tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post2256461992988463396..comments2024-03-29T02:39:02.698-05:00Comments on You, Me, and a Cup of Tea: Classics Club Spin December 2015Lois Tinúvielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-92009099634914449562015-12-07T09:16:19.662-06:002015-12-07T09:16:19.662-06:00I hope to read it anyways. I've heard a lot ab...I hope to read it anyways. I've heard a lot about it and it sounds like it would be fun. :)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-29154710887015291672015-12-07T09:15:57.306-06:002015-12-07T09:15:57.306-06:00They're the ones I'm really actually more ...They're the ones I'm really actually more neutral about. ;) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-12347160464662087632015-12-07T09:15:31.999-06:002015-12-07T09:15:31.999-06:00Well I hope it would be better than Of Mice and Me...Well I hope it would be better than Of Mice and Men, which is the only other Steinbeck I've read. Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-24047148376260459952015-12-05T20:02:18.134-06:002015-12-05T20:02:18.134-06:00The Once and Future King! The Once and Future King...The Once and Future King! The Once and Future King! I have read that book so many times. I think you should read it anyway, even if it's not the spin number. ;)Julie @ Smiling Shelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695465649011617565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-14969061807218233862015-12-05T07:47:02.662-06:002015-12-05T07:47:02.662-06:00I'm glad you're not really dreading East o...I'm glad you're not really dreading East of Eden or An American Tragedy... loved them both!<br />Good luck Monday.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-47243718541950484722015-12-05T02:25:50.212-06:002015-12-05T02:25:50.212-06:00I wasn't enthralled with Of Mice and Mem when ...I wasn't enthralled with Of Mice and Mem when I read it so I'm hoping for better things with East of Eden. Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-65403410273123107672015-12-05T02:25:10.090-06:002015-12-05T02:25:10.090-06:00That's encouraging! Don't mind King books...That's encouraging! Don't mind King books as long as they keep me engaged. :) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-14470168195819110202015-12-05T02:24:36.846-06:002015-12-05T02:24:36.846-06:00Thank you! :) Thank you! :) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-25310638269764036402015-12-05T02:24:21.583-06:002015-12-05T02:24:21.583-06:00I've heard some really positive reviews of the...I've heard some really positive reviews of the age of innocence do I'm intrigued to see if it lives up to its glowing reviews. Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-27568599095585630952015-12-05T02:23:21.359-06:002015-12-05T02:23:21.359-06:00Try some Dickens! I love his books. :) Try some Dickens! I love his books. :) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-59881987328965654222015-12-05T02:22:37.726-06:002015-12-05T02:22:37.726-06:00That does sound heavenly! I love it when famous ac...That does sound heavenly! I love it when famous actors and actresses narrate books! Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-84985984545265082892015-12-05T02:22:05.056-06:002015-12-05T02:22:05.056-06:00I guess I'll see then. :)I guess I'll see then. :) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-39101623945255372882015-12-05T02:21:40.219-06:002015-12-05T02:21:40.219-06:00I really liked Brothers Karamaxov when I read it e...I really liked Brothers Karamaxov when I read it earlier this year so I'm intrigued to read another Dostoevsky. Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-24843262627216491532015-12-05T02:20:12.355-06:002015-12-05T02:20:12.355-06:00I do! I will definitely look into that! I do! I will definitely look into that! Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-66322588133468902015-12-04T18:15:20.776-06:002015-12-04T18:15:20.776-06:00I loved East of Eden - my favourite Steinbeck to d...I loved East of Eden - my favourite Steinbeck to date. <br /><br />We'll both be reading Wharton if no 5 spins up :-)<br /><br />Happy spinBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-35742232415050344582015-12-04T18:15:11.907-06:002015-12-04T18:15:11.907-06:00I loved East of Eden - my favourite Steinbeck to d...I loved East of Eden - my favourite Steinbeck to date. <br /><br />We'll both be reading Wharton if no 5 spins up :-)<br /><br />Happy spinBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-68904683770782062232015-12-04T16:11:26.755-06:002015-12-04T16:11:26.755-06:00Sorry for the deleted comment - that profile I pos...Sorry for the deleted comment - that profile I posted under seems to be a dead-end or something. Anyway, I read East of Eden last month, and for a long book, it actually clips along. I loved it. <br /><br />Good luck with whatever book is chosen!Christy (A Good Stopping Point)http://agoodstoppingpoint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-21530958110074026852015-12-04T16:08:47.237-06:002015-12-04T16:08:47.237-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christy (A Good Stopping Point)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07197508098706711940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-15252287706096962272015-12-04T09:27:40.130-06:002015-12-04T09:27:40.130-06:00If you like audiobooks, Audible has a great editio...If you like audiobooks, Audible has a great edition of Dracula with Tim Curry, Alan Cummings, Katherine Kellgren, & Simon Vance. Very well done. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-51948405021735100012015-12-04T09:23:42.956-06:002015-12-04T09:23:42.956-06:00Great list, Lois! Lots of good choices, so it'...Great list, Lois! Lots of good choices, so it's hard to say which I hope you'd get. I think any could be good! Best wishes!!*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-13875688230194195552015-12-04T09:22:27.981-06:002015-12-04T09:22:27.981-06:00If it helps? I think East of Eden was really, real...If it helps? I think East of Eden was really, really good. And I expected not to like it. :)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-78741430412477559852015-12-04T08:16:03.166-06:002015-12-04T08:16:03.166-06:00I read Dracula earlier this year, and it really wa...I read Dracula earlier this year, and it really wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. I actually enjoyed reading it quite a bit. The Age of Innocence is one of my favorite books. I am reading Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood at the moment, but sadly I am not really getting on with it. Hopefully, you'll like it much better, should the Spin give us #3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-50871615750780195542015-12-04T07:49:35.911-06:002015-12-04T07:49:35.911-06:00That's a good list, I've read nine of them...That's a good list, I've read nine of them. For years I avoided Dracula but I was pleasantly surprised by it. I always avoid Dickens, I can't get past what a ghastly person he was in reality. I should have put some Shakespeare on my list too.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-61960471527344620062015-12-04T07:45:05.885-06:002015-12-04T07:45:05.885-06:00East of Eden is wonderful! And I'm currently r...East of Eden is wonderful! And I'm currently reading (well, listening to) The Return of the Native, which is really good so far. I'm listening to an audio narrated by Alan Rickman and even though I could listen to him reading the telephone directory, the story is really great. Good luck with your Spin pick!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-12580053485802438732015-12-04T05:03:09.132-06:002015-12-04T05:03:09.132-06:00East of Eden is on my list too and I'm not exa...East of Eden is on my list too and I'm not exactly dreading it, but it's not one that I'm particularly hoping for. I did enjoy Dracula, though! Good luck on Monday. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.com