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

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

Alex wrote: "My name is Alex from Anderson, SC. I have joined this group to challenge myself to read books I would not normally give the time of day. As I have gotten older I find myself enjoying books more tha..."
Hello Alex!

Karen wrote: "Finished listening to the book last night. Now I will probably get a copy out of the library so I can review parts of it for this discussion. I loved the book. I found both the plot and the char..."

Apparently she's the most popular reader. 100% of goodreads readers approved.

Melanti wrote: "I read this a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure what it is about Ian McEwan, but I can never bring myself to care about any of his characters - good or bad."
That's exactly it.
I had the same sentiment, but having only read the one book I wasn't sure if I was influenced by other factors.

Kaytlin wrote: "I picked this book up at the library last night after seeing that the group was reading it this month. I am trying very hard to incorporate more classics into my reading list and have made it a go..."
It's hard to narrow it down when there are so many good options. Good luck.

John wrote: "I'm rereading Brothers Karamazov. So I may skip this month. But I'm excited for next month's book. I appreciate this group a bunch. It's fun!"

Gah. Every time someone mentions reading a book on my to-read list I feel like there's a competition I need to throw myself at. You are now another enemy to be conquered.

Colleen wrote: "I have this on my bookshelf and never got through the movie. I think I'm afraid to read it knowing how sad it is, but I do want to read it."

If it is any consolation, I didn't find it overwhelmingly sad. Just don't read it in public if you know it is going to be sad, that's the number one rule. There are very few things worse than randomly breaking down into tears while reading in public to make people start getting twitchy on the other side of the room.

Karen wrote: "I am listening to the library's copy of the audiobook - Recorded Books, narrated by Jill Tanner, and except for the occasional scratched disc issues, it has been a great experience. I haven't list..." Libraries having audiobooks is something I always forget about. It's great to hear that it worked out for you.

Glad I am not alone in already reading it, Reija, Pam. The book had a very popular phase, because of the movie, but I totally forgot.

How's everybody doing with "Atonement?"
It's been pretty quiet, so I'm guessing that either very few people are done, or just no one has been up to discussing it yet.

With the various ways to consume the particular literature that we tend to have as our book, I am always nosy about how people are accomplishing the reading. Are you hitting up the library, have you picked up a second hand or maybe even a fresh copy? Ebook? Any good audio versions? Are you sick of seeing question marks yet?

To be honest, I don't plan on touching any version of it this month....

Wait, don't flame me yet, I just read this in the last two days of 2013. What can I say, I like to be four month's ahead of schedule. A few months is way to soon to be re-reading most books for me, as it is too fresh, so I'm just going to use what's left in the brain for discussions this month.

The reviews for the book are interesting, any my curiosity was piqued. Combining that with the fact that the e-book was just laying around on my book flash drive, waiting for me, and at the time it was on two of my lists it had to be done. Hitting two birds with one book is hard to beat, no?
Anyway, enough of my ramble in a basic update thread. Let me know how you're doing. It's a pity that they've invented a breathalyzer for a car, but I don't have a program telling me I'm too hyper to type.

Corey wrote: "Hi group!

My name is Corey from way upstate, NY and I'm glad I found this group! It's attitude sounds very close to my personal reading style--far more than the fiction group I just left.

Of cou..."
It can be quite the mash up, or the same genre three months in a row. Only the votes will tell. Great to have you Corey.

Corey wrote: "Hi group!

My name is Corey from way upstate, NY and I'm glad I found this group! It's attitude sounds very close to my personal reading style--far more than the fiction group I just left.

Of cou..."

Karena wrote: "Colleen wrote: "I read Ocean at the End of the Lane last fall and enjoyed for my first Gaiman. I heard Neverwhere was good? It's on my list. I have Atonement, A Town Called Alice, and The Magicians..."

Wait... What? How did I not know that was a thing? Another note on my to search for list.

Wyllow wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Wyllow and I'm currently living in the eastern US.

I don't have a favorite book, or even a few, I have dozens. To name a few that come to mind right away: Harry Potter, The Be..."

That's a very good looking list that you have typed up there. Welcome to the club!!

Rachel wrote: "Name: Rachel
Where you are from: Washington State.
Favorite books/author/genre: Horror, Thrillers, Nonfiction, Classic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Why you're here: Just checking it out.
What is the last pi..."
Hello! Welcome to Classics Without All the Class.
Roaming off to google Drunk History now...

Kelly wrote: "Hello! I'm Kelly from Iowa.

I don't really have a favorite genre, but I'll read pretty much anything but self-books. I do enjoy the classics, literary fiction, and historical fiction.

I'm here be..."
Hi Kelly.
I'm almost always behind when it comes to entertainment fads as well, but I figure that gives everyone else time to test them out for me so I waste less time. Right? Right??!?

John wrote: "Hello,

I'm John, I am from England, I live on the outskirts of London, I can't say who is my favourite author, many, so many, as I tend to read the classics a lot. I am here to chat about books m..."
Hello John. I always feel guilty that I have a top ten rather than a favorite, but you have to have a little variety in your life, right?
Welcome to the club.

John wrote: "I skipped Sound and Fury. Tried it a few times and I'm not smart enough. But I read As I lay dying. Not bad at all. And I reread Persuasion after seeing that you all read it a while back. What a gr..."
Don't worry, we all miss some, whether it's because we don't have time or just don't care for the selection.

Elizabeth wrote: "Hi! My name's Elizabeth. I live in Upstate New York. As far as fiction goes, one of my favorite books is Tom Robbins' Another Roadside Attraction, and I'd have to say he's one of my favorite aut..."
Hello Elizabeth. Reading poetry sound awful to me. I feel like I'm missing the poem circuitry that gets upgraded on most peoples brains when they are a teenager. Welcome to CWAC.

Maureen wrote: "Shanea wrote: "Maureen wrote: "My book club read this in January. I tend to buy a lot book club books on the cheaps on eBay. Then I don't feel badly if I don't like it. I figure someone else from m..."
I have a problem. It's a serious case of literary addiction.
There's only four right now, which is pretty tame for me. I find it's easy to keep them straight if they're from different genres. I find it best to have a variety available in case I lose interest in one or another.

J.P. wrote: "J.P.--I've been a member for a minute but have never properly introduced myself
Birmingham, AL
The Alchemist, ASOIAF series, Roald Dahl, Sci-fi/Fantasy
I've always felt lacking in the classics. I..."

Shame shame, you lurker. I kid.
The good news is you probably didn't miss much in high school anyway. The average education system tends to pick the worst possible classics for students to consume. For every entertaining book you read there are four that you have to sit through that I swear must have been included because they were related to a publisher.

Maureen wrote: "My book club read this in January. I tend to buy a lot book club books on the cheaps on eBay. Then I don't feel badly if I don't like it. I figure someone else from my club can have the library cop..."
I don't have an irl book club, and no one ever reads the same book as me until I recommend it half the time, so I am safe. Once one of the books I was checking out hadn't been checked out in my lifetime. 0_o

Valerie wrote: "I noticed that it was .99 on Kindle, so I thought I'd spurge... :)"


I didn't even hear of that. Grr. (I prefer e-books for bed reading.)