tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post9151222997690662088..comments2024-01-26T02:25:17.645-07:00Comments on Alternate Readality: Classic Double Challenge...Just In The Nick Of TimeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-6710199202277219602013-01-05T19:15:49.256-07:002013-01-05T19:15:49.256-07:00I can't help but wonder what I would have thou...I can't help but wonder what I would have thought of this one in high school. I should have read this one first before When She Woke. It might have helped. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-56499423859276100892013-01-04T13:52:20.661-07:002013-01-04T13:52:20.661-07:00Ha! So glad you sneaked this one in just in time....Ha! So glad you sneaked this one in just in time. Too bad you loathed TSL so much. I definitely loved it in high school and really enjoyed reading everything Hawthorne wrote. But, I can definitely see how it would annoy the heck out of you. When She Woke sounds very interesting, though. Funny thing, I have TSL on my TBR for this challenge next year. :) I might have to rethink it though.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-86055616685124996022013-01-02T21:04:35.149-07:002013-01-02T21:04:35.149-07:00Definitely! I might even finish early this time. ;...Definitely! I might even finish early this time. ;-) Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-7707405493065381232013-01-02T16:23:45.644-07:002013-01-02T16:23:45.644-07:00Will you be doing this one again. I am for sure!Will you be doing this one again. I am for sure!Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-72609149473470828392013-01-01T11:05:15.301-07:002013-01-01T11:05:15.301-07:00Yeah, there's so many great books out there mo...Yeah, there's so many great books out there more worthy of re-reading. Stick with them. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-18605766468415693952013-01-01T11:03:46.211-07:002013-01-01T11:03:46.211-07:00Yeah, it seems like plenty of people liked it in h...Yeah, it seems like plenty of people liked it in high school. I think it would have bugged me even more then. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-15988552513681016842013-01-01T10:36:11.801-07:002013-01-01T10:36:11.801-07:00I was thinking of rereading this one and now maybe...I was thinking of rereading this one and now maybe I won't.fakestephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178042157823156839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-74163810005141575602013-01-01T07:34:22.928-07:002013-01-01T07:34:22.928-07:00I remember liking The Scarlet Letter in high schoo...I remember liking The Scarlet Letter in high school. I don't remember too much about it though, and it's not a book I have any desire to reread. I may someday read When She Woke but I'm not in a hurry to get to it. <br /><br />I like the double review! Very nice!Kimberly @ Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649785182080499981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-19015507974287753732013-01-01T00:05:18.167-07:002013-01-01T00:05:18.167-07:00Oh, I've read plenty of classics written in th...Oh, I've read plenty of classics written in the 19th century and none were that bad. But, yes, they talked so much different than we do.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-4170102492850441582013-01-01T00:03:05.689-07:002013-01-01T00:03:05.689-07:00Isn't it awful?! I just don't get it.Isn't it awful?! I just don't get it.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-50998090867395075302013-01-01T00:02:02.645-07:002013-01-01T00:02:02.645-07:00Oh, I would never read it again. Never!Oh, I would never read it again. Never!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-44329758743751946782013-01-01T00:01:13.195-07:002013-01-01T00:01:13.195-07:00Now that you've read other classics can't ...Now that you've read other classics can't you see how awful it really was? I sure can. ;-) Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-27233261920634158692012-12-31T23:59:39.554-07:002012-12-31T23:59:39.554-07:00There are so many better classics out there. Try o...There are so many better classics out there. Try one of them.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-14122952038592063842012-12-31T17:41:14.543-07:002012-12-31T17:41:14.543-07:00I think you have to give 19th century literature a...I think you have to give 19th century literature a little slack. Styles, ways of speaking, expectations. Everything is different than it is now. It's not so much pretentious as it is simply 19th century. Anyway, Happy New Year from the other side of the planet.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-91619492499723117272012-12-31T14:22:02.971-07:002012-12-31T14:22:02.971-07:00That is such a great idea for a challenge! I think...That is such a great idea for a challenge! I think I'm going to have to do it in 2013! I personally hated The Scarlett Letter when I read it though :P Maybe I'll look for a retelling of Great Expectations since I'm slowly pushing my way through it now.... Loved how you tore the two books apart though haha! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-88905479945901427852012-12-31T14:16:34.718-07:002012-12-31T14:16:34.718-07:00Your reviews always make me laugh. I'm sorry ...Your reviews always make me laugh. I'm sorry that you didn't like THE SCARLET LETTER. I liked it when I read it in high school, but I'm not sure how it would hold up for me all these years later. And maybe I'll have to try WHEN SHE WOKE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-33631977882835499182012-12-31T13:50:45.506-07:002012-12-31T13:50:45.506-07:00Yay! I'm so happy you finished The Scarlet Let...Yay! I'm so happy you finished The Scarlet Letter and just in the nick of time. I'm not going to finish my second book for the challenge. Oops. Oh well.<br /><br />And, yes, I agree that the story could've been told in 25-50 pages. I feel that way about a lot of the older books/classics. It was one of the books I did read in high school (shocking, I know!) and I did like the story, but I had a hard time getting through it. I had to use Cliff Notes to help me because the writing is SO pretentious like you say.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530705972708152378.post-1044306656233414482012-12-31T05:53:50.328-07:002012-12-31T05:53:50.328-07:00At one point, I wanted to read The Starlet Letter ...At one point, I wanted to read The Starlet Letter because I liked the idea of a scandalous novel. But it sounds like it would be way too annoying for me, and when I read a classic, I want it to keep me interested, not make me punch people. I think I'll stick with the ones I have in mind for 2013 and skip over TSL... I'm not sure if When She Woke appeals to me or not though. In any case, glad you enjoyed that one. :)Jessica L. Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121327467707828026noreply@blogger.com