Lisa’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2009)

Lisa’s comments from the Should have read classics group.

I hate to say it, but I can't finish this one. I can't even get past page 25. Holden just drives me crazy. Sorry about that group, but I just don't want to finish this one again.

I found this list. How many have you read? I've read 46, the majority have been because of this group!


http://www.listchallenges.com/kaunism...

Hello and welcome Tima! It is rather hard to join mid-stream into a group, but just jump right in! I hope that you enjoy the group and happy reading!

It should be at the bottom of the home page or click on the polls part at the top of the page.

I put the new poll up, but the site won't let me send it to every group member. I only got to send an invitation to the first 100, so if you name starts with A you got an invite. Grrrr, I will try this again later, so if you receive multiple invites, I apologize in advance.

I have just started this and I can't get into it. I just can't handle Holden. I will keep plugging along, but I do hope that it gets better.

Does anyone notice any similarities in the books? How about how the adults are described and interact with the children in the books?

Brenna wrote: "I won my first one the other day...I can't wait to receive it and start reading it."

Nice job Brenna!

I was planning on having a group wide vote around March 11th. So far the ones to vote for
The Metamorphosis
Dracula
Of Mice and Men
Mansfield Park
Flowers for Algernon. We just read Heart of Darknessa few months ago.

Karen wrote: "Reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my youngest, 11 years old. I spent so much time reading with my 3 older children, now 17 -19, I've felt guilty about our youngest. Life just got so ..."

Which movie version are you going to watch?

Nomination list for April 2014:

They are such fun! My youngest son loves . I love it when books span generations!

I want to remind everyone that the nomination thread for the April books is up and it is under "upcoming reads." If you would like to nominate a book for a future group read, make sure you do it before mid-March. Thanks!

Hello and welcome Ramona and Marcela! I hope that you enjoy the group!
Ramona-Usually if the book is long, we make the time limit for the group read either 2-3 months.

Hello and welcome Judy! I'm pretty sure that TR lists are like rabbits! I hope that you enjoy the group!

This is just a sampling of some articles about Dahl that popped up when I googled "Roald Dahl and controversy".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/A...
http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainmen...

There was plenty more, but I figured that was enough to get an idea that he was quite a complicated person.
http://www.roalddahl.com/

Hello and welcome Pam, Michele and Nora! I hope that you enjoy the group and find some interesting and thought-provoking classics to read. I must say that I have some go to books that I consider "fun" reads, they are not literary classics, but they allow me the opportunity to just escape and enjoy a fun book. Happy reading and welcome all!

Hello and welcome Jenny! Enjoy the group!

Hello and welcome Jen! I hope that you enjoy the group!

Happy birthday again Dr. Seuss! I thought I would bring this back into circulation since we have new members.