tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062509692590998754.post951433292232963452..comments2023-05-19T11:11:35.984-05:00Comments on Sarahlynn's Reading and Writing Blog: Muriel Barbery's The Elegance of the HedgehogSarahlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062509692590998754.post-28217386868844414122011-01-10T18:32:35.847-06:002011-01-10T18:32:35.847-06:00I loved how you wove your family’s personal narrat...I loved how you wove your family’s personal narrative into your review. I sampled the first 50 pages or so of this novel in a bookstore and quit. I bought a different book. Many others have loved it, especially grannies. <br /><br />Woody Allen has a very funny story in About Feathers about Madame Bovary stepping out of the pages of the book and expecting star treatment at the Plaza Hotel from the hapless reader.<br /><br />As a teen, I actually loved Anna Karenna but couldn’t make it through War and Peace or The Brothers Karamazov. Beowulf on the Beach sounds intriguing. Great review!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062509692590998754.post-7642473241504064892011-01-06T13:58:34.400-06:002011-01-06T13:58:34.400-06:00I'm impressed that you're tackling War and...I'm impressed that you're tackling War and Peace! I still mean to do that someday . . .Sarahlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062509692590998754.post-42480373943300539772011-01-06T13:32:52.288-06:002011-01-06T13:32:52.288-06:00that book sounds like it has a lot in its pages to...that book sounds like it has a lot in its pages to think about. I'm trying to tackle Tolstoy's War and Peace this year. I've never read him. I read the Bronte's and Austen in Highschool too and loved them. I also fell in love with Shakespeare in Highschool. I first read Tolkien in grade school. So I agree, I think young children can learn a lot from the classics. Thanks for stopping by.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.com