Stephanie’s Comments (group member since Mar 26, 2018)

Stephanie’s comments from the The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge group.

We will be reading ‘Wuthering Heights’ this summer. I love reading this book. I have a really old copy with plate printed pictures in it that my Nana gave me.
I hope everyone has a copy of the book to read.
Happy Reading!

I dont know of anyone here has completed it. I started randomly. Then I switched to trying to start at season 1. I am actually 3 books from finishing one of the seasons(I cant remember which one.)

maryam wrote: "wait where’s this quiz everyone’s talking about?"
Its the first post. Look at the first page, there is a link to it. I hope you already found it!

I agree this was a great book with a great (true) story. the events were horrific (and incomprehensible and reprehensible)
I'm glad you enjoyed the book too. We have new books for the summer if you are interested in reading along.

I love listening to audiobooks in the summer. Because I can be outside or doing something and getting stuff done.

Te-reads are usually for the quarter so yes the summer.

We are re-reading Valley of the Dolls for summer 2023. If you already read it chime in and let us know what you thought. Maybe wait a bit for spoilers though. If you are reading with us, let us know what your expectations are on this one.

This is our Summer 2023 winner. (Although it was a tie and I added that book in as well.) Plus, we have a re-read. 3 big books to choose from this summer.

I am a bit intimidated by this book and I haven't read it before or even tried. It's long, maybe the longest book? But, I do tend to like Russian literature. Anyone else feel this way?
Are you going to read it all this summer??

This is our Summer 2023 (alternate pick as it was a tie for the books)
I am excited to read this as I have a cool shirt that I wear a lot that's a tale of two cities. I know its about Paris and London, but I don't know a lot about this one. Any ideas or thought going in?

I like the idea of following the FB group's year page. So, I am adding this in for May. Don't feel obligated to read it. But, it is a good read I think. I read this back in elementary school, it made an impression on me.

I like the idea of picking the books in advance like that. Then anyone can start up the discussion. Do they make polls for the year then?

Hmm. Both are good, but very different. I would say give Faulkner a try. Some people love him. I have to be in the mood to read his stuff.

Did anyone finish the book?

Our winner for February 2023 was “The new poems of Emily Dickinson”

I have been so busy this month I was late on getting this up. I hope that some of you were able to get the book and start reading already.

Usted habla español? Veo los libros usted lee. Algunos libros solo son en inglés. Lo siento.
Mi comprensión de español no es bien. Aprendo español. Intento!

I'm an admin now and trying to keep the group active.

LOL. Personally I appreciate the brutal honesty, but we are all different in that aspect I suppose. But, I see what you mean.

Essay 2 I thought was funny. Although, if I remember right “Our town” by Wilder is on our list to read so spoiler alerts for that in essay 2. I love her thought process and I don’t think I would have liked pins and needles either. I found some of the songs she mentioned from it and they are catchy, even if they are full of nothing. Its like eating mousse, there is nothing to it.

I hope all who are participating are enjoying the essays.
What are your thoughts so far?

I read the first essay. They are definitely dated. Some of what she talks about is not know by our society anymore but the point she makes is still valid. She talks about how critics love plays for all the wrong reasons. And she goes to see them and sees all the bad if them. Yet, they are praised in their badness. What standard is American theater held to that bad is good?
The very fact that most of these plays are now unknown proves the point. I have seen some of the actors she mentions, and laughed at her calling Brando bad. He is very curt and must play a similar persona to be really understood.
I find her wittiness and thought process in the writing. I wonder if Amy Sherman-Paladino read all of her works and absorbed this way of thinking into her writings.

I look forward to reading more, but my mind cannot process this type of essay in mass. And I don’t think it was meant to be read that way anyways.

I just started reading and found a book she wrote in the introduction called “memoirs of a catholic girlhood.” She might have latched onto this when she started going to Chilton and wearing uniforms. I just thought that was kind of cool.