tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post2810478583893708097..comments2024-03-28T14:45:58.950-07:00Comments on Lark Writes...on books and life: Another Classic...Lark http://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-45729870771652392352022-07-13T13:09:54.919-07:002022-07-13T13:09:54.919-07:00It's one of the first westerns ever written, a...It's one of the first westerns ever written, and I found it to be very readable. And I really liked the Virginian. He's quite the character. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-23405813481790729512022-07-12T18:41:17.056-07:002022-07-12T18:41:17.056-07:00This sounds really good. I don't think I'...This sounds really good. I don't think I've ever read a Western before and I'm from Virginia too so this one definitely has me intrigued.Suzanne @ The Bookish Librahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116292880784513187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-32518482681634826232022-07-12T08:54:23.378-07:002022-07-12T08:54:23.378-07:00I just couldn't make myself read The Romance o...I just couldn't make myself read The Romance of the Forest; I felt like my eyes were crossing in boredom every time I picked it up. Which is too bad, I did like Radcliffe's other books. But The Virginian ended up being a fun classic to read. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-21654629525143573822022-07-11T20:32:25.269-07:002022-07-11T20:32:25.269-07:00The Virginian sounds like a classic I'd actual...The Virginian sounds like a classic I'd actually like! An old fashioned cowboy romance! Glad it worked out for you when you didn't have success with The Romance of the Forest. :)Rachel @Waves of Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008473307411943476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-57553323665161298682022-07-11T13:39:37.568-07:002022-07-11T13:39:37.568-07:00I think you have to be in just the right mood to r...I think you have to be in just the right mood to read and enjoy a classic. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-89385438495832069932022-07-11T13:39:06.854-07:002022-07-11T13:39:06.854-07:00My dad loved them, too. :)My dad loved them, too. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-11810469852263144832022-07-11T13:09:22.556-07:002022-07-11T13:09:22.556-07:00I've never been drawn to Westerns but my dad l...I've never been drawn to Westerns but my dad loved them. Seeing this one makes me think of him. :) Glad this one worked for you, Lark.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-49193233750272052482022-07-11T11:50:36.217-07:002022-07-11T11:50:36.217-07:00I've never read this one. But I don't thin...I've never read this one. But I don't think I've read many classics.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-20708353116064205232022-07-11T07:28:08.704-07:002022-07-11T07:28:08.704-07:00I'm really glad I switched books, too! The Vir...I'm really glad I switched books, too! The Virginian is so great. I loved it. :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-82685810387425719702022-07-10T15:25:45.261-07:002022-07-10T15:25:45.261-07:00So glad you switched classics! I really enjoyed Th...So glad you switched classics! I really enjoyed The Virginian when I read it a few years ago and definitely loved his reaction to Austen! So interesting to read. I agree, for me, this book had such an authentic voice and painted what I consider an accurate picture of life in my beloved West in the early 1900s.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-8064482880615038002022-07-10T08:12:53.770-07:002022-07-10T08:12:53.770-07:00If you like westerns, this is a really good one! :...If you like westerns, this is a really good one! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-7283873609251070252022-07-10T08:12:33.311-07:002022-07-10T08:12:33.311-07:00There's a lot to like about it. I read Shane j...There's a lot to like about it. I read Shane just last year and really loved that one. This one is just as good. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-19605608524145184422022-07-10T08:12:04.580-07:002022-07-10T08:12:04.580-07:00I bet this one was the first real western. It'...I bet this one was the first real western. It's a good one, and it holds up well I thought. But then, I do like westerns. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-46901616283881974712022-07-10T08:10:35.216-07:002022-07-10T08:10:35.216-07:00I think you're right; otherwise, they wouldn&#...I think you're right; otherwise, they wouldn't have lasted all these years. Thanks for commenting! :) Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-14673585001217518562022-07-10T03:39:34.008-07:002022-07-10T03:39:34.008-07:00I like to read such old books, I have the impressi...I like to read such old books, I have the impression that they have something that is often missing from contemporary ones.Królowa Karohttps://krolowa-karo.pl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-26067380405170541062022-07-09T16:56:11.839-07:002022-07-09T16:56:11.839-07:00Hi Lark, Glad you liked The Virginian. It's b...Hi Lark, Glad you liked The Virginian. It's been on my list too and I should read it. I like books set in the west and The Virginian was a big bestseller in it's day and some critics gave said that the western as a genre pretty much starts with this book.Kathy's Cornerhttps://apple592.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-65077827000607343892022-07-09T15:04:50.171-07:002022-07-09T15:04:50.171-07:00I read Shane in high school (which I remember liki...I read Shane in high school (which I remember liking) but some classes read the Virginian for a Western & I've been curious about it ever since.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-16346507282859051212022-07-09T14:28:44.279-07:002022-07-09T14:28:44.279-07:00I remember my dad and brother watching the TV show...I remember my dad and brother watching the TV show. The book sounds good, and a nice way to understand the wild west. WendyW https://www.blogger.com/profile/09283458500806066283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-191260360497584232022-07-09T12:33:11.738-07:002022-07-09T12:33:11.738-07:00Louis L'Amour's books were the first weste...Louis L'Amour's books were the first westerns I ever read; and I really loved them. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-49523644069265247002022-07-09T12:32:33.188-07:002022-07-09T12:32:33.188-07:00I've never seen any episodes of the TV series ...I've never seen any episodes of the TV series so I don't know how it compares to the book. I think they did a movie of this book, too, but I've never seen that either. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-41547101496800607762022-07-09T11:32:00.915-07:002022-07-09T11:32:00.915-07:00I'm not sure but I think I read this long, lon...I'm not sure but I think I read this long, long ago, possibly as a teenager, and I do vaguely remember that many years ago there was a popular television show with the same title but I don't know if it was in any way based on the book.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-65980296086913269022022-07-09T11:20:37.422-07:002022-07-09T11:20:37.422-07:00This sounds great! My grandparents had Louis L'...This sounds great! My grandparents had Louis L'Amour books around their house and I used to love to look at those. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-64152088958606031742022-07-09T10:38:33.661-07:002022-07-09T10:38:33.661-07:00I never saw the TV series either. And I'm pret...I never saw the TV series either. And I'm pretty sure it didn't follow this book too closely, because TV series never do. ;)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-55450198955368295372022-07-09T10:37:32.708-07:002022-07-09T10:37:32.708-07:00I like a good western every once in awhile. If you...I like a good western every once in awhile. If you ever do decide to try one, start with a Louis L'Amour. His books are very accessible and fun. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-30890103567647897782022-07-09T10:36:32.596-07:002022-07-09T10:36:32.596-07:00It was surprisingly enjoyable. I'm really glad...It was surprisingly enjoyable. I'm really glad I read it. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com