Jeff’s Comments (group member since Dec 16, 2012)

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

This book is a classic and sits proudly on my shelf.

What I took away from "A Brave New World", was that in any society you will have those who stand out, those who fit in and those who don't. There will be imperfections because there is nothing that can be perfect. I compared the "Soma" to that of our societies "crack". And I believe Huxley was showing us that even a society that is created in a "test tube" lab environment will eventually develop imperfections.

A. Atkinson, Rick An Army at Dawn
B. Brown, Dee Bury My Hear At Wounded Knee
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D. Dickens, Charles The Tale of Two Cities
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F. Faulkner, William The Sound and The Fury
G. Guen, Sara Water for Elephants
H. Huxley, Aldous Brave New World
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L. London, Jack The Sea Wolf
M. McCourt, Frank Angela's Ashes
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P. Potzsch, Oliver The Hangman's Daughter
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S. Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men
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W. Wild, Oscar The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Hi Darren,

I know exactly what you mean...I need that same super power when reading "Moby Dick". I've seen a couple of movies and they are not as boring as the book.

Jeff

Are you kidding, Karena? It's only the 5th day of January and you finished The Age of Innocence? How did you get through all the drivel? Pardon me if I offend anyone but I really can't get into this book and I read The Sound and The Fury, so I can read difficult books. But to me, all this Age of Innocence is about people getting together strictly to talk of other people who they deem beneath themselves. Am I being ridiculous?

Jaqui wrote: "I dont want to read all of the comments since there might be spoilers but Im on Chapter 3 and its sooo boringg. Someone, please tell me it gets better?"

Jagui, I remarked on this boring book earlier and I did find one good thing about this storyline...if you have trouble falling asleep read a couple of paragraphs of this book and you will soon be fast asleep.

By all the gossip they all partake in.

Beverly wrote: "Just started reading the first chapter and I love how Wharton describes every little detail of how people dressed. She was a keen observer of her times."

I will need some help with this one. I will need a volunteer to stand by me and stick me with something sharp so I don't fall asleep. What am I missing? This "Age of Innocence" is not clicking with me. I started reading this novel that so far is about how the author can use as many words as possible to describe the clothing of the period. Then there is all that gossiping. Is this it? or should I continue with this novel in hopes it will get better?

Karena wrote: "I am reading Trapped as it was my treat for finishing NaNoWriMo. I have a few more on my table from the library. We'll see when I get to them. =)"

Karena, sorry for posting this question here, but I noticed you read The Sound and The Fury and wanted to know what you thought about the book from Faulkner.

McKaylin wrote: "A book I found to be a major page turner was 'The Hangman's Daughter' by Oiver Potzsch. It's a great mix of mystery, violence, and of course a love story. It's not found in the goodreads, but if yo..."

Hey, McKaylin
I also have read "The Hangman's Daughter" and found it to be a wonderful mystery. I was surprised at how smoothly the writer moved us through the story. There were a lot of different story lines going on and you had no trouble following them all. I got the next book to "The Dark Monk" and look forward to reading that one.

Estephanie wrote: "For most of my life I've read books but not any you could really call serious. I mostly stick to young adult books about romance and paranormal things. I figure that I need to change that, and quit..."

The Catcher in the Rye is a good book. However, you might want to consider Of Mice and Men...It offers a lot in having to write an essay and is only six chapters long.

Karena wrote: "Since Goodreads is doing the Best of 2012 polls, it might be interesting to see what you guys have read this year. What was the best book published this year? Any genre!"

I've never understood how someone can choose a"best" of anything. I have read a lot of books this year and cannot choose a favorite because they all brought me a piece of joy and happiness. They all made me think, made me feel, made me continue to pick up a new book and continue.

Tanya wrote: "Today, I finished The Satanic Verses, a modern classic to many. I enjoyed most of it but got a little lost in Rushdie's style.
With that, I completes my GoodReads goal of 30 titles in 2012.
Now, ..."

I just finished, Of Mice and Men, and started reading Jack London's the Sea Wolf.

Tanya wrote: "Greetings Readers!
I'm Tanya. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
I'm an avid readers of many genres. I'm a big fan of non-fiction, that's where I honed my love of reading for the longest time. But..."

Hey Tanya, I too use to read Stephen King but stopped when I found that although most of his novels started out well, the ending was never quite what I would expect or ended quite suddenly leaving me with a lot of questions.

Karena wrote: "So you guys may have noticed our last thread got a little crowded. That's ok! We like to be all comfy, luckily we don't need elbow room. We decided to open a new thread every month for intros. So w..."

Hello, my name if Jeff and I live in Seminole, Florida. I'm a Bibliomanic. I love books. I read everything from fiction, (Patterson,Deaver, Bell, Goodkind) to Non-fiction (History, Civil War, WWII,). I have recently started reading Classics. I want to read every book on the 100 Modern Day Library List and and Radcliffe's Rival 100. I've started this year and the Classic's I've read so far are: Brave New World, Of Mice and Men, The Tale of Two Cities, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, The Three Musketeers and the Sound and the Fury (that one was hard to read). I'm currently reading Jack London's The Sea Wolf. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is reading.

If I was able to time travel I would travel back to the 1800's and spend my time with people like Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, and Oscar Wilde.