tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2811397530542332631..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Please do not bother me with practicalities - The Wuthering Expectations Best Books of 2016 - falling in love with war againAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64243705452765126382016-12-31T17:55:06.065-06:002016-12-31T17:55:06.065-06:00Oh yes, more, more, more. Thanks!Oh yes, more, more, more. Thanks!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-51985785680900090912016-12-31T17:01:26.781-06:002016-12-31T17:01:26.781-06:00Merry Christmas, and thanks for all you've don...Merry Christmas, and thanks for all you've done this year. More of that in 2017, and all the best in the new year.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251983804060081813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-48506462042446632682016-12-25T16:25:34.901-06:002016-12-25T16:25:34.901-06:00Merry Christmas
FYI . . . My blogging is going i...Merry Christmas <br /><br />FYI . . . My blogging is going in a different direction at a different address:<br /><br />shortstoryreadersdigest.blogspot.com<br /><br />Please join me there.<br /><br /><br /><br />RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-47022260265409456402016-12-24T16:49:59.739-06:002016-12-24T16:49:59.739-06:00Also the American prairies of the 21st century! A...Also the American prairies of the 21st century! A lot of it has not changed that much.<br /><br />West is a great suggestion, long overdue.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-59980030294315961042016-12-22T00:43:08.903-06:002016-12-22T00:43:08.903-06:00I found Chekhov's The Steppes conveyed a sense...I found Chekhov's The Steppes conveyed a sense of the vast Russian open spaces that reminded me of stories of the American prairies of the19th century. My sentimental favorite remains his "The Bet". I would love to see your reactions to the work of Nathaniel West, in 2017. His whole body of work is under 1000 pages. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-87344204725532240882016-12-20T10:45:51.306-06:002016-12-20T10:45:51.306-06:00Thanks - Merry Christmas to you, too.Thanks - Merry Christmas to you, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-75021726684664049082016-12-20T10:11:22.326-06:002016-12-20T10:11:22.326-06:00Merry Christmas, (Tom). May Casa AR(T) be filled t...Merry Christmas, (Tom). May Casa AR(T) be filled to overflowing with blessings this season. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-89169219330328381132016-12-20T09:54:32.769-06:002016-12-20T09:54:32.769-06:00Why thanks. We all read what we read and come bac...Why thanks. We all read what we read and come back to compare notes.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-80037044587921795722016-12-19T23:16:38.129-06:002016-12-19T23:16:38.129-06:00I will never have time for it all, but I am consta...I will never have time for it all, but I am constantly telling myself, "Oh, I should find <i>that</i> book, and <i>that</i> one too," when I read your blog. Which is my version of a compliment and a thanks. You do truly inspiring work, day after day, as both writer and reader.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-78828157329515343392016-12-19T22:54:18.507-06:002016-12-19T22:54:18.507-06:00Well, you're back in the rock star business.
...Well, you're back in the rock star business.<br /><br />Wilde's fairy tales are astoundingly sad.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91893033754905154582016-12-19T20:31:35.536-06:002016-12-19T20:31:35.536-06:00Thanks for another year of heroic reading. I wish ...Thanks for another year of heroic reading. I wish I had the time and the eyesight. I once did. I must do a bit of immersing myself in Wilde. I haven't really done so in decades apart from the odd dip. It's mainly been the children's stories, which make me cry and disconcert the children (me crying more than the stories). Enjoy your holiday break!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-74922693149568717072016-12-18T22:26:14.034-06:002016-12-18T22:26:14.034-06:00I turn bound pages; I look at the ink patterns on ...I turn bound pages; I look at the ink patterns on the pages for however long.<br /><br />Those Norton's were eye-openers. I'll likely write something about that later this year.<br /><br />Justus Drugstore, this year - yes, that's a good idea. Let's remember this in the spring.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-1061610591855605872016-12-18T20:54:55.625-06:002016-12-18T20:54:55.625-06:00Thanks for sharing another year of your amazing re...Thanks for sharing another year of your amazing reading. I don't comment much here but I follow avidly and I love how casual and offhandedly you can be. So little *fuss*. I really admire that. I spend a lot of time with undergraduates and I can tell you almost none of them tear through anthologies, Norton or otherwise, the way you seem to have. Best wishes for 2017! Is this the year we finally get to Justus Drugstore?dorian stuberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069923023770087626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-90220416066934213842016-12-17T20:44:40.618-06:002016-12-17T20:44:40.618-06:00Thanks for these nice notes. Good holidays to all...Thanks for these nice notes. Good holidays to all of you, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-12117263016873000032016-12-17T13:10:18.632-06:002016-12-17T13:10:18.632-06:00I don't know all the books of your list but I&...I don't know all the books of your list but I've read some of them.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and enjoy your holiday<br /><br />EmmaEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716351799835873036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-33439710423850163222016-12-17T11:10:20.290-06:002016-12-17T11:10:20.290-06:00Have a wonderful break and look forward to reading...Have a wonderful break and look forward to reading you in the new year!<br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-27902471013732102302016-12-17T08:19:13.942-06:002016-12-17T08:19:13.942-06:00Fabulous list, Tom! I agree with you about Logue....Fabulous list, Tom! I agree with you about Logue. It seems impossible for someone without knowledge of the Iliad and the Trojan Saga to understand War Music. Enjoy your holiday!Melissa Beckhttp://www.thebookbindersdaughter.comnoreply@blogger.com