tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post5833548300403466786..comments2024-01-25T06:57:01.312+08:00Comments on KyusiReader: A thought for next yearPeter S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-69550616027181786942009-11-04T01:12:47.569+08:002009-11-04T01:12:47.569+08:00I have a hard time with Hardy. Edith Wharton is li...I have a hard time with Hardy. Edith Wharton is like Henry James but way more enjoyable! I recently introduced myself to George Eliot. I think she is worth a go. I love Anthony Trollope. More modern classics, try something by Willa Cather. And if you haven't read EM Forster...get busy.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-65800388539168162852009-09-14T17:41:23.806+08:002009-09-14T17:41:23.806+08:00Hi, Something's Dishy! Thanks for dropping by!...Hi, Something's Dishy! Thanks for dropping by! All right, I'll check that out. The only Collins novel that I've read was The Moonstone.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741756097398605360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-72053520222254650582009-09-14T17:12:14.031+08:002009-09-14T17:12:14.031+08:00Try The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. It's...Try The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. It's unputdownable! If you want to read Hardy, start with Tess.<br /><br />Nice blog by the way!Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-24913971553120025942009-09-14T16:29:13.404+08:002009-09-14T16:29:13.404+08:00@A Little Pink: I'm actually quite afraid to t...@A Little Pink: I'm actually quite afraid to tackle some of the classics next year.<br /><br />@Jemima: I've read Portrait of a Lady and I loved it! I'll read more Henry James soon.<br /><br />@Melissa: That's a great resolution, Melissa!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741756097398605360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-35344324332009351142009-09-14T06:42:04.905+08:002009-09-14T06:42:04.905+08:00You do have a very good point.
I have actually be...You do have a very good point.<br /><br />I have actually been thinking to myself lately that there are so many great books out there that are not in the genre I read. I keep thinking I would like to give these other books a looking at. That may be my new years resolution, to pick up a book every other month of a different genre and read it. All the blogs I follow show of other great books so I have to give them a try (they sound soo good.).Melissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-59973086219275220052009-09-14T01:46:54.240+08:002009-09-14T01:46:54.240+08:00The classics are great and I am glad you are going...The classics are great and I am glad you are going to read more. It will be great to read about your experience with them on your blog. Have you read Henry James? He is great.Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632346755839480960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-7454995807785225842009-09-14T01:28:28.667+08:002009-09-14T01:28:28.667+08:00I think about this all the time! Sometimes I get s...I think about this all the time! Sometimes I get so disappointed in myself that I didn't try and enjoy them more when I was required to read them in school!! I think a challenge next year to read more classics is a great idea!Amber @ A Little Pink in the Cornfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898255649481697297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-25167103707221350552009-09-13T22:12:25.486+08:002009-09-13T22:12:25.486+08:00Does "Gone with the Wind" make it to the...Does "Gone with the Wind" make it to the 'classics' category?Portobello's coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255882073630095699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-19177205102137700272009-09-13T21:32:38.478+08:002009-09-13T21:32:38.478+08:00Hello, Vivienne! Most of you guys have been recomm...Hello, Vivienne! Most of you guys have been recommending Hardy. I guess I'll read him next.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-2544820682793344742009-09-13T20:01:24.836+08:002009-09-13T20:01:24.836+08:00I have noticed recently that there are many I have...I have noticed recently that there are many I haven't read either. I have a large collection of them, which I bought when I was young and never got around to it. <br />Thomas Hardy was quite popular in my house growing up, as my brother loved to read his books and that kind of rubbed off on me.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-98092824035976392009-09-13T18:01:33.561+08:002009-09-13T18:01:33.561+08:00Hi, JJ! Thanks for the suggestions. I absolutely l...Hi, JJ! Thanks for the suggestions. I absolutely loved Of Human Bondage.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741756097398605360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-21461312454047779452009-09-13T17:19:44.397+08:002009-09-13T17:19:44.397+08:00pete, go for maugham, orwell, or graham greene.......pete, go for maugham, orwell, or graham greene....<br /><br />you might want to start on maugham's short stories... baka magustohan mo...<br /><br />for super classic... go for boccaccio's decameron... it's so fun reading it... lahat sex...J.L.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163507554667233104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-40646297837074719622009-09-13T11:23:00.624+08:002009-09-13T11:23:00.624+08:00Hello, Honey! Middlemarch it is. I've read War...Hello, Honey! Middlemarch it is. I've read War and Peace.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-56431508184527700732009-09-13T10:14:31.444+08:002009-09-13T10:14:31.444+08:00How about War and Peace or Middlemarch? Those two ...How about War and Peace or Middlemarch? Those two are some of my favorites.<br /><br />Oh, and a heartily second Thomas Hardy. Loved Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Far From the Madding Crowd.fantaghiro23https://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003796589218555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-33870373920096384652009-09-13T07:50:19.817+08:002009-09-13T07:50:19.817+08:00Hello, Diane! I've read The Grapes of Wrath an...Hello, Diane! I've read The Grapes of Wrath and I loved it!<br /><br />Hi, Scholar! Thanks for dropping by. All right, I'll check those out.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-53472186734125492912009-09-13T07:09:25.072+08:002009-09-13T07:09:25.072+08:00I am a Gissing expert and I would suggest New Grub...I am a Gissing expert and I would suggest New Grub Street and Born in Exile. Great reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-58635017521557895322009-09-13T06:40:40.043+08:002009-09-13T06:40:40.043+08:00Sadly, I have not read any Hardy, but I like John ...Sadly, I have not read any Hardy, but I like John Steinbeck. Grapes of Wrath is a favorite.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-41206754870909682212009-09-13T06:18:18.845+08:002009-09-13T06:18:18.845+08:00@Charlie: Hmmm... I think I'll read that one f...@Charlie: Hmmm... I think I'll read that one first.<br /><br />@Mel: Thanks! I know you like to read the classics.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-86110279331861978512009-09-13T05:07:27.127+08:002009-09-13T05:07:27.127+08:00Peter-this is a really great idea-I look forward t...Peter-this is a really great idea-I look forward to your reviews-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-33319173390854370322009-09-13T03:40:59.092+08:002009-09-13T03:40:59.092+08:00I too am a fan of Thomas Hardy. I enjoyed Jude the...I too am a fan of Thomas Hardy. I enjoyed <i>Jude the Obscure</i> the most.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-69602219648291882282009-09-13T00:46:27.177+08:002009-09-13T00:46:27.177+08:00Hello, Alec! Thanks for dropping by. I'll chec...Hello, Alec! Thanks for dropping by. I'll check out your recommendation.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-91395710590614766772009-09-13T00:34:05.890+08:002009-09-13T00:34:05.890+08:00Le Rouge et let Noir by Stendhal was amazing, at l...Le Rouge et let Noir by Stendhal was amazing, at least in French.bloggeratfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070448374018984315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-57741244662699566112009-09-13T00:18:18.121+08:002009-09-13T00:18:18.121+08:00Hello, St Jude! Thanks for the heads up about Thom...Hello, St Jude! Thanks for the heads up about Thomas Hardy.<br /><br />Hi, Michelle! Thanks for dropping by. We all need to read a classic every now and then.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-78200369405119895362009-09-13T00:13:22.316+08:002009-09-13T00:13:22.316+08:00I would love to read more classic novels as well. ...I would love to read more classic novels as well. It's always been something that I've wanted to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-48623509751395840652009-09-12T23:58:16.343+08:002009-09-12T23:58:16.343+08:00Oh I love Thomas Hardy, but you do have to be in t...Oh I love Thomas Hardy, but you do have to be in the right frame of mind.. oh and tissues to hand.St Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491046830905273699noreply@blogger.com