tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post6174443012716611957..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Classics Club SpinMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-2481718597890729222013-06-03T09:53:33.452-04:002013-06-03T09:53:33.452-04:00Rachel Bradford - I guess it's funny to volunt...Rachel Bradford - I guess it's funny to voluntarily read a book you aren't looking forward to, but I think reading should make you stretch and step out of your comfort zone. I definitely read lots of books just for fun, but I read others to challenge myself. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-38701621035962289572013-06-02T20:44:42.560-04:002013-06-02T20:44:42.560-04:00Good luck with your choice! It's funny how we ...Good luck with your choice! It's funny how we "want" to read books that we're not looking forward to - but I definitely know what you mean!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974988315420539840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-80689208158286591132013-05-21T11:21:33.718-04:002013-05-21T11:21:33.718-04:00Brona Joy - I think it will be interesting to read...Brona Joy - I think it will be interesting to read it now right after visiting DC and reading 1776. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-38798418244128516012013-05-21T03:23:04.045-04:002013-05-21T03:23:04.045-04:00I've heard of your #6 spin, but know nothing a...I've heard of your #6 spin, but know nothing about it.<br />I hope you enjoy it.<br />(I got Tess as a reread which I can't wait to get into :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-68939963378998254472013-05-17T14:03:37.937-04:002013-05-17T14:03:37.937-04:00mercury - You're making me want to start that ...mercury - You're making me want to start that one immediately!<br /><br />JoAnn - Thanks! I'm thinking I need to get an audio copy of North and South soon. <br /><br />Cat - Apparently I need to read all of books! Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-52372094333041911602013-05-17T05:49:51.915-04:002013-05-17T05:49:51.915-04:00Great list! North and South I loved and I have to ...Great list! North and South I loved and I have to put in a good word for Anthony Trollope - I liked The Warden. And Gone With the Wind is wonderful. Hope you will love your spin book!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-27122736265124831052013-05-16T17:16:02.441-04:002013-05-16T17:16:02.441-04:00Excellent choices! I did a read/listen combo of No...Excellent choices! I did a read/listen combo of North and South last year and loved it. You can't go wrong with Steinbeck, Zola, Forster, or Austen either. Good luck on Monday.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91545513085526580832013-05-16T17:11:05.583-04:002013-05-16T17:11:05.583-04:00I really hope its 10 cos Germinal is one of those ...I really hope its 10 cos Germinal is one of those books that lingers long in the mind when you've read it. Just stunningmercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593119771121495304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-46786542872735027832013-05-16T17:08:27.502-04:002013-05-16T17:08:27.502-04:00Isi - GWTW is wonderful! I'm hoping to reread ...Isi - GWTW is wonderful! I'm hoping to reread it at some point this year. <br /><br />Jennifer - I hope so too. I love this idea.<br /><br />Kristi - If I get North and South I'll definitely have to check out that audio! <br /><br />Adam - GWTW and Mansfield are rereads for me. I have been saving Maurice because I love Forster and that's my last book by him. So many great ones to choose from! I didn't even think about doing Sometimes for the Beat thing. Just for that I hope I don't get it now. <br /><br />Charlie - I know! It's hard to commit to the chunksters when the weather is beautiful!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-16027654837001021712013-05-16T17:03:14.950-04:002013-05-16T17:03:14.950-04:00Good luck! A really good list. I have Dombey and ...Good luck! A really good list. I have Dombey and Son as well as Gone With The Wind. Both sound so good, they're just so long!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-9092097994928209342013-05-16T12:47:29.078-04:002013-05-16T12:47:29.078-04:00Oh, you've got some good ones on here! I'v...Oh, you've got some good ones on here! I've come close to reading Brothers Karamazov a couple times this year (it's on my Classics Club list, too). Mansfield Park is TOUGH but brilliant. Gone With the Wind is incredible - one of the best books I read last year. I didn't like The Warden (Trollope is just not my kind of writer). <br /><br />LOVE Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut. So much love for both of them. Germinal is BRILLIANT! Maurice is AWESOME. I might read Sometimes a Great Notion for my "Beats of Summer" event next month. Giovanni's Room is brilliant. I've got In Dubious Battle coming up soon for my Steinbeck project.<br /><br />Oh, man. I just love your list. You're gonna be good to go, pretty much no matter what. Except for Trollope. Lol Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-77041548906036853032013-05-16T12:14:00.555-04:002013-05-16T12:14:00.555-04:00Good luck with the spin! I'm hoping we get a g...Good luck with the spin! I'm hoping we get a great number :) The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91334537896183494472013-05-16T09:47:38.982-04:002013-05-16T09:47:38.982-04:00I really enjoyed North and South when I read it ea...I really enjoyed North and South when I read it earlier this year. The audio by Juliet Stevenson is fantastic. Good luck!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-78165075239959843262013-05-16T07:08:32.134-04:002013-05-16T07:08:32.134-04:00Good luck!!
I'm participating too, and I'...Good luck!! <br />I'm participating too, and I'm very excited because this is my first classics spin :))<br /><br />I also have Gone with the wind in my list, but I have no favourites because I'm looking forward to reading all of them :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com