tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6464377423485536505..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Stuck-in-a-Book's Weekend MiscellanyStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48135459240438003922015-02-23T11:23:18.621+00:002015-02-23T11:23:18.621+00:00THANK you for writing about Oliver Sacks's pie...THANK you for writing about Oliver Sacks's piece in the NY Times: I would have missed it otherwise and I so admire the man's courage, his thoughtful enquiries into the states of our minds, his eloquent writing and his philosophical gratefulness in the face of death.Angela Younghttp://www.angela-young.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52819229788878742562015-02-23T02:48:32.292+00:002015-02-23T02:48:32.292+00:00That podcast sounds fun - will have to check it ou...That podcast sounds fun - will have to check it out on my commute tomorrow.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58246760345677070032015-02-23T01:38:00.976+00:002015-02-23T01:38:00.976+00:00We were so sad to read the news about Oliver Sacks...We were so sad to read the news about Oliver Sacks at our house, but also excited to read that he's got another autobio coming out. You shouldn't feel shamed about the Isaiah reference - esp. since I've got about 20 years on you! :) Off to try the quiz... Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32561351296222255532015-02-22T22:57:33.129+00:002015-02-22T22:57:33.129+00:00It is very moving, and very positive. I wouldn'...It is very moving, and very positive. I wouldn't expect anything else from him. I don't think he has a negative or cynical bone in his body.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28530210715131463912015-02-22T22:57:03.547+00:002015-02-22T22:57:03.547+00:00It is astonishing that the film is as good as it e...It is astonishing that the film is as good as it ended up, as it does seem like an unfilmable book.<br /><br />And dull films are definitely the worst, but there is a special joy to outright terrible films!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65016669487816145032015-02-22T22:56:20.997+00:002015-02-22T22:56:20.997+00:00I've read three or four of Hanff's books, ...I've read three or four of Hanff's books, and have a few more waiting, so I'm sure I will!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6683751275996884872015-02-22T22:55:57.566+00:002015-02-22T22:55:57.566+00:00Isn't it lovely? I've only read it once - ...Isn't it lovely? I've only read it once - but have also read Q's Legacy, which is a sort of behind the scenes about writing 84CCR, and its success - you will love it.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85182594799358007252015-02-22T22:55:15.580+00:002015-02-22T22:55:15.580+00:00Good work, Karen!
My copy has edged its way ever c...Good work, Karen!<br />My copy has edged its way ever closer to my attention... hopefully this year will be the year of reading it.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38005022409895630402015-02-22T18:49:15.193+00:002015-02-22T18:49:15.193+00:00I thought of you when I saw the gutting news about...I thought of you when I saw the gutting news about Oliver Sachs - I can't bear it and couldn't actually bear to read the whole piece, even though I knew it would be amazing. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13106530106465422602015-02-22T18:47:58.779+00:002015-02-22T18:47:58.779+00:00Ha - the Scent of Green Papayas went on for EVER a...Ha - the Scent of Green Papayas went on for EVER and I thought I was a bad person for being bored. I can still remember how bored I was and I saw it in about 1993 ... LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50509063418734891992015-02-22T15:21:21.142+00:002015-02-22T15:21:21.142+00:00Oh, time for a rewatch of 84CCR. Love love love i...Oh, time for a rewatch of 84CCR. Love love love it.That was one book that I said couldn't possibly be made into a film. How wrong I was.<br /><br />No, I don't love bad films. I generally ignore their existance. But I truly loath dull dull films that I get suckered into seeing at a theatre, where I can't just shut it off. A River Runs Through It was bad enough, but The Scent of Green Papayas was the dullest ever.<br /><br />Sorry to rant. No, I'm not.Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60772404918830236022015-02-22T10:42:51.850+00:002015-02-22T10:42:51.850+00:00Glad you like the sound of Letter from New York Si...Glad you like the sound of Letter from New York Simon, I have a feeling you would love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55840923889306977302015-02-21T21:26:55.112+00:002015-02-21T21:26:55.112+00:00Thank you for linking to the Helene Hanff review -...Thank you for linking to the Helene Hanff review - I LOVED 84 Charing Cross Road. I may have read it 3 times in one weekend at one point. I didn't know she'd had other books published so yay! I'm also currently listening to the How Did This Get Made podcast on the movie Toys. I am cautious, because it's one of my fave movies, but at the same time I do acknowledge that it is one WEIRD movie!Sarahhttp://tbrtuesday.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2694702126087844102015-02-21T18:58:53.206+00:002015-02-21T18:58:53.206+00:00I surprised myself on the quiz with a 7/10 score!...I surprised myself on the quiz with a 7/10 score! :) Letter from New York sounds just wonderful - I have a copy lurking too! <br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com