tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post2624258914743363648..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: It's So Classic -- Blog TagHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-13431850078549093932019-09-17T09:00:08.693-04:002019-09-17T09:00:08.693-04:00Keturah, yay! Always nice to find someone who def...Keturah, yay! Always nice to find someone who defines things the way you do, eh?<br /><br />Steinbeck definitely had a bitterness I don't enjoy. Been a couple decades since I read Jack London, and I don't really remember his books much. But the fact that I haven't revisited them in 20 years probably means I didn't enjoy them, eh?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-11637147877932886412019-09-17T05:32:57.148-04:002019-09-17T05:32:57.148-04:00I think you and I pretty much agree on what it tak...I think you and I pretty much agree on what it takes for a book to be a classic ;) Also, you're like the second person that said they wanted to see Blue Moon made into a movie!! <br />I think of Steinbeck and Jack London as very embittered writers, so that's why I don't like them ... as you say, classics influence people, and no one wants to become bitter ;) <br /><br /><br /><br />MB: keturahskorner.blogspot.com<br />PB: thegirlwhodoesntexist.comKeturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-61961063216560922532019-09-07T16:53:13.633-04:002019-09-07T16:53:13.633-04:00Davida, I think it has a lot to do with it. Not w...Davida, I think it has a lot to do with it. Not with whether a book is good or even great, but the word "classic" means "standard of excellence" and it's hard for a book to be a standard until we get some distance to see how it measures up against other books of its time.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-55393217600544330002019-08-30T02:13:27.932-04:002019-08-30T02:13:27.932-04:00Again, I'm not sure that age has anything to d...Again, I'm not sure that age has anything to do with a book being a classic or not. Maybe that's just me. My post is here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/08/30/tcl-joins-the-2019-its-so-classic-blog-party/Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13862954387314281089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-30772014053819922152019-08-29T12:17:57.669-04:002019-08-29T12:17:57.669-04:00Skye, mmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Nobody like him....Skye, mmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Nobody like him.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-45741524852987494942019-08-21T22:16:56.263-04:002019-08-21T22:16:56.263-04:00Sherlock Holmes! So good!Sherlock Holmes! So good!Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-35889924870579362322019-08-18T17:22:00.288-04:002019-08-18T17:22:00.288-04:00Marian, aren't they? I love questions like th...Marian, aren't they? I love questions like that in tags too. I do love the Hobbit movies, just not the book. Sigh.<br /><br />War and Peace is really good! I've been meaning to read it for years, and a Bookstagram friend reeeeeeeeeally encouraged me to join this read-along, so I did. We read about 30 pages a day, and that means every week we get like 200 pages chowed down, which helps keep me from getting discouraged.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-35688668541743283412019-08-18T17:20:24.646-04:002019-08-18T17:20:24.646-04:00Joseph, I think that surprises a lot of people bec...Joseph, I think that surprises a lot of people because I love LOTR so vocally and ardently, and I love the Hobbit movies.<br /><br />If you never learn to love Raymond Chandler, I will survive. Nobody's perfect, after all ;-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-39186385186746087312019-08-18T17:19:32.148-04:002019-08-18T17:19:32.148-04:00Heidi, I'M SO SO SO SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!! I do t...Heidi, I'M SO SO SO SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!! I do that all the time. For a while I thought I would like to name a daughter Valancy, and then I was like, I have such a hard time remembering how to spell it that I should not do that. I have fixed it now in this post.<br /><br />I think I was too old when I first read <i>The Hobbit</i>, and that's a lot of why I never loved it. Except for Bard. Oh, how I love that grim-faced man. Especially in the movies, which I adore, but also in the book.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-51036504916381241132019-08-18T17:17:42.765-04:002019-08-18T17:17:42.765-04:00Livia, I will say it took me about 200 pages to ge...Livia, I will say it took me about 200 pages to get really into War & Peace, but now I'm totally invested in so many of the characters (I'm not quite 600 pages in) and really digging it.<br /><br />You and I tend to be opposite on a lot of books and movies, so I'm not surprised we're flipped on LOTR/Hobbit :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-43104498738466916822019-08-18T17:16:56.227-04:002019-08-18T17:16:56.227-04:00Olivia, I am TOTALLY digging War & Peace. It&...Olivia, I am TOTALLY digging War & Peace. It's like a soap opera, with all these interconnected characters getting in trouble all the time. But, obviously, better than a soap opera.<br /><br />I think my problem with the Hobbit really comes from reading it for the first time too late in life. I was like 15. I have fixed that for my kids and give them each a copy on their 8th birthday, and then they love it.<br /><br />I can only ever envision Fassbender as Snaith. He's just so perfect.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-62660383260731255982019-08-18T17:14:21.530-04:002019-08-18T17:14:21.530-04:00Ruth, I know. It's just horrid. On purpose. ...Ruth, I know. It's just horrid. On purpose. Ugh.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-2011801209219099012019-08-18T17:13:59.570-04:002019-08-18T17:13:59.570-04:00Thanks, MC! I fell a few days "behind" ...Thanks, MC! I fell a few days "behind" on our reading schedule this week cuz Cowboy was traveling for work, so I was solo-parenting, which destroyed my reading time, lol. But so far, I really like it.<br /><br />I think my non-love for <i>The Hobbit</i> surprises a lot of people because I love LOTR so ardently, and because I love the Hobbit movies so much. A lot of the things I dislike about the book (narrative tone, most of the silliness, lack of focus) are not present in the movies, you see...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-60740532104310041362019-08-17T01:18:40.626-04:002019-08-17T01:18:40.626-04:00It's ValAAAncy!!!!!!! ;D ;D I'm seriously ...It's ValAAAncy!!!!!!! ;D ;D I'm seriously seriously appalled here... ;D *Just kidding* I actually realized the other day that I referenced Quirt in Angel and the Badman as being 'Quint' *ducks in flaming shame* ;P<br /><br />And you aren't head over heels about The Hobbit??? *tsssk, shaking head* No, but seriously, I actually get your point. I kinda feel I have to love it as a tag along to LOTR, and I do like specific moments and certain characters a great deal -- like Bard and Beorn (again, I can't speak to the movie yet so we're talking the book here), but yeah, it is different, so I entirely get what you're getting at.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-73666008133361285172019-08-16T22:29:11.131-04:002019-08-16T22:29:11.131-04:00Unpopular opinions are always fascinating...I'...Unpopular opinions are always fascinating...I'm surprised you didn't like The Hobbit, but 3 tries is certainly more than a fair chance!<br /><br />Your progress in War & Peace is amazing and gives me encouragement. Everyone I've heard says they enjoyed it, but I'm still a bit scared based on the sheer time commitment.<br /><br />Off to muse over my answers... thanks for tagging me! :)Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-47318747569855719932019-08-16T19:47:25.146-04:002019-08-16T19:47:25.146-04:00Interesting...didn't know you didn't care ...Interesting...didn't know you didn't care for The Hobbit, I can see that. That's the great thing about these tags, you learn things of your fellow bloggers, and even though I LOVE Of Mice and Men...I still think the world of you and Ruth. (Maybe I'll come around someday on Raymond Chandler :) )Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-84956531446148945942019-08-15T16:11:59.604-04:002019-08-15T16:11:59.604-04:00I started War and Peace on Serial Reader, but I...I started War and Peace on Serial Reader, but I've not read it in months, I need to get back in, but I have to make sure to have my notebook by to keep track of everything!<br /><br />I'm the opposite with LotR and the Hobbit, I prefer the latter.Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-12993520761803724452019-08-15T15:55:54.605-04:002019-08-15T15:55:54.605-04:00I can't wait to see what you think of War and ...I can't wait to see what you think of War and Peace! It's waiting on my shelf, but it'll probably remain there for some time. We'll see.<br /><br />I didn't like The Hobbit very much the first time I read it. I liked it much better the second time, so we'll see how I feel when I reread it.<br /><br />Michael Fassbender would be an excellent Barney Snaith. I've never heard of that actress, but she looks the part, too.<br /><br />Fun answers! :)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-90597194835224689942019-08-15T12:31:07.924-04:002019-08-15T12:31:07.924-04:00Agree...Of Mice and Men makes me crabby, too. :DAgree...Of Mice and Men makes me crabby, too. :DRuth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75159465427383070062019-08-15T11:29:57.454-04:002019-08-15T11:29:57.454-04:00That is amazing that you are reading War and Peace...That is amazing that you are reading War and Peace, way to go!!!! The Hobbit is not one of your favorites? I didn't know that about you! Good list of favorite classic authors!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com