Comments on Planning for The Big Read IV.TypePad2008-10-22T11:52:55ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2008/10/planning-for-the-big-read-iv/comments/atom.xml/jess commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535bec690970c2008-10-25T18:48:53Z2008-10-25T18:48:53Zjesshttp://jessmonster.wordpress.comThe Blue Castle! I don't think it would count as a mini-read, but definitely quicker than A Tale of Two...<p>The Blue Castle! I don't think it would count as a mini-read, but definitely quicker than A Tale of Two Cities.</p>cc commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535b38afa970b2008-10-24T14:24:14Z2008-10-24T14:24:15ZccTitus Groan! Titus Groan! (I hated Lucky Jim. It's from the humiliation school of humor and I just can't deal...<p>Titus Groan! Titus Groan!</p>
<p>(I hated Lucky Jim. It's from the humiliation school of humor and I just can't deal with that. Also, I'm a reluctant academic, so . . . you know, a lot of the satire isn't actually satire.)</p>vanessa commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535b8d5cf970c2008-10-23T23:31:06Z2008-10-23T23:31:06Zvanessauhh well we could do light yet dignified and read vanity fair. Thats a really good book and I found...<p>uhh well we could do light yet dignified and read vanity fair. Thats a really good book and I found that not everything goes right over your head in it... just a suggestion. Otherwise Ivanhoe could be good, I did see the movie when I was in the 8th grade.</p>Kaylen commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535b7da34970c2008-10-23T20:37:40Z2008-10-23T20:37:40ZKaylenhttp://www.lifeofkaylen.blogspot.comThe Eragon series!!! LOVE these books--they might be in the young adult section, but-um, they are 700 pages each (about)...<p>The Eragon series!!! LOVE these books--they might be in the young adult section, but-um, they are 700 pages each (about) and written as well as any other book I've ever read. EVER.<br />
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...okay, then...</p>
<p>I don't know how long The Blue Castle is, either...</p>Leila commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535b3ec37970c2008-10-23T11:21:45Z2008-10-23T11:21:45ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comOops. I forgot about that light reading thing. Ivanhoe is light! And also rad. For reals. And The Lottery has...<p>Oops. I forgot about that <i>light reading</i> thing. <i>Ivanhoe</i> is light! And also rad. For reals. And <i>The Lottery</i> has 25 stories in it, which works out to about one a weekday for the month of November. <i>Titus Groan</i>, I have no real defense for, other than that I've wanted to read it for a really long time.</p>
<p>I want to read <i>The Blue Castle</i>, too, but is it the sort of book that lends itself to a longterm Big Read? Is it one for which we should maybe do a shorter week-long Mini Read? (I haven't read it*, so that's a serious question.)</p>
<p>I read <i>Cold Comfort Farm</i> pretty recently, but that would have been a great choice for a comic novel. A patron took <i>Lucky Jim</i> out a while back and he said it was supposed to be hilarious. I wasn't there when he brought it back, though, so I don't know what his verdict was. It did turn up on that <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_15374_wit-lit-101-five-classic-novels-that-bring-funny.html" rel="nofollow">Cracked list</a>, though.<br />
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<p>*I know, I know.</p>Elizabeth commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535b07f39970c2008-10-23T00:59:09Z2008-10-23T00:59:09ZElizabethThe Blue Castle sounds pretty good, though I am not an AOGG fan. I've never read Candide or Lucky Jim,...<p><i>The Blue Castle</i> sounds pretty good, though I am not an AOGG fan. I've never read <i>Candide</i> or <i>Lucky Jim</i>, but I hear they're funny. And I can ALWAYS re-read <i>Cold Comfort Farm</i>. My list vote is <i>Ivanhoe</i>. Please, please not <i>The Lottery</i>.</p>Shayera commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535a9703e970b2008-10-23T00:27:25Z2008-10-23T00:27:25ZShayerahttp://shayera.blogspot.comOh! Can I second The Blue Castle? I love that book so much!<p>Oh! Can I second The Blue Castle? I love that book so much!</p>Nic Dempsey commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535a86577970b2008-10-22T22:23:42Z2008-10-22T22:23:42ZNic Dempseyhttp://nicdempsey.vox.comThe Blue Castle<p>The Blue Castle</p>TadMack commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535aee2e0970c2008-10-22T18:58:55Z2008-10-22T18:58:55ZTadMackhttp://writingya.blogspot.com(Ooh! Ooh! Once we said we'd do that L.M. Montgomery... um... The Blue something... Wait, let me find it...)<p>(Ooh! Ooh! Once we said we'd do that L.M. Montgomery... um... The Blue something... Wait, let me find it...)</p>TadMack commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535a77956970b2008-10-22T18:56:24Z2008-10-22T18:56:24ZTadMackhttp://writingya.blogspot.com(Although if we're doing not funny, we can do one of C.S. Lewis' SF novels, or Virginia Woolf's Orlando.)<p>(Although if we're doing not funny, we can do one of C.S. Lewis' SF novels, or Virginia Woolf's <i>Orlando</i>.)</p>TadMack commented on 'Planning for The Big Read IV.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010535a778ad970b2008-10-22T18:55:45Z2008-10-22T18:55:45ZTadMackhttp://writingya.blogspot.comDude: we said light reading, remember? FUNNY? I'm thinking The Lottery and Ivanhoe might not be high on the scale...<p>Dude: we said <i>light reading</i>, remember? FUNNY? I'm thinking <i>The Lottery</i> and <i>Ivanhoe</i> might not be high on the scale of amusing. However. Ivanhoe. Huh. I missed that one in school.</p>
<p>Okay, okay, <i>thinking</i>.</p>