tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post3097676428909340972..comments2024-02-13T15:17:57.466-05:00Comments on Beth Fish Reads: Reading on Topic: 7 Novels Rooted in the ClassicsBeth Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-6389028360324340542016-02-23T09:18:54.174-05:002016-02-23T09:18:54.174-05:00What a wonderful list (and a creative grouping!). ...What a wonderful list (and a creative grouping!). I just read Anne of Green Gables for the first time last summer and LOVED it - now I am dying to read Ana of California!<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up on these intriguing books - <br /><br />Sue<br /><br /><a href="http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Book By Book</a>Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-36975046481024090302016-02-15T08:03:00.063-05:002016-02-15T08:03:00.063-05:00Fun list! I really want to read Ana of California...Fun list! I really want to read Ana of California! I adored Anne of Green GablesJennifer Rummel https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326637639055539691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-6631332454236611152016-02-13T16:24:52.427-05:002016-02-13T16:24:52.427-05:00I always think that I don't like books that sp...I always think that I don't like books that spin off of other books but then I look at books like these and remember I do like them when they are done right and done well.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-2176705216692295402016-02-13T08:26:13.898-05:002016-02-13T08:26:13.898-05:00I really enjoy Melanie Benjamin and loved Alice I ...I really enjoy Melanie Benjamin and loved Alice I Have Been. I have never read a retelling of Anne of Green Gables before, so that could be interesting. Themes from her books appear in other books, of course, but not something marketed as a retelling.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-13749679317929299312016-02-12T10:25:51.710-05:002016-02-12T10:25:51.710-05:00I would probably start with Ana of California, but...I would probably start with Ana of California, but Alice I Have Been looks good too. grammajudybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562284172505849145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-37325979037195827602016-02-12T09:52:18.023-05:002016-02-12T09:52:18.023-05:00That's not my favorite genre but I do love Mel...That's not my favorite genre but I do love Melanie Benjamin's writing so I want to read Alice I Have Been.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-69433355834242884822016-02-12T09:27:17.146-05:002016-02-12T09:27:17.146-05:00Jane Steele 5stars for me I also really liked Re:J...Jane Steele 5stars for me I also really liked Re:Jane.rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041238970309644107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-64109801385960531272016-02-12T09:23:41.954-05:002016-02-12T09:23:41.954-05:00oh the last one sounds like i would love it .. oh the last one sounds like i would love it .. Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-25138801692042425432016-02-12T08:57:05.880-05:002016-02-12T08:57:05.880-05:00I have Amherst and Alice I Have Been on my TBR but...I have Amherst and Alice I Have Been on my TBR but I'm not as familiar with the Jane Eyre books. I'm really curious about Reader I Married Him. Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-78220687226573044202016-02-12T08:30:57.923-05:002016-02-12T08:30:57.923-05:00I love retellings too. I wasn't too taken wit...I love retellings too. I wasn't too taken with Ana of California, but I thought Jane Steele was terrific!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-6284538929915530182016-02-12T07:49:30.138-05:002016-02-12T07:49:30.138-05:00I recently was introduced to Melanie Benjamin with...I recently was introduced to Melanie Benjamin with Swans of Fifth Avenue and she writes fiction about real life people so well! The Alice story sounds fascinating!Sarah (Sarah's Book Shelves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04114051128835057362noreply@blogger.com