http://jandysmeanderings.disqus.com/enSun, 09 Dec 2007 17:40:16 -0000http://www.the-frame.com/blog/2007/12/05/heavy-reading/#comment-1753013Yeah, I know. I love <i>Jane Eyre</i>, so I'm looking forward to reading that again (haven't since I was about twelve). I didn't care for the film version of <i>Vanity Fair</i> either, but I've heard the book is a lot better. And I also love <i>Dracula</i> and pretty much anything by Oscar Wilde, so those will be fun to revisit. But I'm concerned about the Dickens, James, and especially Hardy.JandySun, 09 Dec 2007 17:40:16 -0000http://www.the-frame.com/blog/2007/12/05/heavy-reading/#comment-1753014Yuck. The only ones I'd even try are Jane Eyre (I read and liked it), Mill on the Floss (George Elliot writes good stuff), and maybe Vanity Fair (except I've already seen the movie and didn't care for the story). Good luck.georgeSun, 09 Dec 2007 17:30:19 -0000http://www.the-frame.com/blog/2007/12/05/heavy-reading/#comment-1753015I saw the movie of Portrait of a Lady and hated it. But I also hate most Jane Campion-directed movies, so I'm not ready to hate the book yet. We'll see. And yeah, the last class I took with this professor had three D.H. Lawrence books in it, and I skimmed nearly all of them. I plan to do the same thing with Dickens; and the professor isn't a particular fan of Dickens, either, so I don't even feel bad about it!JandySun, 09 Dec 2007 15:06:24 -0000http://www.the-frame.com/blog/2007/12/05/heavy-reading/#comment-1753017I have read 4 of them, and am reading Portrait of a Lady right now. I admit that this is my 3rd go at getting all the way through, though. I think I need to be in the right frame of mind to approach any given book. It took me several tries to read Le Mis and Great Expectations too. I take Dickens with a pretty open hand, there are portions I skim.Holly MilerSun, 09 Dec 2007 14:38:09 -0000