tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post5093005948038913979..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: Back to the Classics Challenge 2015Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-5477447252969660292015-02-05T18:45:05.983+11:002015-02-05T18:45:05.983+11:00Thanks for the suggestions, Kyle. I'd like to ...Thanks for the suggestions, Kyle. I'd like to read some more of George Eliot. I've read Silas Marner which I enjoyed.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-55643416445401913852015-02-05T01:10:30.719+11:002015-02-05T01:10:30.719+11:00I suggest anything by Jonathon Swift for the humor...I suggest anything by Jonathon Swift for the humorous/satirical category...I'm in the middle of Middlemarch by George Eliot right now and really enjoying it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675683785964099319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-73751062133955037612015-01-05T05:51:56.616+11:002015-01-05T05:51:56.616+11:00Carol, just thought I'd let you know I just po...Carol, just thought I'd let you know I just posted my tentative list on my blog for the challenge. :)<br /><br />http://thesimplyblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/back-to-classics-challenge-for-2015/Karen @ The Simply Bloghttp://thesimplyblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-49652933402691711142015-01-05T02:35:37.875+11:002015-01-05T02:35:37.875+11:00Have you thought about Gulliver's Travels for ...Have you thought about Gulliver's Travels for the humorous/satirical category? I'm working on my list right now. Thank you for reminding me about it. I've got a couple settled, a few potentials, and several categories I still have to find titles for. Karen @ The Simply Bloghttp://thesimplyblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-29589963325139414182015-01-02T21:47:26.925+11:002015-01-02T21:47:26.925+11:00How's your list coming on, Karen??How's your list coming on, Karen??Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-25002027007251406512014-12-24T10:57:19.169+11:002014-12-24T10:57:19.169+11:00I've not heard of this challenge before. Hmmm....I've not heard of this challenge before. Hmmm....I'm thinking I might go down the list and see if I can come up with a book for each category and then maybe consider joining in. :) We'll see......<br />Thanks for sharing about it!Karen @ The Simply Bloghttp://thesimplyblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-23714425590940605052014-12-22T07:08:04.216+11:002014-12-22T07:08:04.216+11:00Great choices! I'm thinking about reading the ...Great choices! I'm thinking about reading the unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce for the humorous or satirical category -- I read part of it in high school and have been meaning to revisit it in full every since. Or perhaps the O. Henry collection that has been collecting dust on my shelves!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-62621810377457677022014-12-19T21:19:18.685+11:002014-12-19T21:19:18.685+11:00Flannery O' Conner is a wonderful choice with...Flannery O' Conner is a wonderful choice with her command of literary devices simile, metaphor and surprising turns of phrase. Satire suggestion would be ( also fun for the kids...) the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. He satires the ' supposed' refined culture of city folks through Ichabod Crane. There are some great movie versions to watch too (Johnny Depp, Tim Burton director, is spooky 1999) and a Disney version. 2015 will be a great reading year with this challenge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-15188029819921925622014-12-17T14:44:02.149+11:002014-12-17T14:44:02.149+11:00Thanks for the suggestions. I'm pretty sure I ...Thanks for the suggestions. I'm pretty sure I have the first one you mentioned and I like the sound of the Tuchman book - I'd heard of it but for some reason thought it was about the American Civil War.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-11985870020421858932014-12-17T13:08:15.422+11:002014-12-17T13:08:15.422+11:00Oh fun! I'm so glad that you're joining u...Oh fun! I'm so glad that you're joining us, Carol! For a humorous book I would completely recommend <i>Three Men in a Boat</i> by Jerome K. Jerome or <i>The Diary of a Nobody</i> by George and Weedon Grossmith, if you haven't read either already. Both are hilarious. This year I read Barbara Tuchman's <i>The Guns of August</i> for a WWI read and it was excellent. I'd highly recommend any book by her. Have fun with your reading and thanks so much for mentioning my blog!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com