tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post3150286043634821397..comments2023-12-23T11:07:05.443-08:00Comments on Ed and Reub: MiddlemarchKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-77057854457149703002011-01-05T05:57:37.224-08:002011-01-05T05:57:37.224-08:00Yes, I definitely wonder about some of those lists...Yes, I definitely wonder about some of those lists. I think they throw some questionable selections in their lists just to make the masses feel good that they read one or two. Anyway, I do love the binding on you old book.Suburban Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135537886717771317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-47814536490506315422011-01-01T17:29:19.612-08:002011-01-01T17:29:19.612-08:00I haven't read Proust either, but Ben has, my ...I haven't read Proust either, but Ben has, my son who knew that Middlemarch is has the reputation that it does. I think it took a looong time to finish, so I don't know if I'll ever get to it.<br /><br />I think the rest of Zane's list is a little less heavy, but it certainly does not include JK Rowling or Terry Pratchett. Writers have heavy tastes! Myself, I am as likely to pick up Vogue magazine as I am Virginia Woolf; there is no accounting for what I read.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-31512224990420989602011-01-01T15:42:33.547-08:002011-01-01T15:42:33.547-08:00Middlemarch is certainly considered the best book ...Middlemarch is certainly considered the best book in Eng Lit. Eliot's masterpiece has driven mad generations of schoolchildren and enchanted countless numbers of literate adults.<br /><br />Some of the books on the Zane's list are pretty hard going, particularly Proust. I wonder how many people there are who have actually finished Lost Times?<br /><br />I admit, I never have and I haven't even got it on my 'to do before I die' list.<br /><br />Like you, I love old books. Sadly, mine come from second hand bookshops.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com