tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post3694770758753082256..comments2023-10-29T09:58:28.591-04:00Comments on Scarlet Hip: Tuesday Ten #7Scarlet Hiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755027348114773769noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-83582006119103414572007-09-28T20:51:00.000-04:002007-09-28T20:51:00.000-04:00Your #1 is in my top 5. Also? Barbara Kingsolver...Your #1 is in my top 5. Also? Barbara Kingsolver: Prodigal Summer and Poisonwood Bible. Yum!Spinning Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357092955594187207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-11988105692467658692007-09-26T15:54:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:54:00.000-04:00No "The Catcher in the Rye?" I had you figured as ...No "The Catcher in the Rye?" I had you figured as a definite Holden fan. And no David Sedaris...but this is Favorites, so it would be hard to pick just one. TKAM is definitely on mine.<BR/><BR/>Hey, Stephen Colbert's new book is imminent: I Am America (And You Can, Too!)Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-20091483083348265552007-09-26T09:24:00.000-04:002007-09-26T09:24:00.000-04:00*LOVE* To Kill A Mockingbird. One of my very fave...*LOVE* To Kill A Mockingbird. One of my very faves.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252114894311470243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-83413817205633378492007-09-26T09:12:00.000-04:002007-09-26T09:12:00.000-04:00This is me agreeing with Bill's comment. How can ...This is me agreeing with Bill's comment. How can that <B><I>not</B></I> make you want to read the rest of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-17171353883590410612007-09-25T23:34:00.000-04:002007-09-25T23:34:00.000-04:00"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, C..."Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."<BR/><BR/>I love that opening.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626912199632170858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-39548576602107860022007-09-25T22:37:00.000-04:002007-09-25T22:37:00.000-04:00"I think I'll be a clown when I get grown," said D..."I think I'll be a clown when I get grown," said Dill. "Yes, sir, a clown.... There ain't one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so I'm gonna join the circus and laugh my head off." "You got it backwards, Dill," said Jem. "Clowns are sad, it's folks that laugh at them." "Well, I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at the folks." <BR/><BR/>My favorite banned book of all time ... more evidence that we are kindred spirits/separated at birth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-71681864864475585582007-09-25T18:42:00.000-04:002007-09-25T18:42:00.000-04:00I bought the Marquez book, but haven't had a chanc...I bought the Marquez book, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. Great selections though indeed.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-88628755187593840202007-09-25T18:28:00.000-04:002007-09-25T18:28:00.000-04:00Brooke:I LOVED The Giving Tree, A Wrinkle in Time,...Brooke:<BR/>I LOVED The Giving Tree, A Wrinkle in Time, and America. Actually I laughed so hard at the part about how the Supreme Court deliberates in secret that Pepsi shot out of my nose.<BR/><BR/>I fall into the hated 100 Years of Solitude-camp. So sorry.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526227179179878988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-73622758147966354602007-09-25T18:02:00.000-04:002007-09-25T18:02:00.000-04:00A favorite of mine from high school is Beowulf. I ...A favorite of mine from high school is Beowulf. I just found out that a movie is coming out I think in November.Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543709819692124443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-2783349541229869822007-09-25T13:56:00.000-04:002007-09-25T13:56:00.000-04:00Papillion?I know seven words in that book!Papillion?<BR/><BR/>I know seven words in that book!flounderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203484121537947508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-38295450705352445432007-09-25T12:44:00.000-04:002007-09-25T12:44:00.000-04:00I love your lists!I love your lists!Valley Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158913213370365624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-11680954232165540962007-09-25T10:32:00.001-04:002007-09-25T10:32:00.001-04:00One Hundred Years of Solitude is awesome. I had t...<B>One Hundred Years of Solitude</B> is awesome. I had to use a character map when I read it, though because all the characters have the same names. I love Marquez. Magical realism and whatnot. <B>The Autumn of the Patriarch</B> is great, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-45710453547147682342007-09-25T10:32:00.000-04:002007-09-25T10:32:00.000-04:00I guess I could do a list like this. It would defi...I guess I could do a list like this. It would definitely share <BR/>America and Harper Lee.Blastinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428188233668675332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-15194151998653240592007-09-25T04:33:00.000-04:002007-09-25T04:33:00.000-04:00100 years of solitude is amazing.100 years of solitude is amazing.jiggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671753919428796744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-50575079858340082242007-09-25T00:05:00.000-04:002007-09-25T00:05:00.000-04:00Now this is a list I should do (though I fear soun...Now this is a list I should do (though I fear sounding incredibly nerdy).<BR/><BR/>Sizzle's probably right about the world and One Hundred Years of Solitude. I would be among those that loved it. Having read it about three or so times.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626912199632170858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-7224163700709928932007-09-24T23:37:00.000-04:002007-09-24T23:37:00.000-04:00Madeline L'Engle passed away recently.Madeline L'Engle passed away recently.Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-10757193787800160672007-09-24T23:24:00.000-04:002007-09-24T23:24:00.000-04:00Oh, I love that Jon Stewart book! And, was blown a...Oh, I love that Jon Stewart book! And, was blown away by the Pat Conroy book back in the day! ...Man! Was that the 80's?!?!!? I do believe it was. <BR/><BR/>I've always wondered -- do you think that portion with the lion is imagined or are we to accept that as reality. Never could decide. <BR/><BR/>Have you read "Assasination Vacation" by Sarah Vowell? ...It is one of the funniest/insightful books on American culture I've ever read! ...Also can't spread the joy of "I Like You" by Amy Sedaris enough! ...funny and some quite useful information. ...Like how to best entertain old people.mattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792716037555018912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-3394491339584821152007-09-24T22:20:00.000-04:002007-09-24T22:20:00.000-04:00What, no bible?What, no bible?Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265064473412574363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-4458135780858725342007-09-24T21:04:00.000-04:002007-09-24T21:04:00.000-04:00the giving tree is one of my favorite books from m...the giving tree is one of my favorite books from my childhood. to kill a mockingbird one of my favorites from my teen years. <BR/><BR/>i think the world can be divided into those who loved One Hundred Years and those who hated it.Sizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182860438430294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13461964.post-37630987900493507692007-09-24T21:00:00.000-04:002007-09-24T21:00:00.000-04:00I loved "A Wrinkle in Time." I still read it....I loved "A Wrinkle in Time." I still read it....Princess of the Universehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795441683354185317noreply@blogger.com