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

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

Thank you to those of you that suggested The Walking Dead. I watched everything in Netflix and I really, really like it. I've also read the first volume of the comic and was totally blown away.

Karena wrote:

Actually I saw the show then read the books. I had to..."

Ha! I'm kind of terrible at keeping secrets, too. Plus, I end up anticipating how closely a show or movie will stay to the original story.

After watching the second season of Game of Thrones, I decided to check out A Clash of Kings. A little backward, I know.

As of now, that time definitely works. Thank you for organizing this!

Nell wrote: "I read this one earlier this year. It introduces the relationship between Holmes and Watson."

It's one of my favorite stories for that very reason!

Whew! I'm ready to just prattle on about how much I love Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch! I am eagerly awaiting season three. In fact, I've watched the first two seasons twice already because I enjoy them so much! I think they make a great pair.

And Andrew Scott as Professor Moriarty!!!

That sounds like tons of fun. Please count me in!

I met Neil de Grasse Tyson at a talk he gave and he signed my book. He was really funny and friendly in person.

Albert Camus' The Stranger is less than 200 pages, I believe.

I read Atlas Shrugged right after I graduated from college. I picked up a used paperback copy at The Literary Guillotine for $5. It wasn't what I expected -- I actually really liked it. Some parts are a bit tedious (the speeches) but I found it hard to put down.

Monster books for me include War and Peace, Ulysses, and Infinite Jest.

Three seasons of Deadwood? That's one more than I remember! I'll have to check it out. Love Timothy Olyphant. Love, love, love.

One of my favorite books of all time is Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita. It has a lot of depth. The book was originally written in the 1930's in what is now the Ukraine, but wasn't published until the 1960's -- it was thought to have been destroyed.

Oh, I also loved "How Soccer Explains the World" by Franklin Foer.

Hope that made sense. It's about 5am and I haven't slept for a few hours!

Try Game Change -- it's all about the 2008 election. It's definitely not as stiff as other titles in the genre can be.

I recently read Ted Kennedy's True Compass. It's an interesting insight into the family as well as liberal politics in America. I also currently have Marco Rubio's book on my to-read shelf.

Guns, Germs, and Steel is supposed to be a other good one.

I'm a big fan of politics, current events, and international relations so these kinds of books are right up my alley. I also have to say that sometimes there are a lot of books out there that give critical insight into those topics that might not be filed directly under "politics" or "culture." Orhan Pamuk's Snow is fictional but is rooted in Turkish culture and politics, same goes for The Master and the Margarita in regards to Russia in the 1930's.

I've never heard of Lost Girl but it sounds great!

Just started watching The Following and I love it! I hope they can keep the suspense and momentum going.

Deadwood is great! So sad it was only two seasons :(

HeatherIlene wrote: "Judy wrote: "1. There Are No More of These Indians"

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie?"

I don't know why I posted that -- I mixed up two of her books! Goodness.

Heidi wrote: "You were right with mine! Sorry, I fell asleep lol

How about:

3.) the symbolic Jesus Leo, the Devil look al..."

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis ?

Judy wrote: "1. There Are No More of These Indians"

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie?

I was telling my husband about how awesome she was last night. Definitely ahead of her time. Love that she was writing a book with a male lead and writing out his thoughts which included equality for women.

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "@pentametron finds and retweets tweets with iambic pentameter. and it is done so that the tweets rhyme with the previous tweet. check it and you'll see what I mean."

This is pretty darn clever. I love it!