tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post2751267533434029042..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books on My Summer TBR List.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-14832988837428387292013-06-24T17:39:25.430-04:002013-06-24T17:39:25.430-04:00So glad you're joining to the Under the Dome r...So glad you're joining to the Under the Dome readalong! It is the best way to kick off the summer!Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-40309203801190094032013-06-24T10:37:51.786-04:002013-06-24T10:37:51.786-04:00Great! Sylvia Plath <3Great! Sylvia Plath <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-11053581587313133992013-06-23T13:37:59.058-04:002013-06-23T13:37:59.058-04:00I'm getting excited for the Odyssey readalong!...I'm getting excited for the Odyssey readalong! I think I might need a lot of hand-holding to make it through the book, though.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-5488197469555016032013-06-23T09:30:16.128-04:002013-06-23T09:30:16.128-04:00That's a pretty heavy list! Return of the Nat...That's a pretty heavy list! Return of the Native is one of my all time favorites, and I love rereading it. Same with Bell Jar. I read it in college and about 15 years later, and it was such a different read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24265576465274607502013-06-22T06:11:13.177-04:002013-06-22T06:11:13.177-04:00Such a great list. I've recently got stuck int...Such a great list. I've recently got stuck into Anna Karenina and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I'm hoping I won't run out of steam though and get put off by the length half way through!<br /><br />Oh and The Odyssey...such an excellent summer read and one of my favourites also :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-75705849064704712952013-06-20T12:43:22.272-04:002013-06-20T12:43:22.272-04:00I had much better luck with On the Road on audio t...I had much better luck with On the Road on audio than I did trying to read Kerouac's rambling prose style. Ack!<br /><br />And I hope you love The Scarlet Letter this time around. I adored it the second time through. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-48630135676451283512013-06-19T14:18:05.305-04:002013-06-19T14:18:05.305-04:00The Scarlet Letter is definitely not my favorite H...The Scarlet Letter is definitely not my favorite Hawthorne. I much prefered The Blithedale Romance (and, even then, still prefer many of his short stories). Lots of great titles on this list, though - The Bell Jar, On the Road (worthwhile read, though not a favorite of mine), and you can't go wrong with Thomas Hardy or Willa Cather! Great summer ahead! Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-60591319197943252792013-06-19T13:40:50.389-04:002013-06-19T13:40:50.389-04:00Great list. I don't really have much of a plan...Great list. I don't really have much of a plan for summer reading, just whatever grabs my attention.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915400068613145577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-66791169082099724342013-06-19T12:29:22.982-04:002013-06-19T12:29:22.982-04:00Great list! I also want to read Under the Dome (af...Great list! I also want to read Under the Dome (after hearing there's a TV show this summer that's based off of it), The Bell Jar, Anna Karenina, The Scarlet Letter, and On the Road. Looks like you have a lot of reading to do :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-31981997441928819372013-06-19T11:06:41.160-04:002013-06-19T11:06:41.160-04:00Great list. A writer friend of mine recently finis...Great list. A writer friend of mine recently finished Under the Dome and couldn't stop raving about it. She loved it. I've had Willa Cather on my mental list for quite some time. She's definitely a writer I've neglected far too long. vikk simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403016433753838714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-25798294586745366412013-06-19T10:36:42.690-04:002013-06-19T10:36:42.690-04:00Ooh, I have to make up my list! I have some books...Ooh, I have to make up my list! I have some books I definitely need to read for my book groups, plus I've signed up to participate in the annual Paris in July event, so I have some French books I want to read. And of course I need to keep up with my reading challenges.<br /><br />You know, I had no desire to blog for over a month and now I can't stop posting! I have a bunch of reviews to finish and all kinds of other stuff to post about. I guess it just comes and goes. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-45824540159003685392013-06-19T10:18:43.953-04:002013-06-19T10:18:43.953-04:00What a great list! I stuck to classics, but I only...What a great list! I stuck to classics, but I only picked two!Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-72029748753968435862013-06-19T08:06:26.655-04:002013-06-19T08:06:26.655-04:00Fabulous list! Mine was also Classics-heavy...but ...Fabulous list! Mine was also Classics-heavy...but I think that's a good thing. I may have to join in the Odyssey readalong. I need to finish Grapes of Wrath and make major headway in On the Road before I can decide. Did I miss an announcement post about it?Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584618837353757502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-11121225254389968532013-06-19T07:07:16.729-04:002013-06-19T07:07:16.729-04:00All the best with your chosen 10. I remember havin...All the best with your chosen 10. I remember having to read Scarlet Letter in high school back in the 60's. I would probably get more out of it if I were to reread it now all these years later. I am trying to decide if I sign up for a 12 week weekly discussion of Ulysses for our winter down here. Part of me wants to and part of me doesn't. I'd love to say I read it, I loved it and had finished it. Still thinking about it. I hope you enjoy the choices. They sound really good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-83352605508830292262013-06-18T22:01:22.908-04:002013-06-18T22:01:22.908-04:00Great list. I've read The Odyssey, Anna Karen...Great list. I've read The Odyssey, Anna Karenina and The Scarlet Letter, but not the others. I'm sure you will enjoy them. I've fell hopelessly behind in my TBR challenge and should be concentrating on that, but instead I've been pulled to the nonfiction side of reading. Currently I'm reading Guelzo's new book "Gettysburg" which is fascinating. I just finished Foote's "The Stars in Their Courses" also about Gettysburg. The 150th anniversary of the battle is coming up in two weeks.<br /><br />I've also decided to create a nonfiction book group at the library and so have been reading some excellent discuss-able nonfiction titles. On the top of the pile are "The Ghost Map" (tracing the cholera outbreak in 1853 London), "The Sleepwalkers" (about the events leading up to World War I), "Destiny of the Republic" (the assassination of James Garfield), and "The Warmth of Other Suns" (black migration to the northern cities). I've got my hands full!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140033967048452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24894613291436212682013-06-18T21:48:32.377-04:002013-06-18T21:48:32.377-04:00I haven't read The Scarlet Letter since high s...I haven't read The Scarlet Letter since high school, either. But I remember liking it. I'm almost afraid to read it again and have my opinion changed. :) But I hope you like it better the second time.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221304377970098013noreply@blogger.com