tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post7899311379573744434..comments2024-03-28T15:23:18.037-05:00Comments on I Wish I Lived In a Library: Top Ten Tuesday - Loved and Hated Required ReadingKatherine Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-56325135000132029262016-09-08T20:00:07.036-05:002016-09-08T20:00:07.036-05:00I think appreciate Of Mice and Men more now than w...I think appreciate Of Mice and Men more now than when I had as required reading. Great Gatsby is on my list of love too! I remember having to do a soliloquy from MacBeth for class. I think The Chrysalids by John Wyndham was my least favourite. Cyn @ Bookmunchieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642525127604626986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-64628530877841953002016-09-02T23:30:29.237-05:002016-09-02T23:30:29.237-05:00Oh ack. I had to read a lot of those. And I hated ...Oh ack. I had to read a lot of those. And I hated all of them. lol I really did not appreciate being told what to read and when. I bet things would go slightly different now. HehAnna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-72523246983125058492016-09-02T17:45:17.371-05:002016-09-02T17:45:17.371-05:00First Kudos to your H.S. for the required reading....First Kudos to your H.S. for the required reading. I'm with you on M&M and Macbeth, but then you start to lose me. I'm ambivalent on Gatsby (I know, I'm terrible, but I just don't love it). 4 is unknown and I wasn't crazy about Madame B. Then for the second half. I liked Portrait of the Artist, and I have never read a Dickens I didn't like. I haven't read The PearlJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-68611375390961102912016-09-01T21:28:56.849-05:002016-09-01T21:28:56.849-05:00Of Mice and Men might have been one of the first b...Of Mice and Men might have been one of the first books I cried over. I think I read it in 9th grade myself. Really can't remember. I've always wanted to read The Scarlet Letter, but I see so many bloggers who actually hated it.Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100606566359762426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-37503649409648753872016-09-01T17:05:05.591-05:002016-09-01T17:05:05.591-05:00Ugh - The Pearl. Read it when my son read it in hi...Ugh - The Pearl. Read it when my son read it in high school and it was just a chore. It just felt like depressing heaped on top of depressing. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-49284025939803343592016-09-01T16:47:46.774-05:002016-09-01T16:47:46.774-05:00What a great idea for a list! I really liked Madam...What a great idea for a list! I really liked Madame Bovary too. Although I fall in the opposite camp when it comes to The Scarlet Letter because I liked it too.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-872356867331919462016-08-31T23:06:42.956-05:002016-08-31T23:06:42.956-05:00Hemingway is one of those authors that I haven'...Hemingway is one of those authors that I haven't read but for some reason really feel like I should. I think I might try something other than The Old Man and the Sea.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-21804505538611258522016-08-31T23:01:41.796-05:002016-08-31T23:01:41.796-05:00We read midsummers night dream and I loved it. Th...We read midsummers night dream and I loved it. The tempest was another favorite. I think those were the only comedies we read though.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-5368180715557904832016-08-31T22:57:36.862-05:002016-08-31T22:57:36.862-05:00Crime and Punishment almost made the list. That w...Crime and Punishment almost made the list. That was not a fun read!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-72708579530597955392016-08-31T22:51:22.063-05:002016-08-31T22:51:22.063-05:00I need to read Hemingway. I don't really expe...I need to read Hemingway. I don't really expect to enjoy them but I feel like I should at least try them!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-81459592422554155212016-08-31T14:18:02.289-05:002016-08-31T14:18:02.289-05:00Haha - your reread thoughts on Great Expectations ...Haha - your reread thoughts on Great Expectations are pretty interesting. It's true how we can appreciate the writing of certain books more once we've got a few more years on ourselves! Reading with Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776146295033934487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-9866748087260065332016-08-31T10:38:46.306-05:002016-08-31T10:38:46.306-05:00When I was 16 and forced to read Brighton Rock, Th...When I was 16 and forced to read Brighton Rock, The Pardoner's Tale (Canterbury Tales by Chaucer), Paradise Lost, The Bell Jar, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Anthony and Cleopatra in the space of 6 months I had a rant about all these DEPRESSING reads and demanded to know whether exam boards had investments in anti-depressant medication. It looks like nothing has changed... sadly! What Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-81829994821246169262016-08-31T06:32:55.092-05:002016-08-31T06:32:55.092-05:00Funny, but I agree with you on almost every book (...Funny, but I agree with you on almost every book (though I did not Walpole, so I must bow out of that discussion). I wonder if I would feel the same way if I read these books now.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-71271996312345257862016-08-31T05:12:00.850-05:002016-08-31T05:12:00.850-05:00I also loved The Great Gatsby! To Kill a Mockingbi...I also loved The Great Gatsby! To Kill a Mockingbird was my favorite. I remember hating Animal Farm, but I had to read it again in college and I loved it, so go figure. Ha ha.La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-46341126296232771372016-08-31T00:32:19.152-05:002016-08-31T00:32:19.152-05:00We also had to read Red Badge of Courage which I e...We also had to read Red Badge of Courage which I enjoyed. To Kill A Mocking Bird was a personal favorite. I adore Dickens. The have re-read quite few when my kids were in high school as a refresher. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-9592191967219838182016-08-30T22:49:16.193-05:002016-08-30T22:49:16.193-05:00I don't read much serious literature these day...I don't read much serious literature these days, but when I was in school I definitely preferred the 19th century classics to the 20th century classics. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-55496998645290307912016-08-30T22:48:18.534-05:002016-08-30T22:48:18.534-05:00I'm with you! I distrusted Steinbeck for deca...I'm with you! I distrusted Steinbeck for decades as well (after Of Mice & Men, Cannery Row, and The Red Pony), then wound up reading The Grapes of Wrath as an adult and being absolutely blown away. The Scarlet Letter is one of my favorites as well! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-66527271035719488372016-08-30T21:55:01.867-05:002016-08-30T21:55:01.867-05:00I also attempted to re-read Great Expectations las...I also attempted to re-read Great Expectations last year and I could not. I agree with your sentiments about The Scarlet Letter as well. It would have been just as (if not more) powerful as a novella.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996928475788401011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-61414854505451957952016-08-30T19:41:17.380-05:002016-08-30T19:41:17.380-05:00I have to admit, I hated required reading when I w...I have to admit, I hated required reading when I was in school. I love the idea that you made your own required reading list. Now you have my wheels spinning and I might try to come up with a list of books that I want to finally read. Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-91956486272232737642016-08-30T19:19:47.633-05:002016-08-30T19:19:47.633-05:00I have a feeling that our school wasn't much o...I have a feeling that our school wasn't much on reading books cause I can only remember Red Badge of Courage and I hated it....lol.Stormihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157799090129414984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-10888323872818222022016-08-30T14:26:46.745-05:002016-08-30T14:26:46.745-05:00It's funny how required reading can stick with...It's funny how required reading can stick with you. <br />I had to read Of Mice and Men in grade 12, and I agree it's a book that leaves its mark. I think the same can be said about A Street Car Named Desire and To Kill a Mockingbird(which we actually had to read in grad 8 and 10).<br />I hate whenever we did Shakespeare. Not a fan. Thankfully we only studied a few of his plays throughoutBrittanyLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645210938042967995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-25776308402037649602016-08-30T11:42:02.579-05:002016-08-30T11:42:02.579-05:00I've never read The Great Gatsby although I th...I've never read The Great Gatsby although I think the time period is fascinating. For some reason this wasn't on our required reading in high school, not sure why. Seems like it would be. I remember the required poetry we had to read more than I remember the books since I hated the poetry (I appreciate it more now but am still not a fan). :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-8882761025085740452016-08-30T11:28:38.233-05:002016-08-30T11:28:38.233-05:00Of Mice and Men kicked off a lifelong distaste for...Of Mice and Men kicked off a lifelong distaste for Steinbeck for me (I've got a copy of East of Eden that I'm hoping will change my mind on him when I read it). I've got The Scarlet Letter on my list too...as a loved book! It's so interesting to see how the same books are read so differently by so many people at about the same age...I actually wonder if we'd feel the same way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-66255916449760177862016-08-30T09:52:51.641-05:002016-08-30T09:52:51.641-05:00It's so funny, it seems that a lot of these bo...It's so funny, it seems that a lot of these books are making everyone's lists this week, but it's fun to see that every other list has it on a list of great books, and the other half has it on school books they hated :p <br /><br /><a href="http://justusbookblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/top-ten-tuesday-school-reads.html" rel="nofollow">My TTT.</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101942925410298669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128730358349082407.post-66203322880658554792016-08-30T09:25:42.144-05:002016-08-30T09:25:42.144-05:00I've decided not to do this one as we've r...I've decided not to do this one as we've read too many Afrikaans books and what will you guys know about it. I've spend half the day on my celebrating 100 posts post (uhhh - just read it again) and didn't have time to do a proper TTT. BUT I want to let you know that I've mentioned you in my post! Here it is: http://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2016/08/Elza Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.com