tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post5552735598726820619..comments2023-12-24T17:41:42.989-08:00Comments on seraillon: 2013 Recapseraillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-51303198638701169092014-01-15T17:30:07.448-08:002014-01-15T17:30:07.448-08:00I've never read a Pym novel I didn't like ...I've never read a Pym novel I didn't like (even the unfinished one).Guy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-4103012094317538662014-01-15T10:33:21.814-08:002014-01-15T10:33:21.814-08:00Guy - Thanks for the recommendation. I am sure I&#...Guy - Thanks for the recommendation. I am sure I'll be reading more Pym this year. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-83370687478598678142014-01-15T07:54:41.809-08:002014-01-15T07:54:41.809-08:00I recently came across and read an unfinished Pym ...I recently came across and read an unfinished Pym novel: An Academic Question. Not as good, of course, as her other novels, but when you've read them all, and you're in the mood for more Pym, then you might want to read it. Guy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-87416916171312230482014-01-14T20:54:05.108-08:002014-01-14T20:54:05.108-08:00Many thanks, Richard - I greatly enjoyed reading a...Many thanks, Richard - I greatly enjoyed reading a few of these books together with you. You won't regret the Manzoni, so you're welcome for whatever push I may have provided. Cheers to a great 2014!seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-1140690891906138842014-01-14T18:03:03.506-08:002014-01-14T18:03:03.506-08:00Belated props to you for what a great reading year...Belated props to you for what a great reading year you had, Scott, and thanks for the push for me to try and get to the Manzoni this year (it's suddenly one of the longest owned books in my possession if I'm not mistaken). Also, delighted to see that a few books we read together were included in your highlights. I picked up a Knausgaard and a Thesiger thanks in part to your recommendations, so thanks for that (and Bánffy!) as well. Happy reading 2014 to you while I'm at it!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-8282723942334906212014-01-12T04:49:07.428-08:002014-01-12T04:49:07.428-08:00I discovered so much through Disney; my favourite ...I discovered so much through Disney; my favourite was their versions of the World's 7 Wonders, with Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge and the rest of the ducks playing them out. It was a joyous day when I finished acquiring all seven stories, scattered willy-nilly through several dfifferent volumes.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-16907720673612783582014-01-12T04:46:21.630-08:002014-01-12T04:46:21.630-08:00What, there's a version with Donald Duck too? ...What, there's a version with Donald Duck too? How did I miss that in my childhood? I always preferred Donald to the goody two-shoes Mickey.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-78191075163976499852014-01-10T14:34:23.623-08:002014-01-10T14:34:23.623-08:00Many thanks, Rise. Your blog was one of the first ...Many thanks, Rise. Your blog was one of the first literature blogs I discovered and one of the main reasons for my trying out my own. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-40396467079362884752014-01-10T14:33:18.987-08:002014-01-10T14:33:18.987-08:00Dwight - thanks. I encourage a revisit to The Betr...Dwight - thanks. I encourage a revisit to <i>The Betrothed</i> - and I think a lot of us want to see what Disney did with it too!seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-84253332240575068792014-01-10T07:54:54.826-08:002014-01-10T07:54:54.826-08:00Full of highlights! The kind of year a reader reli...Full of highlights! The kind of year a reader relishes. Your periodic silences are worth it whenever you come back with your posts.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-50442689891933978112014-01-10T07:15:49.264-08:002014-01-10T07:15:49.264-08:00Miguel, the whole post - no, the entire year - was...Miguel, the whole post - no, the entire year - was worth it just to learn of the Disney Classics books (maybe my linking <i>The Betrothed</i> to <i>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</i> wasn't so gauche after all). There are dozens of these Disney versions! The Odyssey. "Duck Quixote." The Three Musketeers. Edgar Allen Poe's stories. Tom Sawyer. Treasure Island. "Uncle Scrooge Journeys to the Centre of the Earth." The Importance of Being Earnest. Hamlet. Othello.<i>Othello</i>?? I think I may at last have found a literature challenge to propose. <br /><br />Tom, Brian - many thanks. I suspected there might not be another book like <i>The Betrothed</i>. What a high bar that one has set - it wouldn't be a bad idea to spend the whole year re-reading it. I'm glad you enjoyed the desert series, Brian; I don't think I'm done yet with it. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-38619304637009270962014-01-10T07:09:57.712-08:002014-01-10T07:09:57.712-08:00It looks like a great year. Several people have me...It looks like a great year. Several people have mentioned The Betrothed this year and I need to revisit it…it's been way too long since I've read it. And now I want to read the Disney version, too!Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-1757500067031206712014-01-10T06:21:46.688-08:002014-01-10T06:21:46.688-08:00What, a Disney version of Manzoni? Preposterous, ...What, a Disney version of Manzoni? Preposterous, impossible.<br /><br />No, <a href="http://www.parigibooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&wt=1.00&product_id=27060" rel="nofollow">postposterous, possible</a>. There are <i>two</i> of them. How I want to see these.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-59067618762099490832014-01-10T06:16:34.175-08:002014-01-10T06:16:34.175-08:00A good year of reading.
Life and Fate is enticin...A good year of reading. <br /><br />Life and Fate is enticing, and now I'm curious to read The Betrothed. I remember reading, many years ago, a Disney version of it with Mickey Mouse as the protagonist. It has stayed with me all those years.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-91218456955994740112014-01-10T01:05:50.677-08:002014-01-10T01:05:50.677-08:00I always say that it is quality not quantity when ...I always say that it is quality not quantity when it comes to posts. 19 entries is impressive when they are entries of substance that were fit in among a busy life.<br /><br /><br />I very much enjoy reading the posts here. You really bring a fresh perspective to reading, Case in point - your series of essays on dessert related books was really out of the box. I look forward to reading about what you have to say in 2014.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-46289951234381333062014-01-09T21:52:13.356-08:002014-01-09T21:52:13.356-08:00Others like Manzoni - no. Not really, no. Heck o...Others like Manzoni - no. Not really, no. Heck of a book. Heck of a year for you.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com