tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post4531901085373380620..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Rereading, rambling & relishing - Part 1lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-65244559060318256142015-11-06T14:15:20.746+11:002015-11-06T14:15:20.746+11:00I do hope we see Home Fires here. It's on PayT...I do hope we see Home Fires here. It's on PayTV at the moment so hopefully it will be released on DVD. I'm really enjoying the rereading. Like you, I know I've read these books but don't remember a lot about them after all this time. lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-89715379295385251792015-11-06T14:14:03.955+11:002015-11-06T14:14:03.955+11:00It's a sign of middle age that I can now say i...It's a sign of middle age that I can now say it's been 30+ years since I read something! I am enjoying rereading the books I last read in my teens although with so many new books on the tbr shelves, I should be reading those. Still, at least I've stopped buying for a while. I have ATOTC in my Audible wishlist so I will get to it one day. Next up will be Oliver Twist or Nicholas Nickleby, which again, I've read only once & many years ago. I took advantage of the very cheap Whispersync prices (often only $2.99AU for the audio when you buy a free or very cheap eBook) & bought quite a few classics audio books a little while ago.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-72141985168949362792015-11-06T13:55:49.790+11:002015-11-06T13:55:49.790+11:00Thanks Camille. I went through a long period of no...Thanks Camille. I went through a long period of not reading Dickens but started again about 10 years ago with Hard Times with the 19th century group & I've kept reading & rereading him ever since.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-85855686956464990982015-11-06T13:54:21.883+11:002015-11-06T13:54:21.883+11:00Yes, it's so easy for us at this distance to l...Yes, it's so easy for us at this distance to lump all Victorian novels in together but each decade was very different. You wouldn't think of putting books of the 1940s & 1990s in the same basket so why do we do it for the 19th century? A very useful reminder. KT's prose is clear & readable too, which literary criticism isn't always!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86820395309683031792015-11-06T13:52:38.062+11:002015-11-06T13:52:38.062+11:00If you enjoy audio books, I think you's love D...If you enjoy audio books, I think you's love David Timson's reading of D&S, Harriet, it was wonderful. A good way to get into a long book too, I find.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-83338933048460569222015-11-05T23:33:17.505+11:002015-11-05T23:33:17.505+11:00Your post poses an interesting question. Between ...Your post poses an interesting question. Between the ages of about 14 and 25 or 30, I read a lot of classics, English, American, Russian, and French. But, I don't think I could give you the plots lines or characters of most of them. So, do I re-read? Or is this reading a new?<br />I've been watching the Home Fires series here in the US and enjoying it. I like the characters, except the ones who are evil! I hope you can watch it.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-21664374468131815272015-11-05T21:47:38.362+11:002015-11-05T21:47:38.362+11:00I'm finding myself drawn to re-reading more th...I'm finding myself drawn to re-reading more than I ever have before, in some cases because I read the book so long ago - and age and experience can change your feelings towards books - and in some cases because the books I love are calling louder than the books I don't know. I'd say the line between counting or not counting it as a new book is subjective - are you reading for its familiarity or something more than that.<br /><br />I've always liked the idea of Dombey and Son but read mixed report, so I'm glad to find someone who enjoyed it. Dickens does work well read aloud; and I can recommend Martin Jarvis's reading of A Tale of Two Cities, which I've just finished.<br /><br />I'll add the Tillotson book to my Open Library list.Jane @ Beyond Eden Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568410017337283636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-87732136776215937792015-11-05T21:33:56.111+11:002015-11-05T21:33:56.111+11:00I like your rambling post, which not so rambling: ...I like your rambling post, which not so rambling: an idea bring to another one; this is how it should be! The only book I have not read is "The Dickens World", and I shall look for it at The Open Library. Thank you for mentioning it and for telling us where to find it. <br />Tillotson was assigned to me during my shortened studies and I have my mother's who was assigned the same before me. <br />I had no problem with Dickens when I was a child because, as all children, I liked black and white people and thought the world was black and white. Today, I find it more difficult to swallow and I dislike his pure and ethereal young ladies. I prefer Becky Sharp.<br />Even if I am still young (22), I have started re-reading classics and I enjoy that very much. I already see my opinions changing.<br />Thank you for this clever and sharp review. I am waiting eagerly for what will follow!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461974174669561409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-10086040659957781322015-11-05T20:47:48.006+11:002015-11-05T20:47:48.006+11:00Novels of the 1840s sounds fascinating. How differ...Novels of the 1840s sounds fascinating. How different the cultural climate was versus 20-30 years later, a generation.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86441855791923713512015-11-05T20:39:05.062+11:002015-11-05T20:39:05.062+11:00That all sounds like a very delightful read and ra...That all sounds like a very delightful read and ramble. I love Dombey and Son but like you haven't read it for decades. Perhaps Audible would be the way to go. Thanks for these reminders!harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-55434341973861891302015-11-05T18:22:46.498+11:002015-11-05T18:22:46.498+11:00The Tillotson book is very good.I used to read a l...The Tillotson book is very good.I used to read a lot of literary criticism in my younger days & this book really stood out. I was pleased to be able to read it again. I love dickens but his later novels certainly have more depth of characterization. Still, I listened to 39 hours of Dombey & loved every minute so it didn't bother me too much.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-56251221430824342152015-11-05T14:20:10.542+11:002015-11-05T14:20:10.542+11:00I love a good rambling post! My main quarrel with...I love a good rambling post! My main quarrel with Dickens is his black and white characters (followed closely by his melodramatic plotlines) so I've never been able to work up much enthusiasm for him. Regardless, I'm very intrigued by <i>Novels of the Eighteen-Forties</i>. I can never read too much about <i>Vanity Fair</i> and the unsurpassed brilliance of Becky Sharp. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-14380474423875766722015-11-05T10:45:09.263+11:002015-11-05T10:45:09.263+11:00I've kept reading lists since 1979 (you'll...I've kept reading lists since 1979 (you'll see a picture of them tomorrow) so I know how many times I've reread my favourites. I'm always surprised at how similar my tastes are to what they were 30+ years ago.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-13431194452651187682015-11-05T10:24:46.772+11:002015-11-05T10:24:46.772+11:00The more, the better! I'm smiling over your q...The more, the better! I'm smiling over your quandry because I've kept an ongoing reading list for about 30 years (this year!) and for a long time I was religious about not re-entering a book that I had already entered. But lately I've been relaxing about that... Then again I often look at that list and realize that I don't remember the books at all...so if they were re-reads I probably wouldn't realize it without my notes. :)Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com