It was about two months ago now, but I finished all of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. There are 42(?) of them, and over the past 15 years I have bought, read, loaned, lost, repurchased, double-purchased, and re-read around 35 of them. When Sir Terry passed away, I torrented the lot as ebooks (I figure I have…

This was my thought. It is more likely that the complaints have been suppressed.

Moby Dick is scathing, and hilarious, and really boring if you don’t know that going in.

I love The Count of Monte Cristo for the brilliant storytelling, vivid descriptions and plot woven over so many years. I am am also a Harry Potter freak, so we may share the same taste in books — so if you haven’t read Ready Player One, I highly recommend it.

The one thing I remember being annoying about War and Peace, aside from the weight and cracking spine, was that there were a lot of characters and many of them had their actual names, royal names, diminutives, and pet names so I had to constantly refer to the inside flap with the list of characters, their names and…

I wish you the best with the sorrow and sweetness in savouring all the memories you have of her.

I think it is a very big deal. 1. It is something you have wanted to do for a long time. 2. You overcame your fear to do it. 3. You go to enjoy some amazing writing. I am very happy for you, that is a lot to accomplish.

Congrats on finally doing something you’ve wanted to do. I know very well the absolute pleasure of this fete. Yayy! (And btw, I loved the Count of Monte Cristo. I read the book AFTER I fell in love with the 2002 movie and wanted “more! more! more!” So readable, even today!)

Bronte sisters are good as well. And gothic horror by Daphne du Maurier. I also like Edith Wharton. If you like Henry James, you’ll probably like Edith Wharton too.

Props to you. I couldn’t get through Don Quixote because I found it too damn depressing.

One year I got it in my head to read both Don Quixote and The Count of Monte Cristo for school. I HATE Don Quixote with a fiery passion and conversely adore The Count. I even have socks with hatchmarks on them and “Free Dantes” on the bottom. It took forever to find a fully unabridged version.

I have read War and Peace twice. But I’m only just working on the Count and I’ve not read the other two. My husband read Moby Dick and just seemed like he wanted it to be over the whole time. That said, I tend to have more appreciation for the written word.

My accomplishment is my beautiful, pinteresty bullet journal.…

I came here to say that I never filed against my harassers at work, because I was sure it could ruin my work life. I have felt regret and anger that I never did, but actually your comment just now made me feel better than ever. Maybe I did make the right *decision. Thank you.

Applying for a job. I’ve been stuck in such a rut (thanks, depression!) that I haven’t been able to get out of bed and if I eat lunch and shower it’s a miracle. So fixing my resume and getting that everything sent in was a big deal for me.

I was surprised by ho much I liked the Count of Monte Christo.

I asked a guy out for lunch. He said yes. We agreed on the day. He said he’d call me that morning to set time. He didn’t call. I went by myself and ate a good lunch. I kinda looked for him as I sat in the crowded restaurant. I saw him weeks later. He apologized and said he lost my number. I felt pretty humiliated. I…

Yes! The Count of Monte Cristo is remarkably readable, even today. As a follow up, I recommend The Black Count, a non-fiction book about Dumas’ father, a soldier and war hero whose betrayal and imprisonment was inspiration for his sons novel.

Dang that’s a really cool idea i’ll have to look for something like that when I finish the book i’m currently reading.

I really should re read war and peace since the last time I read it was in 6th grade but i’m currently reading one of my 2 or three favorite books ever now, which I read sometimes just to explain it’s batshit insane premise to people.

I own all of these and plan on eventually reading them all. I think I’ll start with Don Quixote. I was inspired by the HBO series Newsroom. They constantly cited it as an a source of inspiration.