tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post85450679727292956..comments2024-03-28T02:10:59.211-05:00Comments on You, Me, and a Cup of Tea: Top Ten Books that were Hard for me to ReadLois Tinúvielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-7016776733132574712014-10-02T12:23:47.548-05:002014-10-02T12:23:47.548-05:00Some great picks! I definitely agree with 'The...Some great picks! I definitely agree with 'The Odyssey' and 'The Aneid', had to read them at secondary school and I was really struggling, trying to get through them! Jody - A Spoonful of Happy Endingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035519235921880965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-74088338792259034302014-10-01T10:46:24.257-05:002014-10-01T10:46:24.257-05:00Well... I was a bit young when I read OCS. And I o...Well... I was a bit young when I read OCS. And I only read it because I was obsessed with Eleanor Roosevelt, and that was her favorite book. I never finished it. I don't have extremely good luck with Dickens - I've only managed to finish two out of the four books of his I've read. (Finished Great Expectations and Tale of Two Cities, and DNF'd Bleak House and OCS, if you were wondering. But I'm definitely coming back to Bleak House someday.)Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113180708896008365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-29336679146640816262014-10-01T05:20:53.600-05:002014-10-01T05:20:53.600-05:00As I said I need a re-read. I haven't read Old...As I said I need a re-read. I haven't read Old Curiosity Shop yet but it's on my list... now you make me apprehensive of it. ;)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-57404721754490904572014-09-30T19:08:50.450-05:002014-09-30T19:08:50.450-05:00SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. I forgot that one on my lis...SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. I forgot that one on my list. I agree with you and your dad - I found it extraordinarily boring.<br /><br />But Great Expectations? I found that one much more of a pleasant, easy read than some other Dickens (ahem Old Curiosity Shop ahem).Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113180708896008365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-80306284882100326672014-09-30T17:20:39.908-05:002014-09-30T17:20:39.908-05:00Thanks! I think I just need a re-read of it to set...Thanks! I think I just need a re-read of it to set me straight on it as normally I'm fine with Dickens. :)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-83008112754466896392014-09-30T17:19:50.135-05:002014-09-30T17:19:50.135-05:00I would have gladly handed them over to you at the...I would have gladly handed them over to you at the time but now I'm glad that he did give them to me. :)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-60085529274244029652014-09-30T16:44:35.348-05:002014-09-30T16:44:35.348-05:00I'm reading Great Expectations now for the Cla...I'm reading Great Expectations now for the Classic Club Spin (which I'm not going to be done on time for). I read it in high school and hated it. So far I don't hate it but it's definitely heavy going. Those are some pretty tough books on your list!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-17735295607245286062014-09-30T12:55:10.278-05:002014-09-30T12:55:10.278-05:00This list is basically a who's who of books th...This list is basically a who's who of books that are sitting on my shelf and they might even have some dust on them. It's impressive that you've read these, even if you weren't exactly a fan of some of them. I'm a little bit jealous that my Dad didn't give me strenuous book lists now. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-69445986564642458912014-09-30T09:52:28.755-05:002014-09-30T09:52:28.755-05:00Thanks! My Dad gave me strenuous book lists when I...Thanks! My Dad gave me strenuous book lists when I was in high school... and before then as well, but especially in high school. :)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-54893054948723809712014-09-30T08:23:23.086-05:002014-09-30T08:23:23.086-05:00You read Anna Karenina - that is a goal! :) Stop...You read Anna Karenina - that is a goal! :) Stop by Book Journey today - you won something ;)Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.com