tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8928195510435863628..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Now W(uthering)E(xpectations) Are SixAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26339927217536922982014-06-07T06:21:50.662-05:002014-06-07T06:21:50.662-05:00You're most welcome, Tom... I will try not to ...You're most welcome, Tom... I will try not to shy away from commenting on your exciting posts. <br /><br />AnnaAnnahttp://inkstainsonareadersblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-68446421574359903872014-06-01T20:59:22.111-05:002014-06-01T20:59:22.111-05:00Anna, thank you so much for the kind words. And m...Anna, thank you so much for the kind words. And more importantly, thank you fro the introduction to your fine blog. I appreciate the company in which you put me.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-88077260538506479762014-06-01T11:12:09.748-05:002014-06-01T11:12:09.748-05:00Hello Tom,
I have been following your blog for qu...Hello Tom,<br /><br />I have been following your blog for quite a while now and I just want to let you know how fond I am of it. It's hard to find a book blog of quality.. Reading your analyses and observations is like drinking nectar.<br /><br />Recently I have been nominated for the Liebster Award (http://inkstainsonareadersblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/liebster-award/). I'm passing it on to you. Not expecting anything - it's really just an act of appreciation.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />AnnaAnnahttp://inkstainsonareadersblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-87822077132709395522013-09-26T23:42:06.312-05:002013-09-26T23:42:06.312-05:00I have wondered how they should be read. Or is th...I have wondered how they should be read. Or is there is a "should" - I suppose the series fit different methods. To me, it is a process of constant suspense, but I am not really reading them.<br /><br />I will have some wine, thanks, a Portuguese rosé.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36968346865604373172013-09-26T21:46:14.920-05:002013-09-26T21:46:14.920-05:00As as chaotic a blog reader as blogger, I enjoy bu...As as chaotic a blog reader as blogger, I enjoy bursts of reading 'in clumps'. This is a very great rabbit hole in which to do so. 'Have some wine.' (I'm not very civil either, it appears.)Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-81848976914623005172013-09-23T20:00:27.462-05:002013-09-23T20:00:27.462-05:00There is no reason anyone else should read what I ...There is no reason anyone else should read what I am reading, if they are reading something else just as good.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-80452437869608809722013-09-23T17:59:32.411-05:002013-09-23T17:59:32.411-05:00All those good books, that is the problem, rather....All those good books, that is the problem, rather. Although, funny you should mention, I finally started reading my first Faulkner yesterday.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-12942891216726548922013-09-23T16:50:15.048-05:002013-09-23T16:50:15.048-05:00Well, a couple of bottles of cava, at least. Champ...Well, a couple of bottles of cava, at least. Champagne is a little pricey.<br /><br />Regardless, thanks for joining the party.<br /><br />The group read is sounding like a better idea all the time. i wonder when I last read it? Twenty years ago? I'll have to get the Norton Critical Edition, though, where I can see Mrs. Oliphant call it "Specimens of Oddity Run Mad," which sounds good to me.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-23312048811276788472013-09-23T13:10:52.592-05:002013-09-23T13:10:52.592-05:00Happy six! Thanks for you always interesting posts...Happy six! Thanks for you always interesting posts and thoughtfulness. And if you are getting up a Great Expectations group read I will join in. It's one of my favorites and it has been far too long since I reread it last. Plus, I can only imagine what sort of interesting things you would make of it!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-6748880191121320962013-09-23T11:22:53.338-05:002013-09-23T11:22:53.338-05:00Dang. I go away for the weekend and miss the best ...Dang. I go away for the weekend and miss the best party of the year? I hope you saved out a couple bottles of champagne. My warmest congratulations. Coming late to the festivities I can do little but echo what others have already said, but it's true: Wuthering Expectations demonstrates all that is best about book blogging. I greatly look forward to the next six years. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-6984254415688187092013-09-23T08:50:11.666-05:002013-09-23T08:50:11.666-05:00It is perhaps better to read them in clumps. I am...It is perhaps better to read them in clumps. I am glad I do not have to write them that way.<br /><br />Thanks!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-11243759507136418012013-09-23T03:58:25.515-05:002013-09-23T03:58:25.515-05:00And a belated congratulations from me also. True, ...And a belated congratulations from me also. True, I visit irregularly, and contribute comments only when I think I have something to say that isn't too mindless or asinine; but when I do visit,I do make a point of reading all the posts put up since my last visit. It's one of the greatdelights of the internet. Here's to the next six years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-24952918692473476892013-09-22T22:47:44.774-05:002013-09-22T22:47:44.774-05:00An A. A. Milne party - that's right, I am sitt...An A. A. Milne party - that's right, I am sitting here putting a popped balloon in an empty honey pot, then taking it out again, then putting it back in, endlessly.<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26147335214992801642013-09-22T21:54:00.726-05:002013-09-22T21:54:00.726-05:00Milne and Erasmus! You know how to party. Happy ...Milne and Erasmus! You know how to party. Happy blogday, and you've reawakened my curiosity about Swinburne.Doug Skinnerhttp://www.dougskinner.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-322527382557257292013-09-22T21:26:09.320-05:002013-09-22T21:26:09.320-05:00I missed Rise yesterday by seconds, I guess. Lisa...I missed Rise yesterday by seconds, I guess. Lisa's blog is almost exactly the same age as mine - a great example of the value of <i>real</i> specialization.<br /><br />mel - thanks, the same to you. Amanda, forget my recommendations and jump to (I am looking at your Classics Club list) Henry Green. Or <i>Invisible Man</i>. Or Faulkner. Or... it is not like there is a shortage of good books.<br /><br />The blog's title is my single greatest achievement, and it was the first thing I thought of, so in some sense it has all been downhill from the beginning, or rather a struggle back uphill.<br /><br />And to my father, thanks for reading along with this foolishness.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-80841818816828960552013-09-22T16:35:08.606-05:002013-09-22T16:35:08.606-05:00From one fool to another, happy blog birthday, Ama...From one fool to another, happy blog birthday, Amateur Reader!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57635032484367730722013-09-22T16:01:09.616-05:002013-09-22T16:01:09.616-05:00Congrats on six years, Tom! There's always som...Congrats on six years, Tom! There's always something interesting going on here, many titles and authors I've learned of through your posts. Maybe I'll even get around to reading one of them eventually. (P.S. Love the title.)amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-53851746234333596672013-09-22T09:26:58.965-05:002013-09-22T09:26:58.965-05:00I too, as father of the author of Wuthering Expect...I too, as father of the author of Wuthering Expectations, congratulate Tom. I enjoy reading the posts, comments, etc. I don't always understand it all, the result of too many years in the trenches of teaching high school, but it is still enjoyable. Keep up the reading and writing. DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-63518108447575388842013-09-22T06:26:05.044-05:002013-09-22T06:26:05.044-05:00I have had the pleasure of following your literary...I have had the pleasure of following your literary journey for about four years. It has been a consistent pleasure. ,I enjoyed the Scottish challenge and discovered some Brazilan writers via your event and now Mr. Jarry is one of my literary buddies. ,I wish you many more years of reading and bloggingMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-6219018227261851082013-09-21T21:32:36.079-05:002013-09-21T21:32:36.079-05:00First, thanks so much for all of these kind words....First, thanks so much for all of these kind words. I deeply appreciate them. That friendly piece of now-squashed spam Tony mentions beat everyone to the party. How thoughtful of it.<br /><br />Miguel reminds me that in six years I am substantially past <i>War & Peace</i> in word count, although so many of my words are quotations of better writers. Luckily, I am not Tolstoy, and would not have written the equivalent of <i>War & Peace</i> instead of all this stuff, so I do not have that guilt weighing on me.<br /><br />Øystein - thanks so much. What a lot of good ideas you have put in a single comment. 1. I want to write about Christensen sometime. I felt I needed to put her aside, but I plan to return to her - to work on <i>it</i>, maybe. A fascinating poet. To the confused onlooker: I was not merely italicizing the word "it" for emphasis. That is the name of Christensen's big book. 2. Galt as an NYRB Classic is a great idea. 3. Second to Kurp in <i>anything</i> is a fine place to be. We're both literary omnivores.<br /><br />Colleen, I do write elsewhere about other things. Dull things. Proprietary things owned by my employer. But the larger issue of writing other other things has certainly been on my mind. One would be a fool to write this much and not think about it.<br /><br />Rohan - I guess, after giving it some thought, I am glad that no one is forced to read Wuthering Expectations. I had to think about ti for a minute, though. The form of the blog as a place for criticism has not been fully utilized, that is a fact, and part of the reason is the one you have written about so often: that so many people who as part of their career write criticism refuse to even look at book blogs.<br /><br />Bellezza - a readalong of <i>Great Expectations</i> is a wonderful idea. Let's touch base at some point. The Alcott was good. It is always useful to bounce ideas off someone.<br /><br />As with the Kraus readalong, with the Bolaño, those older crazy Ubu and Melville event with bibliographing.<br /><br />If only I could stumble upon another idea as good as mummified cats or Golem Week. The ghost story thing was not bad.<br /><br />Scott - man, I am plum out of <a href="http://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-cameramans-revenge-classic-animated.html" rel="nofollow">insect stop-motion films</a>. I wish it were otherwise. I would someday like to write a bit more about film, but it has not happened yet.<br /><br />Cleanthess - thank you for the thoughts, and for all of the helpful comments and direction. You have expressed my great hope.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-78798623020649912962013-09-21T21:32:28.262-05:002013-09-21T21:32:28.262-05:00I value this great ride, the trademark wit, book s...I value this great ride, the trademark wit, book selection, quality of conversations...Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26573863362592020572013-09-21T19:39:50.917-05:002013-09-21T19:39:50.917-05:00Children start forming permanent memories around t...Children start forming permanent memories around the age of six; in that sense, real life begins at six. Thank you so much for writing this blog and let's hope your future posts will be as memorable as the ones so far.Cleanthesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363416290397892659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-53722684563378724632013-09-21T18:03:04.581-05:002013-09-21T18:03:04.581-05:00Congratulations, War and Peace has estimated 561,0...Congratulations, War and Peace has estimated 561,093 words, so you're halfway to beating it!<br /><br />These last two years have been full of fine commentary about many books I knew nothing about.<br /><br />And I can't overstate the importance of your blog in the creation of mine.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-49458389530202218642013-09-21T13:21:50.586-05:002013-09-21T13:21:50.586-05:00I look forward to the next six years. More insect ...I look forward to the next six years. More insect stop-motion films, though, please.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36877342362027912982013-09-21T13:08:52.715-05:002013-09-21T13:08:52.715-05:00p.s. I would (re)read Great Expectations with you....p.s. I would (re)read Great Expectations with you. I consider myself an expert on holding them, not necessarily on Dickens, but we would have a happy time together. As we did in reading Alcott.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com