It gets lots of great reviews; but ,then, I've always been out of the loop when it comes to knowing what's good and what isn't.

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    1. You know what, Ruth, I just realized this! I should have left it off the list so it was fresh for our reading through the biographies. I was going to drop it and go with #19 instead, but honestly, it's so good that I think I would like to read it again. Especially since one of our other biography readers pointed out that it will probably be 1 1/2 years before we get to it. So yes, I've gone from "oh, no, what did I get" to "I don't want to put it down". :-)

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    2. I thought about that. If it is that good, and we won't get to it for a long time, it may make a good reread for you. Hey, we're supposed to be reading these books three times anyway, right?

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    3. Yes, at least three times with some of them! :-)

      I'm looking forward to starting our WEM biographies!

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  4. It sounds like the book's shaping up to be great and a lot less daunting. I hope it stays wonderful all the way through. Good luck!

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    1. Yes, a great story and a wonderful writer! Can't get much better than that.

      Hope you enjoy your spin!

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  5. Oooo, that's an intimidating one. I would love to read it....someday....

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    1. Don't worry. It's not intimidating once you get into it, except perhaps the length. I'm so glad my attitude did a 180 from my original reaction. Now the only thing left to see is whether I can get through it by April 2nd ……...

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