tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post6784541137625128381..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: August 25 - Goethe's FaustJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-3434956465950554572008-08-25T20:53:00.000-04:002008-08-25T20:53:00.000-04:00It has been pointed out to me in another forum tha...It has been pointed out to me in another forum that I am sadly lacking in science fiction on this list, as well as in my experience. Never read any Ray Bradbury, Brian Herbert, Robert Heinlein, only one short story by Asimov... (shame)<BR/><BR/>So, where to start?Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-23777050932778693612008-08-25T19:48:00.000-04:002008-08-25T19:48:00.000-04:00Good point, Diane. I edited the post to link back...Good point, Diane. I edited the post to link back to everyone's original suggestions.<BR/><BR/>Christy, I read <I>Beowulf</I> a LONG time ago. It probably warrants another go. Good idea.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-88222859142648081062008-08-25T17:55:00.000-04:002008-08-25T17:55:00.000-04:00Have you read Beowulf? I don't know if you're int...Have you read Beowulf? I don't know if you're interested in Germanic Classics, or more American Classics. The story is great, either way. <BR/><BR/>christyC.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-62429433801047216302008-08-25T17:06:00.000-04:002008-08-25T17:06:00.000-04:00I can't find your old list of suggestions to see w...I can't find your old list of suggestions to see which one seems like a glaring oversight.<BR/><BR/>For my summer, pre-WWI remedial American lit project, I saw one glaring oversight that I began last week, but I am invoking the "you can't make me finish <I>Moby Dick,</I> JF Cooper, <B>and</B> torture me with this one, too" rule. Haiku review of the first 100 pages coming up on Wednesday.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128401898400900879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-32156714849112125082008-08-24T20:56:00.000-04:002008-08-24T20:56:00.000-04:00Oh, Angela. I love Ramona, but I am itchy at the ...Oh, Angela. I love Ramona, but I am itchy at the thought of that much Junie B, I must admit.<BR/><BR/>PJ, I have read it (in college) and good choice.<BR/><BR/>Cindy, maybe the Iris Murdoch should be my next classic?Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-33677104436909935962008-08-24T20:47:00.000-04:002008-08-24T20:47:00.000-04:00gosh, i've always wanted to read this one! and as ...gosh, i've always wanted to read this one! and as i said, i'm reading the unicorn by iris murdoch.cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175698109176599954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-79700347328795838362008-08-24T18:44:00.000-04:002008-08-24T18:44:00.000-04:00Have you talked about Brave New World? Required re...Have you talked about Brave New World? Required reading in my mind.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-21444780772654998472008-08-24T15:53:00.000-04:002008-08-24T15:53:00.000-04:00I spent five hours in a car with an 8 year old...t...I spent five hours in a car with an 8 year old...today I read Junie B Jones (the one where she goes to Hawaii and the one with the field trip to the farm) and the first Judy Moody book and one of the RAMONA stories. Oh and a book of gross facts (They were soooo gross -- you don't want to know!)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741384161639818654noreply@blogger.com