tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post7449623510372742763..comments2023-10-21T07:57:38.605-04:00Comments on Kelly's [Former] France Blog: Another Classics Club Spin!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-20823839031785470922014-05-08T01:26:24.047-04:002014-05-08T01:26:24.047-04:00I have just requested it through ILL. I'll le...I have just requested it through ILL. I'll let you know what I think when I finish. Thanks so much for the recommendation!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-91688832949381175252014-05-07T21:04:14.679-04:002014-05-07T21:04:14.679-04:00Thanks! I'm excited to find out what I'm ...Thanks! I'm excited to find out what I'm reading :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-4525467099032559002014-05-07T21:03:52.871-04:002014-05-07T21:03:52.871-04:00Ooo you really need to read Zola! It can be super...Ooo you really need to read Zola! It can be super heavy and slow going, but it is totally worth it.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-70023939262776629472014-05-07T21:03:27.455-04:002014-05-07T21:03:27.455-04:00Good to know! This is getting me more exited to f...Good to know! This is getting me more exited to find out what I'll be reading :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-30552558240763468942014-05-07T21:03:02.097-04:002014-05-07T21:03:02.097-04:00I hope it's Rebecca too! Though even if it...I hope it's Rebecca too! Though even if it's not I'll probably end up reading it soon anyway.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-20919982671830187652014-05-07T21:02:33.733-04:002014-05-07T21:02:33.733-04:00I've actually never finished a Hemingway novel...I've actually never finished a Hemingway novel! I tried For Whom the Bell Tolls and got distracted and never picked it up again. I really want to give him a second chance because so many people love his work.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-19621967516556137052014-05-07T21:01:42.599-04:002014-05-07T21:01:42.599-04:00I took a class in college devoted to Zola, and we ...I took a class in college devoted to Zola, and we read 2 of his books, Le ventre de Paris (The Fat and the Thin I think it's translated as?) and L'assommoir. It's so dense but I adore his writing style. I'm really hoping to have an excuse to lose myself in another Zola novel!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-49071574443689874312014-05-07T21:00:39.234-04:002014-05-07T21:00:39.234-04:00You have got to read Gide's Les faux-monnayeur...You have got to read Gide's Les faux-monnayeurs (translated I think as The Counterfeiters?). It is one of my favorites ever. He is wonderful! Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-20843842558104082822014-05-07T20:59:49.890-04:002014-05-07T20:59:49.890-04:00In the past I've chosen only books I have on h...In the past I've chosen only books I have on hand or could borrow from family. This time around I literally just went to random.org and got random numbers from my original classics club list! <br /><br />Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-29579453405236453232014-05-07T20:58:41.679-04:002014-05-07T20:58:41.679-04:00Du Maurier's Jamaica Inn is one of my all time...Du Maurier's Jamaica Inn is one of my all time favorites-it's the book I read when I need to clear my mind and read something comforting. I've read it so many times. So I am really hoping to get to Rebecca soon, regardless of whether it's my next spin book!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-16889866881650401592014-05-07T20:24:37.543-04:002014-05-07T20:24:37.543-04:00Those are some nice picks. You've got four or ...Those are some nice picks. You've got four or five favorites of mine (The Woman in White is so much fun, as is The Three Musketeers). Good luck with your pick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-76899293738947586352014-05-07T17:03:16.526-04:002014-05-07T17:03:16.526-04:00I have North and South on my list. I have never re...I have North and South on my list. I have never read anything by Zola but have Germinal on my list for this spin.Crafts4othershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953104902263346466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-1288252682458537862014-05-07T14:05:21.308-04:002014-05-07T14:05:21.308-04:00Many of my favorites are on this list: Rebecca, Bl...Many of my favorites are on this list: Rebecca, Bleak House, The Woman in White, North and South, and the Hobbit! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-63526229670493840882014-05-07T11:01:54.563-04:002014-05-07T11:01:54.563-04:00That is definitely an admirable list! I'm with...That is definitely an admirable list! I'm with Audra - I hope REBECCA ends up being your spin title. It's one of my favorites as well!Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-91526446767478753992014-05-07T09:02:58.897-04:002014-05-07T09:02:58.897-04:00Good list!Good list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-53231239415849790572014-05-07T09:02:15.055-04:002014-05-07T09:02:15.055-04:00Oh, Audra, you're participating, too? How fun!...Oh, Audra, you're participating, too? How fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-10917110418733650212014-05-07T07:20:28.254-04:002014-05-07T07:20:28.254-04:00You've got some daunting ones on here! I love ...You've got some daunting ones on here! I love The Sun Also Rises--my personal favorite Hemingway novel.Too Fondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849859595618711755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-79345789772209629052014-05-07T03:53:03.743-04:002014-05-07T03:53:03.743-04:00I just finished Nana - amazing book - I'm now ...I just finished Nana - amazing book - I'm now a Zola convert!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-40658927456132095192014-05-07T00:59:30.716-04:002014-05-07T00:59:30.716-04:00Oh, I love your list! Lots of French authors, of ...Oh, I love your list! Lots of French authors, of course! I have Swann's Way on my list too but a different number so we couldn't get it at the same time for support. I must check out Andre Gide. I've heard his name but know little about him.<br /><br />I hope that get a book that will inspire you to read!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-12568211460849315932014-05-06T21:43:49.638-04:002014-05-06T21:43:49.638-04:00Nice selection of books! I enjoyed The Woman in Wh...Nice selection of books! I enjoyed <i>The Woman in White, The Hobbit </i>and<i> Rebecca</i>. <br /><br />I have a few of these on my 50 in 5 list, but excluded them from my 20 spin list this time around because of length. Time always escapes me fast.Plethorahttp://bookchallenges.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-64275277966038914862014-05-06T21:39:07.552-04:002014-05-06T21:39:07.552-04:00Oooh, beefy list! I'm posting mine tomorrow -...Oooh, beefy list! I'm posting mine tomorrow -- we both have the Hemingway in common! If you haven't read <i>Rebecca</i>, that's the one I'm hoping you'll get as it might be my all-time favorite book in the history of the universe.Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.com