tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068123822395678541.post8160061397996259945..comments2024-03-12T07:18:49.268-06:00Comments on terra incognita: Top Ten Books I Never FinishedDale Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10634680185388103094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068123822395678541.post-48493924962690972912010-10-28T10:28:24.875-06:002010-10-28T10:28:24.875-06:00You might like Book Drum’s illustrated profile of ...You might like <a href="http://www.bookdrum.com" rel="nofollow">Book Drum’s</a> illustrated profile of Tess, which incorporates maps, music, video, pictures and background information to bring the book alive for modern readers:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bookdrum.com/books/tess-of-the-durbervilles/9780141439594/index.html" rel="nofollow">Tess of the D’Urbervilles on Book Drum </a><br /><br />We also have a great Don Quixote profile!Hector Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348709451094951718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068123822395678541.post-39672085230882278952010-10-27T11:13:45.385-06:002010-10-27T11:13:45.385-06:00Dale,
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU for this confessi...Dale, <br /><br />THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU for this confession!!! I consider myself a "reader" and yet more often than I dare(d) admit, I would leave "great" books unfinished. To hear someone like you, whose intellectual capabilities I respect SO much, admit much the same thing...well I'm not so ashamed anymore. <br /><br />Another confession - the only way I got through Pilgrim's Progress was in the comic book edition. *hangs head in shame*Jay Mowchenkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068123822395678541.post-15256897526910435592010-10-19T10:17:46.875-06:002010-10-19T10:17:46.875-06:00I'm with you on Great Expectations. I was supp...I'm with you on Great Expectations. I was supposed to study it in high school. I just couldn't get through it. And, the same year, Hollywood released the Brad Pitt/Gwenyth version... So, like any good student, I just went for the film... sadly.. it was "loosely" based on the book...<br /><br />Oliver Twist is another I didn't finish, but I am currently giving it another go.Tyler Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07655502369355329210noreply@blogger.com