tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5492052948673929806..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Re-reading.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87380641109931697542014-09-06T17:03:49.741+01:002014-09-06T17:03:49.741+01:00'Jane Eyre' immediately leaps to mind. Bee...'Jane Eyre' immediately leaps to mind. Been in love with that over-the-top melodrama since my teens. My copy, although not as ragged as your 'Decline and Fall' is very tattered.<br /><br />Also frequently pick up 'Under the Tuscan Sun.'<br /><br />Good reading.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809546303562476065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31623193618560547522014-09-04T19:59:10.966+01:002014-09-04T19:59:10.966+01:00We have over 400 books in our library including a ...We have over 400 books in our library including a nice copy of Jude the Obscure, but I have admit I have never read it. Perhaps someday when I am deeply depressed.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71238762761933755762014-09-04T19:22:54.171+01:002014-09-04T19:22:54.171+01:00I love Thomas Hardy and 'Jude the Obscure '...I love Thomas Hardy and 'Jude the Obscure ' is my favourite, I really felt for him.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86208881656200943162014-09-04T09:59:41.179+01:002014-09-04T09:59:41.179+01:00I love all Waugh.s books and have them - like you ...I love all Waugh.s books and have them - like you - in paperback - hence they are all falling apart from over reading. They are all gradually taking on that yellow look too. As for Jude the Obscure - I am afraid I have never been a Hardy fan - probably something about being made to study it for an exam whether I liked it or not.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54382203143243760322014-09-04T09:45:44.917+01:002014-09-04T09:45:44.917+01:00The reason why Jude the Obscure is so depressing i...The reason why Jude the Obscure is so depressing is because it is about a stonemason. I've never read it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90877901978858728482014-09-04T09:30:27.973+01:002014-09-04T09:30:27.973+01:00I remeber reading Handful of dust, (in Hebrew of c...I remeber reading Handful of dust, (in Hebrew of course).It was in my parents liberary snd I used to read their books which i not always understood.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4913483213130964902014-09-04T08:40:17.236+01:002014-09-04T08:40:17.236+01:00As did Jude.... but he WAS a stone cutter.As did Jude.... but he WAS a stone cutter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23087409097602995732014-09-04T08:26:51.331+01:002014-09-04T08:26:51.331+01:00I have to have a regular Jude the Obscure fix. Th...I have to have a regular Jude the Obscure fix. The rest of the time I beat myself with sticks.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82593423070730309432014-09-04T07:10:36.960+01:002014-09-04T07:10:36.960+01:00This is something that I do too - I have a shelf o...This is something that I do too - I have a shelf of books that are 'keepers' and far too good to read only once. I can't say that I have ever read Waugh - maybe it's time.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36570872051986139532014-09-04T06:19:07.052+01:002014-09-04T06:19:07.052+01:00It's typical Waugh; I'm sure you'd fin...It's typical Waugh; I'm sure you'd find it amusing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60488482572831860962014-09-04T06:07:39.096+01:002014-09-04T06:07:39.096+01:00I have never read it - perhaps I should put it on ...I have never read it - perhaps I should put it on my reading list.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com