tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post6000175858822215585..comments2024-01-09T21:58:47.422-06:00Comments on Protest and Hyperbole: Let's Talk About Me(me)Sassmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-11019694504973757702007-10-14T19:36:00.000-06:002007-10-14T19:36:00.000-06:00I agree. Ann Rand is a turd.I agree. Ann Rand is a turd.bukwessulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01430235468608238609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-44023154552666664612007-10-08T20:13:00.000-06:002007-10-08T20:13:00.000-06:00I know my dad taught The Iliad and The Odyssey, an...I know my dad taught The Iliad and The Odyssey, and I'm pretty sure he assigned Moby-Dick. There must have been others from this list but I don't remember. We didn't go to his school, so my experience with his syllabus mostly came from using the back of extra copies of quizzes for scratch paper.<BR/><BR/>The list comes from LibraryThing, which is a site for people to catalog their personal book collections. If this list is the unread ones, it represents the books people buy but don't read. So the things they think they SHOULD read but don't.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-30068266247161999822007-10-08T19:56:00.000-06:002007-10-08T19:56:00.000-06:00The Blind Assassin (which is like the best book in...The Blind Assassin (which is like the best book in the universe) and Oryx and Crake are by Margaret Atwood.<BR/>American Gods and Neverwhere are by Neil Gaiman. He wrote Stardust, which is in theatres now. I found it enjoyable in a large part due to Michelle Pfeiffer (spelling? hey it's not a poster!) Glad they made it before banning women from film.Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219056315789859147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-21252022560223287382007-10-08T19:34:00.000-06:002007-10-08T19:34:00.000-06:00I love Tolkien, but there's no way I'm touching th...I love Tolkien, but there's no way I'm touching the Silmarillion. I think that book requires obsession beyond love. <BR/><BR/>Over the course of your dad's career did he have kids read any from that list? 14 of the ones I checked had been assigned to me in some class or other. Not that I was necessarily grateful.<BR/><BR/>And I was thinking, if these books are all from a list of those most often NOT read, do you think there's a good reason?Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219056315789859147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-39898639069482978782007-10-08T13:54:00.000-06:002007-10-08T13:54:00.000-06:00Yeah, my dad, the literature teacher, was dismissi...Yeah, my dad, the literature teacher, was dismissive of Tolkien, so I was persuaded it was silly. I probably missed some magical moments, but I doubt it's be magic at this age.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-40109319878320243322007-10-08T12:02:00.000-06:002007-10-08T12:02:00.000-06:00L. Galadriel Gehner sez: The Silmarillion is by my...L. Galadriel Gehner sez: The Silmarillion is by my godfather, J. R. R. Tolkien. (But I think that you and I discussed once that Tolkien, worshipped by junior-high boys everywhere, just did not speak to us in the same way.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-361136531236504482007-10-07T18:44:00.000-06:002007-10-07T18:44:00.000-06:00You never heard of the Silmarillion?I hate Ayn Ran...You never heard of the Silmarillion?<BR/><BR/>I hate Ayn Rand too! No wonder we're friends.The Girl Who Was Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344311456793748082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-45821706273564154092007-10-07T14:11:00.000-06:002007-10-07T14:11:00.000-06:00You don't need the HTML!! There are formatting but...You don't need the HTML!! There are formatting buttons right on top of the window you type your entries into.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-11690593373857517022007-10-07T12:07:00.000-06:002007-10-07T12:07:00.000-06:00I'd do this sort of thing if I was smart enough to...I'd do this sort of thing if I was smart enough to know how to work HTML tags!<BR/><BR/>Happy reading, my Sassmaster friend.<BR/>-cKcKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361765660743618975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-39574269216460748002007-10-07T08:34:00.000-06:002007-10-07T08:34:00.000-06:00Well, I counted books on tape, but not anything el...Well, I counted books on tape, but not anything else. You can add whatever categories you like. <BR/><BR/>Also, the italicize, bold, and color buttons are at the top of the entry window.Sassmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360141438357032519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-65076807871712823072007-10-07T08:15:00.000-06:002007-10-07T08:15:00.000-06:00Now what counts as "read?" Do books on tape, comi...Now what counts as "read?" Do books on tape, comic book classics, and/or movies count?Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219056315789859147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137745797004379701.post-88111661385121002132007-10-07T08:09:00.000-06:002007-10-07T08:09:00.000-06:00OMG. I love booklists. You actually have heard o...OMG. I love booklists. You actually have heard of "Collapse" because Joe and I couldn't shut up about it on the canoe trip. And "The Blind Assassin?" That would be in my profile under "favorite books." <BR/><BR/>Now if only I knew how to italicize, bold, red and green things in this blog world.<BR/><BR/>And don't be afraid of the rabbits. I just read "Watership Down" this summer. I loved it.Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219056315789859147noreply@blogger.com