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

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

Karena wrote: "I have decided not to really look at how many books I read next year and instead really look at WHAT I'm reading. I'm trying to read more diversely so I'm trying Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge. ..."

Maybe it's just me, but the link isn't working.

Maggie wrote: "Hello! My name is Maggie. I love tea....or specifically, chai tea lattes. I read all kinds of things, both fiction and nonfiction. It is difficult to narrow it down. But I am not a big fan of scien..."

My mind is currently struggling with the idea of disliking science fiction. Just kidding, welcome!

Bart wrote: "Hi all,
My name is Bart. I try to avoid too much coca-cola, so I'll go for water ;-).
The author I've read most is Paul Auster, but lately I'm trying to move my focus away from contemporary English..."
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Kaitlynn wrote: "Shanea wrote: I've never heard of James Rollins before? What's your favorite work?"

My favorite thing by him so far is his Sigma Force series. His style is kind of in the same vein as Dan Brown- a..."

Interesting. I love when artists share what inspired them to create different works in detail.

Carolien wrote: "Shanea wrote: "Carolien wrote: "I've had a goal of reading a book published in each decade since 1900 for the past two years and found it a useful tool to ensure that I read a wider spectrum of boo..."
...That sounds both interesting and exhausting. Conciously trying to read more authors from various backgrounds can be difficult, I have noted.

Carolien wrote: "I've had a goal of reading a book published in each decade since 1900 for the past two years and found it a useful tool to ensure that I read a wider spectrum of books. This year I managed to go ba..."

That's an interesting way to go about picking books? Do you manage to tie in a lot of the book club books into this challenge, because I can imagine there's overlap?

Jeane wrote: "Last year I had so goals that I was steadfast to keep them and while I met them I felt that it came at the expense of some other books that I wanted to read. So I am not sure what reading goals to ..."
Jeane, you are exhausting me just with these goals, not to mention the number of books to read. Sheesh.

Kaitlynn wrote: "Hello everyone, my name is Katie and I'm from Washington state. I'm a tea and coffee kind of girl.I guess if I had to choose, I'd pick cookies, although cake is a VERY close second. As for authors,..."

Hello Katie! I've never heard of James Rollins before? What's your favorite work?

Sarah wrote: "I guess this counts, but I want to finish my first book entirely in Swedish as my reading resolution! I'm learning the language, and so far reading is my strong point, so to be able to finish an en..."
That's an interesting, and most definitely achievable goal.

Tanya wrote: "The last two years I've been all about my numbers challenges and the Classic Author Challenge so this year I'm really hankering for some non fiction. That and I joined a local book club that ACTUAL..."

I find myself getting too attached to my number goals sometimes, so personally I'm toning down on the sheer volume of titles this year.
The Classic Author Challenge is fun, but if I find myself veering away from it I don't feel too bad, because after a while I realized that a lot of my favorite classic authors have the same letters in their name. I refuse to give up some of my favorites and my annual re-reads, and working it all in with the book selections for groups is complex sometimes.

It's officially a week until New Year's Day, so I'm going to say it is now resolution season. Do you guys have any ideas for a reading resolution? Are there any particularly interesting challenges you have done before that you plan on repeating, or that bring back fond memories? Is there any chance of you actually accomplishing what you claim you are going to do or do you forget about five minutes in? Is there a limit to the number of sentences that I can post that are interrogative? Share away!

Linnea wrote: "Hi! I'm Linnea. I'm a homeschooled student from the USA. I enjoy books by C.S. Lewis (chronicles of Narnia, Screwtape Letters, etc., J.R.R. Tolkien (Hobbit, LOTR, etc., as well as Jane Austen and ..."

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Anna wrote: "Hi! I'm Anna. I mostly read fantasy and love Tolkien and Harry Potter! I like tea and coffee."
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Joyce wrote: "Hi! My name´s Joyce, I love to drink tea and juices :D
My most-read authors are Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Miguel de Unamuno and Jorge Luis Borges. I prefer cheese cake and I'm from Mexico!"
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Hello everyone! I'm limited to responding via phone right now so I'll keep it short - Welcome.

Sophie (The Uneducated Reader) wrote: "This group sounds right up my alley! I feel like I'm always out of my depth when talking about Classics, having never studied them, or anything for that matter! But I love classics with all my hear..."

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Faith wrote: "Hi, my name is Faith. I'm a literature grad student in Houston right now. I love to drink black coffee. My most read authors would have to be Walker Percy, Flannery O'Connor, and Donald Miller. I l..."

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Robin wrote: "Hello! My name is Robin, and you can call me Boo. I like a nice chai soy latte in winter, and a refreshing gin and tonic in summer. Pumpkin pie with plenty of whipped cream in fall, and a big slice..."

Hello! I hear the internet is great for an atrophied personality, so you're almost there.

Jasper wrote: "Hello! My name is Jasper. I used to like tequila, but now I opt for either Pepsi-Cola or water. I eat blueberry pie when I can get it - or apple pie, if it's made with apples picked fresh from the ..."

Hello.
Jasper is such a cool name.

Beth wrote: "Hi,

My name is Beth. I suppose that's also my nickname. My favorite beverage is the Shirley Temple. By quantity my most read author is probably Robert Jordan, from when I was in high school and re..."
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