tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post2116617754276141800..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: My Year of Reading Dangerously 2009 ChallengeBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-23853489140631287982008-12-14T16:57:00.000-06:002008-12-14T16:57:00.000-06:00I loved Of Mice and Men. I hope you enjoy it.I loved Of Mice and Men. I hope you enjoy it.Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-41421440058619082182008-12-14T14:29:00.000-06:002008-12-14T14:29:00.000-06:00Anonymous, that was my experience in high school--...Anonymous, that was my experience in high school--boring torture for Robinson Crusoe. Of course it didn't help that we were being quizzed a couple of times a week and having to write essays for tests as well. Having to "spot" symbolism and trying to find meaning in every single little word.<BR/><BR/>I've got Sylvia's Lovers in my tbr pile, but I thought I'd start with the more-acclaimed Gaskell fiction first--North and South, Cranford, etc. I do hope to get to Sylvia's Lovers eventually though.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-73785806328508621532008-12-14T11:45:00.000-06:002008-12-14T11:45:00.000-06:00Yes, I think so too - I've read a lot of your revi...Yes, I think so too - I've read a lot of your reviews and really enjoyed them! So I'm really looking forward to your reviews of these books - it's a very impressive list. "Robinson Crusoe" is definetly a dangerous read for me - I've not read it (yet); it just sounds so - well - boring.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about it and for me the dangerous Elizabeth Gaskell is "Sylvia's Lovers"; I read somewhere, that according to her it was the saddest thing she'd ever written - and I thought: Sadder than "Ruth"?! I've got it on my reading-list, but I'm not exactly throwing myself at it... L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-35534609167584492092008-12-13T16:45:00.000-06:002008-12-13T16:45:00.000-06:00Lezlie, I'm hoping this translation does the trick...Lezlie, I'm hoping this translation does the trick. That and it's not in teeny tiny print! <BR/>Kailana, I've never read Steinbeck, but I'm hoping I enjoy it. I read Robinson Crusoe in high school and hated it. But I want to give it a fair chance. <BR/>Anonymous, I haven't read Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte though it is on my wish list. It looks like we have similar taste in books.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-19477391786529457942008-12-13T16:30:00.000-06:002008-12-13T16:30:00.000-06:00"Cranford" and "North and South" are among my abso..."Cranford" and "North and South" are among my absolute favourite books ever (which, by the way, also include "Jane Eyre", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Persuasion"... :) ) Have you read Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Life of Charlotte Brontë? L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-22121593613611171492008-12-13T16:23:00.000-06:002008-12-13T16:23:00.000-06:00Of Mice and Men was a fantastic book! I hated Rob...Of Mice and Men was a fantastic book! I hated Robinson Crusoe, though. I know, I am probably in the minority...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-41593338356403074962008-12-13T15:33:00.000-06:002008-12-13T15:33:00.000-06:00War & Peace is such a great book! You will no...War & Peace is such a great book! You will not be disappointed with that choice.<BR/><BR/>Good luck! Great list!<BR/>LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-70211628623878574912008-12-13T13:42:00.000-06:002008-12-13T13:42:00.000-06:00I'm joining this one too, Becky! Here is my "worki...I'm joining this one too, Becky! Here is <A HREF="http://www.caribousmom.com/2008/12/13/my-year-of-reading-dangerously-challenge-2/" REL="nofollow">my "working" list of books</A>!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com