tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128584955200029678.post4792971083336131395..comments2024-03-06T15:42:11.798-08:00Comments on 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: 108. The Blithedale RomanceAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128584955200029678.post-79458617123124634422014-02-06T12:58:01.458-08:002014-02-06T12:58:01.458-08:00Oh Jesus that's embarrassing.
I did actually ...Oh Jesus that's embarrassing.<br /><br />I did actually read Portrait of a Lady and it was merely okay.<br /><br />Good luck, hopefully it won't make you stupid like it clearly made me!!:)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128584955200029678.post-46260596678900212352014-02-06T12:54:11.509-08:002014-02-06T12:54:11.509-08:00I think you have Henry James mixed with James Joyc...I think you have Henry James mixed with James Joyce... Bad prose can do that to a sharp reader ;)<br /><br />On all seriousness, I hope I will at least get something out of the experience of reading <i>Ulysses</i>. It looks like a challenging book, and at 800 pages it can be torture if there's no fun.Masanobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128039987943942637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128584955200029678.post-8415386161347589692014-02-06T12:52:57.302-08:002014-02-06T12:52:57.302-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Masanobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128039987943942637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128584955200029678.post-22780790101046970892014-02-06T12:22:11.747-08:002014-02-06T12:22:11.747-08:00100% agree; reading Ulysses was such a terrible, t...100% agree; reading Ulysses was such a terrible, terrible experience.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128584955200029678.post-74184902530379125032014-02-06T12:16:54.102-08:002014-02-06T12:16:54.102-08:00Ha! I haven't read any novels by Hawthorne yet...Ha! I haven't read any novels by Hawthorne yet, but I've read some by Henry James. According to how you've described <i>The Blithedale Romance</i>, it's only fitting that he praised it! Such a bore.Masanobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128039987943942637noreply@blogger.com