tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post8175594486964695990..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Getting to know you...StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59934513140625520212009-05-02T09:31:00.000+01:002009-05-02T09:31:00.000+01:00Whoa, Ulysses. I wonder when I'll get around to re...Whoa, Ulysses. I wonder when I'll get around to reading that.Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128566223301402687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-599789694126406252009-05-01T23:28:00.000+01:002009-05-01T23:28:00.000+01:00Nan, what a lovely thing to say, thank you!
And M...Nan, what a lovely thing to say, thank you!<br /><br />And Mel, I KNEW you'd say that - which is why I carefully wrote AUTObiography. The Nicole Kidman was a biography.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50247148883340767052009-05-01T12:43:00.000+01:002009-05-01T12:43:00.000+01:00Hi Simon, here's another non sequitur comment for ...Hi Simon, here's another non sequitur comment for you:<br /><br />I have presented you with a couple of awards on my blog, as I have immensely enjoyed reading what you have said since I joined the blogosphere.<br /><br />http://paperbackreader2.blogspot.com/2009/05/some-house-keeping.htmlPaperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36740939100816387542009-05-01T00:47:00.000+01:002009-05-01T00:47:00.000+01:00I cannot understand why, how or when Marina Warner...I cannot understand why, how or when Marina Warner decided to abandon her feminist principles and back derek walcott for the oxford chair of poetry given all the recent information that has emerged about the two, possibly three, female student sexual harrassment cases with which he has been implicated. What has happened to Marina? She must know about these cases so what is her logic as a woman, person, writer and feminist? See this debate for example <br />http://sethabramson.blogspot.com/2009/04/walcott-set-to-take-britains-second.html<br /><br />Thanks, RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81599535880574982332009-04-30T22:48:00.000+01:002009-04-30T22:48:00.000+01:00Oh you have done this too brilliant. I love readin...Oh you have done this too brilliant. I love reading peoples answers to these its very enlightening!Savidge Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188492593913938737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32473678078742448452009-04-30T22:01:00.000+01:002009-04-30T22:01:00.000+01:00Yes, I like Updike. John Updike, specifically.Yes, I like Updike. John Updike, specifically.colinhttp://www.colinjthomas.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34369039871663293672009-04-30T19:39:00.000+01:002009-04-30T19:39:00.000+01:00come on, break down and read a little Updike. The...come on, break down and read a little Updike. The Music School is a fine collection of stories by him and will give you a taste of New England prose. And, excuse me, you haven't read Goodnight Moon? By the way, do you like any Australian authors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19971116039609864912009-04-30T19:16:00.000+01:002009-04-30T19:16:00.000+01:00I know Updike can be long-winded, but his sentence...I know Updike can be long-winded, but his sentences are pondrously lovely and so exquisitely detailed (though this can make for heavy reading). His non-fiction and short personal essays are good fun, though.Christynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62969552469231026672009-04-30T16:14:00.000+01:002009-04-30T16:14:00.000+01:0018) Roth or Updike?
I've not read a word of either...18) Roth or Updike?<br />I've not read a word of either.<br /><br />19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?<br />I've not even heard of these people! Wow, I feel badly read.<br /><br />Don't feel the least bit badly. I've read your blog a long time now, and share most of your tastes or at least I think I know what you like - these four fellows would not make you a happy reader. And you are one of the best read persons I've ever known.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53067701583546617592009-04-30T15:01:00.000+01:002009-04-30T15:01:00.000+01:00"I've never been tempted to try those awful celebr..."I've never been tempted to try those awful celebrity autobiographies"... I remember stumbling across you reading Nicole Kidman's autobiography once. You fibber.Melhttp://tmelgeorge.spaces.live.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18092033480543920552009-04-30T14:07:00.000+01:002009-04-30T14:07:00.000+01:00I think I may have to pick up The Diary of a Provi...I think I may have to pick up The Diary of a Provincial Lady soon! I've been meaning to anyway.<br /><br />Here's mine: http://paperbackreader2.blogspot.com/2009/04/books-books-books.htmlPaperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-972304049545482332009-04-30T12:33:00.000+01:002009-04-30T12:33:00.000+01:00I adore Diary of a Provincial Lady, too.
I gave ...I adore Diary of a Provincial Lady, too. <br />I gave the meme a shot over at www.bookishnyc.typepad.com. It was fun; thanks for pointing it out--<br />KarenMiss Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345337756907241518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90416478707961411892009-04-30T09:00:00.000+01:002009-04-30T09:00:00.000+01:00Wow, bold statement 'anonymous' (if that is your r...Wow, bold statement 'anonymous' (if that is your real name) - and it might just cajoule me into reading it. Somehow I feel sure I won't like Updike...<br /><br />J.S.P. - no admiration necessary; we HAD to read it for a class. If I had my own way, I would never have done...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49032765338661363762009-04-30T05:56:00.000+01:002009-04-30T05:56:00.000+01:00good grief man, you really need to read more! Sta...good grief man, you really need to read more! Start with Updike Poorhouse Fair. Never has there been better prose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13294069057075816362009-04-30T01:10:00.000+01:002009-04-30T01:10:00.000+01:00I applaud you for having read Ulysses. I've always...I applaud you for having read Ulysses. I've always found it intimidating. I've thought about reading, but I don't think I'd enjoy it. And, if that's the case, why bother, you know?J.S. Peytonhttp://www.whosabiblioaddict.comnoreply@blogger.com