tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post6598732430328114570..comments2023-12-01T00:01:36.670-05:00Comments on A Different Drum: This Year's Reading List?The dB familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170331499885879774noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-17681521401050403142011-01-02T23:06:41.107-05:002011-01-02T23:06:41.107-05:00i am so horrible at posting comments ... but just ...i am so horrible at posting comments ... but just to let you know my humble opinion ... the time traveller's wife was just ok. <br />maybe we can wax poetic over a hot beverage really really soon?<br />i only work at the bookstore wednesday and friday now, leaving me to prep for clients the rest of the time AT HOME! <br />call me or i'll call you.<br /><br />k*https://www.blogger.com/profile/17838478373220529853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-5362333263738911132010-12-30T14:29:11.059-05:002010-12-30T14:29:11.059-05:00Pete's cousin had this list as well, and I had...Pete's cousin had this list as well, and I had read a lot of them, but also just CANNOT get through LOTR. It is way too wordy and boring. I was also surprised at a lot of books that weren't on the list. I think I might try to read a few of the classics mentioned that embarrassingly I've never read, like Moby Dick and Oliver Twist. I've read small excerpts, but never the entire books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-27723392096676815522010-12-30T12:02:33.653-05:002010-12-30T12:02:33.653-05:00I've read about 75 of the books on the list. ...I've read about 75 of the books on the list. You really need to read Lord of the Rings. Of course, I am a huge fan of both the books and the movies, so perhaps I am not the one from whom to take advice. I read the entire series at least 5 times when I was in 5th grade. A few others you should read are, IMHO (of course), The Great Gatsby (best book of all time), Prayer for Owen Meany (in fact, anything by John Irving. Cider House Rules is equally good), The Color Purple, The Lovely Bones, Lolita, Love in the Time of Cholera, Life of Pi. Forget finishing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and instead read James and the Giant Peach (my favorite Dahl book). Amazing, out of this world "children's books" that every adult should read but are not on this list...The Miraculous Journey of Edward Toulane and Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (forgo the Despereaux animated movie; it is wretched). I know of no other children's writer who captures the richness and beauty of the English language like Kate DiCamillo in these two books. I wept in front of a group of my 4th grade students reading her books, and I've never had kids respond to literature the way my students respond to her works. Happy reading!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976421664487561840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-51455767865696415672010-12-30T09:41:50.061-05:002010-12-30T09:41:50.061-05:00that's fascinating!! I love to read, too, and...that's fascinating!! I love to read, too, and I haven't read that many on that list either. I'm so looking forward to more time to read in the coming months!Elastagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299500446956218831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-69055073236222960192010-12-29T10:26:08.761-05:002010-12-29T10:26:08.761-05:00Lots of good ones, even my favorite book is on the...Lots of good ones, even my favorite book is on there...the Great Gatsby! I dream of being Daisy, well not really, but maybe for a moment:O)<br />My husband was an English major too :O)Braley Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160857196313401949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-31973631378714603072010-12-29T08:39:44.167-05:002010-12-29T08:39:44.167-05:00Deborah,
You are so funny! I feel the same way abo...Deborah,<br />You are so funny! I feel the same way about Lord of the Rings and I am so in the minority in my family. I feel so out of place and am afraid to voice what you just did...I feel empowered know and will just admit it!<br />One year my sweet daddy set the goal that he would read a book a year and he did! He was so proud of himself. He and I used to share books and talk about them. As a matter of fact the very last book he read before he went home to be with Jesus was a John Gresham book. The girls and I visited them during our spring break and he had just read the book and passed it to me. Every day he would ask me about what I had read and we would talk about it. He did just a few weeks after that spring break on April 10, 1999. You have brought back sweet memories for me today and have inspired me to make my own list!<br />Thank you, sweet friend!<br />hugs<br />~aAnnestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960187022406492585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-180264243484344312010-12-28T21:08:25.790-05:002010-12-28T21:08:25.790-05:00That is some list indeed! Many of these books my ...That is some list indeed! Many of these books my boy has read but not me! OOoops! My favorite on the list is "To Kill a Mockingbird." I love that story. Oh, but my all time favorite is the bible! Can't get enough of that one. :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572493546249068479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-90561169745451275672010-12-28T19:52:45.381-05:002010-12-28T19:52:45.381-05:00BTW - I've read 10 of the books on the list.BTW - I've read 10 of the books on the list.flmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781812205765728149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-83233582022073881752010-12-28T19:49:46.072-05:002010-12-28T19:49:46.072-05:00I don't set reading goals, but do have a list ...I don't set reading goals, but do have a list of books I'd like to read. I find it odd that this list has both The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe AND The Chronicles of Narnia. LOL I adore The Chronicles of Narnia (Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my fave, so I was thrilled about the movie that just came out earlier this month). To be honest, most of the books on this list just don't appeal to me. I loathed The Wind in the Willows. I read it as a homeschool read aloud a couple of years ago and found it sheer torture to get through. My kiddo liked it though. One book I'd like to be brave enough to read in the coming year is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I recently watched the latest film version with Ben Barnes and Colin Firth and am having a difficult time recovering from the experience. I'm a huge Ben Barnes fan, and while he was fabulous in the lead role, I'm not accustomed to seeing him in that type part. It truly spooked me, but I think I can manage to get through the book.flmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781812205765728149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-51481332897814692202010-12-28T19:40:39.526-05:002010-12-28T19:40:39.526-05:00I'm glad you had a wonderful Christmas...
and ...I'm glad you had a wonderful Christmas...<br />and I have to say I still can't believe you are going to have three more children soon?! I don't know about the reading time then ;)<br /><br />I haven't read or heard of some of these books, I should try and see how many I'd get. I do read now , now that I have more time, but not really these so called "classics" , sometimes more memoir or poetry .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-21050855390041521832010-12-28T19:16:18.591-05:002010-12-28T19:16:18.591-05:00Always find this fun: 33 was my count, with many ...Always find this fun: 33 was my count, with many more started and not finished. If I can't get into a book after a few chapters, I'll usually put it down. THere are too many other great books out there to read something that bores or disturbs you!! :) Well, I have to say I LOVE Tolkien's books, but if you thought the battles were long in the movie, then stay away! lol!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221255890308033957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-79858179735940673492010-12-28T17:33:33.684-05:002010-12-28T17:33:33.684-05:00that is some book list I remember seeing that on f...that is some book list I remember seeing that on facebook...! I am reading the Ghost Map about the outbreak of Cholera that happened in London. It is really good it tells you all about what it was like to be living in London in the 1800s it is so interesting I just love History ....I did this list on facebook You have seen our library on my blog I think I have almost all these books and I have read most of them. I was actually surprised at how many I have read. :) Good Luck working through your list and Happy Reading :) Maybe we should do some book swapping :) Love HeatherLife In a Little Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956205013654044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-77930073389100104832010-12-28T16:12:23.094-05:002010-12-28T16:12:23.094-05:00Oh dear! It sounds like I'm going to have to p...Oh dear! It sounds like I'm going to have to post my thoughts on the books I read this year. I will try. Sometimes I feel so illiterate though, I'm not sure I'll be able to put my thoughts into words.<br /><br />Lord of the Flies really is a nasty book, I don't think it ruined my life though :o).<br /><br />Pom Pom, I have to set some fitness goals too. BIG TIME!! Wonder if I can learn to read and work out at the same time?The dB familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170331499885879774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-51609489502098330702010-12-28T15:17:51.736-05:002010-12-28T15:17:51.736-05:00I don't set reading goals, I just read all the...I don't set reading goals, I just read all the time. Fitness goals make more sense because I don't naturally try to achieve fitness. I gobble up books and I'm always ready for an interesting author.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-81431037580223887142010-12-28T14:12:31.259-05:002010-12-28T14:12:31.259-05:00I have read at least 30 of these...I get fuzzy on ...I have read at least 30 of these...I get fuzzy on which J.Austen and C.Dickens books I've read so I didn't count them. <br /> <br />My 18 year old read Lord of the Flies recently and said it was so horrible that it ruined her life. She is prone to being a tad bit dramatic especially about her opinions on reading material. We always enjoy her fiery opinions on such things.<br /><br />There are a few on this list that I would not read like The Lovely Bones. I just can't read that story. However, I like this list and I think I copy it to use to remind me of books I would like to read. <br /><br />Are you going to post about your favorites this year? I would be interested in hearing your list and opinions. <br />~LeslieLeslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-49945886990403255092010-12-28T13:04:06.546-05:002010-12-28T13:04:06.546-05:00LOL, I meant to write "post" not "p...LOL, I meant to write "post" not "psot"! (An embarrassing typo from a fellow English major!)Waterfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560933499700939011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222945587640777221.post-57865124940780907722010-12-28T13:03:16.242-05:002010-12-28T13:03:16.242-05:00I'm so glad you decided to take on your book-a...I'm so glad you decided to take on your book-a-week challenge for 2011! I saw the BBC list on Facebook a couple of years ago. I can't remember how many I'd read, but it was somewhere in the 60s. I think. I'm sorry you won't be reading the <i>Lord of the Rings</i> trilogy. My advice is not to let your experience of the movie turn you off to the possibility of reading the books. You know what they say about the movie never being as good as the book ...<br /><br />I hope you'll psot your thoughts on the books as you read them!<br /><br />Have a great week!Waterfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560933499700939011noreply@blogger.com