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I've got it on my ereader, and I suspect it might be an abridged version, but I'll do some research and will let you know about where to break up the threads.
Thanks. I'll see if I can make any sense from my copy, or maybe find a discussion in a different group and see how they did it. I'm looking forward to it!
I just found the Spark Notes on the web, and they have it divided up into groups of chapters. I think we can go with the experts, no?
Will send you a mail tomorrow.
Also found an anime version... perhaps I shouldna said that...
Will send you a mail tomorrow.
Also found an anime version... perhaps I shouldna said that...
An anime of Count of Monte Cristo! Yay! But I refuse to read the graphic novel version. They sure have been butchering the classics lately, in an effort to bring them to the masses. :(
I should have thought to look on Sparknotes.....
I should have thought to look on Sparknotes.....
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I like this way of doing things for longer reads as well.
Good call, Lee. It appears to be a website with Cliff Notes type assistance: http://www.sparknotes.com/about/Which, of course, sparked my curiosity to see if there is a Cliff Notes online guide. And would you look at that; there is: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/
I used Sparknotes as a teaching aid for book discussions.
I'll check Cliff and Spark next to each other, and see where the best divisions are. Will send you a mail later Jeannette.
When I read this last year I just requested it from my library and they just made a loan from another library. Only took a few days to get. You might try this first.
Gosh, not for the first time I wish we could have subfolders. The Count of Monte Cristo needs its own folder!
Sorry, Lisa! I'll be putting up 21 folders by the end. It's a big book.
Jeannette wrote: "Sorry, Lisa! I'll be putting up 21 folders by the end. It's a big book."No need to apologize, Jeannette. It's just it is taking over the folder and other books aren't being seen. Goodreads' issue, not yours. I think the buddy read discussion for this book is wonderful. I wish I had felt I had time to join in as reading the book with the people in this group is so perfectly ideal.
I just added more topics per folder to be seen. Makes the home page longer but at least more threads are visible.
I probably wouldn't have gotten around to reading it, otherwise. If you can think of a better way to "re-shelve" the discussion, please do. I'll do whatever you need me to do. It really would be best done in a sub-folder.
Subfolders would be helpful so often, not just for this book discussion. I don't think they're going to happen though. They've been asked for practically since the beginning and I think if they were doable Goodreads would have implemented them by now.I think this discussion should stay as is. It is a buddy read so it's in its perfect folder. I don't think it should have its own folder (not subfolder) because that doesn't make as much sense.
It will work itself out. I do think it's great there are multiple threads so people can talk about the book wherever they're at, without worrying about posting spoilers for others.
Sub folders would be good, wouldn't they? We could open a folder just for the Count, and then move all the threads there... just a thought.
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Lee, I agree. It's a temporary issue. At least this time.
A few of us our planning a buddy-read in February of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Everyone is welcome to join in!
Hmmm. Maybe, but I'll be travelling for the first three weeks of February, so I'll have to see how I go. Probably should join in, though, as I've resisted reading LOTR until now and I don't want Tracey to nag me!
So that's why Tracey said she was hoping to get some new readers into the discussion! :D It is a long flight from Oz to US! We're going to do LotR closer to the way we did Harry Potter, since it will be a re-read for most of us. Join in whenever you can!!
Unfortunately, I'm always booked up 2 to 3 month's in advance of books I'm committed to read. Not sure I could schedule in time to read the trilogy anyway. But I might join in a bit if I can remember the books well enough. Have fun everybody!
I told my husband last night out at dinner that I hadn't read LOTR and he looked visibly shaken. I would love to join in - just for the sake of my marriage!
That's a similar reason for my reading of the Count, Shelley! Tell your husband we are happy to persuade you to rectify this gap in your reading. Poor man! :)
Lisa wrote: "Unfortunately, I'm always booked up 2 to 3 month's in advance of books I'm committed to read. Not sure I could schedule in time to read the trilogy anyway. But I might join in a bit if I can rememb..."
Pop in any time, Lisa. The minor details might escape you, but it will be fun for you to discuss the stories with us! It might inspire you to put the books into your summer schedule.
Pop in any time, Lisa. The minor details might escape you, but it will be fun for you to discuss the stories with us! It might inspire you to put the books into your summer schedule.
Jeannette wrote: "So that's why Tracey said she was hoping to get some new readers into the discussion! :D It is a long flight from Oz to US! We're going to do LotR closer to the way we did Harry Potter, since it ..."That might have had something to do with it...! Would putting if off to March work better for more people?
I'm willing to wait until March if it means more people can participate. :)
I might consider it in march... let me see how much an ebook version will cost.
ETA: Would you be starting with the Hobbit (which I have read, but would read again) or with book one of the trilogy? (I got a third of the way through book 1 and then gave up.)
ETA: Would you be starting with the Hobbit (which I have read, but would read again) or with book one of the trilogy? (I got a third of the way through book 1 and then gave up.)
Shelley wrote: "I told my husband last night out at dinner that I hadn't read LOTR and he looked visibly shaken. I would love to join in - just for the sake of my marriage!"Ha! Yes, you both should join in. They're great books, Shelley!
Jeannette wrote: "Pop in any time, Lisa. The minor details might escape you, but it will be fun for you to discuss the stories with us! It might inspire you to put the books into your summer schedule."Thanks, Jeannette. I actually doubt I'll reread them again, except in this kind of buddy read situation.
I'm hoping some buddy reads here will be short and easy or those already on my to-read and especially on-deck shelves. That's how it worked out for me with Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl. For books like the LOTR trilogy, I probably would need several month's notice to fit it in. But, yes, I'll join in when I can. I do remember a lot.
Unfortunately, I did see the movies, so a lot of what I "remember" is now from them. I'm so glad I went back after the last Harry Potter movie and read all 7 books in a row. Now, I remember the books best, and while I like the movies a lot, it's the books I adore. Same thing, I think, with LOTR.
Hayes wrote: "I might consider it in march... let me see how much an ebook version will cost.
ETA: Would you be starting with the Hobbit (which I have read, but would read again) or with book one of the trilogy..."
I'm open to the Hobbit, since I haven't read it in a long while, and the movie is coming up in December. It's a lot shorter, and less intimidating, too.
You should really try to read Fellowship, Hayes. Even if it means skipping to the Prancing Pony, and going from there! :)
Lisa: I seem to keep getting talked into these "big" reads lately!
ETA: Would you be starting with the Hobbit (which I have read, but would read again) or with book one of the trilogy..."
I'm open to the Hobbit, since I haven't read it in a long while, and the movie is coming up in December. It's a lot shorter, and less intimidating, too.
You should really try to read Fellowship, Hayes. Even if it means skipping to the Prancing Pony, and going from there! :)
Lisa: I seem to keep getting talked into these "big" reads lately!
Jeannette wrote: "Lisa: I seem to keep getting talked into these "big" reads lately! "I wish I had time for them! I need more notice though, at least most of the time.
I think we started talking about reading the Count back in November. We''ll see how this one shakes out.
I started the Hobbit once and had such a hard time getting into the groove of it. It scared me off from ever trying LOTR.I've read a bit more sci-if/fantasy since that time and think I probably good get into more easily now. Plus, I can use the movies as a reference (I know, gasp!, watch a movie to help with the book, but whatever works. Right?).
If we were attempting to pound through the Hobbit and all three LOTR in one month, I know I wouldn't be done in that time frame but would be open to trying.
March would be nice. Perhaps I can get audio files by then.
On a different note, I really did want to jump in on Count and then never did figure out how to get a decent audio and ended up reading a handful of books for my in person book club. Eventually, though, I will read it! :o)
I watched the LotR movies before I read the books! It helped me keep the characters in the books straight.
You definitely should get back to Tolkien, and the Count some day.
You definitely should get back to Tolkien, and the Count some day.
******Buddy Read Request*******
Please post your interest for one of the following scenarios:
March 1 The Hobbit followed by The Fellowship of the Ring until we finish the trilogy.
March 1 The Fellowship of the Ring followed by the rest of the trilogy.
Any of the above, but beginning February 1.
Please post your interest for one of the following scenarios:
March 1 The Hobbit followed by The Fellowship of the Ring until we finish the trilogy.
March 1 The Fellowship of the Ring followed by the rest of the trilogy.
Any of the above, but beginning February 1.
I'd be very interested in starting with The Fellowship starting March 1st.
Oh so very tempted...If I were to join, I'd prefer the Fellowship starting March 1. Or Hobbit followed by Fellowship starting whenever, but I wouldn't read the Hobbit again, I'd just join in when we got up to FOTR.
Thanks, Shelley & Darkpool! I'll wait for a few more people to chime in.
I'm not really even sure of the connection between the Hobbit and the Trilogy. Is the Hobbit a kind of a prequel?
I have no idea what my life will be like in March. If a translation comes up I will have to accept and then will have less time to read. But I would really love to tackle it. I feel like I am the only person who hasn't read this.
I have no idea what my life will be like in March. If a translation comes up I will have to accept and then will have less time to read. But I would really love to tackle it. I feel like I am the only person who hasn't read this.
Hayes, Yes. I read The Hobbit when I was 12 and the trilogy when I was 13. The Hobbit is a kind of prequel. Actually, I think he wrote The Hobbit for children then went on to write the trilogy, following up on bits he'd started in The Hobbit. Maybe it's because that's what I did, but even though they're quite different in some ways, The Hobbit gives a good introduction to MiddleEarth and the hobbits, etc. so I recommend reading it and then the trilogy.
We'll likely start in March, but the threads will be there for future participation.
Do you know anything about the stories, Hayes? I think you could start with the Fellowship of the Ring, without reading the Hobbit. The story told in The Hobbit is an essential part of the LotR trilogy, but the trilogy can be read without reading the Hobbit, imo.
I hope we can persuade you. :)
Do you know anything about the stories, Hayes? I think you could start with the Fellowship of the Ring, without reading the Hobbit. The story told in The Hobbit is an essential part of the LotR trilogy, but the trilogy can be read without reading the Hobbit, imo.
I hope we can persuade you. :)
I read the Hobbit a long time ago, and remember very little. But I will probably start there in any case, just to remind myslef of all the various bits and pieces. Wheterh I get to the end of the trilogy or not is anybody's guess. Fantasy is not one of my favorite genres, but I will try.
(I'm being particularly dyslexic this evening... I think I should go to bed.)
(I'm being particularly dyslexic this evening... I think I should go to bed.)
Well, I'd be willing to do a buddy-read of the Hobbit with you in February. It has been a while since I read it. Then, we could start LotR in March. Sleep well!
Jeannette wrote: "Well, I'd be willing to do a buddy-read of the Hobbit with you in February. It has been a while since I read it. Then, we could start LotR in March. Sleep well!"This would be perfect for me. I just read The Hobbit with the Geek Girls Book Club (inspired by the astonishingly moronic review in the New York Time of the series The Game of Thrones: "While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin’s, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to 'The Hobbit' first." We read "The Hobbit" first), and while I loved it (my not-review is here - warning, spoilers!) I don't think I'm ready to reread so soon.
The Hobbit is pretty independent of LotR; it was written long before and aimed (or not, depending who you ask) at children. Actually, it might be more enjoyable to read it after the trilogy; there's little that I think would contribute to the reading of LotR, while to me reading The Hobbit knowing the trilogy might make it more fun. ("Look! It's Gimli's father!")
Anyhow. The Hobbit has a very different ... tone, I guess, from LotR. TH was the beginning, and it shows; Tolkien was just having fun with the new world he'd come up with - which is not in any way to denigrate it. It's - mostly - quite light-hearted. LotR is the product of an astonishing amount of work and time and care - there's a whole world in there, and thousands of years of history built in: where The Hobbit was kind of a lark, LotR is ... real.
Someone stop me ...
I've read that Game of Thrones review before, probably was posted by one of my friends on the group "Girls Who Read Graphic Novels."
I'm still waiting on a few votes about read order, but if I can get Hayes interested by reading the Hobbit in February.....
I'm still waiting on a few votes about read order, but if I can get Hayes interested by reading the Hobbit in February.....
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It might be a good idea to divide the book up into sections, one thread for chapters 1-10, one thread 11-20 (the nu..."
That's what I was thinking, too. if you get a spare moment, maybe you could take a quick glance and suggest appropriate sections. I haven't read the book, so I don't want to spoil the suspense!