tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post4140742158846885116..comments2023-11-11T23:38:40.663-08:00Comments on tangobaby: So You Think You Can Read?tangobabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-91885703006444240192008-08-15T14:00:00.000-07:002008-08-15T14:00:00.000-07:00ummm...yeah so i've been totally slow on respo...ummm...yeah so i've been totally slow on responding to this. it's not that i didn't read your list & love it & feel inspired to make one too. i've just been so swamped with other things lately i can barely take the time to put up very quick posts on my own blog. sigh. but i do want to do this ~ i really do. maybe next week will be better?? i do adore you tb!studio wellspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677911949552675775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-88442931695873264962008-08-12T12:54:00.000-07:002008-08-12T12:54:00.000-07:00Bienvenue Tomate!I'm so glad to see you here (I th...Bienvenue Tomate!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to see you here (I think you found me via FogBay as I'm not familiar with the other blog) because I thought perhaps that you had retired. I enjoyed your blog and will add you to my blogroll.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, Le Petit Prince is a magical book. I used to read it, a version in French in one hand and an English version in the other as a guide. It's a story that is timeless.<BR/><BR/>I think when I read Germinal, I was in college and it was the right mood for me. I thought it was depressing too, but so well written.<BR/><BR/>As to the allure of Catcher in the Rye, it's a book that speaks to your heart when you are a teenager and everyone is wrong except for you. There are certain books that make an impact on you that because you can relate to the character so well, and I think Catcher is one of those books for some people.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the reminder about The Glass Castle! I have been meaning to read that for some time now and other books always get in the way. I have heard nothing but good things about it. And I totally agree with you about Frank McCourt. I read Angela's Ashes a long time ago, and that was enough for me.<BR/><BR/>;-)tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-53710526313190211302008-08-11T23:30:00.000-07:002008-08-11T23:30:00.000-07:00By the way, if you want a good book, pick up a cop...By the way, if you want a good book, pick up a copy of The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls. It's a memoir, and you might think at first glance that it's just another hard-luck story, but just give it a chance and see what happens. I just couldn't wait to get back in the commute every day so I could get back to the story. Frank McCourt, by comparison, is a little tedious and depressing.Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-75690895371268972832008-08-11T23:22:00.000-07:002008-08-11T23:22:00.000-07:00Hello. I couldn't sleep so I started following li...Hello. I couldn't sleep so I started following links and I got here from Don Kinney's link to the beautiful SF Blog, then to you...<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see "The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint Exupery" on the list of books you love. I read it once every 10 years since I'm a little kid, and every time, I find an angle I missed before. Seriously!<BR/><BR/>As to Zola, I found him so utterly depressing when I first read him years ago, it was just agony getting through the book. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I gotta ask, what is the big deal with Catcher in the Rye in this country? I read it, nothing jumped out... ???Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-53374996960258844572008-08-11T11:19:00.000-07:002008-08-11T11:19:00.000-07:00Hi Carol,Welcome to my blog and thank you for not ...Hi Carol,<BR/><BR/>Welcome to my blog and thank you for not holding it against me that I am somewhat shallow. (For the record, I did not see the film, either. My impressions are based on nothing of actual experience.)<BR/><BR/>I am hopping on over across the pond to visit your blog right now!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>Hi Relyn,<BR/><BR/>Oh goody! I'm looking forward to reading your list tomorrow then. I just did enjoy your G's.<BR/><BR/>xoxotangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-75507428747174655642008-08-10T21:46:00.000-07:002008-08-10T21:46:00.000-07:00Done! That was fun. Posting it on Tuesday. Tomo...Done! That was fun. Posting it on Tuesday. Tomorrow is the next letter in Alphabetica. Your comments cracked me up. That is also why I have never considered Captain Corelli's Mandolin.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-26123025250050505372008-08-10T04:34:00.000-07:002008-08-10T04:34:00.000-07:00There are copies of Captain Corelli's that don't h...There are copies of Captain Corelli's that don't have Cage on the front *lol* I would recommend reading it because it's funny, tragic and a wonderful story... and just totally disregard everything that was in the film (a very, very poor adaptation)<BR/><BR/>Loving your list so far :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-37633507381107510092008-08-09T13:40:00.000-07:002008-08-09T13:40:00.000-07:00Hi Johanna,I think you'll agree that this is kind ...Hi Johanna,<BR/><BR/>I think you'll agree that this is kind of a bizarre list, half composed of books you have to read in freshman college English and half of the recent best-sellers and prize winners. There were a few I had not heard of and some that I think should have been on the list.<BR/><BR/>I'm not surprised that you have some crossover with me...when does that NOT happen? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Maybe sometime you'll make your list and let us take a peek.<BR/><BR/>Hi christina,<BR/><BR/>I love that you love that book too! I just could not stop reading it and was so sorry to see it end. One thing about reading a book like that is that feeling of newness. You can never re-read a book and capture that excited feeling a second time. <BR/><BR/>So I'm always looking for books that make me feel like that.<BR/><BR/>Hi debi,<BR/><BR/>Welcome to my blog, and I'm glad I added some mirth to your day. I think everything went downhill for Nic Cage after Raising Arizona and his hair transplants, what do you think? Somehow, I think we're on the same page about that.<BR/><BR/>Hey b,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the chastisement. I bet there are a lot of serious blogs you can read where no one writes anything silly.<BR/><BR/>Hi julochka,<BR/><BR/>I loved your list and you did make me think what my top 5 books might be. Let alone a top 100. I'll be interested to see what you come up with. I agree with you that this list is random and oddly arranged.tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-78377970702797046842008-08-09T10:30:00.000-07:002008-08-09T10:30:00.000-07:00hello dahling, as you know, i have done it and i'm...hello dahling, as you know, i have done it and i'm not really as grumpy about you tagging me as it sounded. i was out very, very late last night and the html tags for striking through were very nearly beyond me. :-) but i'm better now and even having a glass of wine. i'm glad i did this meme, it's always fun to think about books. i still say i'm going to come up with what i think MY top 100 must-reads are...i'm already pondering THAT list.<BR/><BR/>hope you're feeling better!!!julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-49432997354959124182008-08-08T18:59:00.000-07:002008-08-08T18:59:00.000-07:00Shame you'll never read Captain Corelli's Mandolin...Shame you'll never read Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and for such a silly "reason." I've read most of the books on this list and would say Corelli's is in the top 5 books I've ever read.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602666248281107123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-80144575380633411682008-08-08T15:45:00.000-07:002008-08-08T15:45:00.000-07:00OMG! I got as far as the Nicolas Cage comment and...OMG! I got as far as the Nicolas Cage comment and commenced to laughing so hard I had to stop. <BR/><BR/>But I WAS doing really well!<BR/><BR/>:) Debid smith kaich joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450581639610967780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-11517562955868056962008-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:002008-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:00Would you believe that # 59 is one of my all time ...Would you believe that # 59 is one of my all time favorites?! That seals the deal, we are officially sisters! As though I didn't already know this : )christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541888793748453425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-43257930751633767752008-08-08T10:59:00.000-07:002008-08-08T10:59:00.000-07:00Interesting list, TB. From looking at it, I find ...Interesting list, TB. From looking at it, I find that I'm pretty heavy on the classics, and increasingly lighter the more contemporary the list gets. You and I have a lot of crossover :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com