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

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

Lobke wrote: "Hello everyone =)
My name is Lobke and I'm from the Netherlands.
My favorite beverages are definately water, tea and yoghurtdrink (I know it's boring).
My most-read author is hard to say. I used to..."

Hello Lobke!!
Welcome to CWAC.

Moray wrote: "Hello,

My name is Moray. I'm a big fan of tea (Darjeeling is my tea of the moment!)I'm from England originally but now I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. My most read author is probably JRR Tolkien or..."

Hello.
Wow, English and you like tea? How novel. (Joking.)
Welcome to Classics Without All the Class!

I did the last one as well, but I haven't decided if I'm attempting again. Whenever I tell myself I'm going to sit and read x books in x days it never works out.

It depends on the subject matter, personally, and what else I've got in rotation. If it's an author in one of my preferred author groups, languages, genres, et cetera they get tedious, but are easy to avoid. Otherwise, they are generally useful, if not critical for a culture or language that I am unfamiliar with in any way. The only time when I am strongly against notes is in audio books, where it is an extremely annoying break from the narrative no matter where they stick it.

Julia wrote: "I'm Julia, a retired high school English teacher.

My favorite beverage is decaf coffee and chocolate powder, blended with ice--and the person who made it named it a "Julia", since I order it every..."
Hello!
In my recent history I have developed a similar obsession with Neil Gaiman. His work is just beautifully constructed.
Ice cream can not count, as it can contain cookie pieces, cake and pie chunks at the same time, you cheater!! ;)
The inclusion of a favorite quote is very nice. That may have to be something stolen for the next thread.

Kainzow wrote: "I have just noticed that I didn't introduce myself although I've commented on multiple threads here.

My name is Kainzow.

I like drinking water and Iced Tea - lemon flavour preferably.



My most-re..."

Hello Kainzow! It's never too late for an official intro. Wow, I'm only read one thing by Kafka. Excuse me while hide in the corner in shame.

Hello!
Harry Potter tends to take up a lot of reading hours, especially if you start young as I did.
Your completion of every book is admirable. I have not had such dedication, despite trying for years. Welcome

Lukas wrote: "Hello! My name is Lukas or just Luke. I am from Germany (Bavaria). My favourite beverage is beer, how could it be something else! Just joking it's water. I think in English the author I read the mo..."
Hi Luke. Way to perpetuate stereotypes. ;)
I've never read anything by Cassandra Clare, but she's on my eventual list.

Marianne wrote: "Hello! I'm Marianne and my favorite beverage is water.

Okay that sounds a bit boring... mint chocolate shakes would be also a great option.

I can't tell which author is my most read, but if serie..."
Hello baby Nerdfighter. There's plenty of variety in our bookshelves, sometimes so much you get whiplash. Welcome.

Kainzow wrote: "Here is my favourite quote from the book:

''In those early amorphous years when memory had only just begun, when life was full of Beginnings and no Ends, and Everything was Forever…''

I like the ..."
Sometimes the capitalization can make or break a sentence, I agree.

Karakb wrote: "Hello! New to the group from south Florida. My favorite beverages and deserts (all of the above) contain all the wrong substances to ensure a long restful slumber. I love caffeine and chocolate! C..."

Hello. Chocolate is amazing, obviously, but I've never been into mocha. It can be difficult to decide how to read things at times, especially if you have a massive list of goals as I do. I've seen your commenting around, but still have yourself an official welcome.

Elaina wrote: "Hello! My name is Elaina and I'm hoping you guys can stop me from getting that 'what shall I read next' issue and maybe make me read books that really should be read. I've recently started working ..."
Hello Elaina.
My zeal for Sherlock Holmes is hard to overcome. The stories for the most part, hold up so well it is amazing. Just spread it out, because when you get to the end, and know that there are no more ever, it is sad. Welcome.

Michelle wrote: "Great question! I think it was random, and that's part of what makes the story so sad. What would the twins have been like had she lived?"
I'm more on the chance side of things personally. However...
What comes to mind for me is the difference in responses that people could have had had one of the twins been the one to fall out.

"Princesses Behaving Badly" seems interesting to me, but a poll seems like a great idea.

Karen wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I have been meaning to read this for a couple of years, so I bought a copy when I saw that the group would be reading it. Got a few pages in and it all started to seem vaguely fam..."

I used to do that all the time, too. Thank goodness for Goodreads sometimes.

Ishita wrote: "Does Agatha Christie fall under classic?"

I don't know if she'd fall under a lot of peoples interpretation of classics, but personally she would be a classic of the mystery genre, just due to the impact that she had on popular culture. Granted, I have yet to read one of her books, but just off of reputation and interpretations alone, her classic status is at least considerable.

The love aspect of things was more apparent to me than marriage, as even the relationships between family members were rather lacking in comfort or affection. The marriages were not happy, but on a greater scale, very few people put another person first in any circumstance mentioned, despite how much love they claimed to have for one another, or one would imagine that they should have felt.

Erin wrote: "Hi"

Hello.

Karakb wrote: "I am brand new but an avid reader. I got the book of the month from the library. I hope I can keep up !"
You can still read a bit late; it's a book club, not a indoctrination center. "Anna Karenina" took me a week longer than I expected because I just couldn't get it into my skull. The threads commonly see new comments for a week or so after we're officially done with a book, and there is always someone doing a personal ketchup and mustard challenge somewhere.

Rachel wrote: "Hi there! I'm Rachel and love to read of course. No nickname but I'm afraid I have a terrible addiction to Coca-Cola. My favorite authors are Agatha Christie, Jane Austen, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Fo..."

Hello!