tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post701249457162026691..comments2023-05-16T01:55:32.822-07:00Comments on Crumbs From the Corner: Adventures in Woolgathering: Of Time and BooksPhyllis Hunt McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-66437242243060792962008-05-22T06:46:00.000-07:002008-05-22T06:46:00.000-07:00You just have to love Winnie the Pooh. Disney dest...You just have to love Winnie the Pooh. Disney destroyed him, I believe. The books are nothing like the films and that's a good thing.<BR/>They took the sage and wisdom out of the stories, I think. When I started reading Pooh last year I was shocked by how profound it actually was.<BR/>The Book Thief is very beautifully written but almost too much so.<BR/>Almost unbearable, but I can say I don't Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-9871638979796561612008-05-22T03:43:00.000-07:002008-05-22T03:43:00.000-07:00yes, yes, very nicely put... I too have found that...yes, yes, very nicely put... I too have found that some times I'm not in the right state of mind to truly appreciate something ... <BR/><BR/>I'm most intrigued now about 'the book thief' ...heard of it but never have read it, I will have to put it on the ever growing list!<BR/><BR/>and that winnie the pooh - for a bear of little brain, he certainly is brilliant at times!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-17519934284632498632008-05-20T09:37:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:37:00.000-07:00Polona, yes- sometimes they get better with time, ...Polona, yes- sometimes they get better with time, and sometimes worse! But it's often best to leave them alone for a bit until we can, as you say, appreciate them in a new light.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-47910068427441096602008-05-20T09:17:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:17:00.000-07:00it's fascinating how some books need to be left fo...it's fascinating how some books need to be left for a while before we can fuly appreciate them.polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-35358140152394836982008-05-20T08:54:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:54:00.000-07:00Jaime, "I was buried past the eyebrows"- I love it...Jaime, "I was buried past the eyebrows"- I love it! Great line. <BR/>Describes me as a reader too. I too like talking about books :)Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-48902905829106897962008-05-20T08:08:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:08:00.000-07:00Ah, would I love to be in a book discussion group ...Ah, would I love to be in a book discussion group with you! So insightful.<BR/><BR/>I never did read Nancy Drew books...I was buried past the eyebrows in the Little House books when I was young. I would love to read them again now and try and rekindle the memories I had of reading them.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803308252202460126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-10391869901561693092008-05-20T06:44:00.000-07:002008-05-20T06:44:00.000-07:00Barb, there isn't anything quite like Nancy Drew a...Barb, there isn't anything quite like Nancy Drew anymore, and it's sad. There's something so safe and cosy about the books, that no matter how many adventures she has and how much trouble she gets into, Nancy Drew will always be okay. <BR/>I hope your neighbour appreciated the books! That would be some consolation, if you shared them with another person.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-34180786623499780502008-05-20T06:41:00.000-07:002008-05-20T06:41:00.000-07:00Ahhhhh ... Nancy Drew, what wonderful memories you...Ahhhhh ... Nancy Drew, what wonderful memories you bring back to me of childhood readings under my covers with a flashlight - just me and Nancy. I gave all my Nancy Drew books away to a neighbour and how I wish I had kept them.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653940993739799006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-88113156154884865172008-05-20T06:40:00.001-07:002008-05-20T06:40:00.001-07:00Julie,"we are effectively a different reader every...Julie,<BR/>"we are effectively a different reader every time we read something."<BR/>I like that idea very much. Books change us, and we are changing anyhow, all the time.<BR/>Nancy was, I suppose, stuffy- but also polite and noble, and her stuffiness is the charm, I think. Her chirpy, over-the-top enthusiasm about everything is exactly why I like her and why it's perfect for reading aloud. It isPhyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-44090025217323948002008-05-20T00:01:00.000-07:002008-05-20T00:01:00.000-07:00i had a book like that...pilnyak's "naked year," w...i had a book like that...pilnyak's "naked year," where i didn't like it at all on first reading (in a class on soviet lit), but then came back to it later and liked it. it wasn't for the same reasons as you, but perhaps the same at the base--we are a effectively a different reader every time we read something. that's why i love to write in books--to gain a glimpse of who i was when i read it julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-72538945895603055232008-05-19T17:04:00.000-07:002008-05-19T17:04:00.000-07:00Paul, thank you! I can really see her standing the...Paul, thank you! I can really see her standing there. And unlike the recent incarnation of her, she won't have a cell phone in her hand. <BR/><BR/>Tangobaby, "Although you may have to remind Spouse where you left off."- that is so funny. We'll pick it up in no time.<BR/>I avoid anything- book or movie- that's hyped. I've been disappointed so many times. I don't think all reviewers even read the Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-58377230912562711952008-05-19T16:48:00.000-07:002008-05-19T16:48:00.000-07:00A good book is a friend for life. You can come bac...A good book is a friend for life. You can come back to it years later and it will be like you never stopped. (Although you may have to remind Spouse where you left off.)<BR/><BR/>I read mostly non-fiction and avoid any fiction that is reviewed and hyped to extreme (aka Oprah's bookclub) because I am always nonplussed by the time I finish it. It's never as good as the hype.tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-30820146226758051452008-05-19T15:34:00.000-07:002008-05-19T15:34:00.000-07:00I *love* the way you describe Nancy still waiting,...I *love* the way you describe Nancy still waiting, frozen, for you to re-animate her.paulmerrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555284589007691780noreply@blogger.com