Reading The 1000 Books to Read Before I Die

“I know they will remember all I said to them, that they will be loving children to you, will do their duty faithfully, fight their bosom enemies bravely, and conquer themselves so beautifully that when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women." Mr. March Happy Holidays 1000 Bookies! I hope everyone had a great holiday and I wish you a healthy and productive New Year!   I wish you a New Year where you make the time to read.   The next stop on the 1000 Books to Read Before You Die is a classic tale of love, family and loss, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.   I chose to read this timeless novel because of the release of the new film. I wanted to be able to compare the classic book with the latest movie.   I thoroughly enjoyed reading Little Women .   As the father of three daughters and the uncle of several nieces I recommend to any father or uncle with young ladies in their lives to read Little Women . The story ...

Hey 1000 Bookies-- Happy Holidays! As we travel through  the holiday season --we have a guest blogger--our good friend Jonathan Hanson.  Jonathan is discussing the granddaddy of holiday books--A Christmas Carol.  To me, this is the greatest book ever written.  Charles Dickens literally invented or reinvigorated the modern holiday season with his book.  I read A Christmas Carol every year to my kids and watch every version from the original talker with Sir Seymour Hicks to the version with Reginald Owen (Admiral Boom from Mary Poppins) and Alistair Sim, from the musical version with Albert Finney (Hercule Perot & Daddy Warbucks) to the more haunting version with George C. Scott.  Last Year the BBC Show Dickensian featured characters from Dicken's novels trying to solve the murder of Jacob Marley.  Literature is complete with references and allusions to the Christmas Carol.  Merry Christmas!!!  A Christmas Carol by Charles D...