tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post3321484642106442369..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Classics Club Spin #7Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-35469839129074722092014-08-11T08:19:16.305-07:002014-08-11T08:19:16.305-07:00Oh, it's so helpful to know that you liked Swa...Oh, it's so helpful to know that you liked Swann's Way. It decreases the "dread" a little! <br /><br /> Thanks for your wishes. I haven't looked at the spin number yet; the anticipation is fun to experience for awhile. Hmmm …… what number will it be ……???Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-83181830323797953522014-08-11T05:24:54.600-07:002014-08-11T05:24:54.600-07:00Swann's Way ... good one! I actually really li...Swann's Way ... good one! I actually really liked that and would enjoy a reread. Very impressive list with some serious classics! I confess I funged a bit with classics that would make lively summer reading. ;) ;) Good luck with the spin. I hope you get one of your 5 "can't waits."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-39022489597744959102014-08-10T19:49:15.695-07:002014-08-10T19:49:15.695-07:00I'd had Tuchman on my "radar" for ye...I'd had Tuchman on my "radar" for years and am so glad I read The Guns of August. I was planning on reading A Distant Mirror for my history challenge but we'll see how that goes. Proust is going to be an experiment for me.<br /><br />Yes, isn't it fun to find other classic lovers. Too bad there aren't more of them in real life, but the next best thing is the cyberworld. I hope you have a great spin!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-21558793262558301712014-08-10T17:59:52.892-07:002014-08-10T17:59:52.892-07:00Whew! Your list is at least as challenging as min...Whew! Your list is at least as challenging as mine is. I recently read "The Guns of August" too (and wrote a review). I think there is good reason this August for lots of people to read that book. I love Barbara Tuchman and also have "A Distant Mirror" on my Master list. I need to add some Proust to my list but that would fall into my "dreading" category. I read (or rather listened to) "Hamlet" last fall as part of my son's senior year home school curriculum and it left me in awe even though I had read it in college (ages ago). It's so great to get to discuss books with people who share the interest! I don't get to interact with many true classics lovers in the rounds of my daily life (day job is in computer software world).Carol Applehttp://www.carolsnotes.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-4723016501703582652014-08-10T09:47:03.832-07:002014-08-10T09:47:03.832-07:00I'm so glad you tried your comment again!
I&#...I'm so glad you tried your comment again!<br /><br />I'd love to get The Stranger so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! "We" is supposed to be completely weird and not typical Russian at all (or so I've heard) so that would be a fun read! You are at least the 2nd or 3rd person who has loved Hamlet, so I think I'll put him in my Shakespeare challenge pile even if I don't get him for the spin. <br /><br />I can't wait until tomorrow to see what I get!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-20260224974511439022014-08-09T10:30:47.874-07:002014-08-09T10:30:47.874-07:00'm sorry for being so late at re-commenting!
I...'m sorry for being so late at re-commenting!<br />I was saying that I have The Prince in Folio edition,but after leafing through it,I don't think I'm ready yet.<br /><br />I also have The Stranger and I'm looking forward to reading it.I just must read Myth of Sisyphus first! The funny thing is that the former is in English while the latter in French.<br /><br />Also I absolutely adored Hamlet!! You can totally relate to him because he is no different from us.I plan on reading Proust one day,but I think it won't be any time soon; I want to read all books in the 'In Search of Lost Time' series consecutively.Heading to uni the next month,I don't think I'll read Proust's books at least in the next 3-4 years.But it is a definite must!<br /><br />As for Atlas Shrugged,I don't know what to expect from it.I don't think Ayn Rand is that enticing as an author,but then,the book wouldn't be a classic it wasn't any good! <br />'We' from Zamyatin looks particularly interesting,maybe because the author is yet another Russian! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-2784097448298816792014-08-09T08:11:55.699-07:002014-08-09T08:11:55.699-07:00I'd love to get Wharton. Her The House of Mir...I'd love to get Wharton. Her <i>The House of Mirth</i> is probably in my top 5 all-time favourites!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-39897495104206304402014-08-09T05:35:44.447-07:002014-08-09T05:35:44.447-07:00I think it's a sign, most definitely ;)I think it's a sign, most definitely ;)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-52444376446591410332014-08-09T05:24:04.685-07:002014-08-09T05:24:04.685-07:00I'd hesitate to read those books, too, but rea...I'd hesitate to read those books, too, but really liked 1 and 3 on your list. Good luck!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-68930833434423116212014-08-08T23:11:53.028-07:002014-08-08T23:11:53.028-07:00Honestly Atlas Shrugged is the one book I hope I d...Honestly Atlas Shrugged is the one book I hope I don't get. I've heard from people who have liked it, but, you're right, no one has given me any good reports that make me want to read it. <br /><br />I keep seeing Proust all over the place this week. I wonder if that's a "sign"? …… ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-83456094024793329072014-08-08T23:09:23.895-07:002014-08-08T23:09:23.895-07:00We do indeed share some authors. And I see that y...We do indeed share some authors. And I see that you have Don Quixote on your list! Talk about a loooong book! I hope you have lots of reading time if it's chosen!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-51772848246678550612014-08-08T01:25:33.274-07:002014-08-08T01:25:33.274-07:00We share quite a few authors this spin, but no dir...We share quite a few authors this spin, but no direct matches this time around!<br /><br />Good luck with your spin - I hope it's kind to you :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-70077354965327534552014-08-06T09:55:06.167-07:002014-08-06T09:55:06.167-07:00I'm planning on reading Ayn Rand at some point...I'm planning on reading Ayn Rand at some point: I'm yet to hear one good thing about it, though!<br /><br />Swann's Way is a lovely book (sadly it doesn't stay lovely!). I'll be interested to see what you make of it :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-44345104246458477302014-08-05T18:29:13.064-07:002014-08-05T18:29:13.064-07:00Yes, I had many eclectic titles come up on my list...Yes, I had many eclectic titles come up on my list, didn't I? I can't wait to start Doctor Thorne. I'm reading Barchester Towers right now, so even if I don't get it for my spin, I'll be reading it anyway. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Helen! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-73820748757862538822014-08-05T13:15:18.795-07:002014-08-05T13:15:18.795-07:00Great list! I haven't read many of those but ...Great list! I haven't read many of those but I enjoyed both of the George Orwell books and I loved Doctor Thorne. Good luck on Monday.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-92227987413075802772014-08-05T12:03:56.062-07:002014-08-05T12:03:56.062-07:00Aw, Sophocles isn't that bad and, in fact, onc...Aw, Sophocles isn't that bad and, in fact, once you get reading, I think you'll like it.<br /><br />Good luck with your Spin!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16777302835593803152014-08-05T12:02:25.839-07:002014-08-05T12:02:25.839-07:00If you get it, I'll read along with you ---- i...If you get it, I'll read along with you ---- it's not that long, after all!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16118684857122282022014-08-05T11:24:23.954-07:002014-08-05T11:24:23.954-07:00Joining my first spin....you've yet again insp...Joining my first spin....you've yet again inspired me! What do I have to loose? I hope I don't have to read Sopholces.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-61706966921308714902014-08-05T10:52:09.859-07:002014-08-05T10:52:09.859-07:00O Pioneers is on my list, too (although not the sa...O Pioneers is on my list, too (although not the same number).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408314600078036900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48873030494285122462014-08-05T09:54:08.764-07:002014-08-05T09:54:08.764-07:00I'd certainly love to get one of them. I feel...I'd certainly love to get one of them. I feel like I've been lacking plays this year, although I have been reading through Sophocles Theban Trilogy lately. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-43045856901068945742014-08-05T09:46:43.582-07:002014-08-05T09:46:43.582-07:00I love how many plays you have on your list! I hop...I love how many plays you have on your list! I hope you get one of them; a play would be perfect for a Spin. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-89443258749732723202014-08-05T08:29:54.043-07:002014-08-05T08:29:54.043-07:00Is Hamlet better than King Lear? So far, KL is my...Is Hamlet better than King Lear? So far, KL is my favourite but it would be interesting to compare it to Hamlet. Based on your recommendation, I think I'll read Hamlet in the fall even if it doesn't come up on my spin, because I really need to start concentrating on my Shakespeare challenge. Thanks, Sam!<br /><br />Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-28305394077599937452014-08-05T05:43:44.134-07:002014-08-05T05:43:44.134-07:00Hamlet is my favourite Shakespeare, I studied it f...Hamlet is my favourite Shakespeare, I studied it for my English Lit A-Level and there's just so much in there. Hamlet himself is one of Shakespeare's great characters,<br />Hope you get one of the books you are excited to try :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-67231596579097337032014-08-04T22:40:32.154-07:002014-08-04T22:40:32.154-07:00Yes, I hope I can escape getting Swann's Way. ...Yes, I hope I can escape getting Swann's Way. I want to read Thomas Mann's Buddenbrooks in September, and I think reading both at the same time will be near impossible.<br /><br />I can't wait to see your list. You always have something new and exciting to introduce me to!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-7284161982275571192014-08-04T20:57:23.992-07:002014-08-04T20:57:23.992-07:00Wow, fun list! Can't wait to see what you get...Wow, fun list! Can't wait to see what you get. I'm still putting mine together. Swann's Way is scary... but I've enjoyed some of the others there. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com