tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post352877254210048759..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Musings of a Very Idle ReaderBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-55376198813302768902019-04-03T08:53:01.420+11:002019-04-03T08:53:01.420+11:00Is a one page synopsis abridged enough :-D
Everyo...Is a one page synopsis abridged enough :-D<br /><br />Everyone who loves DQ seems to have had a teacher that turned them on to the story. Maybe reading it aloud with someone who genuinely gets the humour and can bring it alive is the trick? Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-25330381927783983392019-04-02T21:45:43.483+11:002019-04-02T21:45:43.483+11:00In high school, I read it with a teacher who loved...In high school, I read it with a teacher who loved it. I remember eagerly coming to the stories and reading them together and laughing about them every day.<br /><br />That must have been an abridgment. Maybe that is the way to go? I just finished North and South, and it mentioned in the notes section of the book that the author reordered the book when she published the material as a novel after originally publishing it in a serial form in the paper. <br /><br />So, why not? Why not find an excellent respected abridgment? I say that counts, too.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-4907554269194822312019-03-27T19:31:12.948+11:002019-03-27T19:31:12.948+11:00I have a couple of very good friends (abouot 10 yr...I have a couple of very good friends (abouot 10 yrs older than me) who read Catch-22 at school. It had the fortunate result of turning them in to HUGE fans of the book...which is why I've now tried to read the book 3 times. But every time, after enjoying the start, I just get bored by the repetitive rest. Maybe if I had studied it too...?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-32412802913087276072019-03-27T19:29:10.596+11:002019-03-27T19:29:10.596+11:00Thanks for persisting Bill! I'm not sure the d...Thanks for persisting Bill! I'm not sure the departure of Google+ will make anything easier or not....Blogger certainly can't make it any harder (see today's post).Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-277659094185857272019-03-27T18:30:25.474+11:002019-03-27T18:30:25.474+11:00I'm Unknown again. I tried being wadholloway b...I'm Unknown again. I tried being wadholloway but it turned out I was actually a robot. BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782815680430450560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-20293609419374172432019-03-27T18:29:04.046+11:002019-03-27T18:29:04.046+11:00I like the idea of DQ but I'm not sure how muc...I like the idea of DQ but I'm not sure how much of it I've actually read - partly because there were abridged versions around when I was a kid.<br /><br />But Catch 22!? One of the great books of our time! The problem of course is that my time was significantly before yours. The book and more especially the movie were Events in the anti-War years. But I've read it recently and it still holds up IMO. Heller's next work was Something Happened - a close study of one man's life in marketing, after that I think he falls off. Still, I can't ask you to do more than give it a try, and you've done that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782815680430450560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-6686023298591752032019-03-27T09:44:32.524+11:002019-03-27T09:44:32.524+11:00Thanks for the tip about the translation Reese, I ...Thanks for the tip about the translation Reese, I did wonder if that was the problem...except everyone praised the Grossman version so much!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-54514302544834915742019-03-27T09:38:03.092+11:002019-03-27T09:38:03.092+11:00Well that makes me feel better Jean. I've neve...Well that makes me feel better Jean. I've never actually finished Catch-22 although I've tried to read in 3 times.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-91405515473927342872019-03-27T09:35:45.218+11:002019-03-27T09:35:45.218+11:00The relentless, repetitive nature of the story mad...The relentless, repetitive nature of the story made me feel like I was reading the same story each time I picked it up!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-69818525125980814002019-03-27T09:33:51.301+11:002019-03-27T09:33:51.301+11:00Yes, satire is exhausting. The only one I remember...Yes, satire is exhausting. The only one I remember enjoying was the very slim book The Loved Ones by Evelyn Waugh. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-31683817968873128502019-03-27T06:51:32.574+11:002019-03-27T06:51:32.574+11:00I didn't much like Catch-22, which I agree is ...I didn't much like Catch-22, which I agree is pretty puerile and not that funny, but did like Don Quixote. However, at 52%, you've given it a fair shake.<br /><br />I don't know about the Rushdie, et al., but I would say if I was going to read something to put me in the mood, I'd read Pickwick Papers or Tom Jones, both of which I think owe a lot to DQ and are fun. And I'll also say, though people I know like the Grossman translation, I first read it in the Motteux/Ozell (around 1700) and liked that better.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-77950662118023400042019-03-27T04:42:29.354+11:002019-03-27T04:42:29.354+11:00I have yet to attempt DQ, so I sympathize. And IM...I have yet to attempt DQ, so I sympathize. And IMO, the first third of Catch-22 is great but after that you can leave it alone.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-19641732710508774182019-03-26T09:02:12.597+11:002019-03-26T09:02:12.597+11:00Thanks for the support Ruth. It's not easy to ...Thanks for the support Ruth. It's not easy to abandon a book that I've made a commitment to others to read. But the HUGE pile by and under my bed is calling my name! Including Rushdie's The Moor's Last Sigh.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-961215552448099102019-03-26T04:12:41.989+11:002019-03-26T04:12:41.989+11:00I tend to tire of satire very quickly.
I’ve read C...I tend to tire of satire very quickly.<br />I’ve read Catch 22 and wasn’t enamoured with it, but haven’t attempted Don Quixote because it just doesn’t interest me.<br /><br />Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-79665200730067876542019-03-26T03:58:42.510+11:002019-03-26T03:58:42.510+11:00I haven’t read DQ but really admire your willingne...I haven’t read DQ but really admire your willingness to give it a go. And I agree, getting to 52% before deciding it wasn’t for you was giving it every chance. Well done! Tracey (Carpe Librum blog)http://www.carpelibrum.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-78759962040357436072019-03-26T00:32:45.131+11:002019-03-26T00:32:45.131+11:00I can sense you are a little disappointed by your ...I can sense you are a little disappointed by your response to DQ, but it is ok to walk away not appreciating it. You gave it an honest attempt, and that is what matters. It is a daunting novel to get through. I'm re-reading it right now and slogging through it -- unlike my initial read in which I devoured it. This time it is slow and tedious, although I still see the sarcasm and mockery, which are a bit entertaining. BTW, I could not finish Catch-22. I think I disposed of it b/c I honestly knew I would never give it another try. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing that bit about Quichotte...I've not read Rushdie, but I plan to read The Satanic Verses this year. <br />Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com