tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post1132772988206210922..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Classics Spin #25Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-32623920855475906432020-12-11T14:39:22.535-05:002020-12-11T14:39:22.535-05:00Ralph the Heir is a great book!Ralph the Heir is a great book!Laura https://www.blogger.com/profile/11720520679347434653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51938337205028130182020-11-30T17:22:20.743-05:002020-11-30T17:22:20.743-05:00I've always appreciated Dorothy Parker's r...I've always appreciated Dorothy Parker's role in American literary circles but haven't actually read anything by her. I remember Rory in Gilmore Girls carrying around a Portable Dorothy Parker in a few episodes. <br /><br />I think it would be daunting to try to read in one fell swoop, but then I like to read books like this slowly over time.<br /><br />Good luck and hope you enjoy it.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-19582251628663780622020-11-24T13:54:02.270-05:002020-11-24T13:54:02.270-05:00I think it would be less than ideal to read The Po...I think it would be less than ideal to read The Portable Dorothy Parker through - it's got a bunch of short stories and they would be better read, now and again, on different days, over the course of weeks. As for "Mandoa, Mandoa," it's really good as a novel of intercultural interaction and how disconcerting it is when you realize the other person is coming from a totally different way of thinking. I read MM in the summer of 1992, so maybe it's time I re-read it.Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038437416575948282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8924370365243335352020-11-21T10:26:47.733-05:002020-11-21T10:26:47.733-05:00I've been avoiding that one because it's a...I've been avoiding that one because it's a long war novel. But maybe I'll get #1 or #20 which are also Zola! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-39114482489897832952020-11-21T10:25:46.190-05:002020-11-21T10:25:46.190-05:00Crime and Punishment might be a real downer right ...Crime and Punishment might be a real downer right now. 2020 has just been really tough all around so if I don't read Dostoevsky I might just accept it and move on.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-37882055176992517842020-11-21T10:24:48.228-05:002020-11-21T10:24:48.228-05:00I think I started reading it a year or so ago, but...I think I started reading it a year or so ago, but got distracted and never got very far. I keep buying all Stella Gibbons' reprints so I need to start reading them! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-88853985067267232012020-11-21T10:24:02.320-05:002020-11-21T10:24:02.320-05:00I would love Barbara Pym, I think I've been pu...I would love Barbara Pym, I think I've been putting it off because it's the last one of hers I haven't read! I'll be a little sad when they're done (though I do have a book of her letters called A Very Private Eye). The Caravaners would also be great. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-19257803343065896282020-11-21T08:54:55.366-05:002020-11-21T08:54:55.366-05:00I haven't read any of those, yet read others b...I haven't read any of those, yet read others by some of the authors here, so it will be good to discover more :)IzaBzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928164883897873147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-44134047690520740022020-11-21T07:12:47.647-05:002020-11-21T07:12:47.647-05:00Karen, I haven't read any of these, so I don&#...Karen, I haven't read any of these, so I don't know which ones you should be hoping for or dreading! But I do hope the Spin will help get you out of your reading and blogging rut. Good luck! 🤞😃jessicabookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164845796280572642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-39813468393123570922020-11-20T23:25:44.602-05:002020-11-20T23:25:44.602-05:00Crime and Punishment is great, but it is long and ...Crime and Punishment is great, but it is long and it is intense. I did like it when I read it, though. The Portable Dorothy Parker definitely has some great stuff in it, but maybe could have been a little shorter? It's fun, though. And I liked the Lehman.<br /><br />But everything else on your list would be new to me, so I want you to get one of those!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-4689272202654256662020-11-20T21:09:04.078-05:002020-11-20T21:09:04.078-05:00I need to add Crime and Punishment and Dorothy Par...I need to add Crime and Punishment and Dorothy Parker to my list.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-11434620238000960592020-11-20T17:57:56.628-05:002020-11-20T17:57:56.628-05:00I wish you #13, Zola! Which would be Inspector Fre...I wish you #13, Zola! Which would be Inspector French's Greatest Case for me:<br />https://wordsandpeace.com/2020/11/20/the-classics-club-the-classics-spin-25/Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-76965757286157464722020-11-20T12:22:03.990-05:002020-11-20T12:22:03.990-05:00I read Crime and Punishment this year, it was a co...I read Crime and Punishment this year, it was a commitment but easier than I was expecting, Barbara Pym is always a lovely read isn't she? Good Luck Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678435479297065519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-10017711707358962172020-11-19T19:28:32.606-05:002020-11-19T19:28:32.606-05:00I loved the Portable Dorothy Parker. She was a rea...I loved the Portable Dorothy Parker. She was a real risk-taker, and her stories were definitely not of women who played by the rules. I also enjoyed Crime and Punishment, as I read it as a read along online with a group of other readers and that took it slow, but really looked at it. Good luck on whatever you end up with.Shonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774547910764225983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-16480790322795554072020-11-19T08:32:38.660-05:002020-11-19T08:32:38.660-05:00I have read Crime and Punishment and it's cert...I have read Crime and Punishment and it's certainly not an easy read, but I liked it more than I'd expected to. I haven't read any of the other books on your list but I hope the spin gives you something you enjoy!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-56810566009336015752020-11-18T20:52:26.708-05:002020-11-18T20:52:26.708-05:00I have Westwood on my shelf to read so if you get ...I have Westwood on my shelf to read so if you get that, I might read it along with you. I'd probably pick Crime and Punishment though. Not an uplifting book but I feel like reading a Dostoyevsky. Have fun with the spin!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-79310064649531112822020-11-18T18:22:37.333-05:002020-11-18T18:22:37.333-05:00You have a lot that I haven't read on your lis...You have a lot that I haven't read on your list. I think the Barbara Pym will definitely be best for you in your reading slump although it's years since I read it. I also enjoyed The Caravaners, Invitation to the Waltz and read Crime and Punishment years ago, I remember I did like it but it probably isn't ideal reading for the moment.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.com