BSchultz19 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) My reading from August 2013 on.TBR:The Best of Me- Nicholas SparksLes Miserables-Victor HugoThe Scarlet Letter-Nathaniel HawthornePride & Prejudice-Jane AustenThe Catcher in the Rye-J.D. SallingerUncle Tom's Cabin-Harriet Beecher StoweThe Sun Also Rises-Ernest HemingwayPaper Towns-John GreenThe Fault in our Stars-John GreenThe Last of the Mohicans-James Fenimore CooperSense & Sensibility - Jane AustenEmma- Jane AustenPersuasion Jane AustenA Walk to Remember- Nicholas SparksThe Lucky One- Nicholas SparksDavid Copperfield- Charles DickensHard Times- Charles DickensLife of Pi- Yann MartelJane Eyre- Charlotte BronteDon Quixote- CervantesThe Iliad - HomerHeart of Darkness- Joseph ConradHamlet- ShakespeareGreat Expectations- Charles DickensMoby Dick- Herman MelvilleNorthanger Abbey- Jane AustenOthello -ShakespeareOur Mutual Friend- Charles DickensThis Side of Paradise- F. Scott FitzgeraldNicholas Nickleby- Charles DickensA Midsummer Night's Dream- ShakespeareThe Beautiful and Damned- F. Scott FitzgeraldLittle Dorrit- Charles DickensThe Perks of Being a Wallflower -Stephen ChboskyAlice in Wonderland- Lewis CarrollDr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde- Robert Louis StevensonCatch-22-Joseph HellerThe Crucible-Arthur MillerThe Grapes of Wrath-John SteinbeckA Game of Thrones MartinLooking for Alaska - John Green A lot of Dickens in my near future . I'm trying to read a lot of classics this year because it's astonishing how many I haven't read. A couple "teenage" books are thrown in.Any new books I buy will be added to this list then. Edited December 31, 2013 by BSchultz19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Some great reads on your shelves BSchultz! Especially these ones: Les Miserables-Victor Hugo Life of Pi- Yann Martel Hamlet- Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream- Shakespeare Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde- Robert Louis Stevenson Catch-22-Joseph Heller I listened to Jekyll and Hyde on audio not long a ago. It's a great little story - and quite a quick light read. I also loved Catch-22 - one of my all-time favourites. These two I want to read some day too so I'd be interested in your thoughts - particularly The Iliad. The Iliad - Homer Othello -Shakespeare Happy reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Another vote for Catch 22, it's a really clever book. I have a few of your books on my TBR pile as well Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter & Nicholas Nickelby. I read Bleak House earlier this year & really enjoyed it so i plan to read another Dickens later on in the year. I'm reading Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde with my youngest son at the moment it's a graphic novel for younger children but the story seems to suit that kind of book quite well Happy Reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) I love that list. Quite a few have been six star reads (my absolute favourites!), including: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility (one of my top 3 all-time), Emma, Persuasion (you can see I'm an Austen fan!), David Copperfield (although it took two or three attempts to get going, so don't get put off. Bleak House is my favourite of his), Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, with others close behind. On the Shakespeare material, I don't know if you've seen them before, but I've found he's definitely better being seen and then read later (I did Hamlet and Othello for A-level, loving the former and hating the latter!). I'm currently slowly making my way through Don Quixote on audio - enjoying it. BTW, Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte, not Emily (but I'd really recommend the one she did write, Wuthering Heights, which I've just reread and loved). Edited August 13, 2013 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Some great reads on your shelves BSchultz! Especially these ones: I listened to Jekyll and Hyde on audio not long a ago. It's a great little story - and quite a quick light read. I also loved Catch-22 - one of my all-time favourites. These two I want to read some day too so I'd be interested in your thoughts - particularly The Iliad. Happy reading! I read The Odyssey in school and really liked it which made me want to read the Iliad which comes first. I haven't gotten to it yet though. I'll definitely post my thoughts on it. Another vote for Catch 22, it's a really clever book. I have a few of your books on my TBR pile as well Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter & Nicholas Nickelby. I read Bleak House earlier this year & really enjoyed it so i plan to read another Dickens later on in the year. I'm reading Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde with my youngest son at the moment it's a graphic novel for younger children but the story seems to suit that kind of book quite well Happy Reading I've read Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities this year and really liked them so I have a lot more Dickens I want to read. I love that list. Quite a few have been six star reads (my absolute favourites!), including: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility (one of my top 3 all-time), Emma, Persuasion (you can see I'm an Austen fan!), David Copperfield (although it took two or three attempts to get going, so don't get put off. Bleak House is my favourite of his), Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, with others close behind. On the Shakespeare material, I don't know if you've seen them before, but I've found he's definitely better being seen and then read later (I did Hamlet and Othello for A-level, loving the former and hating the latter!). I'm currently slowly making my way through Don Quixote on audio - enjoying it. BTW, Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte, not Emily (but I'd really recommend the one she did write, Wuthering Heights, which I've just reread and loved). It's funny that you should say that about the four Austen novels since I just bought all of them and they're in the same volume together. (It is a HUGE book) I've seen a couple Shakespeare plays. Spark Notes has that no fear Shakespeare thing where it's the words of Shakespeare and then modernized right next to it so when something isn't quite making sense that's where I go That's an honest mistake. I knew it was a Bronte sister and was going from memory since most of my books are packed for me to go to school soon. Wuthering Heights is on my wishlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yes .. great list .. so many enjoyable reads there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yes .. great list .. so many enjoyable reads there Thank you I am looking forward to reading all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 You have excellent taste in books, Schultz. I look forward to reading your thoughts on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 What a great TBR list, Schultz! A lot of classics! I was planning on tackling a few of those myself this year, for the same reason as you (so many still to be read!), but so far I've only read two... I'll be following your progress, stalking and hoping to feed off on your inspiration and motivation... I hope you have a happy reading year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 These are the ones I own if I'm correct (if read, comments between brackets): The Best of Me- Nicholas Sparks Les Miserables-Victor Hugo The Scarlet Letter-Nathaniel Hawthorne Pride & Prejudice-Jane Austen Paper Towns-John Green The Fault in our Stars-John Green (I'm currently reading this one) Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen Emma- Jane Austen Persuasion Jane Austen A Walk to Remember- Nicholas Sparks The Lucky One- Nicholas Sparks (really liked this one) David Copperfield- Charles Dickens Hard Times- Charles Dickens Life of Pi- Yann Martel Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte (loved this one) Don Quixote- Cervantes The Iliad - Homer Hamlet- Shakespeare Great Expectations- Charles Dickens Moby Dick- Herman Melville Northanger Abbey- Jane Austen Othello -Shakespeare Our Mutual Friend- Charles Dickens This Side of Paradise- F. Scott Fitzgerald Nicholas Nickleby- Charles Dickens A Midsummer Night's Dream- Shakespeare The Beautiful and Damned- F. Scott Fitzgerald Little Dorrit- Charles Dickens The Perks of Being a Wallflower -Stephen Chbosky (I thought this one was allright, nice but not worth the hype) Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde- Robert Louis Stevenson In short, a lot of good reading ahead of you. Happy Reading ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 I keep buying or checking out more books without even finishing the one I'm reading. It's a serious problem! I now have Barnaby Rudge by Dickens The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and a big volume of Sherlock Holmes novels and stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I keep buying or checking out more books without even finishing the one I'm reading. It's a serious problem! And a problem you share with many, many members here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 ^ Indeed This is like a support group for people like us. Although we don't offer much support. In fact we sometimes egg each other on to buy more books, and do high fives when we see someone do a great book haul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 That's a marvellous TBR list you've got BShultz! Life of Pi and Persuasion are in the top five of best ever reads, for me. And I am another of the many, who buy more books than I read. But when you find a book that you have looked for so long, then you find them in a second hand bookshop for a few pounds, the thrill is wonderful! Happy reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 I've been spending the past four weeks reading Nicholas Nickleby for my composition class and I am almost done. It has pretty much soaked up all my reading time. Hopefully I can start making a dent on my TBR once I finish the book this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 It's a good list Schultz! A constant diet of classics can get heavy though. When I am on a project like that I like to break it up it with something totally trashy but readable and quick like the Stephanie Plum series http://www.evanovich.com/novels/plum-series/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 It's a good list Schultz! A constant diet of classics can get heavy though. When I am on a project like that I like to break it up it with something totally trashy but readable and quick like the Stephanie Plum series http://www.evanovich.com/novels/plum-series/ Thank you! I've been looking for some in between books for in between classics. I love reading classics but if I read too many in a row it makes me not want to read because it becomes like a task. I think having an easy read in between helps keep the reading mojo going. Thank you for the recommendation I will definitely check that series out. Right now my in betweeners have been Nicholas Sparks books, but I have pretty much read them all and the more I read the more I realize they are all pretty darn similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens I read this book for class, but it was a choice which book we wanted to read. To keep with my Dickens theme of my TBR, I chose Nicholas Nickleby. This review isn't going to be very long because I had to write four annotated bibliographies on the book and I'm a little tired of writing and rewriting summaries of the plot. I enjoyed reading it a lot, but it was a ton of reading to cram into four short weeks. I'd definitely recommend it because the plot is great. Of course, the descriptions are amazing because it is Dickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it . I have most books by Dickens on my shelf (I think?), I've yet to read any as classics intimidate me. I'm hearing good things about Dickens though so when I'm in the mood for it I' might pick up Oliver Twist, because it's not so big and because I know the story of it a bit. You've written a lot of stuff about the book! Did you have to analyse it for themes etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Happy Birthday, Schultz! I hope you have a great day and get some lovely bookish pressies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Happy Birthday! Hope you have a fantastic day. Edited October 25, 2013 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Happy Birthday! I didn't know yours was on the same day as mine! I hope you had a good day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Happy Birthday a little late ! Glad you enjoyed the Dickens . It's hard to go wrong with him . I have yet to find one that I don't like . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSchultz19 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Happy Birthday! I didn't know yours was on the same day as mine! I hope you had a good day . Well happy belated birthday to you! Happy Birthday a little late ! Glad you enjoyed the Dickens . It's hard to go wrong with him . I have yet to find one that I don't like . Thank you I agree, there is not one that I haven't liked. There are sometimes I want to scream at him to stop being so wordy about useless things, but overall I love his writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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