Comments on: Twenty Six Books http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9685 Sarah Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:54:51 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9685 Don't be afraid of the Eliot- I was extremely daunted by Middlemarch and loved it when I read it for the first time last year. Give yourself some time to get into it and after a few chapters it all starts being weirdly highly addictive. I'd rather chew off my own ears than be forced to read Great Expectations again though. Good luck with that. Looks like the lady writers in that list are the light relief, apart from Middlemarch. No, even Middlemarch, actually. North & South ends a bit abruptly though (not as abruptly as Wives and Daughters, which doesn't actually have a last chapter- gah!) Don’t be afraid of the Eliot- I was extremely daunted by Middlemarch and loved it when I read it for the first time last year. Give yourself some time to get into it and after a few chapters it all starts being weirdly highly addictive.

I’d rather chew off my own ears than be forced to read Great Expectations again though. Good luck with that.

Looks like the lady writers in that list are the light relief, apart from Middlemarch. No, even Middlemarch, actually. North & South ends a bit abruptly though (not as abruptly as Wives and Daughters, which doesn’t actually have a last chapter- gah!)

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9533 Donal Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:53:26 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9533 Yeah, I heard the sequels weren't as good. All the action is in the first one...the cakes and what not. He did the sequels for the money. Yeah, I heard the sequels weren’t as good. All the action is in the first one…the cakes and what not. He did the sequels for the money.

]]> By: jfb http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9506 jfb Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:09:27 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9506 In Search of Lost Time Vol. I is the best volume... In Search of Lost Time Vol. I is the best volume…

]]> By: Sara http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9466 Sara Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:18:01 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9466 Oh I don't envy you your Great Expectations! Im talking about the book, not your plans. Did it for the Inter-esting Cert and even seeing the film of the book didn't help much. Good luck! I'd go for Bronte/Austen every time! Oh I don’t envy you your Great Expectations!
Im talking about the book, not your plans.
Did it for the Inter-esting Cert and even seeing the film of the book didn’t help much.
Good luck! I’d go for Bronte/Austen every time!

]]> By: David http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9341 David Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:41:57 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9341 War and Peace ... ahh ... beats the absolute heck out of Les Miserables, in that it's actually readable. Loved it. It's the lemon chicken of Russian Literature, though, in that it's about the <b>only</b> piece of Russian literature ever read by people in the West. You might check out Project Gutenberg, as they've got it in electronic form: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2600 War and Peace … ahh … beats the absolute heck out of Les Miserables, in that it’s actually readable. Loved it. It’s the lemon chicken of Russian Literature, though, in that it’s about the only piece of Russian literature ever read by people in the West.

You might check out Project Gutenberg, as they’ve got it in electronic form: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2600

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9329 Donal Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:04:30 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9329 I'm currently several hundred pages into War and Peace which is Tolstoy's big 'un so I'll have to leave <i>Childhood, Boyhood and Youth</i> for another year. I’m currently several hundred pages into War and Peace which is Tolstoy’s big ‘un so I’ll have to leave Childhood, Boyhood and Youth for another year.

]]> By: Elaine http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9325 Elaine Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:12:26 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9325 Why isn't Childhood, Boyhood and Youth on your list by Tolstoy - it is a light read - oh and my favourite, Wuthering Heights - so romantic Why isn’t Childhood, Boyhood and Youth on your list by Tolstoy - it is a light read - oh and my favourite, Wuthering Heights - so romantic

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9274 Donal Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:41:29 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9274 Not pathetic Cheryl, there's more than a few of us who own a large collection of pristine classics. I'm hoping this experiment will serve to prove that these books are worth the effort involved and that in some cases, their reputation as 'heavy reading' may be undeserved. That said I'm still afraid of Middlemarch. George Eliot, gahhhh! Not pathetic Cheryl, there’s more than a few of us who own a large collection of pristine classics. I’m hoping this experiment will serve to prove that these books are worth the effort involved and that in some cases, their reputation as ‘heavy reading’ may be undeserved.

That said I’m still afraid of Middlemarch. George Eliot, gahhhh!

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9271 Donal Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:32:48 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9271 No, I've been planning this for a good while now. I reckoned by way of a mid life crisis it was cheaper than a sports car. It's a challenge but I think it's doable. It still took me two months to decide to post it up and make it official though. No, I’ve been planning this for a good while now. I reckoned by way of a mid life crisis it was cheaper than a sports car. It’s a challenge but I think it’s doable. It still took me two months to decide to post it up and make it official though.

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/comment-page-1/#comment-9269 Donal Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:24:09 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/23/twenty-six-books/#comment-9269 Cheers, I have Don Quixote bought. It's right there at the bottom of the pile. There's not much light reading anywhere on the list but I'm not finding it to bad so far. Cheers, I have Don Quixote bought. It’s right there at the bottom of the pile. There’s not much light reading anywhere on the list but I’m not finding it to bad so far.

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