Hello classic crew and welcome to another discussion thread! I absolutely love our discussions here, so I’m excited to get back to it. Even though I haven’t had much time to read lately, I was wondering: if you could meet any author, dead or alive, who would it be? I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
I would like to meet Jane Austen. I think she knows how to live classically. I would also like to meet C.S Lewis. I think he would be interesting to talk to.
Oh my gosh this is so hard to answer. Can I answer with multiple? C.S. Lewis for sure. Dante. David McCullough (I think he is still alive). Charlotte Brönte. St. Augustine. I'm all over the place. What a great question!
Great list! I think it would be cool to meet Saint Augustine's mother, Saint Monica, who prayed for his conversion for 17 years before it happened. That woman had FAITH!
Jordan Peterson (seen him speak and he just seems like a lovely human) and JD Salinger. Catcher in the Rye was my favorite book as a kid and I cannot count how many times I’ve read it. What makes Salinger even more appealing to meet is the fact that he never wanted to meet any fans/readers and lived very secludedly (is that a word?).
Though they are very different types or writers and thinkers, I get the sense that they both deeply care about people and I like that.
I would love to meet Jane Austen, since she is such a classic, and Allison Pataki, since she has such an inspiring story of staying with her husband, despite him going through a major medical challenge.
I'd love to meet Charlotte Bronte, who wrote Jane Eyre, which is one of my favorite fiction books. I've read that portions of her novel were inspired from her real life and I'd love to ask her about that. She had two sisters, Emily and Anne, who also become novelists, so it would be fun to ask her about what growing up in a household like that was like!
Oh, I've seen that version! It's really good! I thought the 2011 movie with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender was pretty good, also, but I think my favorite is actually the 1983 BBC mini series. Of all the adaptations I've seen, that one followed the book most closely!
My pick would be Alfred, Lord Tennyson. His poetry is so unique, and after studying his life in a school project, I saw how much his faith in God gave him hope even through immense grief. Also, Moses. :)
I would like to meet Jane Austen. I think she knows how to live classically. I would also like to meet C.S Lewis. I think he would be interesting to talk to.
Jane Austen would be fascinating to talk to! And CS Lewis as well.
Yes - C.S. Lewis would be so cool to talk to!!
Those are both mine! Great choices!
Oh my gosh this is so hard to answer. Can I answer with multiple? C.S. Lewis for sure. Dante. David McCullough (I think he is still alive). Charlotte Brönte. St. Augustine. I'm all over the place. What a great question!
What an interesting list of people!
Great list! I think it would be cool to meet Saint Augustine's mother, Saint Monica, who prayed for his conversion for 17 years before it happened. That woman had FAITH!
Oh my goodness yes. If I could have a quarter of the faith she had, I wouldn't worry so much about my husband and kids!
J.K. Rowling! I’d love to chat with the author who defined my childhood and always made me feel comforted with her books :)
Also Charlotte Brontë! I absolutely love Jane Eyre
This is so difficult! Maybe Dostoevsky, or Karl Ove Knausgård. Also Otessa Moshfegh, her books are quite interesting haha
Jordan Peterson (seen him speak and he just seems like a lovely human) and JD Salinger. Catcher in the Rye was my favorite book as a kid and I cannot count how many times I’ve read it. What makes Salinger even more appealing to meet is the fact that he never wanted to meet any fans/readers and lived very secludedly (is that a word?).
Though they are very different types or writers and thinkers, I get the sense that they both deeply care about people and I like that.
I love that!
I would love to meet Jane Austen, since she is such a classic, and Allison Pataki, since she has such an inspiring story of staying with her husband, despite him going through a major medical challenge.
I'd love to meet Charlotte Bronte, who wrote Jane Eyre, which is one of my favorite fiction books. I've read that portions of her novel were inspired from her real life and I'd love to ask her about that. She had two sisters, Emily and Anne, who also become novelists, so it would be fun to ask her about what growing up in a household like that was like!
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite novels too!! I discovered it in high school and have read it several times since. ☺️
Oh, cool! Have you seen any of the movie or TV adaptations of it?
Yes - my favorite is the one with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. It is harder to find, but definitely worth the watch. :)
How about you?
Oh, I've seen that version! It's really good! I thought the 2011 movie with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender was pretty good, also, but I think my favorite is actually the 1983 BBC mini series. Of all the adaptations I've seen, that one followed the book most closely!
I haven’t seen the 1983 version yet, but it looks like it is on BritBox, so I will have to watch it sometime. Thank you for the suggestion!
Yay, enjoy! :)
My pick would be Alfred, Lord Tennyson. His poetry is so unique, and after studying his life in a school project, I saw how much his faith in God gave him hope even through immense grief. Also, Moses. :)
I would have to go with Gary Larson. I love how he can take everyday things and make them funny.
That sounds fascinating! I'd love to eavesdrop on those conversations.