tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post1102784987539661756..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: Classics Challenge 7: Three Men in a BoatKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-6508079365302017062018-11-12T12:29:09.865-08:002018-11-12T12:29:09.865-08:00Ya know...I didn't love this, and that after L...Ya know...I didn't love this, and that after LOVING JKJ's Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. I think it must have suffered from too high expectations. Don't get me wrong. I liked it. It was fun. It just didn't live up to my expectations. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-42871707466136843572018-07-09T17:40:05.925-07:002018-07-09T17:40:05.925-07:00Oh, the maze is great! :)Oh, the maze is great! :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-18717347982978684892018-07-08T21:44:50.842-07:002018-07-08T21:44:50.842-07:00The nice thing about this book is it is so chock f...The nice thing about this book is it is so chock full of funny bits that I had forgotten many of them and got to reread them as if for the first time!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-15630636272076456042018-07-08T21:43:53.596-07:002018-07-08T21:43:53.596-07:00Yes! And the maze! I just remembered it and starte...Yes! And the maze! I just remembered it and started grinning. :)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-40042001655745053182018-07-08T21:42:54.688-07:002018-07-08T21:42:54.688-07:00It's definitely up and down. He loves tangents...It's definitely up and down. He loves tangents and some are more interesting than others. But one the whole it's worth the read!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-2412359956575214672018-07-08T21:42:26.667-07:002018-07-08T21:42:26.667-07:00I'm just finishing Bummel now and have had gre...I'm just finishing Bummel now and have had great fun with it as well!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-46751130053095596452018-07-08T21:41:59.354-07:002018-07-08T21:41:59.354-07:00No kidding. Any time eggs came out ...No kidding. Any time eggs came out ...Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-49824349581188813212018-07-07T09:45:11.799-07:002018-07-07T09:45:11.799-07:00Yes! Willis also puts in a swan scene in a nod to...Yes! Willis also puts in a swan scene in a nod to Three Men, but it's pretty small in comparison.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-827257075719967672018-07-06T17:18:07.771-07:002018-07-06T17:18:07.771-07:00I vaguely remember a hilarious scene with a swan: ...I vaguely remember a hilarious scene with a swan: is that from this one? Or is it from Willis? They're all jumbled together in my head apparently! Brilliant stuff, though. Makes me smile just thinking about them.Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-16202587493489224232018-07-06T12:56:55.583-07:002018-07-06T12:56:55.583-07:00Such a great book! My favorite part is where he i...Such a great book! My favorite part is where he imagines running into Henry VIII and Anne billing and cooing at each other all over the place.<br /><br />Lark, there are definitely some boggy bits where Jerome gets all sentimental in the best Victorian style!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-58604056735116127152018-07-06T09:29:10.212-07:002018-07-06T09:29:10.212-07:00I didn't make it through this book the first t...I didn't make it through this book the first time I tried it, but I obviously need to give it another try! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-67126883238141517122018-07-06T09:18:31.666-07:002018-07-06T09:18:31.666-07:00This book is a joy. I have To Say Nothing of the D...This book is a joy. I have To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis on my tbr pile too, I must get to it soon. I thoroughly enjoyed Three Men on the Bummel too by the way... great fun!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-72435214803726979012018-07-06T05:33:56.950-07:002018-07-06T05:33:56.950-07:00The bit with the tinned pineapple is probably the ...The bit with the tinned pineapple is probably the funniest thing I have ever read -- all the parts with food are really funny. Also Montmorency (he's absent from Three Men on the Bummel but it's still good).Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.com