tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post4577383963457535767..comments2024-03-27T23:20:52.119-05:00Comments on I Wish I Lived In a Library: The Classics Club: Spin #7Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-1883640948509878612014-08-12T10:03:29.234-05:002014-08-12T10:03:29.234-05:00Glad I'm not the only the one who hasn't r...Glad I'm not the only the one who hasn't read Treasure Island!<br /><br />Thanks! I'm trying to go in with as open a mind as possible since I know so many people love it.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-31694670480944692014-08-12T10:01:37.705-05:002014-08-12T10:01:37.705-05:00I've heard great things about it and look forw...I've heard great things about it and look forward to reading it eventually! Right now it appears I'll be spending a little time with Dickens.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-62151715992633373582014-08-12T09:59:09.559-05:002014-08-12T09:59:09.559-05:00I've had a copy of The Back of the North Wind ...I've had a copy of The Back of the North Wind and have never even so much as picked it up. I'm definitely going to have read it soon. Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-51876158866729532902014-08-11T08:10:13.710-05:002014-08-11T08:10:13.710-05:00Great list! I actually poached Treasure Island (pe...Great list! I actually poached Treasure Island (perfect summer reread) from your list when I was putting together my own spin list. Good luck with Great Expectations! I'll be interested to hear what you think of it, as I am similarly intimidated.<br /><br />Sarah @WordHitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-9681057833485785982014-08-10T19:45:59.653-05:002014-08-10T19:45:59.653-05:00I just finished rereading S&S for Austen in Au...I just finished rereading S&S for Austen in August - such a wonderful story!<br /><br />Good luck with the rest of your choices - may the spin be ever in your favour!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-19620558320134604412014-08-10T19:38:59.095-05:002014-08-10T19:38:59.095-05:00What a fun list! I feel the same about The Bell J...What a fun list! I feel the same about The Bell Jar ….. I'm not so sure why it intimidates me. <br /><br />At The Back of the North Wind is a lovely book and I hope you enjoy it when you read it. I can't say enough about it. It leaves you with such a "feel-good" feeling. MacDonald really understands how to instil magic into a story and pass it on to the reader!<br /><br />ICleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-58149420100585626722014-08-10T09:57:20.323-05:002014-08-10T09:57:20.323-05:00If I was really brave I would've put War and P...If I was really brave I would've put War and Peace and some James Joyce in there! I've read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy but it's probably been 20 years so I'm sure it will be a different reading experience. I'm excited to see what number gets picked!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-63098040676516502142014-08-10T09:55:45.526-05:002014-08-10T09:55:45.526-05:00That made me laugh a little! No The Bell Jar is d...That made me laugh a little! No The Bell Jar is definitely not a kid's book! I couldn't come up with many children's books I was scared to read.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-16442053641474134772014-08-10T09:54:11.095-05:002014-08-10T09:54:11.095-05:00Thanks! I'm interested to see what I end up r...Thanks! I'm interested to see what I end up reading! Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-59822930598909705902014-08-10T09:46:21.856-05:002014-08-10T09:46:21.856-05:00There are so many people who love Dickens that I h...There are so many people who love Dickens that I have to be missing something! The randomness of this appeals to me so I'm excited to see what I'll be reading!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-62497413494573714602014-08-10T09:42:52.930-05:002014-08-10T09:42:52.930-05:00Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorites! Thou...Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorites! Though I love most of Montgomery's work. I'm glad I'm not the only one who hasn't read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn! I will read The Bell Jar one of these days even if it isn't the one I start this round. I know there's a book about Silvia Plath herself that came out recently that I'd like to read as well.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-68973764221710182552014-08-10T09:40:58.350-05:002014-08-10T09:40:58.350-05:00Great! I'll have to come check out your list....Great! I'll have to come check out your list. I've really been enjoying the children's classics I've been either rereading or reading for the first time. I'm really hoping Animal Farm isn't the number called! Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-65673957315981056992014-08-10T09:38:39.145-05:002014-08-10T09:38:39.145-05:00I'm glad you clued me into this one. The conc...I'm glad you clued me into this one. The concept is really fun and I'm excited to see what I'll be reading!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-43110002017350188322014-08-09T23:16:27.041-05:002014-08-09T23:16:27.041-05:00You are so brave! Good luck! You've definite...You are so brave! Good luck! You've definitely got some great titles there. I especially would like to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn one of these days. And Sense and Sensibility and The Bell Jar. <br /><br />Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is such fun! And I really liked Wind in the Willows. It's been so long since I've read that one. The Woman in White is one of my Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-28256426344183928362014-08-09T21:23:05.252-05:002014-08-09T21:23:05.252-05:00I don't really know if I'd call The Bell J...I don't really know if I'd call The Bell Jar a child's book, but it's been a long time since I've read it, so... yeah. Oh, nevermind. Just figured out what you meant, whoops. <br /><br />Good luck reading them!Leeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284091494053528217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-6253120509572071342014-08-09T18:39:30.475-05:002014-08-09T18:39:30.475-05:00Those are all really great books you can't los...Those are all really great books you can't lose with this list! I haven't read Hitchhikers but I've heard it's great and I haven't read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn or The Bell Jar either. Good luck! <br />http://youmeandacupofteablog.blogspot.com/2014/08/classics-club-spin-2.htmlLois https://www.blogger.com/profile/15077488526424790807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-75678507942351045672014-08-09T18:05:56.919-05:002014-08-09T18:05:56.919-05:00Ah, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of my favorite...Ah, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of my favorite younger adult reads! Also read Animal Farm in high school, it's short and an okay read, and I loved Great Expectations in high school. I love Dickens in almost any book. Only book on your list that I actually read but disliked was Huck Finn. Enjoy yourself with this-- sounds like a fun endeavor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-18301090663714934672014-08-09T16:34:20.840-05:002014-08-09T16:34:20.840-05:00Thanks an excellent idea to movitate oneself to re...Thanks an excellent idea to movitate oneself to read more classics! I myself intend to read one classic a month, I only stick to it every other month, though. <br />I also want to read quite a lot of children’s classics (Peter Pan, Anne of Green Gables and Little Women in particular), because I’ve mainly read German children’s books when I was little. <br /><br />A Tree Grows in Brooklyn has beenLinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045326768447623910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-47226088145384154022014-08-09T16:16:43.545-05:002014-08-09T16:16:43.545-05:00I am also participating in The Classics Club Spin....I am also participating in The Classics Club Spin. What a great idea to focus on children's books! I have read a lot of these but I missed some of them too, although just a few months ago I did finally read "The Wind in Willows". And I'm so glad I did. It's a wonderful and unique book. I don't blame you for not wanting to pick up Animal Farm. It is an easy read - it'Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410770170789318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-71680726522497339692014-08-09T16:11:19.965-05:002014-08-09T16:11:19.965-05:00I'm so glad you decided to join the fun... and...I'm so glad you decided to join the fun... and what an excellent idea to focus on children's books. I missed a lot of them when I was growing up, too. From your list, I especially liked Little Women, Sense and Sensibility, and The Woman in White. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is outstanding - no need to hesitate. <br /><br />Can't wait to see what number comes up on Monday!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com