theduckthief’s Comments (group member since Apr 10, 2008)

theduckthief’s comments from the The Classics group.

Did you enjoy the book? Did you have a favourite part?

You could argue that Beth, Meg and Amy are perfect female stereotypes. Were there characters victims of the period the book was written in or was it more to contrast with Jo's character?

After Jo rejects Laurie he picks up with Amy. Is this surprising?

Some of you, like me, may have never read this book before. What do you think of the first 50 pages?

Why does Alcott kill off Beth? What purpose does her death serve?

So it appears we have a tie between "Evelina" and "Little Women".

As tiebreaker for the group I'm going to choose "Little Women". I look forward to March's discussion! I'll post discussion questions sometime on Monday.

Tensy wrote: "Aaron wrote: "Hey All! I'm Aaron, 21, originally from the middle of nowhere in Kansas and now a Junior at West Point in New York. My major is engineering but I love to read and have recently beco..."

Hi Tensy,

I've worked with a few people from Kansas. If I remember correctly Kansas City actually sits in two states. Does that change how things are run in the city?

Hi Guys!

Click here to vote on the poll for March's book.

Hi Alex

The poll for March is going up as we speak.

Yes he was. He didn't think Hepburn's wholesome image would work with Holly's character and he was right. In the movie you never hear the word prostitute and there's only the slightest hint about what she does for a living. Monroe I think would have brought more depth to the role. The only reason I re-watch the movie is for Hepburn's wardrobe.

Did Hepburn do a good job of portraying Holly? What do you think of Capote's opinion of the movie?

Just let it all out. Did you love the book, were you indifferent?

Do you like the beginning? Do you like Holly?

Alright guys. It looks like we're reading "Breakfast at Tiffany's" for February. We'll start our discussion next week.

It's time to make another decision and the random number integer has given us some interesting choices.

Click here to go directly to the poll to cast your vote.

I've just started the book and am apprehensive about it. I didn't enjoy "The Moonstone" and I'm afraid that this may just be more of the same.

What do you think of the story? For those of you that read "The Moonstone" how does it compare?

Collins spent most of his life on the fringes of civilized society. Where do the lines blur between upstairs and downstairs in this novel and why? What does it reveal about certain characters?

Are they two sides of the same coin?

So just as in "The Moonstone" Collins' has written this book with various 1st person POVs. Does this add or take away from the story? Do you like a story narrated by more than one person?