Comments on: Booking Through Thursday: Hard http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=booking-through-thursday-hard You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me – C. S. Lewis Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: oldenglishrose http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2887 oldenglishrose Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:05:30 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2887 Exactly. I'm glad I've read it because of its important place in the literary canon, but it's not one I'd ever choose to revisit. Exactly. I’m glad I’ve read it because of its important place in the literary canon, but it’s not one I’d ever choose to revisit.

]]> By: oldenglishrose http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2886 oldenglishrose Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:59:46 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2886 I certainly thought so. I don't think you're missing out on much by not having read it. I certainly thought so. I don’t think you’re missing out on much by not having read it.

]]> By: oldenglishrose http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2885 oldenglishrose Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:58:16 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2885 I remember reading an abridged version as a child and quite enjoying it, so I think it was just the sheer tedium of the details which made it such a slog! Part of me is tempted to try Defoe again to see if any of his other books are more palatable, but most of me thinks I'm better off not subjecting myself to it just in case. I remember reading an abridged version as a child and quite enjoying it, so I think it was just the sheer tedium of the details which made it such a slog! Part of me is tempted to try Defoe again to see if any of his other books are more palatable, but most of me thinks I’m better off not subjecting myself to it just in case.

]]> By: Anya http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2881 Anya Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:42:01 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2881 Thought it was dull but managed it ok. Not one I'd reread though! and I am an avid rereader, lol. Here's my BTT - <a href="http://housemillar.host56.com/" rel="nofollow">House Millar series</a> Aine Thought it was dull but managed it ok. Not one I’d reread though! and I am an avid rereader, lol.

Here’s my BTT – House Millar series

Aine

]]> By: Valentina http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2880 Valentina Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:03:32 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2880 Haven't read this one, but I've heard it can be a bit on the dull side. Here's mine: http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/10/booking-through-thursday_27.html Haven’t read this one, but I’ve heard it can be a bit on the dull side.

Here’s mine:
http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/10/booking-through-thursday_27.html

]]> By: DawnTreader http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2879 DawnTreader Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:52:07 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2879 I think I was around 11 or 12 when I first read Robinson Crusoe (in Swedish) (i.e. about 44-45 years ago!) I still have that book and just checked to see if perhaps it was a short version or something. But there is nothing to indicate that. I do remember it to be full of details but I don't think I really considered it hard to read. I think I was around 11 or 12 when I first read Robinson Crusoe (in Swedish) (i.e. about 44-45 years ago!) I still have that book and just checked to see if perhaps it was a short version or something. But there is nothing to indicate that. I do remember it to be full of details but I don’t think I really considered it hard to read.

]]> By: mary Ann Langan http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2878 mary Ann Langan Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:06:22 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2878 here's mine: http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/10/booking-through-thursday_27.html here’s mine:

http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/10/booking-through-thursday_27.html

]]> By: oldenglishrose http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2877 oldenglishrose Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:28:26 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2877 Unfortunately I found myself unable to care about any of it. Strange, as we also had to read Samuel Richardson's 'Pamela' shortly afterwards (the book most people on my course loathed) and I rather enjoyed that. Unfortunately I found myself unable to care about any of it. Strange, as we also had to read Samuel Richardson’s ‘Pamela’ shortly afterwards (the book most people on my course loathed) and I rather enjoyed that.

]]> By: Vicky @ Books, Biscuits & Tea http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/10/27/booking-through-thursday-hard/#comment-2876 Vicky @ Books, Biscuits & Tea Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:44:31 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=2627#comment-2876 I had to read Robinson Crusoe for one of my exams last year and I agree, it was hard at the beginning but by the time he arrived on the island, I started to enjoy it :) And I ended up loving the story. It's 'a bit' detailed but I liked it. Here's <a href="http://booksbiscuitsandtea.blogspot.com/2011/10/booking-through-thursday-5.html" rel="nofollow">my BTT post</a> :) Vicky @ <a href="http://booksbiscuitsandtea.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Books, Biscuits & Tea </a> I had to read Robinson Crusoe for one of my exams last year and I agree, it was hard at the beginning but by the time he arrived on the island, I started to enjoy it :) And I ended up loving the story. It’s ‘a bit’ detailed but I liked it.

Here’s my BTT post :)
Vicky @ Books, Biscuits & Tea

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