tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post6195962595273027756..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: Remedial Lit Summer Project Rules and RewardsJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-38986223269282960362008-05-22T20:48:00.000-04:002008-05-22T20:48:00.000-04:00Nasty! I actually think I will propose a "Bag Any...Nasty! I actually think I will propose a "Bag Any Book You Really Hate" rule. And some other new rules I'll get around to posting tomorrow...Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-21654235066522593152008-05-22T20:35:00.000-04:002008-05-22T20:35:00.000-04:00First, I meant diabolical as a compliment. I'm not...First, I meant diabolical as a compliment. I'm not hating you at all (yet) -- I'm kinda geeked about this.<BR/><BR/>Second, how about this: You can bag on a book from your list, but then the group gets to choose the replacement?<BR/><BR/>Just a (really nasty) thought ...J. Thorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240583195604796756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-77739433819132803702008-05-22T20:25:00.000-04:002008-05-22T20:25:00.000-04:00abbafet, holder of the coolest screen name, welcom...abbafet, holder of the coolest screen name, welcome. I am so glad you're here and in. Anyone who doesn't run screaming when she sees I have both Harold Bloom's <I>Western Canon</I> and <I>Once Upon a Prom: Dream</I> in my bag is a valuable reading challenge friend. I can't wait to see your list.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-83995652916939257262008-05-22T20:21:00.000-04:002008-05-22T20:21:00.000-04:00Jim Thorp, wait. Am I the diabolical mind? Are y...Jim Thorp, wait. Am I the diabolical mind? Are you hating me already? You haven't even begun Moby Dick yet?<BR/><BR/>But I like your rule. Anything that gives me a chance to stalk people asking, "Read Middlemarch yet?"Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-922902387674427092008-05-22T20:19:00.000-04:002008-05-22T20:19:00.000-04:00Vijaya, you are my first official tag. I feel lik...Vijaya, you are my first official tag. I feel like such a real blogger now. Thanks for the initiation!Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-88420414163735997332008-05-22T19:44:00.000-04:002008-05-22T19:44:00.000-04:00Kristi! I wish I could take credit for that pun; ...Kristi! I wish I could take credit for that pun; it's just the sort of silly thing I enjoy. But in fact it was totally unintentional. Strange.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-64892370067623704452008-05-22T18:57:00.000-04:002008-05-22T18:57:00.000-04:00That's so funny that you said, "make a valiant eff...That's so funny that you said, "make a valiant effort," when you responded to me, Jacqui, because my last name is Valiant (you probably realized that when you responded) and my husband is constantly saying, "gotta make a Valiant effort!"Kristi Valianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997984098630895653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-46343550859801602852008-05-22T15:09:00.000-04:002008-05-22T15:09:00.000-04:00Useful thing about reading stuff by dead white guy...Useful thing about reading stuff by dead white guys: public domain e-copies!<BR/><BR/>If you go to http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ you can search by author, title, language, and download text and/or audio files of many of these works. "Moby Dick," for instance, has three different text files and an audio version.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I care to read e-versions now that I don't have a PDA, but some people might find the link useful. E-versions are certainly wonderful if you're writing a paper and need to find a quote quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-42636130912716619522008-05-21T23:52:00.000-04:002008-05-21T23:52:00.000-04:00So, I am in. I have concocted a list in my head, ...So, I am in. I have concocted a list in my head, but I am hoping for lots of overlaps for shared delight or communal complaining. Cheers!AbbaFethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873069273737743798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-34031635186276740182008-05-21T23:36:00.000-04:002008-05-21T23:36:00.000-04:00What a challenge, Jacqui. Need some thick glasses?...What a challenge, Jacqui. Need some thick glasses? I've got some. I'll read a classic or two with my kiddos. Oliver Twist is high on the agenda.<BR/><BR/>I've just tagged you to play Five Things. Go on over to my blog and see the rules. Please play.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-15744946568057031322008-05-21T20:53:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:53:00.000-04:00For what it's worth, I think we should post our 15...For what it's worth, I think we should post our 15 books, but that, yes, you can swap 'em out if one is deadly slow ... HOWEVER, the diabolical mind behind this whole deal can, after the 15 initial weeks, badger you to complete said slow masterpiece for the rest of your life, or until you finish, whichever comes first.* <BR/><BR/>Or maybe say you can only swap *one* out of the list -- like a single-use safety-net sort of thing ...<BR/><BR/>Is it wrong that I'm thinking SHORT classics? Not abridged; just short?<BR/><BR/>*Caveat: only if said diabolical mind has already read the book in question, or agrees to read it with you ...J. Thorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240583195604796756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-10843826408246287422008-05-21T19:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T19:15:00.000-04:00Diane, I'm so glad you're in. Our lists are going...Diane, I'm so glad you're in. Our lists are going to overlap a lot, I think.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-78097881646617216222008-05-21T19:14:00.000-04:002008-05-21T19:14:00.000-04:00And about dropping a book, Kristi. I think if you...And about dropping a book, Kristi. I think if you make a valiant effort and get a significant portion of the book read, it should count.<BR/><BR/>I'm making this up as I go. What do other people think?Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-36900099102068125072008-05-21T19:13:00.000-04:002008-05-21T19:13:00.000-04:00Kristi, welcome! Good question. Hmm. I am going ...Kristi, welcome! Good question. Hmm. I am going to post my list of fifteen on Friday. Maybe see if any of yours match and try to read those the same weeks? And then fill in the rest as you go? I may need to rearrange order myself depending on what's available at the library.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-62285116663063614952008-05-21T16:43:00.000-04:002008-05-21T16:43:00.000-04:00I can pick five books, right off. I'm not sure I c...I can pick five books, right off. I'm not sure I can finish one per week, but I'll give it a whirl.<BR/><BR/>1. "Moby Dick." I haven't read it either, but it's referred to (and quoted) in "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" so that gives it a bit of cachet.<BR/><BR/>2. "Last of the Mohicans." My lit degree program was heavy on Brits, very light on Americans. So I haven't read any Cooper.<BR/><BR/>3. "The House of Seven Gables." I also gave Hawthorne a complete miss, although I did <I>try</I> to read "The Scarlet Letter" on my own before finding it deadly boring.<BR/><BR/>4. Dante's "Inferno." It's one of those world classics, and besides, I really liked the sci-fi version by Niven and Pournelle, so how boring can it be?<BR/><BR/>5. "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy. I've never read Tolstoy's fiction, I don't want to start with "War and Peace," and besides, I already know how this one ends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-22935963440100856492008-05-21T15:07:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:07:00.000-04:00I'm in! Do we need to post our full list before we...I'm in! Do we need to post our full list before we begin or can we decide on our list as we go ( in other words decide to cut out a book once we get halfway through it or two paragraphs through it and can't stand it)?Kristi Valianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997984098630895653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-13624386616722300662008-05-21T14:01:00.000-04:002008-05-21T14:01:00.000-04:00Sweet!Not sure about cool beans. But here at the ...Sweet!<BR/><BR/>Not sure about cool beans. But here at the Probably Pretty Uncool Writers Club, it works.<BR/><BR/>See now, I think I HAVE to read <I>Moby Dick</I>, since it was your confession that started it all.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-52938305936120392542008-05-21T13:44:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:44:00.000-04:00Cool beans! I'm in! But I'm still not reading Mob...Cool beans! I'm in! <BR/>But I'm still not reading Moby Dick.<BR/><BR/>Um...Wait - do cool writers use the phrase, "cool beans"?Write2ignitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266315375662322726noreply@blogger.com