tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post987786666507137270..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: The Book List Meme: Three Books That Intimidate MeKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-10116171163141059432010-05-03T00:24:54.829-07:002010-05-03T00:24:54.829-07:00Lilly - I've only read The Brothers Karamazov ...Lilly - I've only read The Brothers Karamazov so far but really want to read more Russian lit.<br /><br />Jenny - Yeah, I have to admit feeling that way too. I guess I want to at least try it though.<br /><br />Paige - Haha! I'm sure I could have kept going too!<br /><br />Jenn - We should have an intimidating books club where anyone is allowed to quit a book at any time.<br /><br />Jane - Well, now I will definitely watch the Doctor Zhivago film and then decide on the book once and for all. And I had to read part of The Canterbury Tales in college and I didn't care for it.<br /><br />Jenners - I'm going to try but I can't promise that I will finish!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-23013973000847195492010-05-02T19:14:26.285-07:002010-05-02T19:14:26.285-07:00Good list! I don't think I would even pretend ...Good list! I don't think I would even pretend that I could try "Ulysses." And I saw the movie of Dr. Zhivago when I was 10! In the theater ... my dad took me. I loved it. But I never did try the book.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-32445930987169927892010-04-29T19:29:50.570-07:002010-04-29T19:29:50.570-07:00I started Ulysses on Daily Lit, and gave up after ...I started Ulysses on Daily Lit, and gave up after I realized how much I dreaded the daily dose. Parts were interesting, though, and if you ever tackle it, check out this website: www.joyceimages.com<br /><br />I've only ever had a passing interest in Don Quixote myself. But it's a classic, so maybe some day...<br /><br />I read Dr. Zhivago forever ago, and thought the movie better than the book, which struck me as fairly dull and plodding. Could have been the translation. I haven't read much Russian lit, but Anna Karenina is on the list for this year.<br /><br />Biggest intimidator for me? Canterbury Tales. I started listening to it once, and just couldn't appreciate it. Ulysses is up there too. Finegan's Wake.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-37035257717306962252010-04-29T08:57:11.630-07:002010-04-29T08:57:11.630-07:00Paige has my exact answer!Paige has my exact answer!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-42703879096895528322010-04-28T17:05:04.123-07:002010-04-28T17:05:04.123-07:00ALL THREE OF THOSE ARE ON MY LIST. Along with 267...ALL THREE OF THOSE ARE ON MY LIST. Along with 267 other books. My number one is War and Peace, though.paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771871442051868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-70927119214562886832010-04-28T09:59:01.083-07:002010-04-28T09:59:01.083-07:00I'm never sure if I'm intimidated by Ulyss...I'm never sure if I'm intimidated by Ulysses or just not interested. I do passionately dislike stream-of-consciousness writing, or anyway I have done when I've encountered it in the past, and that's my excuse for not ever even considering reading Ulysses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-91336999257839346482010-04-28T03:07:43.286-07:002010-04-28T03:07:43.286-07:00I've noticed a lot of people are intimidated b...I've noticed a lot of people are intimidated by Russian Lit. I have Zhivago on my shelf and I will have to try and see...but maybe not for some time longer now:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.com