tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post4410294185519439914..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: #National Novel Reading Month EndsJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10652166284794618062012-01-31T21:22:05.616-05:002012-01-31T21:22:05.616-05:00I agree completely about Simone's Secret Six. ...I agree completely about Simone's Secret Six. I'm still angry that it was cancelled (though she probably couldn't have got away with a three-way lesbian marriage if the book hadn't been over).Anthony Lee Collinshttp://www.u-town.com/collinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-55567998752693000092012-01-31T21:17:37.424-05:002012-01-31T21:17:37.424-05:00Hi. I just popped in from Theresa's blog.
Gra...Hi. I just popped in from Theresa's blog.<br /><br />Gravity's Rainbow is well worth reading (and it is better than The Crying of Lot 49, IMHO), but I've never held it in as high esteem as some do. I think Mason & Dixon is his masterpiece (it's certainly his most virtuosic use of the English language), and I'm crazy about Inherent Vice (probably literally: I read it over and over for about five months, posted endlessly about it on my blog, etc.). If you can't get through GR (and most people have to try a few times before they get momentum going), try Inherent Vice.Anthony Lee Collinshttp://www.u-town.com/collinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-74426647158155234332012-01-31T15:25:40.973-05:002012-01-31T15:25:40.973-05:00That's an interesting question, TS. I don'...That's an interesting question, TS. I don't tend to compartmentalize books that way, so it's difficult to think of more than one immediately. Gail Simone's Secret Six had a surprising and excellent love plotline (actually two of them, though the latter was demented) - though since it's sequential art, some readers might dismiss it.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-56304483144180771012012-01-31T15:18:04.084-05:002012-01-31T15:18:04.084-05:00I don't know if I've ever read Sparks. Luc...I don't know if I've ever read Sparks. Lucky me, none of these movies made me weepy.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-54669021502816145112012-01-31T15:17:15.484-05:002012-01-31T15:17:15.484-05:00A couple friends have told me Austen began to mast...A couple friends have told me Austen began to master her craft in Persuasion. I'm looking at it as the second book of hers I might try.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-67530736598699177552012-01-31T13:41:06.712-05:002012-01-31T13:41:06.712-05:00I kept telling him to read the zombie one! It was ...I kept telling him to read the zombie one! It was hilarious and the characters had much more deserving ends.Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-49789173896925891092012-01-31T12:33:38.850-05:002012-01-31T12:33:38.850-05:00Oh what's a little teasing between friends? :D...Oh what's a little teasing between friends? :D The closest I got to a classic was watching Jane Eyre on TV the other night. I think I'd like to give the book a try now.<br /><br />Also out of curiosity. Are there any books featuring a love story you particularly enjoyed, that were written by women?Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-53022762713578737122012-01-31T12:26:58.805-05:002012-01-31T12:26:58.805-05:00I really enjoyed 'Hound of the Baskervilles...I really enjoyed 'Hound of the Baskervilles' - my first intro to Sherlock Holmes lit. Now that I know I like Doyle's style, I'm sure I'll read more of it in the future. <br /><br />Thanks again for the great idea of reading a classic this month. I thoroughly enjoyed it!Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-58011923002364665032012-01-31T12:25:12.825-05:002012-01-31T12:25:12.825-05:00Ha... yeah, I bet you'd enjoy the zombie versi...Ha... yeah, I bet you'd enjoy the zombie version. Almost same text in many areas with strikingly different situations! It was hilarious.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61305831315167233002012-01-31T12:24:07.320-05:002012-01-31T12:24:07.320-05:00I enjoyed P&P also, but I liked 'Persuasio...I enjoyed P&P also, but I liked 'Persuasion' by Austen better. I think examining every line is the point. AFter all, the society is so stiffled (by today's standards anyway) that the heroine's spend most of their time doing exactly that- trying to find the meaning in every look and offhand remark.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-77586291320198708992012-01-31T12:06:45.228-05:002012-01-31T12:06:45.228-05:00I read Jane Eyre and enjoyed it. It's not on m...I read Jane Eyre and enjoyed it. It's not on my list of favorite classics (like Pride & Prejudice is), but I'd likely reread it at some point in the future and I'm glad I finally took the time to read it in the first place. <br /><br />My guess on the movie: The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, or any other Nicholas Sparks novel turned movie...I know he's secretly your favorite writer ever.Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-90462611324948317112012-01-31T11:08:42.651-05:002012-01-31T11:08:42.651-05:00No, though that book sounds much more in my comfor...No, though that book sounds much more in my comfort zone. How sizable was it?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-27732645387179708692012-01-31T11:07:46.049-05:002012-01-31T11:07:46.049-05:00That makes my eventual reading more intimidating, ...That makes my eventual reading more intimidating, as The Crying of Lot 49 was so compulsive a read and Gravity's Rainbow is so much longer. Still looking forward to this.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-90737628555439688482012-01-31T11:07:04.762-05:002012-01-31T11:07:04.762-05:00Nice tries, Matt, but I haven't even sat throu...Nice tries, Matt, but I haven't even sat through any of those flicks in their entirety. What made you cry about The Cure?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-66339068350699999592012-01-31T10:30:18.697-05:002012-01-31T10:30:18.697-05:00You should've read the zombie version.
And th...You should've read the zombie version.<br /><br />And the movie you are embarrassed you cried at is:<br /><br />Titanic. Bride Wars. Twilight. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. <br /><br />Top movie that makes me cry: The Cure (1995)Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731741347561501172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-72271018146935683992012-01-31T10:05:16.050-05:002012-01-31T10:05:16.050-05:00I loved "Pride and Prejudice", and plan ...I loved "Pride and Prejudice", and plan to re-read it again soon to renew that love.<br /><br />Still working on Gravity's Rainbow. It's marvelous, a fantastically funny and inventive book, but it's 700 pages of high-density prose. Some books you can hoover down a paragraph or even a page at a time. This one forces you to consider every single line, even word by word. It's like climbing a really rough trail - exhilarating, but you can only do a mile at a time before having to stop and rest.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-55179238057017899212012-01-31T09:46:47.309-05:002012-01-31T09:46:47.309-05:00If it makes you feel any better, i've never be...If it makes you feel any better, i've never been accused of being a chauvinist, crass or a man and I still had serious issues with it (I don't want to say I hated it, but I certainly didn't enjoy it).<br />And I think Joker and Harley's romance is far more fulfilling. (BTW, did you get the visual history of the Joker? I got that for Dave for his birthday, he was pretty excited about it.)Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.com