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

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

Thanks for the link! Your reviews are awesome, and the graphs are quite impressive! Might have to rethink my choice for The Alchemist, there are too many other books that I want to read.

Beth A. wrote: "Yay! I've been meaning to read this for a long time. Now if only I could get War and Peace finished."

LOL! How far are you in W&P? It seems to take forever before those pages start to diminish from the right side of the book!

Amy wrote: "Today, I started Lolita but I'm having a hard time getting into it.

I finished Veronika Decides to Die yesterday, which confirmed for me that I am not a fan of [author:Pa..."

Did you read The Alchemist already? I have that in my pile, just wondering what you thought of it.

This is our group read for June-August. Since the book is quite long, I figured it was better to give it a little more time. If that is too long, please let me know, we can change the dates!

This is our group read for May!

Welcome to you Vicky! I also have a 3 and a 1/2 year old and they do not allow for much me time do they? I hope that you enjoy the group and get to read lots of new and old classics!

Only a couple days left to vote on the group read, but for now, The Scarlet Pimpernel is ahead. So it looks like it will be the group read for May and then we can do The Count of Monte Cristo for June - August. Does that sound good for everybody?

Hello and welcome to the group Vicky!

Does anyone have any thoughts on what they have read so far?

Talk about timing, the movie I just received from Netflix today is the Anne series!

Welcome back Katherine! I'm so sorry to hear about your cat, that is so hard. Congrats on the book win, though. 7 week tour, wow! Where did you go? Probably, everywhere but Alaska and Hawaii. Good to have you back!

Hello and welcome to the group Benji!

Found this on Wikipedia, nice to have some background info. Granted it is from Wikipedia, so take with a grain of salt!
Jane Eyre (play /ˌdʒeɪn ˈɛə/) is a famous and influential novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell," the "autobiography's" supposed editor. The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York.

The novel merges elements of three distinct genres. It has the form of a Bildungsroman, a story about a child's maturation, focusing on the emotions and experiences that accompany growth to adulthood. The novel also contains much social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, and finally has the brooding and moody quality and a Byronic character typical of Gothic[1] fiction.

It is a novel often considered ahead of its time due to its portrayal of the development of a thinking and passionate young woman who is both individualistic, desiring for a full life, while also highly moral. Jane evolves from her beginnings as a poor and plain woman without captivating charm to her mature stage as a compassionate and confident whole woman. As she matures, she comments much on the complexities of the human condition. Jane also has a deeply pious personal trust in God, but is also highly self-reliant. Although Jane suffers much, she is never portrayed as a damsel in distress who needs rescuing. For this reason, it is sometimes regarded as an important early feminist (or proto-feminist) novel.[2]

I know that I'm not very far along in the book, but Jane certainly does have to put up with the bullies doesn't she? I have a picture of John Reed in my head as Harry Potter's cousin, Dudley. I hope he gets a piggy tail!

Hello and welcome to Jan and Janelle! Hope that you enjoy the group!

You know, I'm beginning to wonder about you! Next time there is a huge lotto drawing, can I buy a ticket with you? Man, luck be a lady with the name of Amy! Congrats!

I got my copy yesterday also, not in graphic form though. Might try to see the movie on Friday, but will have to travel to see it. Can't decide between that or Netflix-hmmm....

Welcome and hello to Xiomara.

I was just curious if someone has had a chance to see the movie yet? And if it was any good?

Welcome Ashley! It is nice to meet you. Were you an English Lit major in college? I really enjoyed Watership Down, it is now one of my favorite books. War and Peace was good too, just really long!