tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post2327491335155698867..comments2023-12-30T10:45:59.611-07:00Comments on Harper Hoorahs: Friends, Facebook, and FictionLisa R.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14353180268149167282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post-7800787289858470292008-09-19T15:13:00.000-06:002008-09-19T15:13:00.000-06:00I too have only listened to Austen Tapes and movie...I too have only listened to Austen Tapes and movies, Pathetic, but I appreciate the earlier comments. I also share the short term memory loss, so they can all feel new again.<BR/>Thanks for the inspiration.Bryan and Amanda Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163965942794204812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post-51123527191128333492008-09-19T11:06:00.000-06:002008-09-19T11:06:00.000-06:00(I'm not trying to be anonymous... but it woul...(I'm not trying to be anonymous... but it wouldn't accept my password, oh well. bateman502@msn.com - :) )<BR/><BR/>I was reading your blog (which I adore) and when I came across "Rebecca" I was shocked, and thought, "Does she mean me?!" and then I thought how very likely it is that you have another friend named Rebecca who loves to read and how stupid I would look thinking it was me to whom you were referring. (But, let me pretend that it was me and say, wow. thanks.)<BR/><BR/>1. You MUST read Pride and Prejudice first. I try to read it yearly. I love the movies but you cannot glean the nuanced words without READING them. After you've read P&P, if you really just can't get enough of Jane Austen, then I encourage the others... Emma and Sense and Sensibility are great... (Persuasion in next on my list) but I think you can get the full feel for Austen through P&P alone.<BR/><BR/>2. My husband would argue that Dune is one of the best books ever written. I have seen the movie and it IS very interesting... I'm going to trust him and put Dune on my "to read" list.<BR/><BR/>3. I love Goodreads for many reasons, one of which it is such a motivator for me to read. I love to see what my friends are reading and compare how we feel about a book. I love finding books that I wouldn't pick out myself. I love my "to read" list and I look at my list with anticipation for the time I get to each book. There is always a good book waiting for me. I like looking at the "classics" that I've read and feeling smart. I like looking at my list in reverse chronological order and seeing the literary path that has gotten me to this point in my life. It's part of who I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post-59774635737263853092008-09-19T10:34:00.000-06:002008-09-19T10:34:00.000-06:00I think that you should read Persuasion first. It...I think that you should read Persuasion first. It is great, not as well-known as most, and short.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778364821587231852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post-37870247332346106682008-09-19T02:47:00.000-06:002008-09-19T02:47:00.000-06:00Ha ha - Ditto for me on the Jane Austen front. Bi...Ha ha - Ditto for me on the Jane Austen front. Big fan, have never actually read her books! We must have the same DNA!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838932184274641182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post-87773443949106202252008-09-18T15:14:00.000-06:002008-09-18T15:14:00.000-06:00I'd read "Emma" first! I actually really liked it...I'd read "Emma" first! I actually really liked it, and I don't like "old"/"classic" books much (funny that I was an English major). But, parts of it are very funny and there have been so many modern movie adaptations of it, so it's fun to find those connections.<BR/><BR/>I use Facebook and it's fun to check in on people from high school, but I find it annoying how people try to promote their political platforms BIG TIME on there - that part gets a little old. But it's a great tool/site for re-connecting, definitely.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720455056264270451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125947803085363612.post-33277794632160307002008-09-18T14:56:00.000-06:002008-09-18T14:56:00.000-06:00So many questions! First, I just joined facebook....So many questions! First, I just joined facebook. My SIL has urged me too and she is my only friend. i haven't had time to look around much. Also, I LOVE goodreads. I have found so many books on there that I wouldn't have read otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I probably wont do this book list on my blog because I think that I have read like two of them. And I read a ton! I would add "Goodnight, Mr. Tom" by Michelle Magorian. My all-time favorite book.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how to underline text in blogger but if you download Windows Live Writer you can use your own fonts, underline text and use the strike out text. And you don't have to be online to write posts and publish. Highly recommend it.Amanda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662814069840360787noreply@blogger.com