tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post4818268982172813426..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: The imperfect libraryBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-18743167670070575182008-04-30T17:05:00.000-04:002008-04-30T17:05:00.000-04:00Ha. He sent a new one by the Bush women this week-...Ha. He sent a new one by the Bush women this week--and asked what the men in the family are up to, while the women are educating. :-)Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-62604468601731710812008-04-23T15:28:00.000-04:002008-04-23T15:28:00.000-04:00He has a hilarious web site called "What is Stephe...<I>He has a hilarious web site called "What is Stephen Harper Reading Now?" dedicated to the Canadian PM, who is not supporting the Arts as Martel wishes he would.</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like a hoot, Julana. I'm going to Google it now....Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-28298927709428253372008-04-22T15:33:00.000-04:002008-04-22T15:33:00.000-04:00Take the books that "changed your world" out.I got...Take the books that "changed your world" out.<BR/><BR/>I got to hear Yann Martel (Life of Pi) speak at Calvin College's Faith and Writing Conference last week. Fantabulous, by the way. You should have been there.<BR/><BR/>He has a hilarious web site called "What is Stephen Harper Reading Now?" dedicated to the Canadian PM, who is not supporting the Arts as Martel wishes he would. So Martel is sending him a short classic every two weeks, explaining why Harper should take time out of his busy schedule to be still, and read it. Martel shares the letters on his site. It is a good list.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-26277980602670221492008-04-21T13:08:00.000-04:002008-04-21T13:08:00.000-04:00I think there must be a book somewhere that sugges...<I>I think there must be a book somewhere that suggests it's an easy way to start controversy and ignite tempers ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>No doubt.<BR/><BR/><I>Anyway, I only have 35 of them, which I guess makes my library worse than yours. </I><BR/><BR/>Hah. There were a few shockers on the list, yes. (<I>Jonathan Livingston Seagull</I>?) But there were also a handful of great books, like <I>I, Claudius </I> (Aak! Why don't I have a copy of <I>Claudius</I>?) and <I>Le Morte D'Arthur</I> that people don't talk about much anymore. Not here in the U.S., anyway. <BR/><BR/>I was surprised that the hefty, ten-book "Lives" section did not include Plutarch. <BR/><BR/>Ah, well. Like you, I've seen better lists and worse ones.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-61892745385227159412008-04-21T04:39:00.000-04:002008-04-21T04:39:00.000-04:00British media loves using these sort of lists for ...British media loves using these sort of lists for sparking debate, and of course, they always do. I think there must be a book somewhere that suggests it's an easy way to start controversy and ignite tempers ;-)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I only have 35 of them, which I guess makes my library worse than yours. Plus, of course, some of those 35 I haven't read, and some I wouldn't personally include. (Harry Potter. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Meh.)<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised they include I Claudius in the list of romantic fiction: history, surely. I'm also surprised there's no Stephen King. In fact, no horror section at all. (Though kudos to them for including Frankenstein in its rightful place under Science Fiction, which of course it is.)<BR/><BR/>Then, of course, there are many that are must-haves. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. 1984.<BR/><BR/>Not the best such list I've seen, but not the worst either.Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883276927180980793noreply@blogger.com