tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post3412563291943479637..comments2024-03-10T02:24:16.162-07:00Comments on The Scarlet Letter: Literary Blog Hop - Literary Pet PeevesLBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-22068271695104795542010-12-11T16:35:57.933-07:002010-12-11T16:35:57.933-07:00Love that William Carlos William's Poem - good...Love that William Carlos William's Poem - good choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-87407745376461421732010-12-10T19:01:33.733-07:002010-12-10T19:01:33.733-07:00BTW - the sculpture of the little girl reading in ...BTW - the sculpture of the little girl reading in your header, so delightful, I want it for my garden, love that.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-54579715938677696632010-12-10T18:59:48.147-07:002010-12-10T18:59:48.147-07:00Thank you for joining my I Want More Challenge, gl...Thank you for joining my I Want More Challenge, glad to have found you and look forward to your reviews.<br /><br />I am a new follower. I commented on your last review also.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-57281848542241062202010-12-10T18:03:30.175-07:002010-12-10T18:03:30.175-07:00Experimentation is fantastic if it serves a purpos...Experimentation is fantastic if it serves a purpose to the story & not solely to garner praise or publicity, it must be there purely for the interest of the book, whatever reasoning that takes, otherwise it's pointless.<br /><br />IN PRAISE OF IRONING<br />Poetry is pure white.<br />It emerges from water covered with drops,<br />Is wrinkled, all in a heap.<br />It has to be spread out, the skin of the planet,<br />Has to be ironed out, the sea's whiteness;<br />and the hands keep moving, moving,<br />the holy surfaces are smoothed out,<br />and that is how things are accomplished.<br />Every day, hands are creating the world,<br />Fire is married to steel,<br />and canvas, line, and cotten come back<br />from the skirmishings of the laundries,<br />and out of light a dove is born---<br />Pure,innocence returns out of the swirl.<br /> Pablo Neruda@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-85733063675938268612010-12-10T14:53:53.295-07:002010-12-10T14:53:53.295-07:00Ohhh...I love that poem! I think you have every r...Ohhh...I love that poem! I think you have every right to complain about that book's format. Ugh, that would drive me batty :DTeacher/Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280690822570558469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-50132052360829846922010-12-09T21:10:28.249-07:002010-12-09T21:10:28.249-07:00I LOVED House of Leaves... not only was it a reall...I LOVED House of Leaves... not only was it a really good chilling story but I loved how it was written. I wouldn't necessarily read another book written that way, but in this case it made for an interesting and fun read. I liked that I had to wrok hard because it made finishing it all the more sweet :) I do understand where you are coming from though.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019246507725693841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-88476863851423603382010-12-09T21:02:22.650-07:002010-12-09T21:02:22.650-07:00Thank you for posting the poem--I'd forgotten ...Thank you for posting the poem--I'd forgotten that one! I love it: short and sweet.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-2728535625884868472010-12-09T18:17:17.601-07:002010-12-09T18:17:17.601-07:00I've heard all kinds of different opinions abo...I've heard all kinds of different opinions about House of Leaves, and ultimately ... it sounds kind of gimmicky to me. I haven't read it though, so I know I can't really say.IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-18882519232367120572010-12-09T17:20:02.973-07:002010-12-09T17:20:02.973-07:00The only book I have read that was written using a...The only book I have read that was written using an unusual physical style is The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall, but the story was so good and the way the unique style was used was so appropriate and clever that I absolutely loved it and it has become one of my favourite books!Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-59361100295664060712010-12-09T17:17:28.781-07:002010-12-09T17:17:28.781-07:00"Style without substance"--agreed. I'..."Style without substance"--agreed. I've seen some objections to the Power Point chapter in Jennifer Egan's A Visit From the Goon Squad, but I thought it worked beautifully, illuminating the character. Style with substance.<br />www.newcenturyreading.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-41636026282162425482010-12-09T16:50:00.150-07:002010-12-09T16:50:00.150-07:00I'm with Stu on House of Leaves. It's a bo...I'm with Stu on House of Leaves. It's a book you constantly hearing people talk about but are a little unwilling to try it. Maybe I will. Great post.Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-60672989437352081232010-12-09T16:25:47.020-07:002010-12-09T16:25:47.020-07:00I feel like I'm one of the few people who like...I feel like I'm one of the few people who liked the one word pages in House of Leaves, but even saying that, I wrote about it too. The footnote trail drove me crazy!<br /><br />Lovely post, I'm a new follower<br /><br /><a href="http://always-books.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sarah @ Loving Books</a>Sarah Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8390553442147045806.post-64962642181434531412010-12-09T16:24:31.989-07:002010-12-09T16:24:31.989-07:00house of leaves is a book I want to read but know ...house of leaves is a book I want to read but know it is annoying but one of these books you have to read at some point ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com