Saturday, November 9, 2013

LITERARY BLOG HOP: A CLASSIC WIN!

Some of the best reading time I have put in this year has been through my Classics Club list, finally getting to Classics I have somehow missed until now. Some of the books were inspired by The Guardian’s 1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read list, but others are lesser known titles from the NYRB Classics imprint. So here’s my Blog Hop idea – why don’t you read along with me?

Here’s how to play: 1) go to my Classics Club list above, and take a look at the titles; 2) follow my blog if you'd like (not required, but very nice); and 3) leave a comment below, including your email address, telling me which book you’d like to read from my Classics Club list. (I’d be surprised if you can’t find one title you’d like to read, but if that’s the case, you can substitute another book from either of the two lists I’ve mentioned, and tell me why you’d rather read that one instead!) Entries close at 11:59 GMT on November 13. At that time I’ll let random.org generate a random integer based on the number of comments I get. And if it’s your number, the book is yours! This is worldwide stop on the Blog Hop, open to anyone in a place where Book Depository or Amazon delivers – $30 limit, but I think all the books on my list can be found for far less!

Thanks, as always, to Judith at leeswammes for hosting this Literary Blog Hop. Good luck, and Happy Hopping!

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63 comments:

  1. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaNovember 9, 2013 at 4:32 AM

    Hi Col...what a great idea for a giveaway. I am a huge NYRB Classics fan and would love a copy of - The Black Spider
    Jeremias Gotthelf,

    I am a follower and enjoy your blog. bibliophilebythesea at gmail dot com

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  2. Rebecca @ Love at First BookNovember 9, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    Col, I'd love to win a copy of Lolita! It's on my Classics Club list as well.

    My email is Rebecca@loveatfirstbook.com

    Thanks for hosting the fabulous giveaway!!!

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  3. JoAnnNovember 9, 2013 at 6:01 AM

    An inspired giveaway - great idea, Col! I'd love to read The Remains of the Day.
    jqsteve at gmail dot com

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  4. Debbie RodgersNovember 9, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    Yes - several I'd like to read. I've the two fo Nancy Mitford's that I've read, so I think I'd choose Voltaire in Love. Thanks for the chance to win!

    P.S. I'd love to follow your blog if I could do so by email.

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  5. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 7:24 AM

    Great idea! I would like Remains of the Day. It's not on my original classics club list but I've heard good things about it.

    bookamare (at) gmail (dot) com

    Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!

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  6. Bellezza November 9, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    What a fabulous idea, Col! You have do many books on your list I loved, particularly A Moveable Feast. May I put in a request for Tom Jones? I agree there's nothing quite as excellent as the classics! You had many on your list which were completely new to me such as Emile Zola's The Belly of Paris. Loved his novel Therese Racquin...xo

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  7. CayceNovember 9, 2013 at 8:20 AM

    I think I'd pick I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith from the 1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read list.

    GFC: Cayce
    email: cayce006 at yahoo dot com

    Thank you for the giveaway!

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  8. AnonymousNovember 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    Thanks for this giveaway, Col! I'd love to win The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson. This author has been on my must-read list for a while now. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  9. TeresaNovember 9, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    Hi! Thanks for the giveaway! I'd pick Angel Angel by Elizabeth Taylor (or maybe Grossman's Armenian Sketchbook). I'm curious, why among Zola's works (and the Rougon-Macquart saga) choose The Belly of Paris?
    My email is teresa(dot)esteban(at)gmail(dot)com

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  10. ShanNovember 9, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Hi, I would love to win A High Wind in Jamaica. Thanks for hosting this giveaway, and I'm glad I've found a new blog to follow!
    good books and a cup of tea (at) live (dot) com

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  11. IsiNovember 9, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    Hi! I'm following on Twitter, I've discovered your blog thanks to Judith and the Literary giveaway :)
    I would like to win one of the novels by Nancy Mitford, Hons and Rebels.
    My email is: fromisi.orejas(at)gmail(dot)com

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  12. Nathalie TNovember 9, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    I would like to request Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. I've been interested in the King Arthur Legend for years and I would like to read this one and compare it to the other versions.
    natthereader(at)gmail(dot)com

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  13. IrielNovember 9, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Oh, so difficult to choose! I would love to win Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World or Lolita. Thank you for the giveaway!

    irielilla(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  14. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Thank you for this great giveaway! I would love to read A Moveable Feast. I love Hemingway and this is one I haven't read yet. My email address: emucoleman@gmail.com

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  15. VideoclimberNovember 9, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    I would love to read Lolita or Ghost Stories. Awesome picks! Thanks so much for the chance to win.
    videoclimber(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    There were so many books on the list, I got distracted and forgot what I was doing. What great fun! I've followed your blog via Twitter. I would select Hyperion by Dan Simmons, if I won. Thanks for the giveaway. michelle_willms@yahoo.com

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  17. Ana Death DuarteNovember 9, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    Thanks so much for the giveaway ^^

    I'd love to win a copy of Lolita ^^

    personaldeath (at} gmail {dot) com

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  18. Katie @ Words for WormsNovember 9, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    I would adore a copy of Remains of the Day! Thank you for holding this giveaway! I'm wordsforworms@gmail.com

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  19. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love to win Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

    bookwormsusanna AT gmail DOT com

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  20. Amber TerryNovember 9, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    I would love to read Excellent Women by Barbara Pym. Thank you for the chance to win! (Following via GFC: Amber Terry)

    starry_night1987@yahoo.com

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  21. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    I'd love to win On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com
    Following: GFC: BookAttict
    Twitter: @BookAttict

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  22. AnonymousNovember 9, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    Thanks for hosting this! I love the mix of books you blog about here, so I've tucked your site into my RSS feed reader and followed you on Twitter.

    From your list, I'd most like to win a copy of Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. He's one of my favorite authors, and while I really enjoyed this book I don't have a copy of it in my collection for re-reads.

    Candiss - kandake (at) gmail (dot) com

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  23. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzNovember 9, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    I've read lots on your list, but I've yet to read an Elizabeth Taylor. Thank you for this giveaway! I'm an old follower. Debnance at google dot com

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  24. UnknownNovember 9, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    the great gatsby!!! charlee.alsup@yahoo.com

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  25. DeniseNovember 9, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    I would like to read Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.I follow by GFC.
    denannduvall@gmail.com

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  26. Sarika PatkotwarNovember 9, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    You have a wonderful list up there, Col! All those books seem good and I was quite happy to see Khaled Hosseini's name on it. If I win, I'd go with a Thomas Hardy book or War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy- have been dying to read that one since long now. Thank you for the giveaway!

    Email- sarikapatkotwar(at)gmail(dot)com

    Sarika @ The Readdicts

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  27. Jo @ Booklover Book ReviewsNovember 10, 2013 at 1:49 AM

    What an amazing list to choose from Col. If I were lucky enough to have my number come up I would love a copy of Sorokin's The Queue - sounds right up my alley. (bookwordlover@gmail.com)

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  28. AshfaNovember 10, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    Hmm love the sound of The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

    blackcapballistics AT gmail DOT com

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  29. AnonymousNovember 10, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    I'd love to read Voltaire in Love!

    accademico.note(at)gmail(dot)com

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  30. Mimi SmithNovember 10, 2013 at 4:36 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South.

    mimismithblue AT gmail DOT com

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  31. MarieNovember 10, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    I've been wanting to read Barbara Pym so badly. I'd love a copy of Excellent Women! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Mcstone84 at gmail dot com

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  32. IsaNovember 10, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    I've wanted to read Lolita for so long now but then I saw Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World and the concept sounds so interesting. I'm not sure, I'll maybe go with Lolita? Anyhow thank you for the giveaway, enjoy your day! :)

    visabellad(at)gmail.com

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  33. UnknownNovember 10, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    I'd probably choose Lolita as I've heard about it but never had a chance to read it.

    xsweeteternityx(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  34. guiltlessreaderNovember 10, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    Nice to meet you Col! There's a lot in that list :) I'd love to win either Murakami's Hardboiled ... or Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day ... or Lolita. If I win :)

    Ejoy your Sunday :)

    readerrabbit22 at gmail.com

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  35. AnonymousNovember 10, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Thanks for this chance to win! What a coincidence. I'm also hosting a giveaway for this blog hop and I also participate in the classics club. :) I didn't even know there was a book of Pinocchio, but I really want to enter to win this book!

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  36. UnknownNovember 10, 2013 at 3:13 PM

    Hi! I'd love to win American Gods by Neil Gaiman
    books@judithvictoriadouglas(dot)com

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  37. AnnieNovember 10, 2013 at 3:32 PM

    Such an amazing list with so many wonderful books but I have chosen one that I would love to read and it is A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway.
    thanks annmirjem@hotmail.com

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  38. UnknownNovember 10, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    Ok, this was tough! I saw so many that were interesting - my TBR list has grown :)
    At first I thought I was going to go with High Fidelity and once and for all prove to my significant other books are better than movies. But then I spotted Catch-22 by Joseph Heller and knew I had to list that one. So, I'm sure I'll be happy either way, Catch-22 is the final decision.
    Thanks for the giveaway! Its fun to find new reading material (even when the material is old classics) and new blogs. Glad you were a part of the giveaway!
    ghwasd (at) gmail (dot) com

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  39. MelisaNovember 10, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Hi, I'd love to have War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Thanks for the giveaway!

    elsa_maran at yahoo dot com

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  40. LindseyNovember 10, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    I was just thinking that I need to read some more classics. I would pick North and South!

    Lindsey.Stefan@comcast.net

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  41. Fanda ClassiclitNovember 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway, I'm your new follower :)
    I'd love to win Zola's The Belly of Paris.

    joviemaria at yahoo dot com

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  42. UnknownNovember 11, 2013 at 12:42 AM

    I'd love to win Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :D
    cohlesguerra@gmail.com

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  43. SayNovember 11, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    I saw many that were interesting. But I chose Nabokov, Vladimir: Lolita. Thank you so much for the giveaway.Id also would love to follow updates by email.
    say_yap@ymail.com

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  44. MysticaNovember 11, 2013 at 5:34 AM

    A Nancy Mitford book please! thanks for offering such a wide choice.

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  45. UnknownNovember 11, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    You have so many great books on your classics list. It was difficult to choose just one! I decided The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy was the one. I've wanted to read this book for a long time. Hopefully, even if I don't win it, I'll remember to pick up a copy while shopping!

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  46. GigiNovember 11, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    I'd like Kerouac, Jack: On the Road
    ilepachequin(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  47. Kaizen Fashion ProjectNovember 11, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Great idea & fun giveaway! I'd choose Gatsby!
    heatheranne99 at gmail dot com

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  48. UnknownNovember 11, 2013 at 11:33 PM

    I would choose Lolita! Thank you for the giveaway! ^_^

    kj_cris@yahoo.com

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  49. neerNovember 12, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway. I think I'll choose FANTOMAS because it's totally new to me.

    neerrr(at)gmail(dot)com

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  50. EllisaNovember 12, 2013 at 5:08 AM

    Hi, thank you soo much for the giveaway! That's an interesting list. Let's see, I think I'd choose Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami.

    my email is daesungie at gmail dot com.

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  51. orianaNovember 12, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    i would like to read Gogol, Nikolay: Dead Souls
    follow you
    twitter @dionisia2012
    GFC oriana
    thanks!!
    orianoflaATgmailDOTcom

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  52. Suz ReadsNovember 12, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win and get The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald!

    klaxon63350 (at) mypacks (dot) net

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  53. JayfrNovember 12, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    I've not read Murakami, Haruki: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, and I like his other books.

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  54. BookLadyNovember 12, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    I would love to win a copy of The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin because I enjoy fantasy. Thanks for the great giveaway!
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  55. DovileNovember 12, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    I've been wanting to read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain for some time. Thank you for the chance!

    spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

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  56. KristiaNovember 12, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    I'd choose a book by Elizabeth Gasksell, not sure which one yet. Thank you for the giveaway :)

    milkristia(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  57. SwordlilyNovember 12, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    I'd maybe choose The Great Gatsby :)
    thanks :)
    swordlily_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  58. MaeNovember 12, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Thanks for this opportunity! I would love to read either Lolita or Middlemarch.

    maevalentine39 [at] gmail [dot] com

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  59. ikkinlalaNovember 12, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    I'd like to read The Long Ships. Thanks for the opportunity!

    ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca

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  60. LisamarieNovember 12, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    I would like to read Lolita

    tropicalsunlover05(at) yahoo(dot)com

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  61. UnknownNovember 13, 2013 at 2:34 AM

    I'd like to read Lolita. Thanks for the chance!

    masha at heartinghandmade dot com

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  62. DindaNovember 13, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    I would like to read North and South. Thanks for the giveaway!

    dl(dot)love(dot)freedom(at)gmail(dot)com

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  63. UnknownNovember 13, 2013 at 8:36 PM

    I would love Dead Souls by Gogol, Nikolay. ;)
    anne.j2 [at] gmail.com

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