Reading the Classics discussion

I am listening to the Count of Monte Cristo narrated by John Lee. Love the narration but wish I had purchased a version with whispersync so I could switch back and forth between reading and narration - it's 46 hours long!

i am reading book" story of human " by mekhael alen and alena segal .

For my fiction book The Adventures of Roderick Random.

For my nonfiction book Autobiographies by Frederick Douglass.

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'Ulysses', 'War and Peace' and other dabblings ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Just finished Walter E. Williams' autobiography Up From the Projects and am going back to hopefully finish Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery before the month is out.

Although Carthage Must Be Destroyed is tempting me, and I may break down and go to the library today, in which case Notes from the Underground will join it -- along with half a zillion other books.

If only it were true that buying books (or getting them from the library) DID mean you'd have time to read them!

In January I read David Cooperfield. Such an amazing book!!! In February I read The Moonstone. Several friends had kept urging me to read it and after a slow start it became a page turner....just loved it. For my book club in March we are doing A Room with a View. And I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird.

I am currently reading a novel by Helen Dunmore called "A Spell of Winter," and it's causing me some trouble. Usually I can finish a book in no time, but this one is really hard to get into so far. :/

is tuck everlasting worth reading?

Erika wrote: "is tuck everlasting worth reading?"

I enjoyed it, and it's a quick and easy read. I think it's more worth reading than "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle," and less worth reading than "A Wrinkle in Time," but which one it's closer to in terms of longevity of appeal I couldn't guess.

I'm going to offer my book for reading to leave a review, please let me know if anyone is interested.
Title is: essential element ,
By: John Williams

I am currently reading, East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I'd love to discuss with anyone who may also be enjoying this same book.

I just finished The Small Rain by Madeliene L'engle and Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter. We did the Porter book for our Victorian Book Club. We all liked it so several of us are now reading other Porter books. I'm reading A Girl of the Limberlost. Our next book club selection is Thr Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim.

I'm currently reading FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS by Ernest Hemingway. I'm working on filling the gaps in classic 20th century American novels that I should have read when younger.

I gave up on reading For Whom The Bell Tolls.
I much prefer reading God's Little Acre by Erskine Caldwell.

My February reading will include A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, 1984 by George Orwell, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, and whatever wins the vote in this group!

Later today I'm going to listen to the audiobook The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Narrated by Anthony Heald

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I'm starting Man's Search for Meaning as an audiobook.

First published in 1946.

Dickens 'Hard Times', Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', discovering snippets of Edgar Allen Poe eg 'The Raven' ...

Right now, Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. Recommended by a friend on another site. Wonderful story. Review to come.

Oh wow... I didn't know Sarah's Key was a classic.

Oops, didn't know I could only mentions classics here. I'm a member of three groups and I'm getting used to differentiating.

Jan wrote: "Oops, didn't know I could only mentions classics here. I'm a member of three groups and I'm getting used to differentiating."

uuummm,... I don't know Jan. Every group is different. Most of the groups I belong to post only the genre that group is about... So, I just automatically assumed your book was a classic. I remember reading it a while ago (before Goodreads) so I didn't have it listed as a classic one way or the other... thinking maybe it was because it was posted here.

I just finished Pefume: Story of Muderer by Patrick Suskind and now I'm reading Crime and Punishment

Jan wrote: "Oops, didn't know I could only mentions classics here. I'm a member of three groups and I'm getting used to differentiating."

You can post any book you're currently reading.

From the first post:
"I thought it would be fun if we could have a discussion thread where we could talk about books and other things that we are reading outside of this group, whether in other groups or on our own. This can help us to get to know some other books in the classics genre as well as other genres. Please label or hide spoilers since not everyone has read all the same books! "

So feel free to post any book you're reading that you think others might like. I'm sure not everyone is always reading classics and likes to read other genres too.

Currently reading Crime and Punishment as part of Goodreads Reading the Classics group. I had started to read A Midsummer Night's Dream, but it's too much for me to read both at the same time!

I am reading Jane Eyer. The beginning of the novel was interesting but now her job as governess for the little girl seems boring. Does it get interesting again?

Hameeda wrote: "I am reading Jane Eyer. The beginning of the novel was interesting but now her job as governess for the little girl seems boring. Does it get interesting again?"

It gets very, very interesting.

Jeff wrote: "Currently reading Crime and Punishment as part of Goodreads Reading the Classics group. I had started to read A Midsummer Night's Dream, but it's too much for me to read bot..."

Jeff: I'm with you. I can rarely read ANY two books at the same time. I like to devour a book, read passages over that I like, free associate, speculate about why the author included that particular storyline, image, etc.

❆ Crystal ❆ wrote: "Hameeda wrote: "I am reading Jane Eyer. The beginning of the novel was interesting but now her job as governess for the little girl seems boring. Does it get interesting again?"

It gets very, very..."
Thanks, Crystal. I will continue reading then.

I'm reading The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. It's a fun read, almost like a sitcom. I'm finding the historical background interesting also.

"My Ántonia" by Willa Cather. Enjoying: makes me think of the pictures I've seen of Nebraska, a kind of imposing, stark beauty.

I'm also going to be listening to David Copperfield Narrated by Richard Armitage. I have been so anxious to listen to this! I loved Richard Armitage in the BBC TV version of North & South and was ecstatic to hear he was narrating this book.

Hameeda wrote: "I am reading Jane Eyer. The beginning of the novel was interesting but now her job as governess for the little girl seems boring. Does it get interesting again?"

You might be interested in a slightly different view of Jane Eyre.

Or, you might not! If you love the book and don't want to think about anything that might be wrong with it, don't go here. You have been warned!

Edit: I should have said that the review contains spoilers.

https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...

I'm re-reading the Anne of Green Gables series -- just finished Anne of Windy Poplars, and I'm missing Rebecca Dew already! But I'm also looking forward to getting re-acquainted with Captain Jim in Anne's House of Dreams.

I'm starting The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Narrated by Anne Hathaway

Crystal: Were we going to read Wuthering Heights together this coming month? Or am I mistaken? I can't remember who I promised.

That was me Jan. I have that we were going to start around the 1st of the month... does that still work for you?

Jan - here's a link to the existing thread that we can use. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thanks, Crystal. I'll start it today. I'm reading 2 other books right now so it may be slow going, but I'm really looking forward to it.

Jan, I'll start after my current audiobook. I'll be listening to Wuthering Heights. I'm looking forward to it as well. This will be my first experience with this book.

I pulled out my ancient copy and found about a third of page 7 and 8 was missing. I ordered another copy, but will continue with this one until the new one comes.

Jan wrote: "I pulled out my ancient copy and found about a third of page 7 and 8 was missing. I ordered another copy, but will continue with this one until the new one comes."

:-)

I find I am absolutely gripped from the very beginning. Could that be just because I was excited to read it again? Perhaps, but her portrayal of two rather unsociable, even misanthropic individuals (perhaps 3, if you count "vinegar-faced Joseph") is just fascinating to me.

I'm starting The A.B.C. Murders ♫ narration by full cast.

❆ Crystal ❆ wrote: "I'm starting The A.B.C. Murders ♫ narration by full cast."

I enjoyed it!!

I have started reading Uncle Tom's Cabin and I am having hard time with the dialogues.

I've started Pride and Prejudice Narrated by Rosamund Pike