tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post1930452879364568982..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Literary Blog HopJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-16366998735218049862011-01-23T08:34:56.977-06:002011-01-23T08:34:56.977-06:00Melody,
You are so right about the need for patie...Melody,<br /><br />You are so right about the need for patience. I now find I am more willing to try again with a novel that I dislike, especially when given the chance to reread it (<i>Atonement</i> was a recent novel which I liked only upon a third (!) reading. I often reread books, but seldom have had this experience.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-81126526672041468902011-01-22T23:13:17.649-06:002011-01-22T23:13:17.649-06:00A lot of these classics take a patience to absorb ...A lot of these classics take a patience to absorb that not many teens possess. <br /><br />I like that you persisted in overcoming your original opinion; I'm sure that experience has made a difference in your subsequent reading experiences.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-50207418996833264742011-01-22T22:28:28.235-06:002011-01-22T22:28:28.235-06:00Some books are so difficult to get into. And those...Some books are so difficult to get into. And those put us off that author too, for always.<br /><br />And my teacher spoiled A Passage to India for me. But I did go back and loved it!<br /><br />Here is my <a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/01/literary-blog-hop-what-i-disliked.html" rel="nofollow">Literary Blog Hop: Disliked Book</a> post!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-7956303774719872082011-01-21T19:12:41.852-06:002011-01-21T19:12:41.852-06:00Adam,
I have read and enjoyed The Mill on the Flo...Adam,<br /><br />I have read and enjoyed <i>The Mill on the Floss</i>. I have found that I like all of Eliot that I have read (I've only missed <i>Romola</i>).Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-695302242208194822011-01-21T15:15:01.739-06:002011-01-21T15:15:01.739-06:00as ones perspective changes, so can ones tastes, i...as ones perspective changes, so can ones tastes, it's amazing how just by gaining experience i.e growing up can make things faced with dread, now seem palatable. Although my issue wasn't the book, but the teacher.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-3950663981091326062011-01-21T12:17:08.875-06:002011-01-21T12:17:08.875-06:00Have you read The Mill on the Floss? That one - t...Have you read <i>The Mill on the Floss</i>? That one - though not her most popular- was, by far, my favorite of her works.Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-63575795040512921432011-01-21T10:05:03.251-06:002011-01-21T10:05:03.251-06:00Thanks for your observation about reading. I hope...Thanks for your observation about reading. I hope you and your son enjoy many more books.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-54306274278453739552011-01-21T08:56:07.798-06:002011-01-21T08:56:07.798-06:00You are so right that the moment we read a book de...You are so right that the moment we read a book determines so much about how we enjoy it. As an adult watching my son begin to read his first "classics," I'm getting a bit of a double perspective and finding it fascinating.<br /><br />I'm very pleased to find your blog!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-10060289028357255712011-01-20T20:17:03.089-06:002011-01-20T20:17:03.089-06:00Thanks for your comment. This is probably an expe...Thanks for your comment. This is probably an experience that is common to many readers.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-24422690601164456732011-01-20T19:59:06.622-06:002011-01-20T19:59:06.622-06:00Speaking as a high school teacher I would never se...Speaking as a high school teacher I would never set Silas Marner as a text. Not even for my senior classes. Speaking as a reader, I read it during my last year of university and loved it, but I think it was the right time for me to read it too. <br /><br />I agree with you, sometimes a book we disliked when young is so much better when we are older and can appreciate it more. Although, the Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019246507725693841noreply@blogger.com