Read Runners discussion

This is a thread dedicated to leisurely reading of classic books. Since Classics rarely get picked in botm this thread will focus on selecting a classic suggested by members and having a group read. All are invited to participate in the reading and discuss.

Have Fun!

P.S- Anyone wants to suggest a good classic to start the thread with?

Nice thread... I was planning to read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier....So what do you think ...will it be nice enough book to add to the list of books you guys will be reading ?

Me too planning on Rebecca..Though will start a bit late.

Great initiative, Anirudh. :)

I have too many classics pending. Am at a loss where to start. Have read Rebecca a few years ago.

~~Poulomi Nymphadora Tonk$~~ wrote: "Me too planning on Rebecca..Though will start a bit late.

Great initiative, Anirudh. :)"

I have been planning to read it since last month but then there were so many challenges ...I couldn't fit it in anywhere... So I thought no matter what I'll read this month

PSmith wrote: "I have too many classics pending. Am at a loss where to start. Have read Rebecca a few years ago."

Oh ... How is it...? Worth the stars it got ? Did you like it ?

Puri - Luckily for me, it fits into my Classics Collaboration Challenge. :P
But anyways, I would've read it. Have been meaning to for long. :)

I'm waiting for the Classics Queen to make her appearance. :D
Where is our great Ishu? :D

~~Poulomi Nymphadora Tonk$~~ wrote: "Puri - Luckily for me, it fits into my Classics Collaboration Challenge. :P
But anyways, I would've read it. Have been meaning to for long. :)"

Then we can all read together .... I'll pull shiny in as well.. .. I think no need to pull one word: classic and she will automatically come running :P

~~Poulomi Nymphadora Tonk$~~ wrote: "I'm waiting for the Classics Queen to make her appearance. :D
Where is our great Ishu? :D"

Hahaha you call Ishu ...I call baby mod :P

Purvika wrote: "PSmith wrote: "I have too many classics pending. Am at a loss where to start. Have read Rebecca a few years ago."

Oh ... How is it...? Worth the stars it got ? Did you like it ?"
Actually , I didn't like it much. It was okay in a gothic romance sort of way. The hero was too overbearing. I am allergic to the tall, dark, handsome , brooding -with- hidden -secrets types

PSmith wrote: "Purvika wrote: "PSmith wrote: "I have too many classics pending. Am at a loss where to start. Have read Rebecca a few years ago."

Oh ... How is it...? Worth the stars it got ? Did you ..."

Ahhhh.... Looks like I am going to like it ...maybe ... Maybe not :P

You are most likely to . I belong to the minority .

PSmith wrote: "You are most likely to . I belong to the minority ."

Lol... No. You are just reacting to your allergies :D

So do you like Mr. Darcy ?

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Middlemarch
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Count of Monte Cristo
These are a few of my TBRs. But I am open to trying out any Classic which I have not read in the recent past .

Purvika wrote: "PSmith wrote: "You are most likely to . I belong to the minority ."

Lol... No. You are just reacting to your allergies :D

So do you like Mr. Darcy ?"

:-)Darcy was better, especially as the book progressed. Though Elizabeth is the one who gets full credits from me.

@Purvika, Poulomi Thanks :)

I have Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Crime and Punishment, Monte Cristo and Dorian Gray

PSmith wrote: "Purvika wrote: "PSmith wrote: "You are most likely to . I belong to the minority ."

Lol... No. You are just reacting to your allergies :D

So do you like Mr. Darcy ?"

:-)Darcy was bette..."

Yeah I loved Elizabeth as well :)....

Dorian Gray and Crime and punishment is in my TBR as well... I think they are...

crime and punishment in mine too. Forgot to list it.

@Psmith the count of monte Cristo seem good...added in my TBR... :D

How do we select ? Informally , or by polls?

Polls idea seem good..... That way no one will sulk their book wasn't chosen :P

Polls are good as long as people actually read after voting :-P

Anirudh wrote: "Polls are good as long as people actually read after voting :-P"

And That is a good point ....hmmm

Make them read -daily reminders/threats are one way

Rebecca was quite boring for me, Crime & Punishment was a great one. I was planning to read The Name of the Rose this month.

@Misha , Name of the Rose movie was superb , but the book was very dry. I couldn't get past the first few pages.

@Smitha this is my second & final attempt :-! :-!

I did the required 3 before saying adios.

I want to do Monte Cristo and Dorian Gray as well. :)
Polls will be a good shot.

Great start anirudh :-) I'm in for any of the classics..!!!!

@Iniya, Great. Any suggestions? :)

Any classic is ok for me :-) below are already in my TBR:
Middlemarch
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Count of Monte Cristo
Anna Karenina

Then we should ask for a Poll :-) But members who vote, please try to read the book and discuss :-D

Anirudh wrote: "Then we should ask for a Poll :-) But members who vote, please try to read the book and discuss :-D"

Okay Ji :-) ;-)

I always do 8-)

Looks like The counte is Quite famous here ... Almost all want to read it :D

Purvika wrote: "Looks like The counte is Quite famous here ... Almost all want to read it :D"

And I'm feeling relieved at that. I thought I'm the only person on Earth to have not read it. :P

Wow, cool thread start Ani...I was just thinking along the same lines....

It is good . But melodramatic . Love and revenge is the theme.

~~Poulomi Nymphadora Tonk$~~ wrote: "Purvika wrote: "Looks like The counte is Quite famous here ... Almost all want to read it :D"

And I'm feeling relieved at that. I thought I'm the only person on Earth to have not read it. :P"

Lol... Now we have a bunch with us :P

Puri, we do. XD

Purvika wrote: "Nice thread... I was planning to read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier....So what do you think ...will it be nice enough book to add to the list of books you guys will ..."

Rebecca's great...you'll zip thru it...

@Zaara, Thank you :)

Baby mod not here yet? :-P

Baby Mod will be busy for a few days, Anirudh. Exams maybe. Or she would've made her appearance in the 2nd post itself! :D

Okay :-) I guess more people will appear and suggest books

Middlemarch or Vanity Fair

I saw the name and I just had to visit!! Great thread for a group that rarely read classics.

Polo, lol, you overestimate me at times :P

Anywho, I've been planning on Rebecca too. But I see it isn't getting a lot of great reviews on the thread so maybe ill do that one later. Dorian was a very good read but wasn't one of my bests. Some others I've been meaning to read are-
•Monte Cristo
•Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll
•Christmas Carol
•The Hidden Hand
•David Copperfield
And of course, any Shakespeare! Or Voltaire if one wants a little philosophy too.

Meanwhile, I'm also reading Ulysses in my classics group but am only 2 episodes in if anyone wants to join. Also, I'm always up for another re-read of the Wuthering Heights. It's absolutely marvelous, that book! Or if anyone wants to read a classic crime, I'm gonna continue the Philo Vance series by SS Van Dine. I'm currently reading the first book- The Benson Murder Case. It's brilliant! Vance is by far the most fascinating, and at the same time amusing, character I've read. I'll also be reading The Man Who Knew Too Much by GK Chesterson soon after my exams. Anyone who wants to join me for one of these is most welcome :)

Ishita wrote: "I saw the name and I just had to visit!! Great thread for a group that rarely read classics.

Polo, lol, you overestimate me at times :P

Anywho, I've been planning on Rebecca too. But I see it isn..."

There she is. :D
I was thinking of dropping the link at your devious thread. Where were you all this while? :D
And I got David Copperfield on my list too. Me and Gehna were planning to BR it soon. We could do it together, though it might be a bit later. :)