tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post5741914542376316521..comments2023-11-05T03:40:59.466-08:00Comments on Rebel's Work In Progress: Complete and UnabridgedRebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-65588696223032870062008-01-06T21:29:00.000-08:002008-01-06T21:29:00.000-08:00Wuthering Heights if you really want to do the hig...Wuthering Heights if you really want to do the high school books I could have paid attention to. Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marques if you want somethign that will knock your socks off.atethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563533672161608587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-67633241752365157612008-01-04T20:12:00.000-08:002008-01-04T20:12:00.000-08:00I like to go for classics too. I read Sense and S...I like to go for classics too. I read Sense and Sensibility recently and thought it was good, but a lot of "to do" about getting married. Pride and Prejudice (which I read immediately after putting down the first book) is much better, with a more interesting plot.<BR/><BR/>This year I read Dante, but got sick of it when he finally got through Purgatory and into Paradise. <BR/><BR/>The Good Earth and A Tale Of Two Cities have been on my side table for a loooong time waiting to be read.IamSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477300247354661564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-28516046199785615112008-01-04T16:44:00.000-08:002008-01-04T16:44:00.000-08:00I read To Kill A Mockingbird in a similar HS vein....I read To Kill A Mockingbird in a similar HS vein. I lied to skip sophmore English and go straight to Senior english. MacBeth vs. Dante's Inferno? Can you blame me?Bezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359396377873745454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-41116762809708426962008-01-04T10:31:00.000-08:002008-01-04T10:31:00.000-08:00Batty I completely agree. Fortunately my Jr. year...Batty I completely agree. Fortunately my Jr. year English teacher was also the Drama teacher, so he understood this. He read "MacBeth" to the class & did all the voices. I was able to understand it much better than when I tried to read it.<BR/><BR/>Phineas - I've never heard of either of those books... I'll have to check them out!Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-25933330465199724342008-01-04T10:10:00.000-08:002008-01-04T10:10:00.000-08:00I know what you mean about appreciating books much...I know what you mean about appreciating books much, much later. I remember not appreciating some in high school, then thinking they were great when I had the opportunity to re-read them.<BR/><BR/>And then there's the issue of plays. I used to think Death of a Salesman was the shallowest piece of dialog ever written, populated with some of the most two-dimensional characters ever created. Then I saw it on stage, performed by good actors, and had to completely revise my opinion. Plays are meant to be watched, not to be read. So now, I don't form an opinion until I've seen something performed well.Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892116045581715793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-88207949008464126142008-01-04T09:29:00.000-08:002008-01-04T09:29:00.000-08:00While Gatsby is a classic for a reason, both The B...While Gatsby is a classic for a reason, both The Beautiful and Damned and Tender is the Night are worth adding to your list. I enjoyed them more than Gatsby. But it's been so long since I read them, that I can't remember why. <BR/><BR/>Also, I just read that a movie version of The Beautiful and Damned is due out this year.McGuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300113373059468207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-9940050986523924382008-01-04T09:20:00.000-08:002008-01-04T09:20:00.000-08:00Persuasion... has Emma Thompson done a movie of th...Persuasion... has Emma Thompson done a movie of that one yet? =P I'll add it to the list. I would like to reread The Scarlet Letter though, I do remember understanding it and getting into the story at least somewhat... and I'm interested to see how I react to it now. When I first read it I was young & innocent (& judgemental in the extreme) and rather thought the idea of setting adulterers out for public scorn was a good idea.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I know the Harlot has her detractors, but on the whole I "belove" her.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-63145061038076858232008-01-04T08:43:00.000-08:002008-01-04T08:43:00.000-08:00Make sure you read Austin's Persuasion. Skip With...Make sure you read Austin's Persuasion. Skip Withering Heights. (misspelling intended)<BR/>Skip all Hawthorne. Read Anna Karenina if you haven't yet. <BR/><BR/>Hey not everyone 'beloves' Harlot. I know, hard to imagine, but true none the less.Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188106467998322964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-14883581145934956742008-01-04T00:08:00.000-08:002008-01-04T00:08:00.000-08:00The Brothers Karamazov. I'm making good headway t...The Brothers Karamazov. I'm making good headway these days, too.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.com