Nada’s Comments (group member since Jan 01, 2020)

Nada’s comments from the #ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge group.

Willekeurigekorteverhalen wrote: "Hi! I really want to read a biography of Jane Austen. But as there are so many, I really don’t know which one to pick. Does anyone have a good recommendation?"

Many People recommend Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley

Would it be alright for you guys to wait a few days more? My copy still hasn't arrived :/ but it should be any day now

Gidget's wrote: "I'm up for any Agatha and would be interested in re-reads as well. If you want to start one of Agatha's before April let me know, I'd love to buddy read any Agatha's"

I ordered The Mysterious Affair At Styles last month and expect it to arrive any day now. I'll tell you as soon as I have it :D

I agree with Barry that you can't recommend a book to absolutely everyone. People have different tastes and different books will appeal to them for different reasons.

I'm just going to mention some of my all time favorite classics here:

1- Wives and Daughters
2- Someone at a Distance An underrated gem published by Persephone. It's a relatively quiet book but still pulls you right in
3- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn I just ADORE this! Again not heavy on the plot element but the characters are larger than life and it will stay with you long after you've turned the last page
4-The Millstone An underrated feminist novella about single motherhood in the 1960s
5- The Dumb House Not for the faint of heart! Especially not the last 20-30 pages but still an absolutely fascinating character study
6- The Painted Veil
7- Excellent Women
8- East of Eden I wasn't expecting to love this book nearly as much as I did, especially given that books with its setting are not ones I usually go for but boy oh boy was I in for a ride! Read it if only to acquaint yourself with the infamous Cathy Ames
9- The Importance of Being Earnest My first and favourite Oscar Wilde! The humor is timeless!
10- Wuthering Heights Probably the most polarizing Bronte book but I LOVE EVERY SINGLE WORD OF IT! So incredibly atmospheric and with fascinating characters
11- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Another Bronte :P I devoured this one when I first read it! Might reread it this year
12- And Then There Were None My favourite Agatha Christie so far and one of my favourite books of all time! I could read it over and over and over again

Rachel wrote: "The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is really good, but I never hear anyone talk about it and I don’t know why. "

The Scarlet Letter has been on my TBR for ages!! My favourite teacher and dear friend recommended it to me and I'm clueless as to why I haven't picked it up yet. It's definitely on this year's must read list and I might even pick it up this weekend

Rachel wrote: "Does anyone know where I should start with Elizabeth Glaskell of Antony Trollope? I’ve not read anything by either of them, but I want to. Recommendations?"

My first Gaskell was North & South. I think it's a good place to start and many seem to agree but I personally infinitely preferred Wives & Daughters and I'd say that's a good place to start too

As for Trollope I read my first novel by him back in October and it was The Warden. Katie from BooksAndThings aka the Victorian Bible doesn't recommend it as a starting point and I totally see why but it I liked it enough to carry on with the rest of his work

Here's a video that I think might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orp2A...

August Works for me 👍

I already have Death On The Nile and The Mysterious Affair At Styles on this year's TBR and plan to include more. And of course, I'm always up for another reread of And Then There Were None

I'd love to join if it's not only July or October-December

JayCee wrote: "For this year, I'd really like to read these :
- The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Wilde,
- A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens,
- To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee,
- The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck,
- The so..."

I'm up for The Grapes of Wrath. East of Eden is one of my favourite books of all time and I really liked Of Mice & Men. It's been a while since I've read Steinbeck so I'm definitely looking forward to revisiting his work this year

Jenny wrote: "Among the many I'm considering I'm definitely planning on reading the following:

Anna Karenina
Crime and Punishment
The Woman in White

I also want to reread 1984

Lemme know if anyone is game for..."

I'd love to reread either Anna Karenina or Crime & Punishment! Let me know if you end up choosing either

I'm totally up for this! I actually suggested this very book to my friend for our next buddy read but I've still yet to hear from her. I'd love to join in if you'll have us and I think so would she