Sean’s Comments (group member since Jan 30, 2019)

Sean’s comments from the Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.

Mercedes wrote: "I'm starting the Claudine series which includes whichever book (Claudine at home?) is on the list. So, Claudine à l'école it is."

Claudine's House is the one on the list. I am not sure for sure, but according to Goodreads, It's not part of the same series you are reading. But obviously it's related with the Colette's most popular character.

BTW, I loved the Colette movie that came out last year.

I went into this expecting to like it. I loved The Color Purple and could only expect that this might come close to being as good. But it exceeded my expectations.

The non-linear organization did have me confused but as Christopher said it soon clicked together. I was amazed, disturbed, and even tattered by the end of this book. The content is something that will be with me for a long time. It's very well written and thought out. All the characters are so different from each other but yet they all stitch together so well.

I found that I had a hard time putting it down.

George, Yes I did my part to move it up on the Women of the 1001 list, the 1001 list itself, and the Best Books Ever list.

I didn't vote to read this book, but I am thankful that so many of you did.

Been travelling for the last three weeks and here's is what i have accomplished.

108. Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker
109. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
110. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
111. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

I started Dracula this weekend.

Started my first James Joyce with A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Really enjoyed every moment of A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.

Jennifer W wrote: "I finished The Pit and the Pendulum, ... . I was so cruising along and loving the sheer torture of it, and then the ending! Ugh! Such a letdown!"

haha true.. I know what you mean, but (view spoiler)[he had to live to write the story, right? (hide spoiler)]

Two long books at one time... Good thing July has 31 days.... A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Of course the first think I think of when I think of teeth is Dracula. hahaha but I know that's no help either...

Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch was picked for the neighborhood book club. So I am reading it again.

There is mention of a dentist office sign in Little Women. But that's hardly something to be of intrigue to a dental student.

I finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Bryan wrote: "... a tempest in a tea pot."

I like that. There were quite a few "tempests" going on in this book. And yet there was no tempest like one would expect on a book about crossing the ocean. All the conflict came in an unexpected way. I think quite a discussion could be had about all the "tempests" brewing on the inside of each of the characters.

I liked this book over all, I just couldn't say that I loved it. I enjoyed the anticipation of what was going to happen with the parson. I actually liked when the POV changed and we got to read the letter from Colley. That was probably my favorite part of this book; when we were able to get that perspective then shift back to Talbot again.

I also am not compelled to read the other two books. Not enough of a draw to pull me away from the rest of the LIST.

I also finished Rites of Passage by William Golding. More in the group read thread.

I have started Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute was a delightful read. Quite the journey.

Diane wrote: "American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis."
ooooo that was a fun one.

Leona wrote: "I am reading the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die itself."

I have that book on loan from the library and keep renewing it. Seems nobody else wants it. Not sure how much longer I can do this.. ha!

But I keep it on my desk and reference it every time I start and/or finish a LIST book.

It's my "bible." And like The Bible, I don't think I could read it cover to cover.

At least I knew A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute was a LIST book when I saw it on the shelf. Just that I kept putting it off. No longer...

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. was a quick read for me. A lot of emotion drawing stories in here. Good stuff.