tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post5412504235265185184..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: Fifty Classics Club Questions: 1-25Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-43053915418780005172014-11-29T14:38:10.209-05:002014-11-29T14:38:10.209-05:00I saw that ! I'm so glad the read-along was s...I saw that ! I'm so glad the read-along was so positive for so many.<br /><br />I know a lot of people really like Faulkner, so maybe you will too!<br /><br />And yup, quite excited for the Hobbit movie! Melancholy too, though, cuz it's the last one :-(Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-51506219040247416082014-11-29T11:59:57.217-05:002014-11-29T11:59:57.217-05:00I agree - I had the same answer for question #22. ...I agree - I had the same answer for question #22. : )<br /><br />Whoa, I am getting a little worried about The Sound and the Fury. So many people do not like it or finish it. Very concerning.<br /><br />P.S. I know it's not LOTR, but are you excited about the next Hobbit movie? My kids are bouncing off the walls b/c they cannot wait.<br /><br /><br />Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-66622479433218319302014-11-27T06:41:33.502-05:002014-11-27T06:41:33.502-05:00That is comforting! I've read a lot of blog p...That is comforting! I've read a lot of blog posts about people really liking <i>To the Lighthouse</i>, so I'm going to give it a shot.<br /><br />And awww, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the LOTR read-along posts :-) It was great fun. And thank you for mentioning you like the longer format. I've been kind of wondering about that, just because it seems like every read-along I've seen elsewhere has been like, "This week we're discussing chapters 1-5." So I've wondered if people would prefer that or not. I knew with LOTR I wanted to take it super slowly so we could really sift the text for meaning, but then Baskervilles was not a deep, rich book in the same way, and I wondered if that might be silly. I'm glad to hear one person at least thinks it wasn't!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-32729669759700062102014-11-27T06:38:13.838-05:002014-11-27T06:38:13.838-05:00I do like the casting in the 1995, and I like the ...I do like the casting in the 1995, and I like the whole thing well enough to own a copy. But it was not well written.<br /><br />My husband read <i>War and Peace</i> in college for fun. Sometimes I think maybe I haven't read it yet just because it's almost the only classic he's read and I haven't, and he gets a kick out of that.<br /><br />How interesting that Harry Potter brought you to the classics! I do love how she drew from absolutely everywhere for her material. And yes, those e-readers and the free books... I don't have one per se, but I just got my first smart phone and it has a Kindle app, and lo and behold I've got 3 free books on it now. Two of which I already own hard copies of cuz I'm a book nerd that way, but still, it's groovy.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-66850279569155347772014-11-26T19:27:06.602-05:002014-11-26T19:27:06.602-05:00I liked To The Lighthouse but Mrs. Dalloway not th...I liked To The Lighthouse but Mrs. Dalloway not that much, if that's any comfort. <br /><br />I LOVED your Lord of the Rings posts and was so sad to miss the read-along. BTW, I love how you do your read-alongs ...... very slowly so we have time to think about what we've read and digest it. Just excellent!<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your answers!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-42728126316420162972014-11-26T19:09:15.676-05:002014-11-26T19:09:15.676-05:00#18: I quite liked the 1995 version of Persuasion....#18: I quite liked the 1995 version of Persuasion. I thought Amanda Root's take on Anne was pretty spot on. But I can understand why others might not take so well to it. Anyway, Persuasion is my favorite Austen novel except for when I'm reading Pride and Prejudice. :)<br /><br />#17: I won't say what I think of Jackson's abomin... I mean adaptations of Tolkien. ;)<br /><br />As for classics in general, I can't remember the first I ever read, but when you're pushing 50 a lot of things from younger days aren't remembered so well. I read classics spottily over the years. Oh, now I remember, I'd say Dracula is the first classic I read and remember well. <br /><br />Otherwise, hit and miss on a lot of things. I read some Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in college philosophy classes. I read War and Peace while in seminary but not for any particular class. Actually, I got more into reading classic novels when I got into the Harry Potter fandom around 2006 and also when I got an ebook reader I started reading more classics. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.com