tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post5820071977048443423..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: Top Ten Tuesday: All Time Favorite BooksMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-81796524966370103052010-08-14T13:17:58.623-07:002010-08-14T13:17:58.623-07:00Chris, I agree that Wives and Daughters felt compl...Chris, I agree that Wives and Daughters felt complete, and the BBC adaptation is great!<br /><br />Dickens is on my "need to read immediately" list, glad to know which one to go for. :) I haven't read Hardy, Eliot or Wharton yet...I had a hard time declaring a Top Ten, because I know I have favorites out there that I just haven't read yet! :)<br /><br />I liked Anna Karenina in high school, it definitely deserves a re-read.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-85654468693987222082010-08-14T01:00:22.458-07:002010-08-14T01:00:22.458-07:00Well, in our respective 'Top-Ten Lists' we...Well, in our respective 'Top-Ten Lists' we share five:<br /><br />"Persuasion"<br />"War and Peace"<br />"The Song of the Lark"<br />"Jane Eyre"<br />"Wives and Daughters"<br /><br />Regarding "Wives and Daughters" I always get so upset with people who say that it is unfinished. It is really quite finished. I believe that you'd have to be a an absolute moron to not see where Gaskell was taking this. Molly Gibson gets her wish. [Secretly, between you and me, I loved the BBC film adaptation; they ended it perfectly!]<br /><br />P.S. My other remaining Five--<br /><br />"Tess of the d'Urbervilles" Thomas Hardy<br />"The Return of the Native" Thomas Hardy<br />"The Mill on the Floss" George Eliot<br />"Our Mutual Friend" Charles Dickens<br />"The House of Mirth" Edith Wharton<br /><br />and No. 11 "Anna Karenina" Leo TolstoyChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428150254760548485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-51108109817543823282010-07-28T22:06:24.316-07:002010-07-28T22:06:24.316-07:00Shannon--I've been trying to think of somethin...Shannon--I've been trying to think of something to compare Confederacy of Dunces to, but I've yet to come up with anything. You can get a little idea of his writing style from the preview on Amazon.<br /><br />Jamie--Thanks for hosting the Top Ten! And do read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (obviously I think it's great.)<br /><br />Andi--I'm totally a 'read what the mood calls for' person (though I'm trying to change that) so I totally understand.<br /><br />thebookstop--I almost didn't remember Confederacy of Dunces, but am so glad I did. It's really unique, and great fun to read. I enjoyed Jane Eyre, but it didn't really suck me in. I think I really liked that it wasn't Wuthering Heights. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-80912363684579451472010-07-28T18:52:16.960-07:002010-07-28T18:52:16.960-07:00This is a really interesting list! I love that y...This is a really interesting list! I love that you included Confederacy of Dunces. That is a hilarious book with an interesting back-story. Jane Eyre is showing up on a lot of lists, I just could never get too into that one, but maybe I should give it another try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-69250245258211000112010-07-28T13:38:07.831-07:002010-07-28T13:38:07.831-07:00Some I've read, others I haven't. Of your ...Some I've read, others I haven't. Of your list, my biggest "to read" priority is The Woman in White. I have no idea why I've put it off for this long, but it's loaded onto my Nook for whenever the mood strikes.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-70088801255302046232010-07-27T21:05:18.009-07:002010-07-27T21:05:18.009-07:00Great list! So many of these are books I own but h...Great list! So many of these are books I own but haven't read! I especially have been wanting to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn because I've been hearing such good things about it!<br /><br />Thanks for participating this week! Hope you had a great vacation!<br /><br />-Jamie at The Broke and the BookishJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905075906530067471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-19018917025184899862010-07-27T20:44:50.182-07:002010-07-27T20:44:50.182-07:00Nice list - I loved To Kill a Mockingbird when I r...Nice list - I loved To Kill a Mockingbird when I read it and should probably reread it because I think I would appreciate it even more now. <br /><br />I've been thinking of reading A Confederacy of Dunces; it looks interesting. What other authors would you compare Toole to? (Just so I have a vague idea of what his writing is like.)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626406695761339568noreply@blogger.com