tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post8193318354360068481..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Top Ten Book on My Spring TBRCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-39341526071457712992016-03-27T06:37:27.532-07:002016-03-27T06:37:27.532-07:00Haha! I didn't know.
I'm excited too! :DHaha! I didn't know.<br />I'm excited too! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-6402249211003342182016-03-26T09:39:47.169-07:002016-03-26T09:39:47.169-07:00Oh yay! I'm glad to have another reading budd...Oh yay! I'm glad to have another reading buddy! :-) I just accepted your friend request so we're ready to go. I tried to find you myself but, boy, are there lots of Zeezee's on GRs! :-ZCleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58129267857989507972016-03-26T04:58:12.549-07:002016-03-26T04:58:12.549-07:00Ok. Sounds good. I like the low stress, I checked ...Ok. Sounds good. I like the low stress, I checked out the copy you featured above from the library. I read samples from a couple translations online and that one seemed easiest to digest. I don't know how I'll read it, but I'll post by book so it's easier to discuss and then I'll check in to see what everyone thought.<br />Yep, I'm on Goodreads. I'll try to add you now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-20172383209998065082016-03-22T15:09:50.270-07:002016-03-22T15:09:50.270-07:00I'm going to start in April and go slowly. I&...I'm going to start in April and go slowly. I'll see if the others want to mock-up a schedule but we're all reading other books so we want to make it low stress. I'm planning to post per book, but I usually struggle with non-fiction reviews, so I'll see how that goes! Everyone usually just does what they feel comfortable with. I'm going to aim for at least a book per month (which might be the case in April-May) but I'd like to pick up the pace to a book every two weeks after those busy months. Are you on Goodreads? If so, I could friend you through there and then it's easy to keep track. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-25796644352057275392016-03-22T07:29:16.676-07:002016-03-22T07:29:16.676-07:00Yea, I'd like to join in. Is it a read-along g...Yea, I'd like to join in. Is it a read-along group or just reading and posting per book on the blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-47262748636575975362016-03-20T21:18:05.487-07:002016-03-20T21:18:05.487-07:00Oh, The Histories definitely fits the Greek challe...Oh, The Histories definitely fits the Greek challenge. If you want to join us as an incentive to read it, you'll be very welcome. I plan to start in a week or two and go pretty slowly, but I want to post per book, so you'll be able to tell where I'm at. O from Behold the Stars is reading it too, and perhaps any others who could be convinced. It will be a nice spring/summer read!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-4009006181400484162016-03-20T20:58:04.689-07:002016-03-20T20:58:04.689-07:00I should probably ready The Histories during the s...I should probably ready The Histories during the spring as well. I've yet to start on my Ancient Greek Reading Challenge. I've decided to include The Histories in it though I'm not sure it fits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-31772972035838835652016-03-20T13:06:03.724-07:002016-03-20T13:06:03.724-07:00I like lists and I don't like lists. I do thi...I like lists and I don't like lists. I do think they give focus, but I also hate looking back at them because it reminds me how little I stick to them. :-Z<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that about Twelfth Night. I think I'll order a DVD performance from the library and read along with that.<br /><br />Yes, I'm so looking forward to the Children's Lit Event, especially with all these heavy reads looming. :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-25203903869502524062016-03-20T06:00:24.454-07:002016-03-20T06:00:24.454-07:00Wonderful, inspiring list! And perhaps a bit ambit...Wonderful, inspiring list! And perhaps a bit ambitious, but yours always are. :) I need to get more focused on my reading as well, as I've been a bit all over the place, but I feel like it's starting to come together.<br /><br />I've read and enjoyed Twelfth Night, but I think it may have been easier as I'd seen it before I read it, and I find that always helps with enriching the reading experience (and vice versa for watching). Hopefully third time's the charm for you.<br /><br />Love the cover of Emil and the Detectives - I don't think I've seen that one yet. It's perfect! Looking forward to April! amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-11410967359000416172016-03-18T15:56:05.728-07:002016-03-18T15:56:05.728-07:00Advice? Of course, any advice from you is welcome...Advice? Of course, any advice from you is welcome! I will certainly keep that in mind in Book II. I'm very curious about whether I'd find it boring now. I tended to love Hugo's digressions and Tolstoy's epilogue in War and Peace, but cultural anthropology might be a bit too much. Thanks for the tip!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-60173232525807726602016-03-18T11:25:31.797-07:002016-03-18T11:25:31.797-07:00Would you mind Herodotus advice? I have Herodotus...Would you mind Herodotus advice? I have Herodotus advice.<br /><br />Which is: Mostly Herodotus is narrative history and pretty zippy. Story-based & dramatic.<br /><br />But the long second book, about Egypt, is something else. Herodotus did not just invent history, but cultural anthropology! If you find yourself dragging in the Egypt section, just skip ahead to Book III, where the narrative resumes.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-52850911476977110052016-03-18T11:12:41.704-07:002016-03-18T11:12:41.704-07:00I can't wait to get to Sophocles. I'm rea...I can't wait to get to Sophocles. I'm really excited about getting to his lesser-known plays. <br /><br />I'm going to try to start Herodotus in the next couple of weeks but <i> very slowly</i>. I'm going to try to clean up a few of my reads first. My focus in going to be on TFQ first and foremost.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-35603848521682702052016-03-18T04:07:09.411-07:002016-03-18T04:07:09.411-07:00Ah, great list! I LOVE Sophocles - not one play of...Ah, great list! I LOVE Sophocles - not one play of his do I not love! <br /><br />Let me know when you're ready for Herodotus - I'll join you :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-28417469870245449032016-03-16T08:35:10.030-07:002016-03-16T08:35:10.030-07:00Focus is good until it helps me realize just how m...Focus is good until it helps me realize just how much I've overloaded myself!<br /><br />Ovid breaks all the boundaries. And I think you get much of Ovid himself in his retelling of the myths. I hope that he metamorphoses for you soon! Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-8589449160715623522016-03-16T01:54:07.868-07:002016-03-16T01:54:07.868-07:00Motivational posts 1 x per three months helps you ...Motivational posts 1 x per three months helps you focus.<br />It is a great way to just share your thoughts, plans with all its ups and downs. PP read-along will be fun but I'm not going anywhere near Faerie Queen, I'll let you do it first! I got a call from Ovid, he's in Tomis on the Black Sea. I keep telling him, to be patient. My review will take some time. What is it about 'epic' that he does not understand? Have a great reading week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-37403906284425452772016-03-15T21:34:01.588-07:002016-03-15T21:34:01.588-07:00I'll pm you! ;-)I'll pm you! ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-17641461500385459842016-03-15T21:24:19.273-07:002016-03-15T21:24:19.273-07:00ok...in! Mail me the schedule details especially f...ok...in! Mail me the schedule details especially for Herodotus! I will skip Jane Eyre for now, simply because I may have to quit my job to read all this! Not that I mind, but how the hell will i pay the bills????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-78565238529750097102016-03-15T21:01:22.430-07:002016-03-15T21:01:22.430-07:00Thanks, Joseph. I'm looking forward to the ni...Thanks, Joseph. I'm looking forward to the nice, easy pace of the PP read-along. I often wish I had more time to read more slowly than I do. You then have the time to mull over what you read, and hopefully get more out of it.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-82227384559230048052016-03-15T16:24:33.211-07:002016-03-15T16:24:33.211-07:00Marvelous eclectic list. Looking forward to The Pi...Marvelous eclectic list. Looking forward to The Pickwick Papers read along.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-60627050714658027662016-03-15T14:27:53.858-07:002016-03-15T14:27:53.858-07:00Oh, you too?! I think you've hit on the probl...Oh, you too?! I think you've hit on the problem ..... the books are enjoyable, but there are always books lurking around that preferable to Trollope's. I'm glad to hear you're at the same place as me. I'm determined to get through this one though, and add number 4 to the list!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-39135606362234245492016-03-15T14:25:56.813-07:002016-03-15T14:25:56.813-07:00Well, that's inspiring to hear. Perhaps I jus...Well, that's inspiring to hear. Perhaps I just need to have time to focus more on it, and some quiet for a contemplative mind-set! I think you win the prize for actually having heard of it, although perhaps it's known more than I think.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-20848763393389540552016-03-15T14:22:13.872-07:002016-03-15T14:22:13.872-07:00Okay, get ready for another temptation ...... I ju...Okay, get ready for another temptation ...... I just saw that Hamlette is considering a Jane Eyre read-along for the end of May. Against my better judgement, I'm going to join as her read-alongs are usually very nicely paced (ie. longer and not too stressful). <br /><br />Yay, I'm glad you might join me for TKAM & Herodotus. I'm going to be going very slowly with the latter, so don't worry about having to jam him in in a month. TKAM should be easily readable in a month. It's so nice to have a reading partner, as the reads tend to get done and are far more enjoyable, so yes, please, read along with me! :-) Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-63285526128384241822016-03-15T14:04:38.559-07:002016-03-15T14:04:38.559-07:00I hope you do get to Framley Parsonage this time! ...I hope you do get to Framley Parsonage this time! That's where I'm at in my Barsetshire reading too, but somehow it always gets pushed to the bottom of the list...Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-88955656434633757832016-03-15T11:27:30.946-07:002016-03-15T11:27:30.946-07:00interesting and eclectic list! i've tried the...interesting and eclectic list! i've tried the cloud of unknowing and liked what i read of it, but i just poked about in it, really... my better half read the whole thing, though, and loved it. it still occupies a special place on her bookshelf.Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-40502885153336401842016-03-15T11:11:18.664-07:002016-03-15T11:11:18.664-07:00Cleo ....you do realize that my top ten books will...Cleo ....you do realize that my top ten books will have about 3 common with you - PP, Farmley Parsonage and The Faerie Queene. I am now seriously contemplating joining you for The Histories by Herodotus and To Kill a Mockingbird which i can read again and again and again! Your blog is like a devil tempting me! But awesome top 10 as you can make out by my I want this and I want that feelings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com