tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post3234401894125168994..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Classics Club Spin #11Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-11488456141331651342015-12-07T06:55:34.662-08:002015-12-07T06:55:34.662-08:00Thanks! I haven't looked at the spin number y...Thanks! I haven't looked at the spin number yet, but I'm going to pop over there now.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-56783127906648563442015-12-06T16:39:00.415-08:002015-12-06T16:39:00.415-08:00I have to agree that Moby Dick is challenging, but...I have to agree that Moby Dick is challenging, but the story is quite entertaining. Good luck with your spin!ebookclassicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508399438088766619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-34396430745032021782015-12-06T10:24:03.430-08:002015-12-06T10:24:03.430-08:00Good to hear that two of my dreaded books are not ...Good to hear that two of my dreaded books are not so bad after all. I have a feeling that I'd like Moby Dick. I'm kind of hoping that it's the spin pick now.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-34748940377014197962015-12-06T06:01:04.828-08:002015-12-06T06:01:04.828-08:00I dreaded Moby Dick for years, but when I finally ...I dreaded Moby Dick for years, but when I finally read it, it became a favorite. I've read Brideshead Revisited twice (years apart) and found it very enjoyable both times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-90326108002203995712015-12-05T10:12:09.993-08:002015-12-05T10:12:09.993-08:00Well, if one must fail, it's nice to fail toge...Well, if one must fail, it's nice to fail together! ;-) Hmmm, perhaps if you get Huckleberry Finn, I'll arbitrarily change my choice and read along with you. Wharton's awesome, isn't she? Oh, another Brideshead recommendation! I'm not feeling nearly as "meh!" about it anymore. Are you spinning this time? I'll have to pop over to your blog and find out!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-15477759383979462892015-12-05T10:05:04.111-08:002015-12-05T10:05:04.111-08:00Thanks, JoAnn. I'd love to get Wharton. Her ...Thanks, JoAnn. I'd love to get Wharton. Her <i>The House of Mirth</i> is one of my top favourites and I've been wanting to read more of her. Good luck to you too!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-50083307740158400422015-12-05T08:26:15.802-08:002015-12-05T08:26:15.802-08:00I know what you mean by fail...my last spin The Go...I know what you mean by fail...my last spin The Golden Notebook...lets just say I crawled through it....but we don't let these minor setback impede us ....glad you joined.....I also have Huckberry...I LOVED the Custom of the Country...in fact Edith Wharton is another one of those writers in my eyes who can do no wrong! Moby Dick (Sigh!) Read it once......never reading it again! Brideshead Revisited is good in whimsy in-between wars social way!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-78943954299632301192015-12-05T05:32:01.813-08:002015-12-05T05:32:01.813-08:00The Custom of the Country and The Small House at A...The Custom of the Country and The Small House at Allington are my two favorites on your list, but Framley Parsonage is good, too. Moby Dick just scares me... doubt I'll ever read it! Good luck Monday.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-43488731446338929832015-12-04T19:28:33.888-08:002015-12-04T19:28:33.888-08:00"She Stoops" was a possibility on anothe..."She Stoops" was a possibility on another spin and someone else mentioned that it was very good. Thanks, Laurie! I hope that we both get a book that excites, and perhaps surprises us!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-87527467609266347752015-12-04T17:58:53.236-08:002015-12-04T17:58:53.236-08:00She Stoops to Conquer! Oh that takes me back! Good...She Stoops to Conquer! Oh that takes me back! Good luck on your spin and thanks for the nice comment on my blog :)Lauriehttps://relevantobscurity.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-37099729931062667692015-12-04T16:55:46.611-08:002015-12-04T16:55:46.611-08:00Oh good. I've heard raves about Small House, ...Oh good. I've heard raves about Small House, so I can't wait to get to it. The more I think about it, the more I may be in the mood for Moby Dick. I wish I could read books on audio but I don't have the attention span. After years of constantly being interrupted, I need to get some practice in before I start listening to books. I did love Andy Serkis reading The Screwtape Letters though. He was fabulous and held my complete attention.<br /><br />Thanks, Karen, and I hope that you have a great spin too!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-36620714814927665492015-12-04T16:53:17.512-08:002015-12-04T16:53:17.512-08:00Oh, I'm so glad to meet another history/Greek ...Oh, I'm so glad to meet another history/Greek lover! I'll be excited if I get it.<br /><br />Yes, Zola would be fun too. I've heard that The Dream is excellent so I don't think we could go wrong.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-91750289846644576712015-12-04T15:57:51.299-08:002015-12-04T15:57:51.299-08:00I loved Framley Parsonage! Small House is also goo...I loved Framley Parsonage! Small House is also good but the heroine started to get on my nerves. I read Moby-Dick last summer and I did it mostly on audio, which helped because George Guidall is a great narrator. I don't think I'll ever read it again, though. Good luck with your spin pick!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-88358615164772407922015-12-04T15:57:34.249-08:002015-12-04T15:57:34.249-08:00We can have our own little mini Zoloathon if no 20...We can have our own little mini Zoloathon if no 20 spins up on Monday.<br /><br />I read the Peloponnesian Wars when I was at school as I studied Ancient History. I loved it, but I am a history geek/buff!<br /><br />happy spin!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-14877527652212591712015-12-04T15:57:22.543-08:002015-12-04T15:57:22.543-08:00We can have our own little mini Zoloathon if no 20...We can have our own little mini Zoloathon if no 20 spins up on Monday.<br /><br />I read the Peloponnesian Wars when I was at school as I studied Ancient History. I loved it, but I am a history geek/buff!<br /><br />happy spin!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-65667687004966935312015-12-04T15:49:10.545-08:002015-12-04T15:49:10.545-08:00Have you been able to read them at a good pace? I...Have you been able to read them at a good pace? I started off well, but I've hardly read anything this year. I need to concentrate on both Trollope and my C.S. Lewis challenge in 2016. I'd love to start The Pallisers series after Barsetshire.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-67493820464708257752015-12-04T13:59:32.060-08:002015-12-04T13:59:32.060-08:00It's been interesting to look through these sp...It's been interesting to look through these spin lists and be able to spot various readers' progress through Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire. I'm also at Framley Parsonage like yourself.Christy (A Good Stopping Point)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07197508098706711940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-21643391200801683802015-12-04T11:50:56.947-08:002015-12-04T11:50:56.947-08:00I've read some essays from God in the Dock bef...I've read some essays from God in the Dock before, but I'm just not in that headspace .... very unusual for me. The Greeks are like old friends to me so I'm quite enthused about meeting Thucydides. I tremble to guess what others you'd be scared of. I probably don't want to know. ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-44195820719490139222015-12-04T11:49:01.881-08:002015-12-04T11:49:01.881-08:00Okay, so I'm feeling a little better about Mob...Okay, so I'm feeling a little better about Moby Dick. I even think I might enjoy the whale anatomy section. ;-) Barbara Tuchmann is a great writer; her non-fiction reads like fiction so I will encourage you to pick it up sometime. I have it on my WEM Project history list so I know that I'll be forced to read it at a later date even if I don't get to it now.<br /><br />Happy spinning, Katrina!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-28732613578902593732015-12-04T11:46:21.613-08:002015-12-04T11:46:21.613-08:00Thanks for the recommendation for Brideshead Revis...Thanks for the recommendation for Brideshead Revisited, TJ. I love everything British and it makes me feel so much better about it. I love Wharton. I do kind of hope I get her.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-30307730109539282582015-12-04T11:42:36.107-08:002015-12-04T11:42:36.107-08:00Actually, The Lord of the Flies would be good .......Actually, The Lord of the Flies would be good .... short, and I've been looking forward to reading it to adjust my immature view of it from high school. <br /><br />Okay, a buddy for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I'll hold you to it! ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-42108918810041972102015-12-04T11:28:45.628-08:002015-12-04T11:28:45.628-08:00Hi Marianne .... ooops, I mean, Jillian .... ;-) ...Hi Marianne .... ooops, I mean, Jillian .... ;-) I'm just not in a headspace to be really thrilled about many things at the moment, but eventually the clouds will clear, the rain will depart and I'll see the sky again. Just so you don't think I'm completely hopeless, there are books that <i>would</i> thrill me, just not at the moment. And I'm concentrating on finishing up some books for December, so I'm somewhat focussed on those. It's a nice feeling to actually be finishing some reads, a unusual feeling of accomplishment for me! :-)<br /><br />Good idea ...... I think that I'll use it for my next list.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-17896101031855595792015-12-04T11:25:51.383-08:002015-12-04T11:25:51.383-08:00God in the Dock is not scary, just a sort of rando...God in the Dock is not scary, just a sort of random assortment of essays and bits and bobs. I love A Distant Mirror, but it is long, thus scary! Iwould be way more scared of some of those other titles, though. In college Ihad to read Thucydides in about a week and Ididn't retain a word. I have a beautiful annotated edition now that Iam scared to read. Good luck!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-69404543809623170562015-12-04T11:21:53.191-08:002015-12-04T11:21:53.191-08:00You see, stuff keeps popping up that is included i...You see, stuff keeps popping up that is included in our WEM project, which becomes a conundrum; do I read it twice?; do I wait for it to come up in our WEM process?; what if it doesn't come up before my spin deadline? Sigh! So much to think of.<br /><br />Grrrr ..... I hope I don't get The Imitation then. I'd like to read it at some point but I just finished The Rule of Saint Benedict and while I really liked it, I'd rather move into something else now.<br /><br />Huck Finn would probably be just what the doctor ordered!<br /><br />Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16535007587139273262015-12-04T11:12:26.170-08:002015-12-04T11:12:26.170-08:00That's an interesting list. I've read eigh...That's an interesting list. I've read eight of them. I also dreaded Moby Dick for years, I got it as a spin book earlier, it wasn't as bad as I expected. Brideshead is enjoyable. I have A Distant Mirror - unread, I should have put it on my list!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.com