Comments on: Don Quixote Readalong – Part 1

By: Michael O'Keeffe

Michael O'Keeffe — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:09:51 +0000

Hi, as a big fan of midgets fan, I can’t wait for the Hobbit movies. Especially loved the soundtrack of the trilogy, and then found this on iTunes. The Hobbit – A Cinematic Journey. It’s very like the music from the films, even has a bit of ‘The Omen’ about it. http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/the-hobbit-a-cinematic-journey/id455831618

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:01:42 +0000

Lesa – So, its a group effort is it? What fun! You’ve produced an interesting website which I’m sure will attract many visitors.

By: Lesa

Lesa — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:07:24 +0000

Thanks for visiting us gals over at Mrs. BG— I know our blog is probably too fluffy for your tastes so I do appreciate your leaving comments.

Two of my co-bloggers live in OZ and two of us in the US (but we all have ties to Texas)– so Mrs. BG has dual citizenship and dueling perspectives.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:11:53 +0000

Lesa – thanks for visiting. I seem to get quite a few Australian visitors! Books that make you feel like that are few and far between in my experience

By: Lesa

Lesa — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:28:55 +0000

I’ve read LoTR many times and go a bit ‘bookmad’ each time. It gets more and more difficult to find a book that causes me to let my ‘affairs go to pot’ but when it happens it is the best feeling in the world!

I appreciate your ‘bang up to date’ as well– Whenever reading pre 20th century lit or even early 20th lit, I am continually amazed by the timeliness. People are people no matter the era.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:31:15 +0000

Tony – thanks for visiting. I think Sancho is already my favorite character. Naive but honest!

By: Tony S

Tony S — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:18:57 +0000

A great start to your overall impressions of Don Quixote. Count me another of the few that hasn’t read LOTR, but did very much enjoy Peter Jackson’s movies. I’m sure later you will get around to covering Sancho Panza who is my favorite character in Don Quixote.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:43:18 +0000

Stu. Thanks for visiting . I’m pleased you suggested this book – its really good but I needed the spur to read through it all

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:42:38 +0000

Sue – thank for visiting. I tried to read LOTR again some years ago and thought it was terrible! How one changes over the years – for me, its a book for “teens”. Adults should move on to something less fantastical perhaps?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:41:22 +0000

Minnie – Thanks for visiting , yes, its certainly a wonderful read and full of richness – so many threads going through it – satire, pathos (bathos?), history, social comment. Dorothy Rowe’s book looks fascinating doesn’t it