tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post3902247294942826729..comments2023-05-27T06:57:26.684-05:00Comments on A Great Books Reading Blog: UpcomingPederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979481342103258777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post-71700909737547515862016-03-08T07:13:38.962-06:002016-03-08T07:13:38.962-06:00re: jumping all over; I think that there is some l...re: jumping all over; I think that there is some logic in it, in that there are 'themes' that run through the selections. But I think that it become self-defeating. Especially without, as you say, a professor leading students through it all. I'm sure that they had good intentions when building the ten year plan, but it cries out for tweaking and revision.<br /><br />If I was doing the scorecard, I would now have three Plato, three Aristotle, the Odyssey and Ovid's Metamorphoses. I'll tack on Thucydides in a few weeks. Which is a fine score, but I think you're ahead of me, or soon will be!Pederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979481342103258777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post-27571384994933920312016-03-07T11:47:29.452-06:002016-03-07T11:47:29.452-06:00I have the Landmark Herodotus, which I'm just ...I have the Landmark Herodotus, which I'm just starting now. They are great books, aren't they?<br /><br />I think it's crazy the way that they have you jump all over. If you had a professor teaching you, who had the background to give or review before the read, it might be different, but to visit a part of the book, not see it for years, and then jump in again is nuts. <br /><br />Oh, and I've updated my scorecard. ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com