tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post8968135540678642424..comments2024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00Comments on Typings: Back to the Classics Signup 2019reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-48438544378728950112019-01-03T12:43:11.349-05:002019-01-03T12:43:11.349-05:00I do love Tom Jones; I can always read it again wa...I do love Tom Jones; I can always read it again was my thought. The Decameron I've found tricky in the past.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-44103912413904475582019-01-02T23:43:53.908-05:002019-01-02T23:43:53.908-05:00Well, Decameron is my favourite book, and Tom Jone...Well, Decameron is my favourite book, and Tom Jones my favourite novel in English, so I hope you like them! Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-21477641269878916632019-01-02T16:51:02.512-05:002019-01-02T16:51:02.512-05:00Thanks! Mostly they'll be new to me, except To...Thanks! Mostly they'll be new to me, except Tom Jones & maybe Studs Lonigan. Need to knock down that TBR pile!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-36323612921814521052019-01-02T15:15:44.518-05:002019-01-02T15:15:44.518-05:00Great choices. I've read a couple of these. I&...Great choices. I've read a couple of these. I'll be interested in your reviews.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-86068007377716343452018-12-19T01:51:25.898-05:002018-12-19T01:51:25.898-05:00The Decameron is long and I tried once before &...The Decameron is long and I tried once before & didn't make it. That's probably the one that scares me the most.<br /><br />I've come to like Carlyle, but he is a bit over the top. I've read Sartor Resartus a few times now. (And French Revolution once.)reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-13911857719557584372018-12-19T01:03:51.529-05:002018-12-19T01:03:51.529-05:00Tom Jones is fun! You have a very ambitious list,...Tom Jones is fun! You have a very ambitious list, I think, what with the Decameron and Goethe. The only time I ever tried to read Carlyle, I could barely make sense of the sentences and decided I didn't need to read Carlyle that badly.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-12609504830279554632018-12-15T22:17:20.568-05:002018-12-15T22:17:20.568-05:00I've liked all the other Wharton I've read...I've liked all the other Wharton I've read & I'm looking forward to this. And happy reading to you!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-39542748842956690732018-12-15T17:10:22.694-05:002018-12-15T17:10:22.694-05:00I think you'll absolutely love The House of Mi...I think you'll absolutely love The House of Mirth. It's certainly one of my favourites; Wharton did a superb job in developing the main character. I'm going to really, really try to fit in Tom Jones because .... well, you convinced me! :-) I can't wait! Have fun with your list and happy reading!Cleo @ Classical Carouselhttps://classicalcarousel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-18560110677809932032018-12-11T21:09:54.473-05:002018-12-11T21:09:54.473-05:00I've got a volume of Russian "short stori...I've got a volume of Russian "short stories" where the shortest is a hundred pages. You have to draw the lines somewhere--I was just being amusing...or difficult.<br /><br />I really liked the Cairo Trilogy and immediately went out and bought some others, which I haven't yet read. Sister Carrie is great, it's been a while since I've read that, hmmm... reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-3577059017791622412018-12-11T17:05:14.872-05:002018-12-11T17:05:14.872-05:00I definitely see your point about the length of a ...I definitely see your point about the length of a novella -- I wanted to be a little flexible with the page length for novellas, sometimes different editions have different type sizes and fonts to make them look longer (I have a copy of Up at the Villa by Maugham with HUGE margins!). But I agree, 250 pages is pretty close to a novel. <br /><br />And you have such a great range of books on your list! I was also thinking about Mahfouz, I've always wanted to read Palace Walk. I might read a Chicago novel also, I was thinking about Sister Carrie. Thanks for signing up for the challenge!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.com