Books: What have you been reading?

[Chubistian]

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

[The Darknight Detective]

The premise of Fahrenheit 451 is a pretty scary idea, wouldn't you say?

Yes, but not in the way we think of when we talk about horror. I was never felt scared reading it (I have done so three times, FWIW), but I was certainly disturbed by the premise of the story (still am!)

[TheRay]

That's difficult to explain without spoiling them for you.

Could we talk about them as I read them? My pace might be a bit slow, but I stunningly enjoyed the analyzing part of English classes.

[Chubistian]

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger

[The Darknight Detective]

On my Kindle, I just finished the short Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents (1912) by Rupert Hughes...



... and will start today the lengthy At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies (1871) by Charles Kingsley.

[The Darknight Detective]

Could we talk about them as I read them? My pace might be a bit slow, but I stunningly enjoyed the analyzing part of English classes.

Sure. That's not a problem, Ray.

[TheRay]

How would you like to begin?

[Vegan Daddy]

The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

[The Darknight Detective]

How would you like to begin?

Any time you finish a story, if you want to post your thoughts regarding it here (with the word Spoilers in the post, of course), I'll add my own thoughts (if I have any ).

[TheRay]

No, I mean while I'm reading it.
Like I just started reading "The Next in Line". The opening about the town square.

[The Darknight Detective]

No, I mean while I'm reading it.
Like I just started reading "The Next in Line". The opening about the town square.

Hmm... I probably wouldn't want to do that, Ray. I would have to start re-reading them to be completely informed for you and I read enough as it is. Sorry about that.

[Jim Kelly]

I've started reading WAR AND PEACE. However, I only read one chapter in the evening. The chapters are very short, so it's pretty easy to read just one. I figured this was the better approach--a lot like reading the Bible--as I often give up reading big books halfway through. But if I'm just reading a little at a time, I have a better chance of getting through it over the course of a year.

[TheRay]

I would have to start re-reading them to be completely informed for you

I'm sure what I post would refresh your memory well enough.
It talks about how people would gather in the square on Thursdays and Sundays to play music.

[The Darknight Detective]

I'm sure what I post would refresh your memory well enough.
It talks about how people would gather in the square on Thursdays and Sundays to play music.

I'd still rather not get that in depth regarding the stories, Ray. I do thank you for asking, though.

[TheRay]

Then what incentive have I to read them?