tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post6936112182009210643..comments2023-04-27T02:16:01.047-07:00Comments on Words Incorporated: Cephalopod Coffeehouse: July 25Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-56208366841786643562014-08-05T19:00:01.323-07:002014-08-05T19:00:01.323-07:00Do Dickens novels end with a moment of Zen?
I'...Do Dickens novels end with a moment of Zen?<br /><br />I'd love to institute an annual family reading of A Christmas Carol but I don't think my wife would stand for it.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-63374724450422177942014-07-28T06:19:36.408-07:002014-07-28T06:19:36.408-07:00Great reviews, and I like the short and sweet vers...Great reviews, and I like the short and sweet versions! I'm putting Prayers for the Stolen on my list - very interesting plot, based on your description.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Cherdo<br />www.cherdoontheflipside.comCherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-18338149435418293762014-07-27T10:33:01.161-07:002014-07-27T10:33:01.161-07:00I used to do one long review at a time, which is m...I used to do one long review at a time, which is more in the spirit of the Coffeehouse, but I always felt I was cheating the runners-up. :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-28119186696832561572014-07-25T15:10:03.641-07:002014-07-25T15:10:03.641-07:00Great books! In a normal month, I'm lucky to g...Great books! In a normal month, I'm lucky to get through two or three books! Maybe that should be my goal for the next challenge--have multiple books!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-41886439380779817872014-07-25T14:05:56.496-07:002014-07-25T14:05:56.496-07:00Indeed!Indeed!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-45610613579810412642014-07-25T14:05:46.706-07:002014-07-25T14:05:46.706-07:00It's probably the least delicious (there's...It's probably the least delicious (there's some actively yucky stuff in there, it being war and all) but wow, was I impressed.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-91715564364292199802014-07-25T13:04:47.695-07:002014-07-25T13:04:47.695-07:00A couple of us reviewed foodie books this month, b...A couple of us reviewed foodie books this month, but YOU provided us with a smorgasbord of books! What a spread. The last one sounds the most interesting to me. I'll definitely have to eat... I mean read... that one. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-4648800805698957422014-07-25T13:02:02.416-07:002014-07-25T13:02:02.416-07:00"Daily Show of the 19th century"... what..."Daily Show of the 19th century"... what an excellent description!<br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-61270865526914192362014-07-25T11:11:19.756-07:002014-07-25T11:11:19.756-07:00It's amazing what finally finishing a book wil...It's amazing what finally finishing a book will allow you to get on with!Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-74405153750230334222014-07-25T10:30:23.649-07:002014-07-25T10:30:23.649-07:00I'm not sure I'd really recommend Bleak Ho...I'm not sure I'd really recommend Bleak House to anyone who isn't already a die-hard Dickens fan, or at least really into 19th-century British fiction. But Nabokov sure loved it: it was maybe his favorite Dickens novel.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-72654250119679867612014-07-25T10:28:40.502-07:002014-07-25T10:28:40.502-07:00It won't make you any less of a pacifist, that...It won't make you any less of a pacifist, that's for sure! If you believe war is folly (which seems a reasonable enough belief) there's plenty of evidence for that in these pages.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-54531000243811623642014-07-25T10:27:26.094-07:002014-07-25T10:27:26.094-07:00For whatever reason, I don't find Dickens that...For whatever reason, I don't find Dickens that depressing. He's got a great sense of humor and even though most of his characters meet sticky ends, I just don't get bummed about it. He doesn't really get you seriously invested in his characters, for one thing. A lot of his writing is more directed at getting the reader excited about social justice. He reminds me a little of the Daily Show of the 19th century: a combination of humor and outrage.<br /><br />Bleak House follows a few major characters, and at least one of them gets a happy ending. So there's that. :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-82161809957881045982014-07-25T10:26:54.648-07:002014-07-25T10:26:54.648-07:00I have never read Bleak House. Shame on me. All th...I have never read Bleak House. Shame on me. All the books sound interesting. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-28775492399148350312014-07-25T09:17:53.782-07:002014-07-25T09:17:53.782-07:00I tried reading Great Expectations a couple years ...I tried reading Great Expectations a couple years ago and only got as far as the end of Part One. It kinda think it all goes down from there....<br />My son, who recently read it for school gives it two thumbs up for Most Depressing School Book. So. I'm in o hurry to delve back in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-4247258485073790852014-07-25T09:14:43.960-07:002014-07-25T09:14:43.960-07:00Wow! Thanks for all the recommendations! I think I...Wow! Thanks for all the recommendations! I think I'll try to pick up Redeployment. It sounds like one I'd enjoy for it's truth. I'm a pacifist, and really wish me weren't so militaristic--getting a soldiers POV would be informative, I'm sure.<br />VeronicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-15785368808384344132014-07-25T08:46:14.559-07:002014-07-25T08:46:14.559-07:00Thanks for the recommendation. Audiobooks are a g...Thanks for the recommendation. Audiobooks are a good idea, too. I've been curious about Great Expectations.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-64801274887243991702014-07-25T07:15:00.586-07:002014-07-25T07:15:00.586-07:00Really really recommend Redeployment. Re: Dickens,...Really really recommend Redeployment. Re: Dickens, I'd suggest (if you ever feel like trying again) Hard Times. It's not only short for Dickens, it's just plain short. I got the audiobook and listened to it in a few days, and Dickens is so much better in audiobook form. The narrators really help make the meaning of some of those obscure 19th-century phrases clear.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352258244647772022.post-73253152087280159742014-07-25T06:37:09.894-07:002014-07-25T06:37:09.894-07:00Redeployment sounds awfully good.
Congrats on fin...Redeployment sounds awfully good.<br /><br />Congrats on finishing Bleak House. My wife tackled Pickwick Papers last year. I've never even made it through an entire Dickens work. I took a good stab at Oliver Twist once upon a time but didn't finish.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.com