tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post7620756593458988231..comments2024-03-28T23:51:48.119-05:00Comments on Wild Olive: pilgrim's (slow) progressMolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-67193249733209293452013-02-21T11:23:35.815-06:002013-02-21T11:23:35.815-06:00Awesome! Did you see the reading plan in the comme...Awesome! Did you see the reading plan in the comments above? So far, I'm nearly on target...Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-15549252668927766952013-02-21T11:08:54.425-06:002013-02-21T11:08:54.425-06:00No way! I just downloaded it last week and started...No way! I just downloaded it last week and started reading it, too. I think it's the archaic language that makes it a tough read. But I want to power through it. :)floresitahttp://unafloresita.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-71111455603701447772013-02-19T15:52:45.639-06:002013-02-19T15:52:45.639-06:00I'm a huge Pride and Prejudice fan, but I also...I'm a huge Pride and Prejudice fan, but I also get what you've experienced. It's not an easy read, but it's sooooo worth it!Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-31932262978202881352013-02-19T15:49:11.917-06:002013-02-19T15:49:11.917-06:00Mine is Pride and Prejudice tried to read it for a...Mine is Pride and Prejudice tried to read it for an advanced class in High school, couldn't read it - ended up not taking the class. I have also tried for the past 4 years(picked it up at least 3 times in the attempt to read), need to finaly accomplish this.Tiffany.TFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419227881791251734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-56718768355964499522013-02-19T08:15:12.898-06:002013-02-19T08:15:12.898-06:00to devote time and valuable really worth sharing. ...to devote time and valuable really worth sharing. thanks ..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.e-sutesisatcisi.com/" rel="nofollow">su tesisatçı</a>volkan beyinizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235165390140662793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-1872728591675478132013-02-17T18:03:36.159-06:002013-02-17T18:03:36.159-06:00I'm reading the unabridged version of War and ...I'm reading the unabridged version of War and Peace. It's huge and with teeny tiny print. :) So, even though I've read over 80 pages it looks like I've only read a tiny bit... because, well, compared to how much there is to read I have only read a tiny bit. :) It is not as difficult to get through as I feared, though. Just difficult with a husband gone for work all the time and meJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244390872207828902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-17389133500472146972013-02-17T11:56:00.518-06:002013-02-17T11:56:00.518-06:00have you tried http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinds&...have you tried http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinds'_Feet_on_High_Places<br />it is a similar allegory and made pilgrims easier for me to understand...Katie Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792102237516981246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-23749273197114548442013-02-17T11:38:20.192-06:002013-02-17T11:38:20.192-06:00Thank you for the invitation. I have read this bo...Thank you for the invitation. I have read this book and though I enjoyed the story this is one book I would not want to read again. It's pages brings memories of both laughter and tears. Take your time as there is much to this allegory.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059132484156526262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-2929140247116750572013-02-16T22:20:44.321-06:002013-02-16T22:20:44.321-06:00Hi Molly! I'm Elisabeth or polka_dot_socks, I&...Hi Molly! I'm Elisabeth or polka_dot_socks, I've chatted with you a little bit on twitter! I have always had a tough time reading all the way through a book without stopping. I read half of Caddie Woodlawn when I was in 4th grade, and it wasn't until 6th grade that I started it again and finially finished it! Same thing happened with Little Women, and it has since become one of my Elisabethhttp://www.facebook.com/IAMIRONMANFORREALSBROnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-9933856124211624082013-02-16T21:19:55.632-06:002013-02-16T21:19:55.632-06:00I'm reading it with my daughter- we have a cop...I'm reading it with my daughter- we have a copy that has been broken down into 72 readings, which makes it easier :)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-47801041174074254402013-02-16T20:34:29.532-06:002013-02-16T20:34:29.532-06:00Hi Candy! Thanks, and it's good to "meet&...Hi Candy! Thanks, and it's good to "meet" you! Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-46651154429936030942013-02-16T20:24:49.867-06:002013-02-16T20:24:49.867-06:00Just wrote the above post...my name is Candy and h...Just wrote the above post...my name is Candy and have recently started following your posts...and enjoying them I might add.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-87302749132241778332013-02-16T20:23:01.640-06:002013-02-16T20:23:01.640-06:00Pilgrim's Progress is so worth getting through...Pilgrim's Progress is so worth getting through. I reread it every couple years as well as Hind's Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurrand. Such good reads. Pilgrims is very difficult to get through if you read the original version so read an updated one. The children's version is a good one to read to kids a few pages at a time during bedtime or story book time. It may help you grasp theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-10390195014869639872013-02-16T20:05:10.174-06:002013-02-16T20:05:10.174-06:00haha! that's a bit how I felt the first time I...haha! that's a bit how I felt the first time I read it! this now feels like a test to see if my tastes (or patience?) have changed over the years!Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-13140264553780038642013-02-16T20:04:14.969-06:002013-02-16T20:04:14.969-06:00That really sounds like the wise way to do it. Sma...That really sounds like the wise way to do it. Smaller bites are helpful, especially when you're doing something as a family!Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-13285874694841886902013-02-16T20:03:12.791-06:002013-02-16T20:03:12.791-06:00This is perfect! My goal will be to get to at leas...This is perfect! My goal will be to get to at least page 39 by next Saturday.Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-77911211679157373322013-02-16T20:02:28.505-06:002013-02-16T20:02:28.505-06:00This is making me so happy! Thanks for all the enc...This is making me so happy! Thanks for all the encouragement, and for joining in this reading pilgrimage!Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-14987080752348042212013-02-16T19:30:59.714-06:002013-02-16T19:30:59.714-06:00I started reading The Geography of Bliss by Eric W...I started reading The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner in November of 2010... and I'm still only a few chapters in. I'd gladly join in with helping each other get through books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-75451921858678723762013-02-16T16:38:09.379-06:002013-02-16T16:38:09.379-06:00Your blog is so charming, dear Mollie. I can highl...Your blog is so charming, dear Mollie. I can highly recommend Pilgrim's Progress and Hinds Feet on High Places. I have read both a couple of times and thoroughly enjoyed them. I wish you well.<br />Blessings~Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888547092318964711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-73491059319088807612013-02-16T15:07:02.521-06:002013-02-16T15:07:02.521-06:00I would love to read it with you! It has long been...I would love to read it with you! It has long been on my list of books to read. Our copy though belonged to my husbands uncle and was published in the early 20's. It's a beautiful illustrated copy yet fragile. I have never wanted to take the time to read it in a chair taking special care of it. I do most of my reading at night in bed. My son just got me a kindle. So now I will just TerriSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161769399124744018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-41293678919107813852013-02-16T15:03:35.849-06:002013-02-16T15:03:35.849-06:00I also had to read this book in high school. Not t...I also had to read this book in high school. Not to dissuade you, but I likened it to reading the phone book. Not that it isn't a brilliant story, I just found it repetitive. <br /><br />Perhaps I shall join you and finally finish reading Anna Karenina. I was rather enjoying the book. Though given I only have about 20 minutes a day to read, it may take me until school lets out in the spring Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-75958058555121429192013-02-16T13:52:18.481-06:002013-02-16T13:52:18.481-06:00You might try a normal modern english version and ...You might try a normal modern english version and not the old King James english version you have. I enjoyed reading it in regular modern english!karen608https://www.blogger.com/profile/12475931662014505249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-31402530969401773772013-02-16T12:54:53.078-06:002013-02-16T12:54:53.078-06:00I feel you, I got a book for Christmas that I have...I feel you, I got a book for Christmas that I have been wanting by one of my favorite authors--A Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling but it has been surprisingly hard for me to get through. She does amazing work, but there are so many characters and sub-plots that I have a hard time keeping up when my readings are so spaced out due to my busy schedule. Here's to reading a bit at a time until weBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351793342843771628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-71425617935082528222013-02-16T11:57:35.273-06:002013-02-16T11:57:35.273-06:00We just finished reading Pilgrim's Progress as...We just finished reading Pilgrim's Progress as a family read-aloud and I think our family's biggest challenge was deciding which allegorical elements to delve into and which ones to leave for "next time." :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-24405016520305553402013-02-16T11:30:37.627-06:002013-02-16T11:30:37.627-06:00I've always wanted to read PP, thanks to Littl...I've always wanted to read PP, thanks to Little Women! I'll see if I can figure out a way to get it on my iPod (it's old, so most reader apps won't work with my OS)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307119158765850624noreply@blogger.com