LisaNY Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I broke all of my personal rules and wrote in the margins, underlined, etc. I stopped at folding down the page corners. I still can't bring myself to do it. :o And - I did take notes for more than half the book. I thought it was a wonderful story, and *very* funny, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 :hurray::hurray: Congratulations!!! Way to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yep, it's good to find out for yourself just why such books are still read, isn't it? Congratulations. What is next on your list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 That has to feel great! WTG :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinagirl710 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Congratulations on your accomplishment! Now...what's next?:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 You did it! Now - on to Moby Dick;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yay... I love this book. What's next? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Wow! Fantastic job! I am almost finished reading WEM and hope to start through some of the books soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Brava! What translation did you read, Lisa? Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I started that book a couple of years ago and I'm still working on it. :D I really enjoy it and find myself laughing a lot when I'm reading it, but it's still a long, hard read. You might have just motivated me to pick it up again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 That's awesome! I have both the children's version and the real thing arriving from Amazon this week. And the dvd from Netflix. I can't wait to find out what the buzz is all about :) So Lisa, what's next on your reading list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhouse Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I started that book a couple of years ago and I'm still working on it. :D I really enjoy it and find myself laughing a lot when I'm reading it, but it's still a long, hard read. You might have just motivated me to pick it up again.... I could have written this post. Time to get it back out. Congrats, Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thank you, everyone! :001_smile: Instead of Oliver Twist, I am reading through David Copperfield with my dd. I just started Pride and Prejudice, and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I read Gulliver's Travels, and I am waiting on Pilgrim's Progress so I can read P&P with my dd, who is also reading it on her own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 Brava! What translation did you read, Lisa? Jane I read the John Rutherford translation put out by Penguin Classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I read the John Rutherford translation put out by Penguin Classics. Lisa, Why did you choose this version? Does SWB recommend this version in WEM (which I obviously need to buy)? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarmom Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Congratulations!:001_smile:I have only made it halfway, then I got booged downI am impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percytruffle Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Lisa, you are an inspiration to all of us who grew up sans a classical education or even a "pretty good books" education! Bravo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 :thumbup: Good for you! I read it last year and found myself surprised at how much I liked it. I'm working my way through the WEM fiction list also...up to The Scarlet Letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Way to go! I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities for the first time for fun--I bought a "new" copy for 25 cents. But I've just ordered the first 3 books SWB recommends in WEM (same editions--thanks to others who've ordered, Amazon just brought the right ones up as soon as I clicked on the first book to buy.) WTMindy inspired me, and this thread is getting me more excited. I never read these because my parents don't own them. We didn't have a public library, so I read what was in the house (lots and lots of books, including literature, but not those very old ones.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in CA Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 :thumbup: Way to Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Lisa,Why did you choose this version? Does SWB recommend this version in WEM (which I obviously need to buy)? Thanks! Yes, this is the one recommended by SWB in WEM. It really captured quite well the interesting and humorous relationship between Quixote and his "squire" Sancho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Way to go! I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities for the first time for fun--I bought a "new" copy for 25 cents. But I've just ordered the first 3 books SWB recommends in WEM (same editions--thanks to others who've ordered, Amazon just brought the right ones up as soon as I clicked on the first book to buy.) WTMindy inspired me, and this thread is getting me more excited. I never read these because my parents don't own them. We didn't have a public library, so I read what was in the house (lots and lots of books, including literature, but not those very old ones.) I love, love, love The Tale of Two Cities! I read it years ago, and I truly could not put it down. I am a true Dickens fan. :001_smile: (I couldn't get into Oliver Twist, though. I think the Movie/Musical versions ruined it for me - I *loathed* them.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Lisa, you are an inspiration to all of us who grew up sans a classical education or even a "pretty good books" education! Bravo!! Why, thank you, Lisa! I'm sure there was a time when Don Quixote was read in a weekend. Can you imagine? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom'sGirl Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I'm just starting it .... again. I read WEM 3 yrs ago and started DQ but then 4th kid came and that all ended. I think I read about half of part 1 but I'm starting over again. This morning I just read the prologue, I love the Spanish humor. DH is always supportive but he does pick on me because I get up at 5:30 to read. This morning he was asking how many credits I was going to get. I think I can, I think I can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Good for you! Are you doing the Well Educated Mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Good for you! Are you doing the Well Educated Mind? Yes, I'm using WEM. We'll be up in your neck of the woods at the end of the month. Friends of ours have a house in Harwich, and we'll be staying there for a few days. We hadn't planned on coming up this year, but we are managing to squeeze it in. We love, love, love the Cape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 are you serious? unabridged? :svengo::svengo::svengo: and now yours is another name to add to my board heroes list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 We love, love, love the Cape! Glad that you'll be getting your bowl of chowda, Lisa. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I'm jealous. I just cannot find time to read anything hard. I'm too tired. And I can't get up early to do it because I already do; my husband and I sit up in bed and listen to the noaa and talk about things. All the classics aren't worth that time to me GRIN. Maybe if I weren't trying to learn to draw and paint. I've found I can only do one thing at a time, these days. I don't seem to have the energy for anything more. Way to go, Lisa! I still remember how much more I got out of that short story after you and Anna and I discussed it. I hope we can do more, some day. In another two years or so, I should have some energy for more serious reading. TWEM is a long list. Maybe you'll still be working on it and I can jump and join you. : ) -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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