tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post3124227413634604517..comments2024-03-07T01:56:52.759-05:00Comments on From One Book Lover: Chris' Fill in the Gaps Top 100 List — Final!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-84647970627561578312010-02-18T22:14:37.783-05:002010-02-18T22:14:37.783-05:00I shall look for it. I found War and Peace, starr...I shall look for it. I found War and Peace, starring Audrey Hepburn, at the library. Guess what I'm watching while David ODs on the Olympics?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-10550083462645375332010-02-18T15:03:23.682-05:002010-02-18T15:03:23.682-05:00I saw one last year that was really good. I think ...I saw one last year that was really good. I think it must have been the 1980 version with Chris Sarandon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-86001800421975459162010-02-18T12:26:39.294-05:002010-02-18T12:26:39.294-05:00Oooh, I hate Author Repeatitis! Few authors can w...Oooh, I hate Author Repeatitis! Few authors can weather that. I felt the same way about Dan Brown: the two Robert Langdon novels were good, but the other two were just okay. I haven't read The Lost Symbol yet for that very reason.<br /><br />Great suggestion for A Tale of Two Cities! Is there a particular production you find most worthy?<br /><br />I just finished A Christmas Carol last month and loveloveloved it! I think that will become a holiday tradition....Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-79196985518711184022010-02-18T10:29:29.947-05:002010-02-18T10:29:29.947-05:00With Tracy Chevalier, I'm afraid I have suffer...With Tracy Chevalier, I'm afraid I have suffered from Author Repeatitis! ;) I loved the 3 I mentioned. I was lukewarm on Fallen Angels. I read about 50 pages of Burning Bright and could not go further. So... I have to admit, I was not eager to get Remarkable Creatures and now with the Shakespeare thing going, I probably won't read it for a while!<br /><br />Try watching the movie version of a Tale of Two Cities... then read the book. I love the film and it gives you the big picture before you fall into the details of the book. It's been many years since I've read Dickens, but he's worth the effort. You will enjoy it! You should add A Christmas Carol... it's really a great book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-27505414590172552672010-02-17T19:26:18.285-05:002010-02-17T19:26:18.285-05:00Thank you! I shall read some of the discussions a...Thank you! I shall read some of the discussions as I devour the books. <br /><br />I fear I'll venture down a single author's lane and never return. I seriously wondered if so much Dickens was a good idea, but I wanted to read every single one of those. Plus, I read Drood last year, so I'm fascinated by all that is Dickens and Collins. However, A Tale of Two Cities always puts me to sleep, so I wonder how many times I'll have to pick it up. :-)<br /><br />Chevalier is a great read, I've heard, and I figured I'd start with the one everyone talked about. Have you read her latest?<br /><br />I hope Tobacco Road isn't my Bastard Out of Carolina. I got about 60 pages into the book and was so depressed I had to stop. That might be the sign of a good book, but I couldn't go on.<br /><br />I'll have to keep So Big in mind. You and Carole have spoken very highly of it. LOVED Crossing to Safety, so I can't wait to start Angle. Why can't I just quit work to read?????Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-62272007593681118052010-02-17T10:58:22.036-05:002010-02-17T10:58:22.036-05:00Great list! I'm excited for you... some of my ...Great list! I'm excited for you... some of my personal thoughts. I suggest So Big by Edna Ferber in place of the Magnificent Ambersons... I found it much more readable and they give me the same kind of vibe, same period, I think.<br /><br />I disliked Tobacco Road intensely, but that could be because I was living in the South when I read it and it was too close to home!<br /><br />Love many of the books on your list and I think they'll lead you to further reading of some of the authors. GWAPE by Chavalier is great, and I also enjoyed her Virgin Blue and and the Lady and the Unicorn (her other books not so much for me). Angle of Repose is on my to-read list, and I also highly recommend Crossing to Safety.<br /><br />I admit that I could not force myself to wade through War & Peace and Moby-Dick. I tried and I tried and I failed. <br /><br />Surprised that I loved Lolita. Atonement is also a personal fave (and I love the movie).<br /><br />Have you looked through our book club list (it's posted in the databases on the Yahoo site). Some on your list were discussed in the book club, so you can look back and see the discussions, too. <br /><br />Have fun filling in your gaps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-31297099493382697982010-02-15T18:21:29.375-05:002010-02-15T18:21:29.375-05:00Thank you -- I think I'll start with Dracula. ...Thank you -- I think I'll start with Dracula. I've been eyeing that one for a while....<br /><br />I'd love to see your Fill in the Gaps List!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183599130867653902.post-34250502564279156922010-02-15T14:50:30.047-05:002010-02-15T14:50:30.047-05:00Good list. I see some I've read as well as som...Good list. I see some I've read as well as some on my Fill In The Gaps List.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004178422343485278noreply@blogger.com