Litsy

The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance | Nathaniel Hawthorne

so-so

Another belated review: this was one of the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent picks in October—and it was the slowest burn ever. I‘d read that it was slow & wordy, but man… it was really slow and really wordy. It used lots of gothic tropes without actually feeling gothic, it talked about how creepy the house was but didn‘t feel creepy, and the sinister curse didn‘t feel all that sinister. Hawthorne‘s writing really is beautiful, ⤵️

BarbaraJean Cont‘d) …but I kept waiting for something to happen—and once it does, it‘s kind of anticlimactic. I did enjoy the backstory: the generational curse, the inherited guilt, the shadowy crimes that are hinted at…I wish Hawthorne had brought those stories into the foreground rather than sketching them as the backdrop. I have a feeling that in the end, what I wanted was this same story written by a different author. 😆 1d

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CrowCAH

Oliver Twist (Collins Classics) | Charles Dickens

Started this #audiobook for Victorian Book Club discussion in December.

Already I have the songs from the musical Oliver! playing in my head! ☺️

AnishaInkspill I've not seen the musical but I'v read this twce, enjoy!!! 2d

CrowCAH @AnishaInkspill take a listen, some of the songs are super catchy! Wow read it twice, it‘s a big book! 2d

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AroundTheBookWorld

The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas

“My darling,” said Valentine, “the count just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words: Wait and hope.”
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DeeLew

To Kill a Mockingbird (Anniversary) | Harper Lee

❤️

Suet624 Beautiful quote for this time. 4d

JenlovesJT47 ❤️❤️❤️ 4d

Leftcoastzen ✊👏👏👏👏 4d

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MemoirsForMe

Dracula Daily: Reading Bram Stoker's Dracula in Real Time With Commentary by the Internet | Matt Kirkland

pick

This was my first experience reading Dracula in “real time,” on the day each diary entry and letter was written. It‘s the cool & creative idea of Matt Kirkland who rearranged the original book in strict chronological order. I already love this epistolary classic, but this reread was particularly fun. I kept picturing my favorite movie Draculas-the mesmerizing Bela Lugosi and creepy Gary Oldman in the provocative 1992 film version.

TheBookHippie I love reading this story. 🖤 4d

PurpleyPumpkin What a great way to read this classic! Gary Oldman really did ratchet up the creep factor. 😬 3d

BookmarkTavern Those are some good Draculas! I was picturing more Christopher Lee myself! 3d

MemoirsForMe @PurpleyPumpkin Agreed! Gary‘s Dracula could give you nightmares. He was sooo convincing! 2d

MemoirsForMe @BookmarkTavern Oh, I forgot about Christopher Lee. Loved his Dracula too! 2d

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TheAromaofBooks

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

(thru ch39) - I haven't enjoyed the last week of chapters as much, since the guys' way of earning money mostly seems to be manipulating the women in their lives 🙄D'Artagnan really is showing is youth and inexperience here as well. At least he found Kitty a new job 😑 I've missed the slapstick from the earlier section of the book, but we'll see what happens if they ever actually head off on their tour of duty. I AM intrigued by some of the ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) mystery and court intrigue. Like @ChaoticMissAdventures pointed out in her review, this book was written about 200 years after the time in which is set, which makes it historical fiction when it was published - this is kind of like us reading a book about American rebels during the Revolution and even with my footnotes, I am sure that if you actually LIVED in France when you read this, you would get a lot more of the subtle humor and ⬇ 6d

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) political digs.

Anyway, how are all of you holding up? I know a few have bailed and at least one person has already finished, but I am still trying to chug through a chapter a day!!

@BarkingMadRead @Bklover @CatLass007 @ChaoticMissAdventures @Clare-Dragonfly @Cuilin @curiouserandcurioser @Deblovestoread @Jadams89 @janeycanuck @julieclair @Librarybelle @Read4life @TheBookHippie @wordslinger42 6d

Jadams89 I‘m still enjoying it, but I agree that the last week has been rough — Porthos is a piece of work 6d

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Librarybelle Still behind! I hope to catch up soon! 6d

BarkingMadRead I‘m still reading a chapter a day, and I‘m thinking that once they go out on their campaign things should be ridiculous again 🤣 6d

wordslinger42 I‘m still behind, but enjoying it so far! 6d

ChaoticMissAdventures Totally agree, they honestly seem like jerks. The opening couple of chapters were so funny and filled with literature references and all of that seems to be gone. It is interesting that their job is musketeer but they never seem to be doing their job. 6d

TheBookHippie I finished it 😅😵‍💫😝🤷🏻‍♀️ not sleeping helps the reading part. 6d

TheBookHippie I agree about France. I think there are nuances that they get that we do not. 6d

TheBookHippie Also I‘m so old a Leave it to Beaver came to mind when he watched 3 stooges instead of reading the book. 😝😅🤷🏻‍♀️😂🤣 6d

AnishaInkspill I 😍 reading all your comments, I haven't read this one but I have MonteCristo on my tbr 5d

CatLass007 Would you please remove me from your tag list for #RandomClassics? Everyone is great, but I‘m trying to cut back on my Litsy buddy reads for next year. Thanks.😚 4d

TheAromaofBooks @CatLass007 - Absolutely!! The buddy reads can definitely get overwhelming!! You're always welcome to jump back in if you want!! 4d

CatLass007 Thank you.♥️ 3d

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas

pick

"My compliments to Satan!"

Well. This was a wild ride. I have never really thought about classics being historical fiction of their time. This book was written about 200 years after some of the true events told. I think this is classified as an adventure book, honestly I found it more of a long winded book about soldiers run amuck. I didn't particularly like anyone and found most all of the characters immature.
#randomclassic @TheAromaofBooks

ChaoticMissAdventures I did finish, and found the book easy enough to read once I got into the cadence of it all. I do wish the humor of the first couple of chapters had continued, it seemed to be replaced with misogyny and ridiculousness. I am glad I read it. 3.5/5 6d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Thanks for reading with me!!! 6d

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BekaReid

Persuasion | Jane Austen

This play was the perfect way to revisit a favorite. It was delightful to move from room to room watching as Jane Austen converses with her characters.

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Rachel.Rencher

A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens

My mood read rotation for the rest of the weekend 📚

TheSpineView Looks good! 1w

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