tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post5834355323612217703..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Back to the Classics Challenge 2017Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-46926913239274019792016-12-25T22:16:34.378-08:002016-12-25T22:16:34.378-08:00You seemed to be very busy this year, which makes ...You seemed to be very busy this year, which makes it hard not only to read, but to review. Even though I didn't think I found appealing challenges, somehow I've managed to overload myself, at least for the beginning of the year. Sigh! But I'm sure that I'll enjoy myself! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-10525112567679986002016-12-24T13:59:32.875-08:002016-12-24T13:59:32.875-08:00I didn't do as well with the 2016 version as I...I didn't do as well with the 2016 version as I'd hoped (I think I read 6 books--too many of my classics didn't fit the categories!--and haven't yet written posts for all of them...), but I plan on joining in again for 2017. It's fun to try to fit books to the categories, and helps remind me to actually read from my Classics Club list! <br /><br />I haven't really seen any other challenges that are tempting me this year, either--which actually, is kind of a relief! Good luck with your selections. I read Taming of the Shrew this year (still need a post...) and really enjoyed it and many others on your list are tempting.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48006645339286942512016-12-14T14:42:04.573-08:002016-12-14T14:42:04.573-08:00This is a great classics challenge and Roof Beam R...This is a great classics challenge and Roof Beam Reader also has another classics challenge that you might want to look into. I'm actually on the second to last Barset chronicle and I can't believe it. It only took me 2 years to read #4. Shameful! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-63014136893906014252016-12-14T12:34:51.605-08:002016-12-14T12:34:51.605-08:00I'm still trying to decide whether to do any c...I'm still trying to decide whether to do any challenges in 2017--if I do any, this is the one I'll do, as I am a committed Classics reader. I'll for sure be reading Last Chronicle of Barset as it's the last in the series for me, and I have enjoyed all the other books in the series. Good luck!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-26199201424386278542016-12-12T21:55:44.278-08:002016-12-12T21:55:44.278-08:00This was my first committed challenge, but don'...This was my first committed challenge, but don't let me fool you ..... there are more to come. I will tag you as a reading buddy for those you mentioned .... so fun to read together!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-11553260235815598262016-12-12T20:21:28.607-08:002016-12-12T20:21:28.607-08:00More Challenges? I like how you are tagging your r...More Challenges? I like how you are tagging your reading list as "Possible". I will naturally join for some including 12 Ceaser. Merchant of Venice and once I finish the Brother's Karamazov, then C&PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-32024641148629680352016-12-12T15:35:07.216-08:002016-12-12T15:35:07.216-08:00Thank you for hosting again, Karen. Flexibility i...Thank you for hosting again, Karen. Flexibility is key for me; now I just have to work on focus. Here's to a great challenge for 2017!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-90897635795565119342016-12-12T14:13:37.316-08:002016-12-12T14:13:37.316-08:00I like that you chose a list of books without auto...I like that you chose a list of books without automatically assigning them to categories -- it's flexible! I haven't once finished this challenge with the books from my original post. Thanks for signing up again!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-75281833737994860152016-12-11T13:30:39.808-08:002016-12-11T13:30:39.808-08:00It really helped reading the Dostoyevsky biography...It really helped reading the Dostoyevsky biography by Joseph Frank. It had chapters devoted to the BK and was so illuminating. I kept saying, of course, why didn't I see that?! <br /><br />All the best for your re-read!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-85567460369941720632016-12-11T09:05:33.894-08:002016-12-11T09:05:33.894-08:00C&P was on my WEM novel reading. I do not rem...C&P was on my WEM novel reading. I do not remember off hand who my translator was, but it was really enjoyable. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-42527567825581266532016-12-11T03:18:14.830-08:002016-12-11T03:18:14.830-08:00I like how you made a list of possibilities withou...I like how you made a list of possibilities without putting them into categories - I often find my choices shifting as I go. For my Russian classic I'm pretty sure I want to read The Brothers Karamazov, which I read in high school and was totally baffled by (as with most of my classics reading at that time). Hoping it will be more comprehensible now.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-76408366833739494452016-12-10T08:26:35.830-08:002016-12-10T08:26:35.830-08:00That's a great idea to read We & 1984 toge...That's a great idea to read We & 1984 together. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the wishes!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-46778808691603065802016-12-10T08:25:50.764-08:002016-12-10T08:25:50.764-08:00Lol! Yes, structure and I don't often blend w...Lol! Yes, structure and I don't often blend well together, as evidenced by my (probably) failed Back to the Classics Challenge of 2016, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-19263759005818140692016-12-09T20:52:41.158-08:002016-12-09T20:52:41.158-08:00Oh, great list of possibilities! Just recently I ...Oh, great list of possibilities! Just recently I added We to my to-read list...I want to read that and 1984 close together. Good luck with this challenge! Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-76858891114440974212016-12-09T15:31:42.763-08:002016-12-09T15:31:42.763-08:00That seems, very um, structured. Hope it works out...That seems, very um, structured. Hope it works out for you :-)<br />And good luck, maybe you'll win!Bookstoogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059110063509922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-63102181357635457992016-12-09T15:06:35.341-08:002016-12-09T15:06:35.341-08:00Isn't it? You're always so good with your...Isn't it? You're always so good with your challenges that you put the rest of us to shame. I must try to be better in 2017!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-29347530657366486282016-12-09T15:05:43.704-08:002016-12-09T15:05:43.704-08:00Oh Emily, I'm glad to see you around again. I...Oh Emily, I'm glad to see you around again. I hope you do participate. The challenge keeps a certain type of focus for focus-challenged people like me. ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-87181246738361427302016-12-09T15:04:55.981-08:002016-12-09T15:04:55.981-08:00Quite a few people seem to be planning to read Dr....Quite a few people seem to be planning to read Dr. Zhivago. I didn't do well with classics either, in terms of finishing some challenges. Life and other books get in the way, don't they. All the best for your classics reading in 2017! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-87721508328116510972016-12-09T15:03:42.312-08:002016-12-09T15:03:42.312-08:00I didn't know that you've read Crime and P...I didn't know that you've read Crime and Punishment. I'm looking forward to it, especially after just finishing The Brothers Karamazov. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-82561768905019732052016-12-09T15:02:24.319-08:002016-12-09T15:02:24.319-08:00My planning hardly ever works out and I seem to be...My planning hardly ever works out and I seem to be getting worse. I see books that others are reading and get hooked in. Not a bad thing, especially when reading with someone else but brutal on my well-laid plans. So, knowing myself, I make plans expecting NOT to stick to them.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-64879892885520491792016-12-09T14:41:19.196-08:002016-12-09T14:41:19.196-08:00Woohoo, this is always a fun challenge!
Woohoo, this is always a fun challenge!<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-83104272048061337122016-12-09T14:19:20.368-08:002016-12-09T14:19:20.368-08:00This is so much fun! I may well participate, actua...This is so much fun! I may well participate, actually! Thanks for the heads-up :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-30541672933204492812016-12-09T11:29:28.844-08:002016-12-09T11:29:28.844-08:00I haven't done so well with the Classics this ...I haven't done so well with the Classics this year, but I'm determined to do better in 2017. I'm considering reading Dr. Zhivago as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-12234694396082917552016-12-09T09:13:49.266-08:002016-12-09T09:13:49.266-08:00Some of my serious favs on your list: O Pioneers!,...Some of my serious favs on your list: O Pioneers!, 1984, Dr. Zhivago, and Crime and Punishment. : )Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-65286752709380641772016-12-09T08:04:29.525-08:002016-12-09T08:04:29.525-08:00This sounds excellent. I also look forward to whic...This sounds excellent. I also look forward to which books you end up picking for this. Does your planning usually work out? I tend to switch books out a lot when I try planning my reads. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com