tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post9186956091967463589..comments2023-11-23T09:17:41.422+01:00Comments on The Giraffability of Digressions: On fifteen books that stuck with meCruella Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-41981756273098900112010-06-22T23:05:14.111+02:002010-06-22T23:05:14.111+02:00Jennee - oh, you should! It is absolutely glorious...Jennee - oh, you should! It is absolutely glorious (though I only allow myself to read it in spring, as that feels appropriate. <br /><br />As for "Eat, Pray, Love" I am hesitant. Partly it has to do with the title. I am not religious myself (apart from Digressionism, but that doesn't really count), and while I actively try to keep an open mind about others' right to believe whatever they want, reading about it can get "too much". Also, I am not generally into the whole "self help" genre (but I am not sure if this one falls into that category - it is a novel of sorts, isn't it?).<br />Basically I have a lot of prejudices towards this book. I guess the best way to overcome them would be to just give it a go. (Is it any good?)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-24851101666666187232010-06-22T05:08:54.347+02:002010-06-22T05:08:54.347+02:00I'm going to read The Secret Garden sometime t...I'm going to read The Secret Garden sometime this year. After I finish Eat, Pray, Love.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640871678908297706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-31610750875571879662010-06-21T15:21:47.728+02:002010-06-21T15:21:47.728+02:00CVM - that is a whole lot of Wuthering Heights! It...CVM - that is a whole lot of Wuthering Heights! It sounds like it is to you what "The Secret Garden" is to me :)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-89722764230829387762010-06-20T20:19:44.142+02:002010-06-20T20:19:44.142+02:00Wow! A lot of books up here I haven't even rea...Wow! A lot of books up here I haven't even read. Fabulous! Although, Wuthering Heights I've definitely read. I think I must own 15 different copies, all of them read multiple times. It's definitely one that stuck with me too :DCarolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-76461402564803970332010-06-20T19:17:21.236+02:002010-06-20T19:17:21.236+02:00ABA - seeing as you appear to be a Potteroholic to...ABA - seeing as you appear to be a Potteroholic too, I'm not too surprised ;)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-1590062392314375012010-06-20T06:33:49.186+02:002010-06-20T06:33:49.186+02:00I loved the few on your list that I did read :)I loved the few on your list that I did read :)A Book Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024111253134539586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-63606524590117995182010-06-19T22:36:04.778+02:002010-06-19T22:36:04.778+02:00MJ - huh. Okay, I can picture Martell as an emotio...MJ - huh. Okay, I can picture Martell as an emotional egg. Thanks for giving me 15 seconds! <br /><br />CD - I'd love to see your (and others') list(s)! <br /><br />JF - I guess a factor I did not think about it that childhood and teenage years is a time when most people also are very impressionable. I guess it makes sense then, that we remember the books we read when we were young. <br /><br />RMI - I remember when writing this I spent too much time thinking as well. And I compared my list to other people's lists, and pretty much I cheated all the way. But I still like it ;)<br /><br />V - thank you again (I left a comment on your blog). I was most touched!<br /><br />P - I know, 15 was definitely not enough. But I guess listing 300 books that stuck is what we have Goodreads for...<br /><br />JM - and you're a writer! Yay! I liked His Dark Materials too (though I read it with some hesitancy, because I had convinced myself that I did not like fantasy books. Silly girl...). Had I been able to compare them objectively to the HP books I might have liked them better, but the HP books hit me at the right time, in the right way, and the consequeces they have had for me outruns those of any other book I have ever read. So they win ;)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-77172372417161608472010-06-19T22:12:23.357+02:002010-06-19T22:12:23.357+02:00oh fun - not going to write my fifteen cuz I'v...oh fun - not going to write my fifteen cuz I've done it elsewhere - just want to say your list rocks! I am re-reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle for about the zillionth time. I love ALL his books. brilliant. makes me want to be a writer when I grow up. OH, OH...I just remembered - I am grown-up! Also love everything by Neil Gaiman, loved Life of Pi but as noted not the author that day anyway...Harry Potter - sure - not as much as His Dark Materials though. AND all of Dickens. Oh I love Dickens...Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-58204466385583905992010-06-19T21:47:50.677+02:002010-06-19T21:47:50.677+02:00So many books to put on that list. I made a list o...So many books to put on that list. I made a list once but it has changed a bit over the years. I will definitely have to think about that one.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-47244607723623978342010-06-19T21:44:27.669+02:002010-06-19T21:44:27.669+02:00Hey, Cruella, just letting you know that you won a...Hey, Cruella, just letting you know that you won an award over at my blog, so check that out! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-91571056658359995972010-06-19T17:23:26.821+02:002010-06-19T17:23:26.821+02:00I haven't read too many of those books. And wh...I haven't read too many of those books. And while I don't really want to think about this just yet (would rather do it properly when I do it), I suspect my list would have a lot of books from my younger years.<br /><br />And needless to say, I completely echo your sentiments about the Potter books.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-69117579517833302972010-06-19T15:09:52.879+02:002010-06-19T15:09:52.879+02:00I haven't read too many books on your list. Mo...I haven't read too many books on your list. Most of mine would be from childhood and teen years as well. Some made such vivid impressions on me.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-38698967063321168902010-06-19T14:16:40.011+02:002010-06-19T14:16:40.011+02:00Those are some amazing choices. I admit to not kno...Those are some amazing choices. I admit to not knowing a few but I'm sure they're great. I should do a list of my own.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-20875718190477878332010-06-19T12:37:58.615+02:002010-06-19T12:37:58.615+02:00I only have fifteen seconds to make a comment, so ...I only have fifteen seconds to make a comment, so lemme tell you that Martel was sweet, warm and funny, though not without a certain robotic manner that made him hard to crack into, like an emotionl egg.M.J Nichollsnoreply@blogger.com