tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33675153.post2081203669126150823..comments2023-11-02T09:04:31.808-07:00Comments on People Reading : April 7, Monday evening -- Reading Herman MelvilleSonya Worthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299666277858155086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33675153.post-61188541975736981152008-04-11T18:56:00.000-07:002008-04-11T18:56:00.000-07:00I am sooooooooooo happy to read that someone else ...I am sooooooooooo happy to read that someone else couldn't read Moby Dick. I hated the book. I could skip tens of pages and he would still be chasing that darn fish. Thank god I could do my paper on another one of his, can't remember the name now, but short and about another guy on a boat. That one was good, not that I remember it 25 years later!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690914436291550955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33675153.post-11629446824841937232008-04-08T08:19:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:19:00.000-07:00"The Shawshank Redemption", although I can't say t..."The Shawshank Redemption", although I can't say that that was really about prison escape, it certainly involved it.<BR/><BR/>I cannot get into Melville at all. I had a class teaching his works, and gave up on him after attempting <I>Mardi</I> and <I>Moby Dick</I>.<BR/><BR/>I also attempted <I>The Count of Monte Cristo</I>, but as I was reading 4 books at once, the plethora of characters in the novel began to confuse me and I put it down. I will return to it though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33675153.post-35282558135991634362008-04-08T06:23:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:23:00.000-07:00I'm a Papillon fan too. Another great prison/life ...I'm a Papillon fan too. Another great prison/life on the run read is Howard Marks' autobiography, Mr Nice. It's the kind of story that makes you glad you kept life simple.Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697836741843809088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33675153.post-19751324943556573472008-04-08T05:24:00.000-07:002008-04-08T05:24:00.000-07:00The best and classic of course - The Count of Mont...The best and classic of course - The Count of Monte Cristo. <BR/><BR/>Luv <BR/>PoochiePoochiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167548594949831865noreply@blogger.com