tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3169199147807816158..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The Wuthering Expectations Scottish Literature Reading Challenge and Clishmaclaver - If it's not Scottish...Amateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-17793322697665117272010-07-20T14:13:22.118-05:002010-07-20T14:13:22.118-05:00Sure, join on in. Welcome.Sure, join on in. Welcome.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-66286619969029036032010-07-20T05:37:25.041-05:002010-07-20T05:37:25.041-05:00Hello.. ok I've discovered one Uk blog, and no...Hello.. ok I've discovered one Uk blog, and now i'm surfing on each of yours and I'm discovering such interesting challenges... Can I be part of this one ? I have a blog in French.... but I'm thinking of opening one in English.... Please allow me in your adventure !! :))))Cryssildahttp://cryssilda.canalblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73967677488639916042010-05-11T19:27:45.454-05:002010-05-11T19:27:45.454-05:00I justed completed a post on Robert Louis Stevenso...I justed completed a post on Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful novella, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the Scottish Challenge-his prose styling is just totally great-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-45630821833817780492010-04-22T23:25:09.326-05:002010-04-22T23:25:09.326-05:00Wonderful, welcome AFOMFB. Let me know when you g...Wonderful, welcome AFOMFB. Let me know when you get going on Lennox, or whomever. There's no one with any relation to Proust, I'm afraid.<br /><br />The widespread, almost universal, prevalence of the single-post review has been a great puzzle to me. We, book bloggers, are not constrained by space, or time, or concept. We aren't serving as publicity. We don't have to start at the beginning of a thought, nor do we have to conclude it. <a href="http://dgmyers.blogspot.com/2009/06/to-blog-is-to-essay.html" rel="nofollow">To blog is to essay</a>. Every post I have written has been a failure, yet I keep putting up new ones, trying again. We're free, free!<br /><br />Good gravy, I've turned a simple response into a manifesto. Welcome to book blogging!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-40386628294097593712010-04-22T21:35:17.994-05:002010-04-22T21:35:17.994-05:00I think I'd like to join in on this, since the...I think I'd like to join in on this, since the ancestors were Scottish at one point and I haven't read much of the literature, except Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. And I've been interested in reading Charlotte Lennox, but I'll let you know when I decide and/or find a copy of something.<br /><br />(I found your blog through the Zola read, you've got some really fascinating posts about him! I'm writing about The Kill tomorrow and debating over how to include all the relevant history of the time period, plus great quotes from the book, into one review. Good to know there's nothing wrong with writing more than one!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-84001668125008118492010-01-24T21:20:48.428-06:002010-01-24T21:20:48.428-06:00fleur fisher, Marieke, welcome. Fine, fine choice...fleur fisher, Marieke, welcome. Fine, fine choices. I'm reading Boswell now. It will be nice to hear from someone actually in Scotland.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-15911106247067829222010-01-24T15:11:31.227-06:002010-01-24T15:11:31.227-06:00I can't resist, after being steered here by Sp...I can't resist, after being steered here by Sparkling Squirrel, then discovering that James Boswell shares my birthday, and I had been wanting to take a look at his <i>Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides</i> since I moved to Scotland -- so please count me in!Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251172733432029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88340480789882500092010-01-23T16:39:27.878-06:002010-01-23T16:39:27.878-06:00Well you got me. I live just around the corner fro...Well you got me. I live just around the corner from the admiral Benbow and yet I have never read Treasure Island. This is definitely a sign...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-65087339266679197792010-01-22T10:08:26.568-06:002010-01-22T10:08:26.568-06:00Grad, welcome. Your school story is pretty funny....Grad, welcome. Your school story is pretty funny. Even in 1st grade, you think someone might mention "Auld Lang Syne." It's kind of famous. I myself sang part of it 22 days ago.<br /><br />R.T. - thanks much for the plug.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-68800158686863507802010-01-22T10:03:30.277-06:002010-01-22T10:03:30.277-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-74569307510701475632010-01-21T22:37:40.898-06:002010-01-21T22:37:40.898-06:00The first school (and the only public school) I we...The first school (and the only public school) I went to (kindergarten and 1st grade) was named Robert Burns School on the south-west side of Chicago. It wasn't until I was in college that I learned of his heritage. Decades later my sister sent me an antique book of his poetry bound in leather. I can't believe the irony of finding this challenge since I was going to make a dinner in honor of his birthday on Jan. 25 and found a few recipes on the net. Not sure what I'll be reading, but I'm definitely IN.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-48467842104065873142010-01-21T01:51:10.789-06:002010-01-21T01:51:10.789-06:00I will read Johnson's account of the trip afte...I will read Johnson's account of the trip after I finish Boswell's version-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-16361488306182688462010-01-20T22:25:17.360-06:002010-01-20T22:25:17.360-06:00I don't have all of the volumes of the Boswell...I don't have all of the volumes of the Boswell journal, either. It was a bit of a thrill seein them all together at the library today.<br /><br />Anyway, <i>The Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides</i> it is. I'm actually starting with Johnson - I started leafing through it and wanted to read it, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57129545474860009862010-01-20T16:36:53.244-06:002010-01-20T16:36:53.244-06:00please count me in-I began rereading Boswell's...please count me in-I began rereading Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides last night-I also have read the 12 volumes of the Boswell Journals-one of the very best reading experiences of my life-I checked Amazon.com-looks like only the London Journal is still in print-I still have about 3 of the journals but sold the rest<br /><br />After completing this I am going to start reading the collection of 70 of Boswell's Essay from 1777 to 1783-published in 1925 under the title The Hypochondriack-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-30330675286517514072010-01-20T16:26:17.207-06:002010-01-20T16:26:17.207-06:00Welcome, Jan, thanks for joining in. Once we get ...Welcome, Jan, thanks for joining in. Once we get through all three days of lists, there should be plenty of variety - something for eveyone. Something for Rebecca's children's books project, for example - I know you've been reading Stevenson, but there's a lot more in the late 19th century. I mean, a lot.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-49523491824760193512010-01-20T15:13:19.174-06:002010-01-20T15:13:19.174-06:00Sounds like a great challenge and given I'm 50...Sounds like a great challenge and given I'm 50% a Scot I may join in. Am looking forward to the "list".<br /><br />Lang may yer lum reek!<br /><br />Jan (in Edmonds)Jan (in Edmonds)http://jottingsbyjan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14503118865238370202010-01-20T11:44:45.790-06:002010-01-20T11:44:45.790-06:00I will do this! But I'm waiting for your readi...I will do this! But I'm waiting for your reading idea lists before I commit to a book.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-54875330429239330352010-01-20T10:06:46.244-06:002010-01-20T10:06:46.244-06:00Not selfish, hmm. How about narcissistic?
More p...Not selfish, hmm. How about narcissistic?<br /><br />More people joining in on more books would be a fine spillover.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-46482741112226086202010-01-20T09:17:16.181-06:002010-01-20T09:17:16.181-06:00"Is this the most selfish reading challenge i..."Is this the most selfish reading challenge in the history of the internet?"<br /><br />I think you must be confused by the meaning of "selfish"!<br /><br />The real problem is you're going to be having all these good conversations with people and the rest of us are going to want to join in with more than one book once we find out how good all the others are.nicolehttp://www.bibliographing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-17261511556519488372010-01-19T21:17:28.037-06:002010-01-19T21:17:28.037-06:00I don't know - that Jersey/ Guernsey idea is g...I don't know - that Jersey/ Guernsey idea is growing on me. It gets you the Potoato Peeler, Victor Hugo, two types of cattle, <i>The Book of Ebenezer LePage</i>. Many other fine writers, I am sure.<br /><br />Dorothy - I admire your caution. The 18th century list is up tomorrow - perhaps it will tempt you.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14846313216115992792010-01-19T20:52:25.177-06:002010-01-19T20:52:25.177-06:00Now we just need an Irish challenge, and a Jersey ...<i> Now we just need an Irish challenge, and a Jersey and Guernsey challenge, a Cornish challenge, an East Anglian challenge, etc., etc.</i><br /><br />LOL... Maybe a Celtic Reading Challenge? It'd take care of the Welsh, Scottish and Irish, and the rest don't matter :-D <br /><br />Ah well, If it ain't Scottish, it's crap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-67965460402571628452010-01-19T19:23:36.540-06:002010-01-19T19:23:36.540-06:00What a great way to do a challenge! I'm lookin...What a great way to do a challenge! I'm looking forward to seeing what you read. If I do pick up anything Scottish, I will certainly let you know.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-23669047747146153452010-01-19T16:59:06.354-06:002010-01-19T16:59:06.354-06:00Ah ha. I now see the first flaw with my scheme. ...Ah ha. I now see the first flaw with my scheme. Someone mentions <i>Sartor Resartus</i>, which I have read - but now I want to reread it. Then someone else mentions Hogg's wild novel ( recommended to everyone, by the way), and I want to reread it. Is this going to happen every time?<br /><br />Well, as flaws go, it's minor. Both books are surely worth more attention.<br /><br />SpSq - I have some ideas. We can discuss offline, as they say (do they still say "offline"?). But you can peruse the next three days' lists - perhaps something will jump out at you.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-17847065230190706472010-01-19T15:50:19.959-06:002010-01-19T15:50:19.959-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91174676715317334612010-01-19T12:42:17.612-06:002010-01-19T12:42:17.612-06:00I'm going to let you pick one for me. I'm...I'm going to let you pick one for me. I'm really quite open, but would prefer something reputed to be fun or funny.Sparkling Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899640164757220074noreply@blogger.com