Shanea’s Comments (group member since Dec 02, 2012)

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

Annette wrote: "My name is Annette and I am from Richmond, VA. My favorite author is Jane Austin. I am looking to broadened by reading genre. I am currently reading My Antonia and am looking forward to reading n..."

Ebster wrote: "Hi I'm Ebster. I'm from the Mojave desert. I some of the author's I like are Tolkien, Michael Criton and Poe.

Lately I've been reading classics that no one else I know has read. And then I found ..."

Hello Annette and Ebster. Welcome!!

Beth wrote: "To clarify...the email topic lists the thread name but not the book name....at least in gmail."

To be honest, I have no idea what you are talking about. I have most notifications turned off for goodreads. My updates are bare-bones, because if I don't have time to check it, I don't have time to delete it from my email account. I am guessing that you only get the responses out of context, but I have no idea how things are displayed for you. The notifications I get usually have the thread included, but there could be other settings... I don't know.

Ebster wrote: "I had a similar experience reading the introduction to this book! Apparently some professor thought the readers would be too dumb to understand the plot unless s/he spelled it out for us.

As too a..."

I stopped reading the reviews after a quick glance through. At least I have friends, though.

The other day I was looking for something to send me to sleep on Netflix, just enough to drown out my neighbors. I ended up watching a recommended show called "North and South" without thinking. At no point did the summary say that it was an adaptation. It only registered when I was going to look at the book for next month and reading the summary that it is based off of Elizabeth Gaskell's work.
They put spoilers in my head without me knowing, and now part of the book has been ruined for me. Is it that difficult to put a based on the novel blurb on the bottom? This is always bothersome to me. It is incredibly annoying when songs don't credit samples that they use, or when quotes are used out of context and unquoted.
Does it bother anyone else when due credit is not given to previous works?

Susan wrote: "So I finished this book. Glad to finally be able to say that I have read it, and make space for something else on my bookshelf."
Sorry, what was that? I can't concentrate over the adorableness of penguin.

Joshua wrote: "Hi, I'm Josh. I'm from Texas and my favorite book is 2666 by Roberto Bolano."

Hello Josh. Welcome to CWAC.

John wrote: "Greetings! My name is John von Daler
I was born in Oklahoma where I played my violin and learned to value a summer evening, a bicycle to ride on, a quiet street and a freshly mowed lawn.
My teen..."

Hi John.

Jane wrote: "Ironically, because I love his essays and non-fiction blithering, Aldous Huxley's 1984. I *still* haven't managed to read it, the most I've managed is 50 pages and I've tried it at least a dozen t..."
It is said that the book that people lie about reading the most is "1984." Unfortunately this relies on people being honest about when they are lying, so no one knows the truth.
Congrats for your honesty. :)

Judy wrote: "My name it's Judy. I live in Colorado Springs, Co. My favorite genres are gothic, sci fi, historical romance, forensic crime and psychological thrillers. Favorite authors are Diane Gabaldon, Patri..."

Hello Judy!!

Jane wrote: "Jane
Seattle, WA
Favorite books/author/genre: All over the place. I'm just getting out of a long-ish kick of chick-lit and going back to a more eclectic sampling of classics, memoir, young adult, ..."
Hello Jane. I have never heard of any of those authors.
Cue research!!
You're a bad influence already.

Stephan wrote: "Shanea wrote: "Looks like Bridget and Stephan have their game on."

Yes, but I cheated... I'd read it before..."

Shhhhh.
So did I.

For those of you who have read it already...
Our metaphorical grading system divides your review into amazing books that you would prefer to keep in your home on a bookshelf, okay books that you would have for the library, and not-so-pleasing picks that would be in your donation box. If you don't like it, don't use it, but you should post your opinion anyway.

Looks like Bridget and Stephan have their game on.

Moved to Self-Promotion Folder. Good Luck.

We hit over 4,000 members this week guys!
Yay!!!!!!!!
Happy Weekend to everyone.

Jess wrote: "Hello. I love reading and discussing books..."

Hello and welcome!

I've been doing this all year, but I've been to shy to post. Let's just say it should be going better, especially since I'm counting short stories.



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A Jane Austen Mansfield Park
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C Charlotte Bronte The Professor
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E Ernest Hemmingway A Clean Well-Lighted Place
F F. Scott Fitzgerald The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
G George Bernard Shaw Augustus Does His Bit
H H G Wells The Time Machine
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K Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis
L H P Lovecraft The Call of Cthulhu
M Moliere The Pretentious Young Ladies
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R Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island
S William Shakespeare Cymbeline
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V Vladimir Nabokov Signs and Symbols
W William Shakespeare Othello
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Z Emile Zola Terese Raquin

David wrote: "Hi Shanea, how goes it?"

Just finished reading another book, so I'm feeling accomplished. Insomnia is useful sometimes.
*Edited because grammar.

David wrote: "David. Bookworm. Writer. Old. Nice. Lives by sea. In England. Reading is greatest pastime ever."

Hi David.

Bridget wrote: "Name: BRIDGET
Where you are from: MAUI, HAWAII
Favorite books/author/genre: JANE AUSTEN, NON-FICTION
Why you're here: TO READ NEW AND DIFFERENT BOOKS THAT I NORMALLY WOULD NOT READ.... LOOK THE G..."

One hardly notices any spelling over the all caps. :P Welcome, Bridget.