tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post6258538693060691946..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: November Classics Discussion: DifficultiesJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-49837583878533536762012-11-17T22:39:34.209-08:002012-11-17T22:39:34.209-08:00I do plan to read House of Mirth someday! I just ...I do plan to read House of Mirth someday! I just have so much on my CC list already that I decided to limit authors to two works most of the time.<br /><br />M&M is really strange. It's probably not for everyone, and I can't claim to understand it any too well myself. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-83495855367162368912012-11-17T16:08:42.440-08:002012-11-17T16:08:42.440-08:00If you're planning on more Edith Wharton I'...If you're planning on more Edith Wharton I'm sure you'll love The House of Mirth.<br />The Master & Margarita does intrigue me but I have serious doubts about whether I'll like it.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-61672613067939742852012-11-09T19:55:23.018-08:002012-11-09T19:55:23.018-08:00That would have really helped. I think if I'd...That would have really helped. I think if I'd read it at 15 I would have been totally befuddled!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-80645913369070658752012-11-07T12:20:10.066-08:002012-11-07T12:20:10.066-08:00I think 'The Master and Margarita' is the ...I think 'The Master and Margarita' is the book that left me the most dumbfounded. I read it when I was fifteen, it was quite an achievement for me,I don't know how I got through the first part, when nothing made sense to me. What I really appreciated from my copy was that the translator made some explanation on which aspect of the USSR society Bulgakov was trying to criticise. Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985038421566769952noreply@blogger.com