HeatherIlene’s Comments (group member since Nov 27, 2012)

HeatherIlene’s comments from the Classics Without All the Class group.

A Christmas Carol
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Life of Pi
The Age of Innocence
Cloud Atlas
The Fall of the House of Usher
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Perks of being Wallflower
Madame Bovary

Subjects

Francie wrote: "Burn"

Fire!

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "I am enjoying the Kindle version"

Me too!

Travis of NNY wrote: "I've read this and my opinion was it was like the age of innocence only 3 times as long. I read it in 3 days to get it over with. Good luck to all"

This made me laugh!

I don't know anything about the book other than a) it's a long read and b) it was written by Leo Tolstoy. My edition (http://amzn.com/B008476UXW) is around 630 pages. I started yesterday and am about 30 pages in. It's been pretty good so far.

Karena wrote: "So I finally watched Hannibal. As much as I miss Anthony Hopkins, I think it's an interesting way to take the show. More crime drama than horror at this point really. I like how Will imagines the crime scenes..."

Two things:

Watching the show makes me really curious about the books -- and -- I'm enjoying the crime scene sequences as well. IMO, they're very cinematic and for some reason remind me of Requiem for a Dream's drug sequences (which I thought were expertly shot).

Evana wrote:

A couple I have been recommending are The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat..."

I'll have to check it out. Malta is one of the places my husband and I went on our honeymoon. We were so surprised by it -- and didn't really want to leave!

These aren't fiction but I read them, loved them, and recommended them constantly:

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

I just finished Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. -- I don't remember reading it as a kid. I also borrowed The Notebook from the library. I can't quite explain why, but I've heard people talk about it -- "Have you seen/read it? You've HAVE to" -- so curiosity has gotten the better of me.

I'm also reading Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo which I'm really enjoying. I was a backer on Kickstarter and eagerly awaited its debut! It's a fun adventure of one family's month-long stint living in Tokyo, Japan. The author is a food writer and it's a bit like his love letter to Tokyo through his encounter with the city's culture and food.

I love it, Karena!

Shea wrote: "Bookshelf. It is definitely not a book that can be absorbed completely in one go."
I absolutely agree with this!

That's the one I have.

I, too, had hopes for Bernard only to be quite disappointed with him during these chapters. I was hoping he would create change or relate to John -- neither of which occurred. To Angie's point, he is a flat character and an example of hypocrisy.

As I've been reading the book, I've also been checking out the analysis on Sparknotes. There are some interesting observations regarding the parallels between BNW and The Tempest if anyone is interested.

Me too, Martin!

Just finished chapter eight and was going to ask the Tators if the optional read was chosen on purpose ... What a coincidence!

Yes -- I watched Hannibal. I felt like it was directed by some famous, artsy film director (vs. TV). I thought it was interesting and I'm curious to see where they will take it.

"And Ford said, 'Let there be light!'"

I must be reading the same copy as you! The cover is falling apart and I've tried to fix it with clear packaging tape ...

I really like and appreciate all of the points Ian brought up earlier -- it's a step further than what I was getting.

I have tried to read this book a few times before and was always turned off by the first chapter. I finally plugged through it and things started to fall into place for me around chapter three. I'm looking forward to rereading chapter one after I finish the book.

I'm curious to see where everything will go -- the juxtaposition of the reservation and 'civilized society.'

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "Einstein's Dreams"

I read it in high school and loved it.

Sometimes I read these:

TNBBC

A Year of Reading the World

and of course:

Literary Disco