tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post8291261124697061812..comments2024-02-10T21:34:03.128-05:00Comments on Writer of Wrongs: Top Ten ALL TIME Favorite ClassicsGillyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-87669735611888602392016-09-24T11:33:35.576-04:002016-09-24T11:33:35.576-04:00THIS IS SUCH A DELIGHTFUL POST. I just finished re...THIS IS SUCH A DELIGHTFUL POST. I just finished reading Much Ado About Nothing this very morn, Beatrice and Benedick ARE MY OTP FOR EVER AND EVER AND EVER WORLD WITHOUT END. Then there is Austen, aka the bae forever, gosh DARN I love her books, Emma being the fave ... I really want to reread Jane Eyre. I don't think I appreciated it much that time I read it aged 13 but I would love to return to it. What else ... SYDNEY CARTON. OH SYDNEY. And I Capture the Castle gahhh such a beautiful book!<br /><br />I have Westwood by Stella Gibbons which I'm yet to read (I've not read anything by her) but its opening passage is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read so I cannot WAIT. Ooh also I recently read We Have Always Lived in the Castle ...!!! Oh and Anne. ANNE! (Of the Green Gables variety, not the Bronte variety, I have not perused Anne of the Bronte variety.) Anne is my Queen. <33Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-55225457625870536712016-09-15T23:15:00.744-04:002016-09-15T23:15:00.744-04:00I love this list so much! Mine would legit be near...I love this list so much! Mine would legit be nearly identical. All the Austen, <i>A Room with a View</i>, <i>Cold Comfort Farm</i>, and <i>The End of the Affair</i>! And <i>North and South</i>, which I usually describe as <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> but with more labor strikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-34907585922362576262016-09-15T07:13:41.825-04:002016-09-15T07:13:41.825-04:00All good authors! A Tale of Two Cities also featur...All good authors! A Tale of Two Cities also featured in my list of favourite historical fiction. Although, my love for it doesn't stem out of Sydney Carton but out of Dickens' portrayal of the mood and atmosphere of the French Revolution. <br /><br />I have as yet to read E M Forster. Gibbons is a new name to me. <br /><br />Anne...my favourite Bronte, although Jane Eyre IS in my favourite list. :D<br /><br />Enjoyed reading this!<br /><br /><a href="https://breadcrumbreads.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/10-favourite-historical-fiction/" rel="nofollow">Risa @ Breadcrumb Reads</a>Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-58009896597023394582016-09-14T09:39:22.854-04:002016-09-14T09:39:22.854-04:00This comment is just to say I really liked this!This comment is just to say I really liked this!RR Gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00958483139443763479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-32451459045663909462016-09-13T20:33:43.569-04:002016-09-13T20:33:43.569-04:00OMG I need to see the I Capture the Castle movie N...OMG I need to see the I Capture the Castle movie NOW!! That gif *le sigh* I am also not a big classics fan, wish I was, but nope. :/ Austen is fabulous no matter what though! Becca @ Faerily Bookishhttp://faerilybookish.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-4441466988299119442016-09-13T15:55:26.467-04:002016-09-13T15:55:26.467-04:00Richard Armitage, yesssss! I need to rewatch north...Richard Armitage, yesssss! I need to rewatch north & south sometime. Also I love jane austen too and tale of two cities is like my ultimate favorite classic. I want to reread it sometime because gosh I loved it so much. Yes to shakespeare! midsummer night's dream is my fave! Wendy @ Book Scentshttp://www.book-scents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-2862759215475253572016-09-13T15:31:29.518-04:002016-09-13T15:31:29.518-04:00I'm not a *huge* fan of classics but I LOVE Th...I'm not a *huge* fan of classics but I LOVE The Importance of Being Earnest, Anne of Green Gables and To Kill a Mockingbird - they're excellent! I'll definitely check out the others you mentioned! :)<br /><br />Also: that gif of Henry Cavill gives me life.Kyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208972644763001755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-4994714436061031832016-09-13T15:16:47.541-04:002016-09-13T15:16:47.541-04:00I...ummm...something...brain melt...Richard Armita...I...ummm...something...brain melt...Richard Armitage.... <3Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-33969731782853100762016-09-13T12:40:34.739-04:002016-09-13T12:40:34.739-04:00Oh man Austen is the BEST. I finally started readi...Oh man Austen is the BEST. I finally started reading her books in my mid-20s and I love everything about them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-9194637432047322452016-09-13T12:32:33.060-04:002016-09-13T12:32:33.060-04:00I have a degree in English, so it's kind of em...I have a degree in English, so it's kind of embarrassing to admit how few classic novels I've actually read. In general, I just don't enjoy them. There are notable exceptions, of course -- P&P, JANE EYRE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, etc. You mentioned some "modern" classics I loved as well -- TKAM (favorite book of all time), I CAPTURE THE CASTLE, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, etc. Fun list!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-21482900454925211002016-09-13T11:02:26.236-04:002016-09-13T11:02:26.236-04:00Bookmarking this post for future reference, as the...Bookmarking this post for future reference, as there are quite a few titles on here that I have yet to read O_O But I adore Shakespeare! I started reading his work at a young(ish) age, and I'm still in love with how he wrote and what he wrote.Alexa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13185723439360170259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-42282873075286077382016-09-13T07:58:19.748-04:002016-09-13T07:58:19.748-04:00YES OF COURSE Austen, Gaskell, and Shakespeare.
I...YES OF COURSE Austen, Gaskell, and Shakespeare.<br /><br />I LOVE A Tale of Two Cities as well because Sydney Carton. It's actually the one Dickens novel I adore. I'm fairly meh on all his others.<br /><br />The Importance of Being Earnest is a favorite of mine too. I confess to actually liking Hemingway quite a lot. A favorite of mine you didn't mention is Dumas. I adore all of his books but most especially The Count of Monte Cristo. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-73510538406730634012016-09-13T07:27:55.009-04:002016-09-13T07:27:55.009-04:00I understand your pain - Thomas Hardy and I did no...I understand your pain - Thomas Hardy and I did not get on well.But I loved Catcher in the Rye and Old Man and the Sea. <a href="http://crushingcinders.com/love-these-top-ten-crime-books" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Sue @ Crushingcindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13659792863827880591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-28246337512275932812016-09-13T07:17:34.741-04:002016-09-13T07:17:34.741-04:00Yessssss Richard Armitage was absolutely perfect i...Yessssss Richard Armitage was absolutely perfect in North and South. Sigh. Yes. Lizzyhttp://bentbookworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-88742588235430737022016-09-13T00:56:04.634-04:002016-09-13T00:56:04.634-04:00I really want to read I Capture The Castle. It'...I really want to read I Capture The Castle. It's been on my TBR for what feels like forever. Great list. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-68472466369332244602016-09-13T00:13:25.869-04:002016-09-13T00:13:25.869-04:00Ooh, classics, good choice! These are all such gre...Ooh, classics, good choice! These are all such great choices, too! My favorites are TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and WOMAN IN WHITE. Ahh, and we are just alike on childhood faves!!Bonnie @ A Backwards Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988547424004889874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-24100344585674842622016-09-13T00:11:53.058-04:002016-09-13T00:11:53.058-04:00Wonderful list! Awesome that you did classics as w...Wonderful list! Awesome that you did classics as well for your list this week; I ended up with classics as well and a lot of the books/authors you mentioned are on my list as well. Guh, how wonderful was Richard Armitage in N&S? Definitely my introduction to that fine actor as well ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2016/09/13/meme-top-ten-tuesdays-159/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Lianne @ eclectictales.comhttp://www.eclectictales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-86593952912638451232016-09-13T00:05:23.103-04:002016-09-13T00:05:23.103-04:00Reading other's lists of classics always guilt...Reading other's lists of classics always guilt trips me because, well, no matter how I try, I cannot get "into" reading classic lit. That said I did read one Jane Austen novel, started another and adore all of the Austen film adaptations. Plus, <i>North and South</i> is second to nothing and I also love <i>Cold Comfort Farm</i> and <i>I Capture the Castle</i> (as films). :)Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.com