Julie ’s Comments (group member since Nov 14, 2012)

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

Congrats Danae! Looks like lots of great reading for you this year.

Congrats E, Ed, and Tanya! Terrific reading. I love to see what others picked for those hard letters!

U was my last letter, too, Ed.

I did it!

Classic Author Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013


26/26

A Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ]One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
B Alessandro Baricco ]Silk
C Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's
D E.L. Doctorow Ragtime
E ERnest Hemingway ]The Old Man and the Sea
F F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby
G Stella Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm
H Hunter Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I Ian Fleming Casino Royale
J Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
K Jack Kerouac On the Road
L Leo Tolstoy The Kreutzer Sonata
M Alan Moore Watchmen
N Vladimir Nabokov Lolita
O George Orwell 1984
P Barbara Pym ]Excellent Women
Q Laura EsQuivel Like Water for Chocolate
R Ray Bradbury ]Fahrenheit 451
S Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
T Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina
U John Updike Rabbit, Run
V Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days
W Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence
X AleXander PushkinEugene Onegin
Y Yann Martel Life of Pi
Z Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God

This was one of Austen's books that I had not read yet. It was a delight and a bookshelf book for me. I enjoyed the historical context and the characterization.

I just looked through everyone else's Q options for ideas and realized I already read one!
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel.

So, Q was easier than I imagined. LOL

Karena wrote: "The letter that's surprisingly giving me problems? N. I was trying to read the books I actually own (that I've been obsessively buying from the library's bookstore. I could get Nathaniel Hawthorne..."
Lolita by Nabakov was a great read. Another N on my short list is Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love or Love in a Cold Climate.

These are my remaining letter plans. Q is my problem letter:

P: Barbara Pym - Excellent Women
Q
R: Philip Roth - American Pastoral
U: John Updike - Rabbit, Run
X: Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin

The letter N:
How about Lolita or Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Love in a Cold Climate or The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford

Hi there. I live in Lawrenceville, GA.

I loved 84, Charing Cross Road, too. Such a sweet and funny quick read for book lovers.

The three monsters on my list for this year include Gone with the Wind, The Count of Monte Cristo, and War and Peace. Maybe that is too ambitious, but maybe not! I read Anna Karenina already this year and loved it which has really motivated me to tackle War and Peace.

Yes, The Color Purpleis the other book I'd like to read for Black History month. For some reason, my library doesn't have enough copies of this and it is a long wait. Hopefully, I will have it before the month is out. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.

I read Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girlby Harriet Jacobs and it was an excellent and informative read for me. I also read The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and it had some good moments, but overall I felt it was very disjointed.

Flannery O'Connor would be an interesting author for 0. Everything That Rises Must Converge or Wise Blood

Poetry is a genre that I sometimes find challenging, but I did really enjoy this anthology of poems which my book club read together.

Americans' Favorite Poems: The Favorite Poem Project Anthology

I also enjoyed the collection of Mary Oliver which won the Goodreads award for 2012 under poetry entitled A Thousand Mornings

Classic Author Reading Challenge


Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013


26/26

A Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ]One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
B Alessandro Baricco ]Silk
C Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's
D E.L. Doctorow Ragtime
E ERnest Hemingway ]The Old Man and the Sea
F F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby
G Stella Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm
H Hunter Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I Ian Fleming Casino Royale
J Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
K Jack Kerouac On the Road
L Leo Tolstoy The Kreutzer Sonata
M Alan Moore Watchmen
N Vladimir Nabokov Lolita
O George Orwell 1984
P Barbara Pym ]Excellent Women
Q Laura EsQuivel Like Water for Chocolate
R Ray Bradbury ]Fahrenheit 451
S Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
T Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina
U John Updike Rabbit, Run
V Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days
W Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence
X AleXander PushkinEugene Onegin
Y Yann Martel Life of Pi
Z Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God

Angie wrote: "Julie wrote: "Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor"

I absolutely LOVE Flannery O'Connor!"

She is new discovery for me. Can't wait to read them all. I am also loving her work!

My Ántonia by Willa Cather

Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor