tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post3446090178869312927..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Back to the Classics Challenge 2021Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90564342202676860712021-12-28T09:44:03.370-05:002021-12-28T09:44:03.370-05:00Will you be doing another challenge this year?Will you be doing another challenge this year?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951377046213259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-82498113632628235692021-12-24T13:42:34.682-05:002021-12-24T13:42:34.682-05:00When does next year's challenge come out?When does next year's challenge come out?Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-34454894077506550032021-12-24T12:24:03.154-05:002021-12-24T12:24:03.154-05:00Karen - Will you be hosting another Back to the Cl...Karen - Will you be hosting another Back to the Classics Challenge in 2022? If so, do you know when you'll post the new categories? If not, is someone else hosting the challenge instead?Amy Alinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-75186606531967538732021-12-13T17:23:47.136-05:002021-12-13T17:23:47.136-05:00Will there be a challenge for 2022?Will there be a challenge for 2022?kaenhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954306305483228594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-34150451328410226972021-05-18T19:19:05.606-04:002021-05-18T19:19:05.606-04:00Sorry, sign-ups for this challenged closed on Marc...Sorry, sign-ups for this challenged closed on March 31. But you can sign up for the next challenge in December!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-64506077382996889982021-05-18T11:11:11.677-04:002021-05-18T11:11:11.677-04:00Hi, I just found your website and wanted to be a p...Hi, I just found your website and wanted to be a part of this classic challenge. If there's a spot fill me in please. Nurilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092693137732454839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-22583707389512119192021-05-09T14:27:47.520-04:002021-05-09T14:27:47.520-04:00I'm going to have to say graphic novels don...I'm going to have to say graphic novels don't count towards the prize. Nothing against graphic novels, but you're not going to get all the content and nuances from reading an actual classic book. Feel free to read along and join us next year, I'll post the signups for the 2022 challenge around December. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-59841805017880591762021-05-09T14:24:33.913-04:002021-05-09T14:24:33.913-04:00Not lazy at all, there's nothing wrong with re...Not lazy at all, there's nothing wrong with reading things you think you'll like. Life is short and you don't have force yourself to read something you aren't enjoying. Sometimes I'm surprised and really enjoy things I wasn't expecting to like, and sometimes I really think I'll love something and it's just not for me. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-54208820047636495612021-05-06T19:31:28.158-04:002021-05-06T19:31:28.158-04:00Darn, I just found this so I guess it's too la...Darn, I just found this so I guess it's too late to sign up for it. Maybe I'll just do it on my own; seems like a fun challenge. I do have a question: Does a graphic novel adaptation count?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653425881940455588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-48315620529713058382021-04-14T14:44:39.343-04:002021-04-14T14:44:39.343-04:00Bravo! Looking forward to your reading list! Bravo! Looking forward to your reading list! Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-63469116002718641262021-04-14T14:43:59.651-04:002021-04-14T14:43:59.651-04:00Ami, wow! I'm so impressed! Can you choose a f...Ami, wow! I'm so impressed! Can you choose a favorite? Tell me, please, how did you like "Old Man and the Sea"? It's the favorite of a friend of mine, but I feel it's a bit daunting.Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90156182269257850602021-04-14T14:42:14.693-04:002021-04-14T14:42:14.693-04:00How's everyone doing? I already have some catc...How's everyone doing? I already have some catching up to do. I want to challenge myself to read things I've always thought I should read, but I'm finding it hard to force myself to do so. There are so many books that I want to read. I think that moving forward, I will look for classics in genres that I'm already partial to. <br /><br />On a scale from 1-10, how lazy does that sound?<br />Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-47915044207891249062021-03-28T16:59:52.661-04:002021-03-28T16:59:52.661-04:00I have just signed up on a very slow borrowed comp...I have just signed up on a very slow borrowed computer; when my new laptop arrives I will be blogging again but for now i want to use a GoodReads shelf as my link, if that's ok. Beth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00181538167994145152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-67353037506255857512021-03-18T09:20:28.748-04:002021-03-18T09:20:28.748-04:00I am excited for this years! I could not figure ou...I am excited for this years! I could not figure out how to comment, but I cannot wait this is perfect because I want to read more classics!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674229464533343357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-89293805110459051502021-03-08T21:30:15.051-05:002021-03-08T21:30:15.051-05:00I’m in. Thank you for hosting! I’m looking forward...I’m in. Thank you for hosting! I’m looking forward to this. lemonheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373499779867837562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-9348789126885171922021-03-03T18:08:23.302-05:002021-03-03T18:08:23.302-05:00I'm very late to the party, but still in time....I'm very late to the party, but still in time. I'm going to be focusing on books by and about (but mostly by) Native Americans. I've had quite a time tracking down some of the books, but I'm excited to get started at last.Flickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109623161658164079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-9980083272057806702021-02-28T22:04:55.502-05:002021-02-28T22:04:55.502-05:00My first ever Classics Challenge! *Already Complet...My first ever Classics Challenge! *Already Completed<br /><br />19th century classic: Persuasion by Jane Austen<br />20th century classic: Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger<br />By a woman author: The Awakening by Kate Chopin<br />In translation: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov<br />*By BIPOC author: Quicksand by Nella Larsen<br />By a new-to-you author: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins<br />*New-to-you classic by a favorite author: The Old Man and the Sea and Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway<br />*About an animal or with an animal in the title: Black Beauty by Anne Sewell<br />*Children's classic: The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes <br />Humorous or satirical classic: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut <br />*Travel or adventure classic: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy<br />*Classic play: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde<br /><br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/35356479?shelf=books-chocolate-challenge&sort=date_added&order=dAmi Blackwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800902263439575791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-61151182353450390192021-02-28T11:06:16.736-05:002021-02-28T11:06:16.736-05:00it swears my entry has been submitted, so I'll...it swears my entry has been submitted, so I'll trust it for now...Glaukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365775845850615478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-35398197760357229542021-02-08T09:49:49.901-05:002021-02-08T09:49:49.901-05:00Thank you for this nice challenge! I don't hav...Thank you for this nice challenge! I don't have a blog, so I entered with my challenge-specific Goodreads-shelf.Lisahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/list/129712195?shelf=back-to-the-classics-challenge-2021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8458462169962161582021-02-05T13:38:54.833-05:002021-02-05T13:38:54.833-05:00And regarding the question about the play, you sho...And regarding the question about the play, you should read the play, and it should be a work that was originally written as a play. If you want to watch a stage adaptation also, that's up to you but it's a great idea! Lots of plays available online for streaming and on DVD. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-66021615099400376702021-02-05T13:37:13.703-05:002021-02-05T13:37:13.703-05:00Yes, Handmaid's Tale is from the 80s, so not e...Yes, Handmaid's Tale is from the 80s, so not eligible. Also The Princess Bride is from 1973, so not quite old enough to make the cutoff. But I can imagine there will be a lot of publishing tie-ins in two years when it is 50 years old! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-67348710398660706192021-02-04T12:13:20.057-05:002021-02-04T12:13:20.057-05:00I believe The Handmaid's Tale was published in...I believe The Handmaid's Tale was published in 1985, may want to double check that one!MirandaReadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785677590400824613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-63115315893412583002021-02-04T08:50:26.781-05:002021-02-04T08:50:26.781-05:00Wrote out my list of books I'm planning on tac...Wrote out my list of books I'm planning on tackling for these already, can't wait to get started!MirandaReadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785677590400824613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-32783650819748448302021-02-04T05:47:56.798-05:002021-02-04T05:47:56.798-05:00A month late but I only just realised this was a t...A month late but I only just realised this was a thing! looking forward to reading some more classics :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631771693494591223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-50582041245673050322021-02-03T22:02:35.375-05:002021-02-03T22:02:35.375-05:00I'm a little late signing up, but this is one ...I'm a little late signing up, but this is one of my favorite challenges, so didn't want to miss it. Thanks so much for doing the hosting!JLS Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.com