tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post4251661568658870228..comments2024-03-24T11:34:36.903-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Classics Club Spin #28TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49920603467937080742021-10-22T11:09:32.977-07:002021-10-22T11:09:32.977-07:00Dfordoom, I am concentrating on reading novellas i...Dfordoom, I am concentrating on reading novellas in November and We Have Always Lived in the Castle fits in that category, so I hope to read it then. Mostly I read crime fiction, but I want to read novellas in other genres also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-52708281912990172192021-10-21T21:47:08.125-07:002021-10-21T21:47:08.125-07:00We Have Always Lived in the Castle is pretty aweso...<i>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</i> is pretty awesome. I think it has one of the best opening paragraphs in literature. Easily the best thing she ever wrote.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86909736743162452092021-10-17T11:31:57.226-07:002021-10-17T11:31:57.226-07:00Of course you can count books read in your teens, ...Of course you can count books read in your teens, Col. I wish I had read Conan Doyle's books in my teens. Then I would not be so ignorant about his books and stories now.<br /><br />In my teens I read Agatha Christie, Earl Stanley Gardner (for sure), and Rex Stout. Not that I remember specific books from those times.<br /><br />They have announced the spin number and it is 12. I will be reading The Moviegoer (1961) by Walker Percy.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48073213739521022662021-10-17T05:47:09.610-07:002021-10-17T05:47:09.610-07:00Interesting list. I've read or have on the pil...Interesting list. I've read or have on the pile nearly half of them - 9 in total. Assuming I can count the Conan Doyle's I read as a teenager.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91637184987734416312021-10-16T13:53:16.250-07:002021-10-16T13:53:16.250-07:00Katrina, and I so far behind on reading classics o...Katrina, and I so far behind on reading classics on my list, I need to be reading more than just the ones for the spin. Maybe in 2022 I will put more effort into that.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-51831326379853701372021-10-16T13:51:54.723-07:002021-10-16T13:51:54.723-07:00FictionFan, The Sign of Four would be a good choic...FictionFan, The Sign of Four would be a good choice. This is another author I need to read more books by (and his short stories).TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49573891951344264962021-10-16T13:47:25.688-07:002021-10-16T13:47:25.688-07:00Emma, you would think I would have read more by Ca...Emma, you would think I would have read more by Carson McCullers, since I grew up in the South (Alabama). But if I get The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, it will the first book I have read by her.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83916845311253553862021-10-16T13:43:27.888-07:002021-10-16T13:43:27.888-07:00Mary, Graham Greene is an author I want to read mo...Mary, Graham Greene is an author I want to read more of. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70267482831457007882021-10-16T13:38:15.183-07:002021-10-16T13:38:15.183-07:00I will be happy with any of the books, Margot, the...I will be happy with any of the books, Margot, they are all very appealing.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41274058728491480762021-10-16T13:35:59.449-07:002021-10-16T13:35:59.449-07:00Thanks, Cath. I left a couple of longer ones on th...Thanks, Cath. I left a couple of longer ones on the list, including Dracula, because I thought they would be good and I could fit them in somewhere.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79005824126718704602021-10-16T12:30:05.133-07:002021-10-16T12:30:05.133-07:00That's a great list, I've only read eight ...That's a great list, I've only read eight of them but I think I'll be adding several more of them to my new classics list which I'll have to be compiling soonish.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-55097575811625286232021-10-16T11:56:17.196-07:002021-10-16T11:56:17.196-07:00Lots of goodies there, but since you're going ...Lots of goodies there, but since you're going to be short of reading time, I hope you get The Sign of Four - it would work for Novellas in November too, and it's such fun you'll race through it!FictionFanhttp://www.fictionfanblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57379917089199982932021-10-16T10:29:07.967-07:002021-10-16T10:29:07.967-07:00Very nice! I have read 9 of these. My favorite is ...Very nice! I have read 9 of these. My favorite is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, I have read it 3 timesEmma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48401530417226342562021-10-16T08:13:32.092-07:002021-10-16T08:13:32.092-07:00You have a lot of great books on this list. I have...You have a lot of great books on this list. I haven't read this Graham Greene, but have really liked the books by him that I have read. Good luck getting a novella in the spin!Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-50603797262829215722021-10-16T07:56:58.371-07:002021-10-16T07:56:58.371-07:00You really do have a fine list of books here, Trac...You really do have a fine list of books here, Tracy. I honestly think you'll do well no matter which book you get. I've never done the classics spin, but so many people enjoy it. Maybe I should think about it.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18628423225957777642021-10-16T04:04:15.873-07:002021-10-16T04:04:15.873-07:00I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get one ...I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get one of the shorter ones, Tracy. Dracula is good but quite an investment timewise. (Deleted my first comment because I keep putting a superfluous 'e' in your name!)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83844630656092018182021-10-16T03:59:35.321-07:002021-10-16T03:59:35.321-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com