Bob’s Comments (group member since Jun 22, 2011)

Bob’s comments from the Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) group.

Sofia, welcome to the group.

Better World Books??? Something new, I'll have to look into this.

I've been considering giving this one a go. I went to a large used books store yesterday looking for this and a couple more. In a store that may have had 100,000 books I found this author, and there was only one of his books on the shelf, It was From Time to Time.

The other I had hoped to find and was even more disappointed that it wasn't there was Tortilla Flat. There must have been fifty or more various copies of books by John Steinbeck, but not the one I wanted.

Oh well, maybe I will still stumble across a copy. Have fun this one sounds good.

Congratulations, you read some wonderful books!

Another book I should have read in my youth, but never got around to it till a few years ago. Enjoyed the review, keep them coming.

Welcome Isabel, glad you are with us!

You may have started late, but you are burning through this challenge.

Welcome Ellie, a degree in English Literature, wish I had one.

congrats on your first bingo, all down hill from here.

I read David Copperfield earlier this year and hadn't planned on reading another Dickens till next year. Even next year this one wasn't on my radar. I figured to read Bleak House, Little Dorrit, or Nicholas Nickleby. But, since it is here, I too will try and read this one before the end of the year.

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, was selected as our Monthly Short Story for October 2020. The discussion thread is located in the Monthly Short Story Folder:

Beware Short Story Discussions will have Spoilers.

This discussion will not be open till October 1, 2020

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is our 4th Quarter 2020 Long Read Classic Group Read.

This is the No Spoiler Thread
The Spoiler Thread will open October 1st - December 31st

This early posting of the No Spoiler thread is to discuss any non-plot issues pertaining to the book.

Appropriate Posts can contain:
1. Information about the author.
2. Compare editions/translations.
3. Any historical or background information
4. Are you familiar with this author’s work? Do you have any expectations going into the book?
5. What made you decide to read this book?
6. Any fan fiction that you have read or would like to read? Just link the books.
7. If you loved the book and want others to share in that experience, use this thread to motivate others, again save plot specifics for the Spoiler thread
8. If you hated the book, it would be best to keep that for the spoiler page

The most important thing to remember is no plot discussion. Any post that contains plot information or spoilers will be deleted.

Short stories, they're great

Wow, you really have read some winners.

Congrats, four to go and each one yields another Bingo

Welcome new members

Welcome to the challenge, I agree with Sara, horror choices are difficult, and mine are usually tame. I also think Victorian Gothic works, have fun.

Welcome Alex.

Julie wrote: "Finished my A-Z Author Challenge (message 8)"

Congratulations! I believe this is the hardest challenge we have.

Nicely done, congrats