tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post5692384431930328978..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: 2011 End of the Year Book Survey.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17352333740236821372012-01-01T19:26:13.314-05:002012-01-01T19:26:13.314-05:00Bah. Heart of Darkness. I agree with you about tha...Bah. Heart of Darkness. I agree with you about that. Happy New Year! Good luck reading Clarissa. That's one I'd like to read in 2012, too.Leslie @ This is the Refrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027804132268043518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-60127923067333433772011-12-31T22:32:49.353-05:002011-12-31T22:32:49.353-05:00I say BAH! to John Galt. Memorable? I guess. But ...I say BAH! to John Galt. Memorable? I guess. But not in a good way.<br /><br />Also - really glad to hear how much you loved War and Peace, as well as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Two of my favorites. :)Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-50489088604085781092011-12-31T18:42:24.970-05:002011-12-31T18:42:24.970-05:00Yay for a good reading year! I can't wait to r...Yay for a good reading year! I can't wait to read more from you in 2012.Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04106076571852038596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-61697561714215198462011-12-29T21:07:55.600-05:002011-12-29T21:07:55.600-05:00Oops, hit publish too quickly--I also wanted to sa...Oops, hit publish too quickly--I also wanted to say that I'm really looking forward to Shakespeare month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20018229321074196092011-12-29T21:07:16.612-05:002011-12-29T21:07:16.612-05:00Wow, you had a great reading year! And now you mak...Wow, you had a great reading year! And now you make me want to read <em>A Portrait of a Lady</em>. I've been avoiding it forever, and I'm not sure why, although I think it's because I saw a movie version when I was in high school that I thought was boring, maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-70112372521107721252011-12-29T12:36:49.472-05:002011-12-29T12:36:49.472-05:00I really enjoy these year-end posts! Sounds like i...I really enjoy these year-end posts! Sounds like it's been a great reading year, and 2012 will be great as well!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-1570682866540529552011-12-28T12:49:55.641-05:002011-12-28T12:49:55.641-05:00Great post! Same for me with Vanity Fair (don'...Great post! Same for me with Vanity Fair (don't know what happened...but I own my own copy now so it's definitely on my 2012 list). War and Peace and other 'scary tomes' seem less scary after you've tackled some Tolstoy or other classics before. I'm sure it'll be really accessible once I get to it. <br /><br />You're right about classics being read slowly. That also depends on the plot, writing style etc. but YA is written for well...young adults. It's meant to capture their short attention spans with simpler plots and words etc. whereas what are you reading are intricate masterpieces usually written for intellectuals of that time (those who knew how to read at least). Not saying that YA is bad, just different (modern)!<br />So don't worry about quantity, I read just app.50 this year (also had some important exams...) but a lot of Austen and Dostoevski etc. <br /><br />I'm sure that at this pace you'll reach your goal of 200 books next year :).Ioanahttp://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5485273-ioananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-8869640381320915632011-12-27T23:18:55.539-05:002011-12-27T23:18:55.539-05:00I'm planning to read War and Peace next year. ...I'm planning to read War and Peace next year. The fact that you're planning to read it almost immediately after reading it the first time is very encouraging. Henry James is a favourite? I've been a little nervous about reading him. <i>Heart of Darkness</i> is hard, but I felt like I'd accomplished something good once I was done with it. I won't be reading any more Joseph Conrad, though!<br /><br />Enjoyed reading your survey. :)Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-23762145618072328002011-12-27T16:56:00.860-05:002011-12-27T16:56:00.860-05:00SO MANY of the books I am reading in 2012 were ins...SO MANY of the books I am reading in 2012 were inspired by you: Henry James, Melville, Edith Wharton, <i>Jude the Obscure</i>, -- well, you know what you recommended. I can't wait to get started, and I'm so glad I'm sharing this journey with you.<br /><br />(Thank you for the link!) <br /><br />I love that passage you quoted from <i>Jane Eyre</i>. Makes me want to reread!! I'm glad I had a hand in pumpoing you up for <i>Sense & Sensibility!</i> That's a turn, isn't it -- from last year when I disliked Austen and you encouraged me. :-)<br /><br />Cheers, and Happy New Year, Allie!*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-60345338919212071652011-12-27T13:28:32.442-05:002011-12-27T13:28:32.442-05:00I completely agree on the John Galt speech! And I&...I completely agree on the John Galt speech! And I'm glad to see you're finally warming to Dickens!Lindsey Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-67458679832515711182011-12-27T11:41:16.120-05:002011-12-27T11:41:16.120-05:00I am most definitely enjoying the Ranger's App...I am most definitely enjoying the Ranger's Apprentice series! And I'm glad you like the Percy Jackson series; I really had fun with that one.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-84837288519651771862011-12-27T11:28:43.310-05:002011-12-27T11:28:43.310-05:00You had a pretty awesome reading year! I'm rea...You had a pretty awesome reading year! I'm really glad I read War & Peace this year too. It was much less scary than I thought it would be. Jane Eyre and Rebecca are a couple of my favorites as well. I'm glad you liked Portrait so much. Sad, but so good. And that moment in Jude, yup.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-90947788153097640872011-12-27T11:26:28.092-05:002011-12-27T11:26:28.092-05:00I'm reading Tolstoy and the Purple Chair right...I'm reading Tolstoy and the Purple Chair right now. In fact, I should finish it this morning. I bawled when her sister died. Luckily, HB wasn't around to laugh at me. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-43322687228338464752011-12-27T10:39:09.497-05:002011-12-27T10:39:09.497-05:00Moby Dick! I have wanted to read that for FOREVER ...Moby Dick! I have wanted to read that for FOREVER but I always come across people who hate it, so this survey pretty much says to me - 'those people were wrong READ MOBY DICK 2012'.<br /><br />Also, War And Peace -- GET IT GIRL! Seriously, I feel like War And Peace and Moby Dick are always portrayed as lofty books that are SO hard to tackle, but you read them both in one year and that is amazing.<br /><br />Also re: YA vs. Classics - I completely agree that it is much easier to read 1000+ pages of YA than it is to read 1000+ pages of classics. I think classics tend to have more nuance than the majority of most YA I read, and plus with some classics, I feel the need to read more slowly to absorb it.<br /><br />Here is to a wonderful year of reading in 2012!April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17268513583848987272011-12-27T09:26:53.801-05:002011-12-27T09:26:53.801-05:00GREAT answers, Allie! This gives me some guidance ...GREAT answers, Allie! This gives me some guidance as to where I'll go with my classics first in 2012. :D I tried reading Heart of Darkness when I was younger and could. not. do. it. We'll see if it happens in the future. Eeek! <br /><br />And I love that Tolstoy and the Purple Chair cover. Beautiful!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24449936660656951002011-12-27T09:13:59.879-05:002011-12-27T09:13:59.879-05:00Heh, that moment in Jude the Obscure is exactly wh...Heh, that moment in Jude the Obscure is exactly what I answered for that question. :D<br /><br />You make me want to give Henry James another chance. I wasn't a big fan of The Turn of the Screw.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com