Glad to hear the endorsement of libraries! If you don't need to write in a book, it is a wonderful way to read more broadly, while acquiring only those books you wish to refer to for a time, or lifetime.
@CourtneyReads
17 күн бұрын
I haven't read Frankenstein yet. Ooh, I can understand your reasoning for Bleak House. I do think you would enjoy it, but can understand not thinking you'll get to it soon.
@CourtneyReads
17 күн бұрын
I do still plan to finish Cancer Ward. I was liking it, but it's also a tough read.
@zenbrandon
17 күн бұрын
I can't tell you how many times Bleak House has found itself in my collection and then out again, and I've still yet to read it!
@Dinadoesyoga
17 күн бұрын
It feels so good to unhaul books, which I always do for dnfs or books I'm not going to reread. FWIW, Middlemarch does start to get more interesting right about the point you're at. 😅
@user-ic9ug9wu9q
17 күн бұрын
Glad to see Bleak House go! I do like Middlemarch, however. It is the sort of novel I reach back for at times.
@marianhreads
17 күн бұрын
I understand that! I feel like I should have liked MM. Maybe in a future time :)
@dqan7372
17 күн бұрын
Some great books in excellent shape. I hope they find some good homes. I need to unhaul a bunch of books; wish my philosophy was as equally sanguine. Also, I'm pretty sure we have the same carpet. :)
@marianhreads
17 күн бұрын
@@dqan7372 gotta love the "apartment brown" carpet 😅
@CourtneyReads
17 күн бұрын
The Svetlana Alexievich book sounds interesting. I started her Secondhand Time and really want to finish that one.
@marianhreads
17 күн бұрын
It was incredible! It really challenged my preconceived notions of women in war, and also illustrates the Stalin cult in chilling detail. I'd love to read more by her.
@smellincoffee
16 күн бұрын
Weeeeeeird cover of Frankstein.
@marianhreads
15 күн бұрын
I actually love the cover! But not enough reason to keep it XD
@BookZealots
17 күн бұрын
Hooray for unhauls! I'm surprised to see Middlemarch, but not disappointed. I've only tried reading it once and soft dnf'd it. I couldn't stand the main character. Does she change at all? Or does she remain a complainer throughout? I haven't read the Professor, but read somewhere that it's based on an actual professor and personal events? I have no idea where I read this information. I have read Agnes Gray and loved that she was able to right the psychopathic family so well. YIKES! I was wondering how she was going to escape that crazy family. LOL I dnf'd Frankenstein. The writing felt very juvenile. Maybe it was my edition? LOL I like that you hang onto them for a little while just in case you change your mind. I do that as well. 👍👍
@marianhreads
17 күн бұрын
Ah, I think I had the opposite problem... I had a soft spot for Dorothea, but after the first section, there were just too many other plotlines I didn't care about and not enough of her story. The TV series with Rufus Sewell is excellent though, if you want to find out what happens :) Yes, The Professor was inspired by Charlotte's experiences in Brussels. Unlike Jane Eyre, however, it's told from the male teacher perspective and greatly suffers from it. Charlotte's romances also feature power imbalance, which makes me uncomfortable, although I'm sure it's par for the course of this time period. I think the elements of a good story come together better in Jane Eyre and Villette, especially with their female narrators. I don't fault Charlotte per se, as she was already having to publish under a male name, but once she got bold with her writing is when it got good. The Professor is mainly worth reading as a prototype to her better books, IMHO. :)
@BookZealots
17 күн бұрын
@@marianhreads Thank you for sharing this information with me. So there's hope I might like Middlemarch after all? And read Villette before The Professor. I'm making a mental note on this. Ah, I had heard Charlotte had chosen to write under a nom de plume and forced or strongly encouraged her sisters to do the same. But that she hadn't fooled anyone. I wonder if that hurt them in the long run. There were other published female authors. It was done. 🤔
@user-ic9ug9wu9q
17 күн бұрын
Have you ever attempted Marcel Proust's 7 volumes of Remembrance of Things Past? I told myself that I would push through at some point, but it has been hard to make myself.
@marianhreads
17 күн бұрын
@@user-ic9ug9wu9q a friend and I started it a while ago, and we liked it. But I think it requires more undivided attention than we can give it
@tonox0
17 күн бұрын
Fine, I'll read the women of world war 2 book :)
@marianhreads
16 күн бұрын
It's a depressing read, but very worth the effort!
@capturedbyannamarie
18 күн бұрын
Don’t feel bad about Middlemarch. I read the entire thing, and it was a painful read haha. I am glad I finished it, but I disliked every second of it. 😂 I will never reread it.
@BookZealots
17 күн бұрын
Hello~ I soft dnf'd Middlemarch because I couldn't stand the main character. Does she change at all or stay the negative Nelly she was in the beginning of the book?
@BookTimeWithRyan
17 күн бұрын
I stopped seeing updates from your channel…. KZitem is screwing up!
@marianhreads
17 күн бұрын
@@BookTimeWithRyan oh no :(
@josephcalvin6877
18 күн бұрын
Interesting to see you *bandying* around accusations that that poet is a fraud
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