John’s Comments (group member since Jan 26, 2014)

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

Karena wrote: "Megan wrote: "Hello, my name is Megan, and I live in Pensacola, Florida. I used to be a huge book nerd in middle school and then the inevitable happened, I stopped reading. I am getting back into i..."

All book nerds welcome, Megan.

Lesley wrote: "Hello! I'm Lesley. I'm from Indiana, but currently living in Kentucky. I'm an English major at Brescia University. My favorite author is Sylvia Plath. I highly enjoy works from the Romantic period...."

Hi Lesley,

I too am a Plath fan. My favourites are 'November Graveyard' and 'Daddy'. (It must be great to have all those other university students to talk to.)

Ayesha wrote: "Hi! I'm Ayesha from UAE, I have enjoyed classics most from all the genres but I've mostly only read Victorian literature: my favorites include The tenant of Wildfell Hall, Alice in Wonderland and J..."

Hi Ayesha,

Dostoevsky's Idiot is indeed a good read. Everyone here loves Jane Eyre!

Hi Elise,

It certainly counts for me.I am an avid Poe fan and have an interest in his natal horoscope which suggests reasons for his fascination with death. I have also taught high school Shakespeare. Hmm.

Have you tried his Dubliners? It is easy going. Also Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is okay. Quite humourous too!