CGC (Christian Girls Chat) discussion

Since there isn't a discussion on this, I thought I'd start one!

Does anyone have a recommendation on what book I should read for my novel study? George Orwell, H.G. Wells, Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters... trying to decide which book.
Has anyone read Jane Eyre?

I was looking at Wuthering Heights, then my English teacher said it was Stephenie Meyer's inspiration for Twilight. I was like.. hmmmmmmmmm maybe I won't read it after all. lol.

JANE AUSTEN TO DEATH

I heard that Jane Eyre is an excellent novel - but that it has some mature scenes. That's what Brooke said, at least.

wowyy lol kayy no jane austen. jk tolkien??

I signed out Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Should be interesting.

kk i read the kid version

So what are y'all's favourite classics? Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, etc...

yeah ive been on a roll for weeks now :) anne of gg all time fav...rebekah of somethingz.

Rebekah of Sunnybrook Farm?

Anne of Green Gables is DEFINITELY a fave. Probably #1 fave. The other books of the series were kind of disappointing though - at least, the last couple books.

Sam, you really need to finish Little Women. XP It is a GREAT BOOK! If you can't... at least watch the movie!

avonlea was good everything else was blehh

Yeah I'm trying! As soon as I find time...

And I love Anne of GG! :D

I have so many things to do. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with myself... It's like my body is doing a million things at a million miles per hour - and my brain is somewhere a couple hundred miles behind...

u know whats crazy? amazon has a new book set for anne of green gables and the girl on the cover is BLONDE!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT

First, Annabeth is a brunette and not a blonde. Now they've ditched Anne's carrot locks. I give up on the world :P

ikr!!!!

Cari wrote: "I was looking at Wuthering Heights, then my English teacher said it was Stephenie Meyer's inspiration for Twilight. I was like.. hmmmmmmmmm maybe I won't read it after all. lol."

Wuthering Heights is a good classic, but it is a gothic novel of its time period, which means there are references to ghosts. It is absolutely nothing like Twilight just so you know. No vampires or werewolves. Just some slightly twisted humans. But I didn't read it until I was in college, and I don't think I would've appreciated it any earlier.

Okay, good to know. :) Thnx.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Where the Red Fern Grows
Heidi
Little House on the Prairie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Treasure Island (I liked Kidnapped better though.)
Black Beauty
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Stuart Little
The Sword in the Stone
A Girl of the Limberlost
Around the World in Eighty Days
Gulliver's Travels
The War of the Worlds
Johnny Tremain
Peter Pan
The Neverending Story
Ben-Hur
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

uve read johnny tremain?? nice!

Yep, I've read all of those. :) All pretty good. Ben-Hur was extremely good though.

I really should read Ben-Hur.

Totally, have you seen the movie? It is ten times better. There is a lot more christian stuff in it actually.

I've seen the movie, listened to the audio... read about Anne of Green Gables reading it, you name it. :P Except read the actual book. Haha.

Haha, okay. You really need to do it then.

I'm working on The English Patient right now. It's an interesting writing style. So far, I think I might like the movie better. Hmm...

i read the kid version of ben hur it was good..our ELA class is reading gullivers travels *snore*

Finally finished The English Patient this morning. I liked it, but it's not amazing.

♥Caro♥ wrote: "i read the kid version of ben hur it was good..our ELA class is reading gullivers travels *snore*"

The real Ben Hur is actually pretty good. I really enjoyed it.

I'm loving Edgar Allen Poe!

Edgar Allen Poe's work is amazing :)

~ ᏕɑᏒɑ¹ ⒝⒜⒝⒴ ɟɐɔǝ ~ wrote: "Edgar Allen Poe's work is amazing :)"

Ahhh I love The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe!!! I know it repeats a lot which bugs a lot of people but for some reason I love it!!!

I bought an Edgar Allan Poe book. Well, for free on amazon. XP Kind of a long title and I can't recall it this instant.

I am in the process of reading Jane Eyre, too, at the moment. LOVING IT!

Has anyone read Gone with the Wind? I read it over Christmas break. LOVED it. I would recommend it - just be aware it is over 800 pages. :)

I wanted to read Gone with the Wind. I have it.

Has anyone read a Tale of Two Cities? I love that book.

Cari wrote: "I am in the process of reading Jane Eyre, too, at the moment. LOVING IT!"

I couldn't read Jane Eyre. Everything was taking forever.

Gone with the Wind was really good! The ending caught me off guard there tho:( I was sitting there thinking "what the heck just happened?!" Haha

Shadowhunter Girl wrote: "Cari wrote: "I am in the process of reading Jane Eyre, too, at the moment. LOVING IT!"

I couldn't read Jane Eyre. Everything was taking forever."

I am 60% through the book and things are just starting to pick up. lol.

Katie wrote: "Gone with the Wind was really good! The ending caught me off guard there tho:( I was sitting there thinking "what the heck just happened?!" Haha"

yeah! I heard about a second book to GWtW that someone else wrote. I'm hesitant to read it, as it's not from the same author...

Shadowhunter Girl wrote: "I wanted to read Gone with the Wind. I have it.

Has anyone read a Tale of Two Cities? I love that book."

I have it on my kindle. I'm planning on reading it soon.

Cari wrote: "Katie wrote: "Gone with the Wind was really good! The ending caught me off guard there tho:( I was sitting there thinking "what the heck just happened?!" Haha"

yeah! I heard about a second book to..."

Scarlett, yes. I liked it. :)

im about to read jane eyre. i think u have to have pretty good english skills to read classics or u get bogged down by the details and language

I agree! Especially slave talk. Ugh.

that's true, Caro. I enjoyed the rich language in Jane Eyre, myself.

♥Caro♥ wrote: "im about to read jane eyre. i think u have to have pretty good english skills to read classics or u get bogged down by the details and language"

yup, that's true. it also takes some getting used to. it's a different sentence structure and word usage.

I really love this story! The lesson it involves is a good one and the romance (though flawed) is wonderful. Great romance for that time period!

Hmm I'm not a fan of Romeo and Juliet. I preferred A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar. :)

Sam wrote: "♥Caro♥ wrote: "im about to read jane eyre. i think u have to have pretty good english skills to read classics or u get bogged down by the details and language"

yup, that's true. it also takes some..."

Mmhmm. I just finished Jane Eyre. It took me 12 DAYS to read it! Not that it was hard for me to read, but it is different, and takes a good deal more thinking than a lot of modern books. :)

Loved the book, by the way. I would recommend it to those who enjoy Jane Austen. It is from the same era, although later, than JA but has a darker mood, and we get to see more of the romance and the feelings of the characters.