Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

Thanks to one of your nomination I did try sisters from Dubliners..it was good...

Will do , Mark.Good advice.

Short stories are a good introduction to new-to-you-authors ... I loved Steinbeck and Willa Cather by reading their short stories through either Bingo or Group reads here.Of course Steinbeck's full length novel I haven't yet tried.But I will.

I have read both Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Which is why I am sure that Ulysses will take me a long time to get through.

siriusedward wrote: "Thanks to one of your nomination I did try sisters from Dubliners..it was good...

Will do , Mark.Good advice.

Short stories are a good introduction to new-to-you-authors ... I loved Steinbeck and..."
My favorites from Dubliners are An Encounter; Little Cloud; Counterparts; and A Painful Case.

Yes BlueFlower, I meant Lectures on Literature, and I haven't actually read the part on Ulysses yet - I planned for side-by-side reading. I haven't even tried to read it in English yet, one single time in translation years ago made me disgusted by page 50, so I dropped out.

count me in for Ulysses! (if it doesn't win the poll)

also, is anybody interested in
a buddy read of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra

I'm thinking New Year... February maybe...?

N.B. my interest was sparked by this excellent BBC documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzcD-...

I'll join you for some Nietzsche in the new year. I think I saw that programme as well, did they cover some different people in other episodes? The only thing I've read by him was the Penguin little black classic book, which was really only snippets and not enough to sink my teeth into.

there were 2 others, on Marx and Freud, but the Nietzsche one prompted me to want to explore more, and what better way than reading his stuff!? :oD

Darren wrote: "count me in for Ulysses! (if it doesn't win the poll)

also, is anybody interested in
a buddy read of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra
[bookcover:Thus Spoke..."

I read maybe half of Thus Spoke Zarathustra many years ago, but got hopelessly lost and gave up. I've been meaning to try it again ever since. Reading buddies will hopefully help. Count me in.

I'll read Nietzsche with you! - )

Darren wrote: "count me in for Ulysses! (if it doesn't win the poll)

also, is anybody interested in
a buddy read of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra
[bookcover:Thus Spoke..."
Cool, Darren! - )

Nente wrote: "Yes BlueFlower, I meant Lectures on Literature, and I haven't actually read the part on Ulysses yet - I planned for side-by-side reading. I haven't even tried to read it in English yet, one single ..."
I've wanted to read Nabokov's lecture on Ulysses for a long time. But have never found it at a reasonable price. Were you disgusted by the translation, or disgusted by the content? - )

Mark wrote: "I'll read Nietzsche with you! - )"
I'll Nietzsche with you too! ;- )

I also have The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx on my wish list (to read that is!!).

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Mark wrote: "I'll read Nietzsche with you! - )"
I'll Nietzsche with you too! ;- )

I also have The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx on my wish list (to read that is!!)."
Is that co-authored by Engels or am I thinking of something else?

Yes, 288 pages, published in 1848. .... Could be nominated in the old-school category.

In for Fred.

I could use some Nietzsche to cheer me up after I finish Celine.

Dan wrote: "In for Fred.

I could use some Nietzsche to cheer me up after I finish Celine."
XD! Well said Dan. - )

Mark, I don't suppose the translation was so very bad (mostly on circumstancial evidence: Russia has a very fair literary translation tradition, and classics generally get good translations eventually), but I was turned off by the style, yes. Long ago, really, time to put that behind.

Nente wrote: "Mark, I don't suppose the translation was so very bad (mostly on circumstancial evidence: Russia has a very fair literary translation tradition, and classics generally get good translations eventua..."
I find it hard to imagine Ulysses translated into another language. The nuances that Joyce infused into the text seem so wedded to English. (But I don't mean to be chauvinistic, I'm sure that when translating Russian into English certain fine subtleties are also lost.)
Joyce's revolutionary style has always been an issue. Hopefully, with a new look, we can make it more fun! - )

Hello all! I'm planning on reading The Scarlet Pimpernel in January, and I know there were a few other people maybe interested in it. Would anyone like to buddy read it with me in the new year?

I could do Scarlet Pimpernel... :o)

Francisca wrote: "Hello all! I'm planning on reading The Scarlet Pimpernel in January, and I know there were a few other people maybe interested in it. Would anyone like to buddy read it with me in the..."

I never got around to it for my challenge this year, so I would love to join you.

I’d read The Scarlet Pimpernel in January!!

Sweet! Starting the New Year with the French Revolution seems like a good bet to me :D

Would anyone be interested in a Buddy Read of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand starting in January? This is my 2018 Bingo Challenge "A Classic You Have Put off Reading." I have always heard so much about it (although not exactly "what" it was about), but the 1,000+ pages have always seemed so daunting. So January seemed like a good time to finally get started (I figured a 3-month read?)

I’m reading Bleak House (have already started a tiny bit of it but will probably start over sometime this month since it’s been a long time). Would anyone want to do a buddy read with me? I️ think it would be most efficient to do video calls to talk about the book, if anyone is down for that

stampartiste wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a Buddy Read of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand starting in January? This is my 2018 Bingo Challenge "A Classic You Have Put off Reading." I have al..."

I could read it for the same bingo square, but January is a new year and I'm all excited about my reading plan. If you get into the fall with it still unread, post it again.

I will be definitely be reading Scarlet Pimpernel this month - is everybody else still on board for a buddy read...?

Darren wrote: "I will be definitely be reading Scarlet Pimpernel this month - is everybody else still on board for a buddy read...?"

I'll join you. I think there were a couple others that were interested but I'm not sure. I wanted to read it last year, but never got to it.

Darren wrote: "I will be definitely be reading Scarlet Pimpernel this month - is everybody else still on board for a buddy read...?"

I just started Doctor Zhivago. After that, I'm in.

Yes! I’m in! :) I just started Dr Zhivago and A Room of One’s Own - but I have my copy with me ready to go! 😊

Anyone want to tackle The Journey to the West with me? I'm talking unabridged, multi-volume sixteenth century Chinese classic. The mind is willing, but the soul is full of trepidation.

Oh gosh I did the Penguin short version in 2017, don’t think I could tackle the full version quite yet. But serious respect to you 🙂

Adrian wrote: "Oh gosh I did the Penguin short version in 2017, don’t think I could tackle the full version quite yet. But serious respect to you 🙂"

Cheers, Adrian. I owned the short version once upon a time, but when I came across a beautiful four volume complete set of the full work at a book sale, I couldn't resist.

I hope to read all the classic Chinese novels. I'm two volumes into the five-volume Penguin edition of The Story of the Stone.

stampartiste wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a Buddy Read of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand starting in January? This is my 2018 Bingo Challenge "A Classic You Have Put off Reading." I have al..."

Have you started reading this yet?

Darren, I've added The Scarlet Pimernel to the schedule list and included a link to the discussion thread. Here it is again for anyone that's taking part https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If anyone has other plans they'd like adding to the schedule just let me know.

Matthew wrote: "stampartiste wrote: "Would anyone be interested in a Buddy Read of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand starting in January? This is my 2018 Bingo Challenge "A Classic You Have Put of..."

Yes, I started reading it on January 1st. I'm only on page 30, but I'm enjoying it so far. Would you be interested in a buddy read to keep the momentum going?

Hey guys!
Anybody wants to buddy-read "A Hundred Years of Solitude"?

Aubrey wrote: "Anyone want to tackle The Journey to the West with me? I'm talking unabridged, multi-volume sixteenth century Chinese classic. The mind is willing, but the soul is full of trepidation."

I have the unabridged 4 volume Anthony C. Yu translation. Or rather, I bought them for the spouse as he is a fan of the old tv-show. lol
He says he will read them. I'm not sure if it will be right for me to read his birthday present before he does. Also, I have given myself a pretty crazy TBR already this year. But, uh, if you still haven't gotten around to it by next year, I'm game.

Pink wrote: "Darren, I've added The Scarlet Pimernel to the schedule list and included a link to the discussion thread. Here it is again for anyone that's taking part https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

Thanks Pink :o)

meanwhile...

I'm sure I remember drumming up some interest for a February Buddy Read of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but I can't find where that discussion happened!
so, anybody interested...? :oD

Leni wrote: "Aubrey wrote: "I have the unabridged 4 volume Anthony C. Yu translation. Or rather, I bought them for the spouse as he is a fan of the old tv-show. lol
He says he will read them. I'm not sure if it will be rig..."

Ha ha, we'll see. I'd like to get to them this year, but considering I have Daniel Deronda, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, and other voluminous others on my list, perhaps I should hold off.

Aubrey wrote: "Ha ha, we'll see. I'd like to get to them this year, but considering I have Daniel Deronda, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, and other voluminous others on my list, perhaps I should hold off. "

ROFL!
Right, tell you what, you get back to me when you've gotten through some of your voluminous others etc and I'll see where I am with my voluminous tomes. Maybe we can at least do the first volume this year? Or is that all wrong, and you need to read all four volumes in the same year (which, I admit has a certain appeal... one for each quarter).

Darren wrote: "I'm sure I remember drumming up some interest for a February Buddy Read of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but I can't find where that discussion happened!
so, anybody interested...? :oD"

Urk, I forgot to pick up my Norwegian translation during the holidays. Read Nietzsche in English? *twitch* I suppose... it's possible... if I can find a translation that doesn't render his übermench into superman. But... February? You're killing me here!

Leni wrote: "ROFL!
Right, tell you what, you get back to me when you've gotten through some of your voluminous others etc and I'll see where I am with my voluminous tomes. Maybe we can at least do the first volume..."

I don't especially need to read in any specific way, but I would prefer getting the entire JttW out of the way in one yearly fell swoop. Methinks I should fit it into my challenges for the sake of added incentive and less competition.

Darren wrote: "
I'm sure I remember drumming up some interest for a February Buddy Read of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but I can't find where that discussion happened!
so, anybody interested...? :oD"

Maaaaaybe. It depends on what else I've got happening in February.

Would anyone be interested in reading War and Peace? I was thinking starting around Feb 1st if anyone is interested!

Patrick wrote: "Would anyone be interested in reading War and Peace? I was thinking starting around Feb 1st if anyone is interested!"

I see that you have found the threads for War and Peace. I hope you enjoy the book.

I just started Daniel Deronda if anyone wants to tag along/needs some motivation.

Aubrey wrote: "I just started Daniel Deronda if anyone wants to tag along/needs some motivation."

Daniel Deronda is on my list for this year but I'm just not ready for it yet :(
It's only January and I'm already starting to feel bogged down! So I'm going to try to do some reading that is a little less heavy duty than Daniel Deronda :)
If you go ahead, I'm interested in what you think about it. I really like George Eliot, but this one is Sooo Long!
Good luck! :)

I would, but I am deep in too many novels and other books at the moment. I read Daniel Deronda some years ago and have a very high regard for it.