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(group member since Dec 20, 2018)
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from the Never too Late to Read Classics group.
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Melanie wrote: "Book Nerd,I read that these are the themes of the triptych:
Les Miserables: Struggles against Religion
Hunchback: Struggles against Society
The Toilers of the Sea: Struggles against Nature"
That's interesting.
Karin wrote: "The Disney Versions are ALWAYS wrong; they are notorious for changing things to suit their audiences. I learned more about this when I read The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History which is a good book."
Yeah, I know Disney versions are always different but I thought Quasimodo would at least be the hero.
For more accurate versions of fairy tales like The Snow Queen and The Little Mermaid you should watch old anime or Russian versions.
Wren wrote: "I think it’s a bit late for me to come here but oh well I’m currently reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame"Me too. I'm about a third of the way through and it's a lot different from the Disney version. I'm very disappointed that Quasimoto seems to be a villain. And all the painfully detailed descriptions of architecture.
Melanie wrote: "Wren, I heard that The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the second book of a triptych: Les Miserables is the first book and The Toilers of the Sea is the third. I'm reading Les Miserables now, and I'm looking forward to reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame next!"
That's interesting. I don't know anything about The Toilers of the Sea but Les Mis and Hunchabck don't seem to have much in common. Maybe it's just people with crappy lives but that's pretty general.
"for I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon, when the twin suns sink into the lake of Hali; and my mind will bear for ever the memory of the Pallid Mask."
Yeah, but I don't really see why that detracts from liking the book.
The ending was a surprise to me. (view spoiler)Rosemarie wrote: "I enjoyed The Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy."
That does look cool.
I finished and loved it. I'm sure I'd like to read more by the author.Sybel is supposed to be really missing something. She's lived a very narrow life. But that does change.
I might reread these later in the month.
This is fun so far. It's seems like a really quick read. I'd probably be done by now if I had more time.
Welcome Jenna.
Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts: Riddle-master Cyrin the boar; the treasure-starved dragon Gyld; Gules the Lyon, tawny master of the Southern Deserts; Ter, the fiercely vengeful falcon; Moriah, feline Lady of the Night. Sybel only lacks the exquisite and mysterious Liralen, which continues to elude her most powerful enchantments.But when a soldier bearing an infant arrives, Sybel discovers that the world of man and magic is full of both love and deceit, with the possibility of more power than she can possibly imagine.
I've heard of maybe five of them.
The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain
531 pages
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
191 pages
Group Total: 201,592
I finished Perelandra. I didn't like it as much as the first. But Lewis is definitely good at making up mythology.(view spoiler)
I finished. Parts of it really dragged and I expected more humor. The last two chapters were pretty much what I was expecting.
Samantha wrote: "I thought it was $1050 but I may have misheard. $1050 1867 to now is about $22,282. $1250 converts to about $26,526."Yeah, yeah, don't ruin my fantasies. :p
This is pretty entertaining so far. His prejudices are what they are. And some of it's clearly imaginary but it's fun.
Anisha Inkspill wrote: "I'm not sure if this helps, I've gone back through my posts and added which posts I'm responding to, and will keep this in mind in future, where if I'm responding to a comment in the post I will highlight it."Thanks
Lesle wrote: "Not sure about how the App works with that suggestion Book Nerd. I can understand it being confusing. I normally copy the part I want from the quote and paste it in after the " " marks. But...I use my laptop for this"
That's why computers are superior to cell phones. ;)
Yep, I love dogs too.It was interesting that dogs, who are predators, would want peace between all animals. What do they eat?
Michelle wrote: "I just finished this for a book club this month and I am dying to discuss it with people."Which story was your favorite?
