tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post4335924228474862241..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The Wuthering Expectation Best Books of 2015 - the noodles they make for meAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-49456779173568494642016-01-04T16:01:08.034-06:002016-01-04T16:01:08.034-06:00With Stendhal, I am an ignoramus. I thought I und...With Stendhal, I am an ignoramus. I thought I understood his memoir pretty well.<br /><br />No distraction problem this year, since I have vowed to only read non-distracting books. William Dean Howells, like that.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-31787898464461421962016-01-04T12:16:01.202-06:002016-01-04T12:16:01.202-06:00I find my own reading constantly being distracted/...I find my own reading constantly being distracted/influenced by your reading/blogging, which is a way of saying thanks for another great year at <i>WE</i>. Happy New Year!<br /><br />I have to revisit all of your Flaubert posts; I'm currently reading Stendahl, who seems like a bridge between Voltaire and Flaubert.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-45842173246110342712016-01-03T22:03:23.104-06:002016-01-03T22:03:23.104-06:00Started Sentimental Education - outstanding! By c...Started <i>Sentimental Education</i> - outstanding! By chance, or subconscious suggestion, I also started a Flaubert book.<br /><br />Séamus, thanks for the new year's greetings. I am close to glad you did not buy any books on my account, although I do someday want to visit that bookshop.<br />Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-20462660802354062032016-01-03T18:21:26.408-06:002016-01-03T18:21:26.408-06:00Your four best sound so tempting, I almost feel th...Your four best sound so tempting, I almost feel that I should have a WutheringExpectations month and read them all at some point during the year. Although having pulled a number of books from the shelves of my favourite Dublin bookshop today before managing to grit my teeth and put them all back, I am going to see how far I can get into the year without adding to my piles of books. There are plenty here already. And Happy New Year by the way.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-70471316871255434292016-01-02T15:12:08.691-06:002016-01-02T15:12:08.691-06:00Have begun Sentimental Education and am now on pag...Have begun Sentimental Education and am now on page 107...a wonderful book, indeed. Thank you.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13506134796070849092016-01-02T09:37:13.853-06:002016-01-02T09:37:13.853-06:00Less fear than logistics. Easier to find time for...Less fear than logistics. Easier to find time for a short book. Or so I find.<br /><br />Yes, happy new year, Tim. Good luck with Cervantes.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-79427964164090179502016-01-01T19:37:48.456-06:002016-01-01T19:37:48.456-06:00500 pages don't scare me; perhaps I shall begi...500 pages don't scare me; perhaps I shall begin right after I've read Two Serious Ladies with Scott W., Dorian and Frances. And anyone else up for it.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-70085113484668845262016-01-01T13:24:02.985-06:002016-01-01T13:24:02.985-06:00Happy New Year from R.T./Tim at the new and improv...Happy New Year from R.T./Tim at the new and improved http://beyondeastrodredux.blogspot.com/RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-51275443130468653252015-12-31T12:44:49.334-06:002015-12-31T12:44:49.334-06:00Such a good idea. Consider it done, or to be done....Such a good idea. Consider it done, or to be done.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-69040116044032826572015-12-30T15:40:36.627-06:002015-12-30T15:40:36.627-06:00Maybe next year you could do a 'ghost stories ...Maybe next year you could do a 'ghost stories of Henry James'-themed Halloween read-along; you know, The Jolly Corner, The Friends of the Friends, Turn of the Screw, Sir Edmund Orme, The Private Life, Owen Wingrave, etc.Cleanthesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363416290397892659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76225230202163565692015-12-30T15:25:34.641-06:002015-12-30T15:25:34.641-06:00"A Simple Heart" - less a concern about ..."A Simple Heart" - less a concern about before or after than about the difference between a 70 page novella and a 500 page novel. They're both great.<br /><br />Charles - thanks, for the kind words and the pointer to your blog. Next year will be a big Henry James year for me, I hope.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-65876448841615146472015-12-30T14:10:07.416-06:002015-12-30T14:10:07.416-06:00Interesting! You've done two things with your ...Interesting! You've done two things with your posting: (1) given me a couple of authors/titles to add to my 2016 reading plan; (2) reminded me about the difficult challenges associated with reading all of Henry James in order (i.e., something I hope to accomplish someday). r/ Charles @ http://invitationtotheclassics.blogspot.com/RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-56296937771927768732015-12-29T22:04:18.926-06:002015-12-29T22:04:18.926-06:00Nope, the only thing I've read by Flaubert is ...Nope, the only thing I've read by Flaubert is Madame Bovary, and that several times. Are you suggesting I read A Simple Heart before Sentimentsl Education? I am always open to your suggestions, as you know. <br /><br />xo, DoBel :)Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-5542519030546440582015-12-27T11:31:31.240-06:002015-12-27T11:31:31.240-06:00After hearing good things about it, I've resol...After hearing good things about it, I've resolved to read Keene's book. Most of the new releases I read seem to be "new to English" books (I'm in the middle of Spiro's "Captivity" and hope to post on it soon...it is remarkable), so thanks for posting your high regard for this one. I'm looking forward to it!Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-930789533622388022015-12-26T14:19:05.221-06:002015-12-26T14:19:05.221-06:00What nice thoughts, thank you all.
DoBel - that w...What nice thoughts, thank you all.<br /><br />DoBel - that will be your new portmanteau nickname - have you read Flaubert's novella <i>A Simple Heart</i> by any chance? <i>Sentimental Education</i> does everything it can to be unlovable; <i>A Simple Heart</i> is the opposite.<br /><br />"Productivity" is a kind word. That's my motto, from <i>Sartor Resartus</i> - "Produce! Produce!"<br /><br />Roger - thanks for the link, how handy. Vice is one odd publication.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-43358632850125908042015-12-24T17:16:32.818-06:002015-12-24T17:16:32.818-06:00John Keene's Huck Finn story is here http://ww...John Keene's Huck Finn story is here http://www.vice.com/read/vice-exclusive-john-keenes-huck-finn-inspired-short-story-rivers-1884 as a sample for the book, which I've got on order.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-5440214640628276352015-12-23T22:59:40.970-06:002015-12-23T22:59:40.970-06:00Totally in awe of your productivity, Tom. Thanks f...Totally in awe of your productivity, Tom. Thanks for all the reading pleasure you've given me and others this past year. Looking forward to reading about what you read in 2016.dorian stuberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069923023770087626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-74917413953875457382015-12-23T18:17:51.793-06:002015-12-23T18:17:51.793-06:00Merry Christmas <3Merry Christmas <3Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22529715067636046222015-12-23T17:09:22.623-06:002015-12-23T17:09:22.623-06:00Oh, I want to read Sentimental Education! How I...Oh, I want to read Sentimental Education! How I've loved Flaubert's Madame Bovary.<br /><br />Some of my favorite bits of reading in 2015 have been the books we've read together: Little, Big and Emma specifically.<br /><br />Looking forward to more books shared in 2016! Merry Christmas, Tom.Bellezzahttp://dolcebellezza.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-81352594470125627992015-12-22T10:42:37.285-06:002015-12-22T10:42:37.285-06:00Thanks; same to you, good holiday.Thanks; same to you, good holiday.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-86132950300815379992015-12-22T09:33:35.325-06:002015-12-22T09:33:35.325-06:00Thanks for a year of great reading! Merry Christma...Thanks for a year of great reading! Merry Christmas and happy New Year!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-8326503181699071222015-12-19T17:48:30.512-06:002015-12-19T17:48:30.512-06:00Oh, that was a lot of fun to write as well.... Tha...Oh, that was a lot of fun to write as well.... Thanks for including me.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-70406516771524200332015-12-19T17:27:47.833-06:002015-12-19T17:27:47.833-06:00A great "Whoa" moment, when the book too...A great "Whoa" moment, when the book took a surprising turn. <br /><br />The underground fantasia in <i>Glimmerglass</i> was a temptation for this list, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76951731666357624202015-12-19T17:22:18.680-06:002015-12-19T17:22:18.680-06:00Oh, I am going to have to send a link to the frien...Oh, I am going to have to send a link to the friend who always reproaches me for Gabriel!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.com