Reading the Classics discussion

Currently reading Angela Carters "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman"

Masha wrote: "I'm 132 pages into Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë."

Great read, I'm reading it again!

I am reading the Scarlet Letter

Recently finished Rebeccaand Never Let Me Go and started reading Oliver Twist

I finished today. I loved it! Now I'm reading .

Jennifer wrote: "Recently finished Rebeccaand Never Let Me Go and started reading Oliver Twist"

Jennifer, how do like Oliver Twist? I read it a few months ago and enjoyed it! :-)

I have a soft spot for protagonists who are orphans. I also love British literature, so I am anticipating really liking this one. I am only about 40 pages in and so far so good.

Masha wrote: "I finished today. I loved it! Now I'm reading ."

Can't wait to hear how you like that one Masha. It is the last of Jane Austen's most widely read novels to read.

Currently reading The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens.

Jennifer wrote: "Recently finished Rebeccaand Never Let Me Go and started reading Oliver Twist"

Wasn't Never Let Me Go just amazing? I was quite impressed w/ it, even if it was kind of a downer.

Kathy wrote: "Currently reading The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens."

How are you finding it Kathy? I have just finished it!

Jennifer wrote: "Masha wrote: "I finished today. I loved it! Now I'm reading ."

Can't wait to hear how you like that one Masha. It is the last ..."

Jennifer, I like it so far. It's quite entertaining :-)

I just finished Sunset Song. It takes some effort to read the old Scots dialect but the story is well worth it in the end. The depictions of the Scottish land, the devastation on the population due to World War One and the end of an era are excellent.

Brian wrote: "currently reading Lord Jim."

How are you liking this? I would like to read some Conrad this month but don't know if I will have time...

Leslie wrote: "Brian wrote: "currently reading Lord Jim."

How are you liking this? I would like to read some Conrad this month but don't know if I will have time..."

I have never read Conrad myself. I am only 30 pages in. It is good writing though. I actually took a quick break from it to read Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. I took a break from boats and sea voyages I guess with finishing recently Robinson Crusoe and Candide, or Optimism.

right now in the middle of wuthering hieghts and enjoying it.

I recently finished Eric Ambler's A Coffin for Dimitrios (also known as A Mask for Dimitrios) and will be starting Miss Julie, a play by August Strindberg soon.

I just started The Bride of Lammermoor and I'm loving it. It even has humor, who knew Walter Scott was funny? I had no idea. Never read him before.

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery :) I love Anne!

Apollonia wrote: "Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery :) I love Anne!"

So much fun! I reread the whole series last year but the first one is the best :)

Yeah, the series kind of peters out, but the first is definitely a classic with many laugh out loud moments :)

These...

Tropic of Capricorn , by Henry Miller
p. 170 of 348 (49%)

The Complete Stories , by Flannery O'Connor
p. 200 of 576 (35%)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values , by Robert M. Pirsig
p. 100 of 540 (19%)

The Great Gatsby , by F. Scott Fitzgerald
p. 100 of 180 (56%)

The Name of the Wind , by Patrick Rothfuss
p. 200 of 662 (30%)

The Night Circus , by Erin Morgenstern
p. 140 of 387 (36%)

Swann's Way , by Marcel Proust
p. 200 of 463 (43%)

The Book Thief , by Markus Zusak
p. 112 of 552 (20%)

The Light Between Oceans , by M.L. Stedman
p. 130 of 343 (38%)

And yeah, I'm new to this group, it's my first post here so ...
Hey everyone, happy reading! (:

Wow, Som, that's a lot to have going all at once! Nice selection :)

I am reading Phineas Finn (about halfway through) and just about to start The Hound of the Baskervilles.

I'm reading David Copperfield :) Love a bit of Dickens!

Diana wrote: "I'm reading David Copperfield :) Love a bit of Dickens!"

Yay! Dickens! Are you enjoying it so far? Have you read any of his works before? :)

Diana wrote: "I'm reading David Copperfield :) Love a bit of Dickens!"

I think that is one of my favorite Dickens books - I like it more than Great Expectations...

Leslie wrote: "Wow, Som, that's a lot to have going all at once! Nice selection :)"

Thanks Leslie. How's Phineas Finn? Looks good. (:

By the way, finished with 'The Great Gatsby' (it was epic!!) and added a new one to the lot; Ulysses (:

Som wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Wow, Som, that's a lot to have going all at once! Nice selection :)"

Thanks Leslie. How's Phineas Finn? Looks good. (:
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I challenged myself to read Trollope's best known novels this year (the Barchester series, The Way We Live Now, and the Palliser series). Phineas Finn isn't as good as The Way We Live Now or Barchester Towers but it is pretty darn good. :)

I am reading .I am a little more then half-way thought and am loving it.

I recently finished Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and am now reading A Room With a View.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, I'm loving it

The sequel to Three Men in a Boat,Three Men on the Bummel.

Som wrote: "These...

Tropic of Capricorn , by Henry Miller
p. 170 of 348 (49%)

The Complete Stories , by Flannery O'Connor
p. 200 of 576 (35%)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Val..."

How is "The Night Circus"? It's on my to-read list whenever it goes on a good sale. :)

I am reading The Portable Dorothy Parker. It's really inspiring me to write!

If anybody is interested in reading an amazing book you should check out it is a gripping book about an Irish boy growing up in a poor family it is a little depressing but a great book.

Ethan wrote: "If anybody is interested in reading an amazing book you should check out it is a gripping book about an Irish boy growing up in a poor family it is a little depres..."

Have to read this one for a class, looking forward to it! :))

Christine wrote: "How is "The Night Circus"? It's on my to-read list whenever it goes on a good sale. :)
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Sorry if it was a late response, didn't notice. It is great so far; if you like magical, dreamy, fairyland psychedelic, surreal environment with an intricate magical story (sort of like magical realism); not to be confused with the usual magic world such as The Prestige or David Blaine world...it's much more than that. More beautiful than thought provoking.....goes best with coffee in a rainy, cloudy day... (:

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Was reading The Passage, was at 6%, but GR lists basking made me switch to another book, unintentionally... o_O

Just finished Kafka on the Shore
Here's the review..
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now will get back to The Passage and The Night Circus..

Been taking a break from classics to read a mystery (The Book of Old Houses) and a historical fiction (The Light Between Oceans).

Next classics for me will be The Return of Sherlock Holmes for the Summer of Sherlock (already started) - hopefully someone will start a discussion thread soon...

Reading Room with a view and ordered The wayward Bus by John Steinbeck ...can't wait to read the wayward Bus !!

I've started .

The Mysteries of Udolpho.

A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations: Two Novels loving TOTC never ever thought I'd love Dickens !!

The Odyssey. I'm a philistine, I know, but it's my first time reading it. I've read The Iliad twice, and enjoyed it. I'm enjoying all the free QUALITY literature Amazon offers for the Kindle, so I've been devouring as much as I can. Just finished The Monk recently, which was a tough but rewarding and thought-provoking read.

Just started An American Tragedy. Very sordid and unappealing so far, and I'm only on p. 100. The 20s slang makes me cringe. It's very Leave it to Beaver: "Gee!" over and over. But despite all the "Gee!" we have already been to the brothel and Clyde has lost his innocence and is being pursued by golddiggers. I will stick with it, though.

Andrew wrote: "The Odyssey. I'm a philistine, I know, but it's my first time reading it. I've read The Iliad twice, and enjoyed it. I'm enjoying all the free QUALITY literature Amazon offers for the Kindle, so I'..."

Homer is lovely.

I read both in high school and college and I have to great copies still that I poke through every once in awhile.

I came across "The Monk" recently on here and put it on my to-read list. Do you think it's a good spooky October read? haha

Just started Jane Eyre and I already love this little girl. She captured my heart and I know it is always going to be this way....

Christine wrote: "Andrew wrote: "The Odyssey. I'm a philistine, I know, but it's my first time reading it. I've read The Iliad twice, and enjoyed it. I'm enjoying all the free QUALITY literature Amazon offers for th..."

I wouldn't call "The Monk" spooky at all really; I think it's on another level of "dark." I think it has a great deal more to do with the "darkness within" than anything supernatural or spooky in that sense.

I'm getting ready to read the wayward Bus :) Can't wait

I'm reading "The Odd Women" by George Gissing. Reading for a 19th Century book club that I belong to - should be a lively discussion about the single ladies.

I'm reading fragment vii of The Canterbury Tales - one fragment of this plus a Shakespeare play between every 7 or 8 other books. This fragment is a right mix, including the nuns priests tale and the tale of Melibee (which is left out of updated translations - and I can see why). Oh, and i'm reading The Return of Sherlock Holmes too.