tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post7165205761159621014..comments2024-02-20T17:51:43.989-05:00Comments on Buckling Bookshelves: Great Classic HumorChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-35617834324452730642014-03-23T12:23:46.829-04:002014-03-23T12:23:46.829-04:00OverDrive is awesome! I find I can sometimes get c...OverDrive is awesome! I find I can sometimes get certain titles more quickly at the actual library when the OverDrive waiting lists are long though.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-17925850257702730152014-03-10T20:08:06.623-04:002014-03-10T20:08:06.623-04:00Since I got OverDrive I haven't been to my lib...Since I got OverDrive I haven't been to my library. I kind of miss it. Books like this make me want to go. Alysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921848593897537382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-72284472076840712172014-02-26T10:09:57.387-05:002014-02-26T10:09:57.387-05:00The one Holmes story was really quite amusing &...The one Holmes story was really quite amusing & I guess Stowe had a few tales up her sleeve too! Twain was definitely the star though, in my opinion :)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-256509109766703052014-02-22T18:39:39.916-05:002014-02-22T18:39:39.916-05:00Sounds like a very interesting anthology--I would ...Sounds like a very interesting anthology--I would never have thought either Harriet Beecher Stowe or Oliver Wendell Holmes were funny at all! I remember reading A Restless Night decades ago--vintage Twain humor :)<br /><br />Seems like a good way to get a variety of authors, and a look at some of their lesser known works, at least for the modern reader.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-60315377660802241432014-02-11T11:50:50.222-05:002014-02-11T11:50:50.222-05:00Yea, the audio-only format seems to mean only a ve...Yea, the audio-only format seems to mean only a very few people have reviewed it. It's definitely good for a car ride or other multi-tasking. I definitely miss the classics too and am determined to read more of them this year. There are so many different options to choose from, there is definitely no need to make them feel like homework, which is what I'm usually afraid of when I consider which one to read next :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-50025867039121022512014-02-02T14:00:29.048-05:002014-02-02T14:00:29.048-05:00That is a super low rating. I think the stories in...That is a super low rating. I think the stories in the this collection sound amusing though. If this is only in audio though I probably won't tackle it unless I have a decently long trip in the car sometime in the near future. I'm more of a physical book reader. Great review! Glad to hear you are really enjoying the classics. I need to read more of those, I miss them!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788568691345783808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-48144734437237678292014-01-30T08:58:49.038-05:002014-01-30T08:58:49.038-05:00That definitely is a low number of ratings for GR ...That definitely is a low number of ratings for GR -- I think it's at least partly due to the fact that this collection is only available on audio --without other print editions, I think it limits the book's audience.<br /><br />I'm definitely glad I chose this one -- the more I look into classics, the more my list grows of ones I want to read!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-69674822231117540702014-01-30T01:11:22.535-05:002014-01-30T01:11:22.535-05:00Oh wow, that's the lowest rating I've ever...Oh wow, that's the lowest rating I've ever seen for a book on Goodreads. Then again it only has seven ratings so that's pretty rare too, I usually can't seem to find books with so few ratings.<br /><br />I agree that humour from different times can be hard to grab sometimes, for example I remember reading Decameron (14th century?) in high school left me with lotsa confused feelings. I'm glad you are enjoying classic bits of literature though :) Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-5201132141886315642014-01-29T20:27:53.580-05:002014-01-29T20:27:53.580-05:00Twain's definitely were my favorites of the co...Twain's definitely were my favorites of the collection and 20 of the 27 were by other authors! I found Twain quite a bit funnier than the others.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3216081229982312439.post-64150626687668943202014-01-29T20:19:29.139-05:002014-01-29T20:19:29.139-05:00I'm sad to hear that so few of these struck yo...I'm sad to hear that so few of these struck you as funny. So many of Mark Twain's quotes make me laugh, I was hoping this collection would be equally good.DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.com