tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4897116184333752465..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Which Books From Your Past Do You Read Now With Ambivalence?pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18835573405426390452014-04-24T11:46:28.160-04:002014-04-24T11:46:28.160-04:00Paul Goodman, GROWING UP ABSURD.Paul Goodman, GROWING UP ABSURD.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84944048823223408022014-04-23T17:33:35.945-04:002014-04-23T17:33:35.945-04:00Saul Bellow.Saul Bellow.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60690914718501190982014-04-23T16:30:38.063-04:002014-04-23T16:30:38.063-04:00Jeff--I find if I comment as "Anonymous,"...Jeff--I find if I comment as "Anonymous," it's a 50-50 shot that my comment gets vaporized; whereas if I comment using "Name/URL" (but leave the URL field blank), my comment shows up most of the time. Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24259347503556593532014-04-23T13:14:13.803-04:002014-04-23T13:14:13.803-04:00John Irving even though I like his books. John Irving even though I like his books. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85141730901331027192014-04-23T12:41:36.604-04:002014-04-23T12:41:36.604-04:00Yes, styles have definitely changed.
I may be in ...Yes, styles have definitely changed.<br /><br />I may be in the minority but "The Waste Land" was not essential reading for me even when I read it 40 years ago. But that's me.<br /><br />I rarely reread so it is a tough choice. I might go with CATCHER IN THE RYE or BRAVE NEW WORLD or STEPPENWOLF.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.<br /><br /><br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44759457329942400462014-04-23T12:39:51.944-04:002014-04-23T12:39:51.944-04:00I think it's be ause you are not registered! N...I think it's be ause you are not registered! Not sure why that matters. But I get the emails,pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30293923867738621962014-04-23T12:02:26.402-04:002014-04-23T12:02:26.402-04:00Why does Blogger hate me? I'd guess at least ...Why does Blogger hate me? I'd guess at least a quarter of my comments have disappeared after I've posted them.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49590417609277417952014-04-23T11:29:15.936-04:002014-04-23T11:29:15.936-04:00I hadn't thought of issues like racism or Ayn ...I hadn't thought of issues like racism or Ayn Randism spoiling books but of course they do. The main issue I was thinking of was a change in style or in expectations. So many reasons that books don't hold up. And having to read a book in school has spoiled many a fine one. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84116418449800065732014-04-23T11:23:12.356-04:002014-04-23T11:23:12.356-04:00Also from Deb:
"As the kids say, I just can&#...Also from Deb:<br />"As the kids say, I just can't even with that anymore."<br /><br />I weep for language and grammar.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13549836208185765652014-04-23T11:21:13.124-04:002014-04-23T11:21:13.124-04:00SILAS MARNER, THE MILL ON THE FLOSS and similar bo...SILAS MARNER, THE MILL ON THE FLOSS and similar books that wee required classics when I was in school. Also, Poe does nothing for me, though I devoured all the novels and stories when I was young. I agree with Deb about The Catcher in the Rye and The Fountainhead (or any Rand). Also Ginsberg's HOWL, which seemed an anthem when I was in college.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28671460793601668292014-04-23T11:15:48.364-04:002014-04-23T11:15:48.364-04:00Jack KerouacJack KerouacChad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3480691658070445942014-04-23T11:15:01.525-04:002014-04-23T11:15:01.525-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28070522666094811382014-04-23T09:00:05.492-04:002014-04-23T09:00:05.492-04:00The Metamorphosis.The Metamorphosis.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71497200215984054962014-04-23T08:39:39.565-04:002014-04-23T08:39:39.565-04:00(Possible duplicate post--sorry.)
I'd have to...(Possible duplicate post--sorry.)<br /><br />I'd have to go with Gone With The Wind which I read multiple times in my teens but as I got older had a harder and harder time with its dreadful racism. As the kids say, I just can't even with that anymore.<br /><br />On the other hand, it is said that no one ever reads the same book twice because you're always a different person from the last time you read it. Sometimes you've just outgrown the stage in your life where a book really "spoke" to you--for this reason, I always look askance at people my age who still think The Catcher in the Rye or The Fountainhead are novels for the ages.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50581246862374615772014-04-23T08:31:06.144-04:002014-04-23T08:31:06.144-04:00I think it's subject matter feels especially d...I think it's subject matter feels especially dated. Still love the Maple stories though. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21903223246302676522014-04-23T08:15:31.236-04:002014-04-23T08:15:31.236-04:00The fiction of John Updike, especially COUPLES. U...The fiction of John Updike, especially COUPLES. Updike's essays and reviews are brilliant.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com