tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post5982635980286140392..comments2024-03-10T10:12:47.522+01:00Comments on Weighty matters: The literary questMarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-85304659300599272822017-09-24T17:44:15.441+02:002017-09-24T17:44:15.441+02:00Enjoy Dr. Zhivago. I've only seen the movie.Enjoy Dr. Zhivago. I've only seen the movie. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-79297808292400545792017-09-19T08:41:08.287+02:002017-09-19T08:41:08.287+02:00Yet, so much of both books have come true it's...Yet, so much of both books have come true it's quite scary. And we don't seem to think it's that bad either. Things that used to scare us then are now commonplace. Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-10839162163176615052017-09-18T22:48:49.642+02:002017-09-18T22:48:49.642+02:00It is a long time since I read those books but you...It is a long time since I read those books but you are right they are classics. I doubt any of us reading them in the 60s would have believed any of it was possible!Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-3636883110113312022017-09-18T18:05:45.675+02:002017-09-18T18:05:45.675+02:00Ohhhh great review Mara. Anybook must grab my att...Ohhhh great review Mara. Anybook must grab my attention from the first few pages. If not, I pass on it. I do hope you enjoy Dr. Zhivago, especially since yes we did recommend it. Another book from way back that I still vividly remember is called Evergreen, I think by Edna Ferber. I read it several times. <br />Many years ago an NC author's firs book came out, Cold Mountain, it was made in to a movie too and won several awards. However, the first 4 pages of that book were about what a man saw outside his window. I tried to read it several times could not get into it. The movie was excellent<br />Hugs CeciliaMy Mind's Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014097754516123017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-2378831278400681242017-09-18T18:04:35.553+02:002017-09-18T18:04:35.553+02:00Those mice looks cute.Those mice looks cute.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-17885288633426194352017-09-18T15:17:42.685+02:002017-09-18T15:17:42.685+02:00Good luck to you. I should probably do this, but I...Good luck to you. I should probably do this, but I probably won't.<br /><br />Now about reading at work ... hmm ... your work is driving. Oh dear me. :)Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-49439709709317076892017-09-18T14:46:29.070+02:002017-09-18T14:46:29.070+02:00I think Brave New World is still topical, just on ...I think Brave New World is still topical, just on a different level than 1984 is. <br /><br />As for Doctor Zhivago: the first couple of chapters were a bit ??? for me, but it hasn't put me off yet, so on I will go!Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-74336530884247833332017-09-18T12:11:52.680+02:002017-09-18T12:11:52.680+02:00Hari OM
Ah well Dr Z will fulfill that romance sid...Hari OM<br />Ah well Dr Z will fulfill that romance side you favour - but oh so much more too! (Though I still prefer War & Peace.)... BNW was fabulous for its time, but of course we read it with the eyes of that future now and so it can seem a bit 'tired'. It is definitely a good one to tick off the list though. Happy reading! YAM and Brom xxxxxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.com