tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post4240713848669995622..comments2024-03-29T10:23:38.070-05:00Comments on I Wish I Lived In a Library: Ramblings from the Stacks - My Back to School Reading List Katherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-72508343052042937512016-08-21T15:30:40.741-05:002016-08-21T15:30:40.741-05:00Oh, this is brilliant!
My two cents on your cat...Oh, this is brilliant! <br /><br />My two cents on your categories and choices:<br />--Personally, I'd go with Eliot over James any day. Just my preference.<br />--There are some excellent graphic novel adaptations of the first few Oz books out--very true to the original. Matilda, obviously, is written in more modern language and style. <br />--I Capture the Castle. TFIOS is great, but IWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-8207360968040600352016-08-21T02:03:08.137-05:002016-08-21T02:03:08.137-05:00I love Henry James! I recommend everything by him,...I love Henry James! I recommend everything by him, but The Turn Of the Screw is my favorite, and it is only novella length and a good place to start. 1984 is much better than Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea!La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-2922247102364236472016-08-19T12:35:55.974-05:002016-08-19T12:35:55.974-05:00Pretty much everything on this list is either on m...Pretty much everything on this list is either on my to-read list, or is one I read and enjoyed. Well, with the exception of 1984 (haven't read it and probably won't) and the two chunksters, which are both on my classics-I-might-read-someday list rather than my must-read list. :-)<br /><br />The Fairy Godmother is a lot of fun, but The Name of the Wind is AMAZING. Here's <a href="http:Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-38667124458971062542016-08-15T23:12:43.298-05:002016-08-15T23:12:43.298-05:00If what you want to do is extend your reading out ...If what you want to do is extend your reading out then it can only be a positive. All the best with it. I think cutting back on quantity is a great idea and going in search of variety has got to work. For myself I'd just do one or two a year!! And be very impressed with myself doing it. I picked up a review book that I think might be an extension for me, we shall see. All the best with the Kathryn Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964951326616144323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-78526011845693791102016-08-15T22:05:33.703-05:002016-08-15T22:05:33.703-05:00I love _Middlemarch_. Why not get a flavor of Jame...I love _Middlemarch_. Why not get a flavor of James by reading "Washington Square" or "Daisy Miller" or "The Aspern Papers". And "Turn of the Screw?" That deserves a place on any list! Good luck!sunt_lacrimae_rerumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659053841051896981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-53121447135886216362016-08-15T21:23:34.722-05:002016-08-15T21:23:34.722-05:00I love lists!
Chunksters to try: A Fine Balance b...I love lists! <br />Chunksters to try: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry is wonderful. Pillars of the Earth is a great historical fiction about building cathedrals<br />Middle grade: Holes by Louis Sachar or Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli<br />Young Adult: Can't go wrong with John Green. Have you read any Markus Zuzak? I Am the Messenger or The Book Thief are fab.<br /><br />All your choices raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-83747104988252004082016-08-15T20:42:31.176-05:002016-08-15T20:42:31.176-05:00I go through moods, romance moods, horror moods, e...I go through moods, romance moods, horror moods, etc. Right now I am more in a mystery and horror mood so that is what I have been reading. Next year it could be something totally different that is why I can't make a list cause I never stick to it...lol. Stormihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157799090129414984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-52230030761561173122016-08-15T19:56:21.171-05:002016-08-15T19:56:21.171-05:00I think this is a great idea, Katherine - but as R...I think this is a great idea, Katherine - but as Rita has mentioned, there is a huge range of fantasy covering lot of sub-genres. I noticed you enjoy watching crime on TV - have you considered reading some of the urban fantasy murder mysteries? There's the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher, starting with Fool Moon or if you want a Brit twist, I'd suggest Charles Stross' The Laundry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-21015476897254439712016-08-15T19:41:12.002-05:002016-08-15T19:41:12.002-05:00I love Rothfuss Katherine. I would recommend The I...I love Rothfuss Katherine. I would recommend The Invisible Library, The Drowning Game and Red Rising. Ooo and Written in Red!!Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-71261471815527194342016-08-15T18:26:19.390-05:002016-08-15T18:26:19.390-05:00What a cool idea. I haven't read any of these....What a cool idea. I haven't read any of these. I have read a few Lackey books and found them a tad on the dry side. I haven't read Fairy Godmother, though, so maybe it's better. LoveOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391586235553306506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-17104773269843091142016-08-15T16:13:21.348-05:002016-08-15T16:13:21.348-05:00This is a great idea, Katherine! I hope you are ab...This is a great idea, Katherine! I hope you are able to get to some of these. I've been wanting to read Name of the Wind. My husband loved it--and usually if he enjoys it, I do too. I enjoy Mercedes Lackey's novels, but have yet to read The Fairy Godmother. It's on my to read list. I read 1984 so long ago . . . I remember liking it, but, again, it was a long time ago. LOL Fault in Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-28893814317589582802016-08-15T12:32:54.988-05:002016-08-15T12:32:54.988-05:00I've always kinda wanted to read The Count of ...I've always kinda wanted to read The Count of Monte Cristo but boy is that a chunkster! The size of that one has led me to put it off. I remember loving Roald Dahl books as a kid but remember almost nothing about them. <br /><br />I hope you enjoy 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea if you read it. I was bored by it a little, which sounds awful, but still glad I read it. I knew it would read Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-12877599198710633062016-08-15T11:13:59.902-05:002016-08-15T11:13:59.902-05:00I didn't know we can lower our Goodreads chall...I didn't know we can lower our Goodreads challenge? I need to go figure that out as I know I won't reach that 101.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-29664692737167357982016-08-15T10:43:48.452-05:002016-08-15T10:43:48.452-05:00I love this idea! I am a maker and lover of lists ...I love this idea! I am a maker and lover of lists anyway. Let's see if I can help... I've only read Silas Marner by Eliot and Daisy Miller by James, so I can't help you there, though I've heard some people struggled to get through Middlemarch in places.<br /><br />I saw the cute movie of Matilda by Dahl with my kids years ago and that will probably be a good choice. Also James andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-73206288379991004822016-08-15T09:58:25.521-05:002016-08-15T09:58:25.521-05:00The Fairy Godmother and The Name of the Wind are b...The Fairy Godmother and The Name of the Wind are both so good! The problem is they are so different that while they are fantasy, it is hard to say which one is better? Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-87245189072749296322016-08-15T09:14:22.714-05:002016-08-15T09:14:22.714-05:00I vote for reading matilda! I've read The Wiza...I vote for reading matilda! I've read The Wizard of Oz and it's good. but Matilda is AMAZING! I have been meaning to read I Capture the Castle for years too! I really want to read it. Did you know that Dodie Smith also wrote 101 Dalmatians? Isn't that interesting.Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nookhttp://quinnsbooknook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-62098578594769840042016-08-15T06:31:29.882-05:002016-08-15T06:31:29.882-05:00What a fun idea and I like how you did the categor...What a fun idea and I like how you did the categories! I am a big fan of TFIOS (like a lot of people). It is the only book I have reread actually. I would go with Matilda for MG - Good luck and happy reading :)Grace @ RebelMommyBookBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129217535499024513noreply@blogger.com