tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589686567048370869.post9199171017387902594..comments2024-01-22T03:23:59.452-07:00Comments on Endless Reading: #25 The Children's BookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589686567048370869.post-77975304074951478972010-07-30T12:25:59.293-06:002010-07-30T12:25:59.293-06:00I got Elizabeth Bennett. It's been awhile sinc...I got Elizabeth Bennett. It's been awhile since I read P&P but I think shes normal on the scale of Austen characters.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589686567048370869.post-28639006692231616732010-07-30T11:29:27.437-06:002010-07-30T11:29:27.437-06:00I found that now that I'm older and in a bette...I found that now that I'm older and in a better state of mind (ie not a whiny, bratty teenager obsessed with boys) that I actually enjoy a lot of the "White, dead bearded guys" so it doesn't feel like an assignment to read them. <br /><br />I think the difference between choosing to read a book and being TOLD/assigned to read a book plays a bit part in how you perceive it. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151045469060713960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589686567048370869.post-52573302275648327512010-07-29T22:22:37.949-06:002010-07-29T22:22:37.949-06:00I have totally thought about doing this so many ti...I have totally thought about doing this so many times. I've picked up the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die book over and over again. I always page through it and get to the "white, dead bearded guys" and think, that would feel too much like high school English.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306504793699710978noreply@blogger.com