tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post5506559696278671109..comments2024-02-09T17:38:25.502-07:00Comments on Classics and Beyond: The Top Ten Books I Read Before I Was a BloggerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-37164052698124575852013-04-23T11:47:00.896-06:002013-04-23T11:47:00.896-06:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-84994079498007461982013-04-22T04:16:45.869-06:002013-04-22T04:16:45.869-06:00Wow, this is definitely a good list you got hereWow, this is definitely a good list you got hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-22949431233678968262013-04-12T10:09:04.363-06:002013-04-12T10:09:04.363-06:00Great to know! I'm looking forward to doing it...Great to know! I'm looking forward to doing it, I just hope my schedule cooperates! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-17251194219240405792013-04-12T00:01:42.479-06:002013-04-12T00:01:42.479-06:00If you host a read-along, I'd definitely join!...If you host a read-along, I'd definitely join! I'm determined to read the book this year, but it's so big and intimidating that a read-along is the only thing that can make me start!)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-4945981572246629092013-04-10T21:04:54.069-06:002013-04-10T21:04:54.069-06:00Yeah, the title was awful, but the story so made u...Yeah, the title was awful, but the story so made up for it! I probably wouldn't have ever read it were it not for a recommendation from a friend. Thanks for sharing your Top Ten as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-30271514262041863002013-04-10T21:03:28.820-06:002013-04-10T21:03:28.820-06:00I wish I could, but I don't think I've eve...I wish I could, but I don't think I've ever seen a movie version of it that I liked. (Well, I can't actually recall ever seeing a film version of it, but I'm positive I have...they just haven't been memorable, I suppose.) It's so unfortunate that there aren't more good performances of Shakespeare plays out there. It's definitely worth it to see live, if you ever get a chance. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-64832887777060711502013-04-10T15:15:54.099-06:002013-04-10T15:15:54.099-06:00Wow! Lucky you for getting to see it live! I hav...Wow! Lucky you for getting to see it live! I have yet to see any version at all. I did get to see the opera version (<i>Otello</i> by Verdi) years ago, but I would love to see the play some time. I've read about a fantastic version from the 90s that reversed the races and had Patrick Stewart playing Othello and everyone else was black -- oh, how I would love to have seen that! But anyway, yes, getting to see plays performed makes such a difference over just reading them, doesn't it?<br /><br />Iago is definitely a complex villain -- I should probably be more intrigued by him than I am. I must admit it's not one of my Shxpr faves -- I like it better than <i>King Lear</i> but not as well as four or five others. I've only read it a couple of times, though, and really should find a movie version or two. Can you recommend any?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-39491158755323832822013-04-10T12:06:02.724-06:002013-04-10T12:06:02.724-06:00I loved The Guernsey Literary…book, I didn't t...I loved The Guernsey Literary…book, I didn't think I would enjoyed it but I really did :D<br /><br />My <a href="http://princess-paperback.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-read-before-i.html" rel="nofollow">Top Ten</a><br /><br />Have a great week!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750479683898160738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-26629840449871145892013-04-10T09:10:28.382-06:002013-04-10T09:10:28.382-06:00I love Othello because the characters are so compl...I love Othello because the characters are so complex and so intriguing. Iago is definitely my favorite part of that play. I would venture to say that Iago is the best villain in all of Western literature (one of the best, anyway). I'll admit that part of the reason I love this play so much is that I saw a really fantastic version live once. It showed me the true potential of the characters. That's probably true for most of Shakespeare's tragedies, but this is the one that I feel most strongly about. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-83495777309181035732013-04-10T09:04:36.122-06:002013-04-10T09:04:36.122-06:00I know, it's so good!I know, it's so good! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-446791095313233272013-04-10T09:03:49.914-06:002013-04-10T09:03:49.914-06:00I feel the same way about chunksters, which is why...I feel the same way about chunksters, which is why I've been thinking about doing Les Mis, since it's one chunkster I've actually read. <br /><br />That's why I'm choosy about the TTT that I do...there are a lot of them that don't work well for classic books, and even though I've (obviously) read other books, classics are always the most memorable to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-80218087787850919332013-04-10T08:59:49.757-06:002013-04-10T08:59:49.757-06:00I'm glad you like it, too! Thanks for your com...I'm glad you like it, too! Thanks for your comment! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-62804390751694887122013-04-10T08:59:30.482-06:002013-04-10T08:59:30.482-06:00Haha! I would like to see your list!
I probably ...Haha! I would like to see your list! <br /><br />I probably wouldn't do it until later this year anyway so I could get a few ideas of how to do a readalong. Maybe in the fall. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-58880232271304273432013-04-10T08:58:54.285-06:002013-04-10T08:58:54.285-06:00I agree! It's in my top ten as well.I agree! It's in my top ten as well.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-86413512483768692632013-04-10T08:55:47.013-06:002013-04-10T08:55:47.013-06:00A nice mix! I'm curious... what draws you to ...A nice mix! I'm curious... what draws you to <i>Othello</i> in particular?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-90791640985942736662013-04-10T08:49:16.529-06:002013-04-10T08:49:16.529-06:00Oh I loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel S...Oh I loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society! Such a wonderful story :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-38485335885249197802013-04-09T14:33:28.172-06:002013-04-09T14:33:28.172-06:00There are a few chunksters in my classics list, wh...There are a few chunksters in my classics list, which I'm kinda hoping to tackle through a readalong... Les Miserables is one of them. So I would definitely be very interested. Otherwise I like your list, it's always so nice to see some classics books listed when it comes to that particular meme. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-19178558772506140852013-04-09T12:32:55.001-06:002013-04-09T12:32:55.001-06:00Wuthering Heights is so good, my favourite classic...Wuthering Heights is so good, my favourite classic. Great list! Happy Reading! <br /><br /><a href="http://readwriteandreadsomemore.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/top-ten-tuesday-4.html" rel="nofollow"><b>My Top Ten! </b></a><br>Read Write Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679424828316511964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-21649899088457013662013-04-09T12:20:26.970-06:002013-04-09T12:20:26.970-06:00I should do this one, I only have a zillion books ...I should do this one, I only have a zillion books I could put on the list. I've been blogging, what, 3 years now and it's to the point where I remember loving certain books and think I must have blogged about them because it wasn't that long ago, only to realize that it must have been 5 years since I read that book. Ack.<br /><br />Anyway. I would be very interested in a Les Miserables readalong. French literature scares me more than anything (note that I have giant Russian novels and giant Indian novels by my bed but hardly ever any French novels at all), and I have been thinking that I would like to read LM, but ooo scary. BUT I already have some giant books on my docket for this year that I really super want to get to, so I don't think I could join if it was very soon. If it was later this year? I'd be in.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com