tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post7672224736918263935..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: 22 Essential BooksDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-73400965711216046902014-02-17T06:00:16.034-08:002014-02-17T06:00:16.034-08:00i think the choices on this list are interesting: ...i think the choices on this list are interesting: that of conrad's work it names victory; that of faulkner's books it lists sanctuary. i'd love to know why these particular ones were picked.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-83184257016886695982014-02-17T05:57:39.203-08:002014-02-17T05:57:39.203-08:00doll's house is public domain and free. that&#...doll's house is public domain and free. that's always nice. i'd much rather see than read a play, but i can't remember the last time i saw anybody put on this one. <br /><br />russian lit is fun, i think. i learned so much about how foreign languages deal with names from reading the notes in russian books explaining translation choices.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-70124264621072986562014-02-17T03:55:19.748-08:002014-02-17T03:55:19.748-08:00The Maltese Falcon and War and Peace are what I re...The Maltese Falcon and War and Peace are what I read from this list. I always enjoy your lists and usually find at least one book I need to read.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-65825942111327523112014-02-16T13:55:40.792-08:002014-02-16T13:55:40.792-08:00I've been meaning to read Ibsen's A Doll&#...I've been meaning to read Ibsen's A Doll's House for years, somehow I never manage to get to it. I enjoyed War and Peace and am grateful for the other Russian literature that it encouraged me to read Doestoyevsky, and Gogol especially.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122361539939744451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-49938718834391882272014-02-16T05:40:12.859-08:002014-02-16T05:40:12.859-08:00when i was in high school i started reading books ...when i was in high school i started reading books from one of those "great books" lists as preparation for college. then after i had kids i bought a couple of books that explained the whole "great books" concept and had annotated lists, and i read as many of those as i could. i never made it through some of them -some of the ancient greeks, for example- but i understood why most of the books were considered "great".<br /><br />the great gatsby does pack a punch, doesn't it! it was on a lot of those lists.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-79779318482537533672014-02-16T03:40:45.687-08:002014-02-16T03:40:45.687-08:00I always am interested in these essential reads li...I always am interested in these essential reads lists too. The Russians always appear and I need to read more of their works. Fitzgerald himself is one of my fav authors. The Great Gatsby is one of finest books ever written IMO. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-23836038770778757792014-02-15T12:48:35.326-08:002014-02-15T12:48:35.326-08:00thx :) i am such a sucker for lists lolthx :) i am such a sucker for lists lolDivers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-29134958077350710352014-02-15T12:36:35.611-08:002014-02-15T12:36:35.611-08:00I have only read the plays of Oscar Wilde, from th...I have only read the plays of Oscar Wilde, from the list, but considering how much I've loved each of them, the must be worth it too. Your blog is what I visit for the bookish updates, thanks for the list!Priyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671631876416310280noreply@blogger.com