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Posted by Olwyn.Mary on July 20, 2009, 12:20 pm
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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>>>I should be embarrassed to admit it, but I never did get all the fuss
>>>about
>>>Jane Eyre. So maybe a re-read is in order. There were several references
>>>to
>>>The Eustace Diamonds and The Lady in White, so I'm thinking I'll start
>>>there.
>>>C
>>I'm thinking that I read it as a kid. That makes a big difference in what
>>you believe is greatness.
> Well, I read JE in my mid teens - at point were I didn't believe in romance.
> Lust, desire yes, romantic love - hell no. I could see it was a great novel,
> well written and all that, but that is about that.
>
>
> DD is currently contemplating reading "Twilight" just to see what all the
> fuss is about.
>
>
> Cheryl
I never did care for Jane Eyre. Even in my teens I thought she was a
twit. Tried again in my twenties, but no. Still an idiot in my eyes.
Trollope, yes. As an active Episcopalian, I figure I need to re-read
the Barchester Towers series about once a decade - like when I get fed
up with clergy antics, then I think about the Barchester lot, and think
"ah well, plus ca change etc."
I have a friend who "haunts" the secondhand paperback stores, and she
usually keeps me supplied with mysteries, of varying quality, but she
had gone back to work so the flow has lessened. Having been confined to
bed recently, I am working my way through Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga" at
present.
Perhaps this week I can get out to the public library and see if they
have anything interesting.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 20, 2009, 1:41 pm
On 7/20/09 12:20 PM, in article h425sc$50k$1@news.eternal-september.org,
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> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>
>>>> I should be embarrassed to admit it, but I never did get all the fuss
>>>> about
>>>> Jane Eyre. So maybe a re-read is in order. There were several references
>>>> to
>>>> The Eustace Diamonds and The Lady in White, so I'm thinking I'll start
>>>> there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> C
>>>
>>> I'm thinking that I read it as a kid. That makes a big difference in what
>>> you believe is greatness.
>>>
>>>
>> Well, I read JE in my mid teens - at point were I didn't believe in romance.
>> Lust, desire yes, romantic love - hell no. I could see it was a great novel,
>> well written and all that, but that is about that.
>>
>>
>> DD is currently contemplating reading "Twilight" just to see what all the
>> fuss is about.
>>
>>
>> Cheryl
>
> I never did care for Jane Eyre. Even in my teens I thought she was a
> twit. Tried again in my twenties, but no. Still an idiot in my eyes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you....
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>
> Trollope, yes. As an active Episcopalian, I figure I need to re-read
> the Barchester Towers series about once a decade - like when I get fed
> up with clergy antics, then I think about the Barchester lot, and think
> "ah well, plus ca change etc."
>
> I have a friend who "haunts" the secondhand paperback stores, and she
> usually keeps me supplied with mysteries, of varying quality, but she
> had gone back to work so the flow has lessened. Having been confined to
> bed recently, I am working my way through Galsworthy's "Forsyte Saga" at
> present.
>
There are some mysteries I just can't read... Too cozy, too violent, don't
like the main character....
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> Perhaps this week I can get out to the public library and see if they
> have anything interesting.
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
>
I'm waiting for the next Janet Evanovich at the library.C
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Posted by Susan Hartman on July 20, 2009, 4:58 pm
Olwyn.Mary wrote:
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> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>
>>>> I should be embarrassed to admit it, but I never did get all the fuss
>>>> about
>>>> Jane Eyre. So maybe a re-read is in order. There were several
>>>> references
>>>> to
>>>> The Eustace Diamonds and The Lady in White, so I'm thinking I'll start
>>>> there.
>>>> C
>>> I'm thinking that I read it as a kid. That makes a big difference
>>> in what
>>> you believe is greatness.
>> Well, I read JE in my mid teens - at point were I didn't believe in
>> romance.
>> Lust, desire yes, romantic love - hell no. I could see it was a great
>> novel,
>> well written and all that, but that is about that.
>> DD is currently contemplating reading "Twilight" just to see what all the
>> fuss is about.
>> Cheryl
>
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> Even in my teens I thought she was a twit.
I almost laughed out loud at that line - it brought a flashback. I so
remember DD telling me how much she HATED Tess D'Urbervilles (sp?) when
she was required to read it for school. DD, who hasn't been without a
book in her hands since first grade, and regularly read books way past
her age level- mostly sci-fi/fantasy, but this one was like pulling
teeth. "Tess is SUCH a TWIT!" she complained.
She's still a huge reader, but never got into Victorian lit. Still
sci-fi/fantasy!
Sue
--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 21, 2009, 12:07 pm
On 7/21/09 9:44 AM, in article 7clv2kF26fjntU2@mid.individual.net, "Karen C
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> Susan Hartman wrote:
>> She's still a huge reader, but never got into Victorian lit.
>>
>
>
> Me, neither.
Ah -but I love Conan Doyle and Trollope was ok...
C
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Posted by Lucille on July 21, 2009, 12:18 pm
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> On 7/21/09 9:44 AM, in article 7clv2kF26fjntU2@mid.individual.net, "Karen
> C
>> Susan Hartman wrote:
>>> She's still a huge reader, but never got into Victorian lit.
>> Me, neither.
> Ah -but I love Conan Doyle and Trollope was ok...
> C
I admit I'm not in love with Trollope or the "so called" classics. For me,
reading them once was quite enough and watching the various movies keep me
happy.
My favorite read is a good detective story, followed by a mystery or
sometmes something about international intrigue/espionage. I used to read a
lot of science fiction when my DDH was alive, maybe because that was his
first love, but I've kind of dropped them.
Now, if it doesn't catch me after 50 pages, I can happily give it up.
Years ago I was compelled to finish it, even when I thought it was drivel.
Lucille
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>>>about
>>>Jane Eyre. So maybe a re-read is in order. There were several references
>>>to
>>>The Eustace Diamonds and The Lady in White, so I'm thinking I'll start
>>>there.
>>>C
>>I'm thinking that I read it as a kid. That makes a big difference in what
>>you believe is greatness.
> Well, I read JE in my mid teens - at point were I didn't believe in romance.
> Lust, desire yes, romantic love - hell no. I could see it was a great novel,
> well written and all that, but that is about that.
>
>
> DD is currently contemplating reading "Twilight" just to see what all the
> fuss is about.
>
>
> Cheryl