tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post1077620770678102584..comments2023-10-24T03:23:55.480-07:00Comments on Books Buying Beauty: Armchair BEA: ClassicsAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18134470770189263554noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-52601850261558609442013-06-02T15:31:11.810-07:002013-06-02T15:31:11.810-07:00I was always a read-ahead-er in class. I never kne...I was always a read-ahead-er in class. I never knew where we were when we'd read aloud!Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-21617937328788147952013-05-28T21:30:29.130-07:002013-05-28T21:30:29.130-07:00Hamlet is actually not my favorite but it is compl...Hamlet is actually not my favorite but it is completely different then the first Shakespeare book I read which was Midsummers Night Dream. I like his style of writing as well as how diverse his stories are.<br /><br />I do not really have a favorite classic... yetAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134470770189263554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-25550517830854308992013-05-28T21:28:48.898-07:002013-05-28T21:28:48.898-07:00Just followed you.
I love to Kill a Mockingbird ...Just followed you. <br /><br />I love to Kill a Mockingbird it has such a timeless moral that I think high schoolers should stop complaining about it and just listen to the message.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134470770189263554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-43604702110276345542013-05-28T21:27:22.963-07:002013-05-28T21:27:22.963-07:00rereading is so important that is when we see thos...rereading is so important that is when we see those lessons we over look in the first reading. <br /><br />I think having this blog has made me a critical reader more so now that I want to communicate with others what my thoughts are.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134470770189263554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-50190619477285978992013-05-28T21:23:59.093-07:002013-05-28T21:23:59.093-07:00It important that people go and reread books. Thos...It important that people go and reread books. Those are the books that teach us something about life.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134470770189263554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-16809833997130081102013-05-28T21:23:15.650-07:002013-05-28T21:23:15.650-07:00Gatsby is a stalker.. have you seen the movie. If ...Gatsby is a stalker.. have you seen the movie. If I was to find out my old fling lived right across a lake from me I would freak out and move away.<br /><br />Shakespeare is a definite favorite of mine and Midsummer just sticks out because it was the first I ever read that got me hooked on him.<br /><br />Thanks I look forward to your posts on Armchair BEAAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134470770189263554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-34195164483566074562013-05-28T19:38:46.431-07:002013-05-28T19:38:46.431-07:00I was reading Poe in the 5th grade so I know what ...I was reading Poe in the 5th grade so I know what you mean. Except I was too shy to read in class much. :)Laura @ The Shabby Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291628284456195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-28619290206791276592013-05-28T14:31:04.218-07:002013-05-28T14:31:04.218-07:00Would you consider Hamlet to be your favorite piec...Would you consider Hamlet to be your favorite piece of Classic literature? If so, why? If not - I'd love to hear what is your favorite, and why. :)Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-79499576063237879302013-05-28T05:27:15.260-07:002013-05-28T05:27:15.260-07:00I have had some favorites among the classics....an...I have had some favorites among the classics....and while many were read long ago, I read To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye for the first time in just the past couple of years.<br /><br />For more about my favorites, here's <a href="http://curlupandread.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/armchair-bea-standing-the-test-of-time-classics-may-28/" rel="nofollow">MY ARMCHAIR BEA POST </a> <br />Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-44480070874181991322013-05-28T00:15:38.779-07:002013-05-28T00:15:38.779-07:00I love that quote! I completely agree with it. I...I love that quote! I completely agree with it. I said on my post that classics seem to have these subtleties that you don't even realize until a second or third reading. I love that!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-11727964965140330702013-05-28T00:13:13.220-07:002013-05-28T00:13:13.220-07:00Totally agree with you- Classics have such great p...Totally agree with you- Classics have such great plots and writing that they are books that people want to revisit!The HoneyNerdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871290381116725861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755406831499268045.post-53727838400118445402013-05-28T00:01:51.215-07:002013-05-28T00:01:51.215-07:00LOL we read Hamlet in my first year in Uni as well...LOL we read Hamlet in my first year in Uni as well, and I loved it! I love a lot of different things by Shakespeare, though :)<br /><br />The Great Gatsby is a little stalkerish in my opinion, he creeps me out, but the writing is excellent!<br /><br />It's nice to meet you, Ashley, I hope we'll get to chat more during the Armchair BEA event this week.<br /><br /><a href="http://unconventionalbookviews.com" rel="nofollow">Lexxie</a>Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookwormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627780985218960080noreply@blogger.com