Sara’s Comments (group member since Jul 20, 2015)

Sara’s comments from the Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) group.

Current Nominations:

Lucky Per by Henrik Pontoppidan, 664 pp, 1898
J_Blueflower, Margaret

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton, 1908, 182pp
Sam, Katy, Heather L,

The gadfly by Ethel Lilian Voynich, 1897, 384 pp
Austin

A Happy Boy by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1860, 68pp
Annette, Greg, JB, Lynn, Ascanio

What Maisie Knew by Henry James, 1897, 275 pp
Kimberly, Terris, Cynda

The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1850, 143pp
Sara

If I have made any error or omitted anyone, please let me know.

Terrific, Kathleen. I'll look for a copy and we can count on doing it next year!

Thanks Kathleen and Wobbley. I am trying to be patient...not my strong suit.

Terry wrote: "Sara, so glad to hear you are on the mend. When I had my double knee surgeries, the pain meds were such that I couldn’t concentrate to read much. So I offer the following idea if you are in the sam..."

Thanks, Terry. My problem isn't pain, it is focus. My eyes do not focus together and I can only do so much with one eye closed. Just a short time online each day and trying to find things to do around the house that doesn't involve bending or lifting. This too shall pass.

I did see the Downton Abbey movie at the theater. Sad to say goodbye to everyone, but I doubt I will start again...I watched each season again before the new one, and then the full thing a couple of times after it was over, so it is hard to count how many times I have seen the entire series.

I nominate The Moorland Cottage by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1850, 143pp.

Thank you, Claire. I'm looking forward to both of those! I saw that you set up a challenge as well. So happy for that and looking forward to following your progress. Have fun.

Nice to have you join us, Claire. How lovely to have studied in France!

Thank you ALL for the good wishes. Everything seems to have gone well. A little healing and then to do the other one!

I appreciate the encouragement to read Ben Hur. I am going to put it on next year's Old & New so that I cannot push it back any longer.

Great list, Claire. Good luck!

I am laughing at your last line, Annette. I think I might be having a healthy year too.

Terris, thank you for alerting us to this! Savita, I am so thrilled for you and cannot wait to read it!

This was also my reaction, Terry. I read all the stories, but they became increasingly devoid of any hope or purpose to me. He is a skillful writer, but his stories, by in large, lack meaning for me.

Exactly why challenges appeal to me, Teri. It forces me to step outside my zone sometimes and that often yields gold. It also helps that I have so many valuable voices here to point me in the right direction.

Sounds like most of us might come to this mid-month. Not having read this before, I'm not sure if it stands on its own or not, but I would also recommend reading My Name Is Asher Lev first, Franky, if at all possible. I think it will add to the impact of this one to know who Asher is before you begin.

If you haven't read The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan, you might consider that one for your family saga!

Your thread is up, Terry. I love Mary Stewart! Hope you all enjoy the book.

The buddy read of Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart begins October 15, 2025. One of my favorite authors. Enjoy!

Nice to have you here, Karma. Hope to see you in the threads.

Glad you enjoyed Middlesex so much, Terry. You've had a great reading year, so high praise to rate it the best. It was a surprise winner for me.

Add my WOW to Wobbley's. I am also on the fence about the Smiley, but you have nudged me a little closer to giving it a try.