tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post8643167635164867994..comments2023-09-23T23:34:02.905-05:00Comments on A Little Reading: The Sunday Salon: Sunday Reading (I Read Dead People)JLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-26360931707229519582008-08-26T17:53:00.000-05:002008-08-26T17:53:00.000-05:00I read Nuala O' Faolain's sequel memoir "Almost Th...I read Nuala O' Faolain's sequel memoir "Almost There" after seeing her obit in the Sunday NY Times: "Often seen as a feminine (and feminist) counterpart to Frank McCourt’s 'Angela’s Ashes,' Ms. O’Faolain’s first memoir, 'Are You Somebody?,' created a sensation on its publication in Ireland in 1996. Her unblinking, unsentimental description of Irish life in the 1940s and ’50s, and her loveless, impoverished home, where she grew up the second of nine children, struck a chord with Irish readers and went on to sell well in Britain and the United States...." She may not be your cup of tea though.Shablewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511228746093413055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-51957702088453853572008-07-21T19:25:00.000-05:002008-07-21T19:25:00.000-05:00I read the Dan Good obit too. I had no idea that h...I read the Dan Good obit too. I had no idea that he popularized that saying until I read the obit and I'm a native Texan. So, you can learn from the obits:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-77655604161778774522008-07-21T12:11:00.000-05:002008-07-21T12:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment on my memoirs post. I love...Thanks for your comment on my memoirs post. I loved The Moveable Feast, too! I haven't read it in years, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-70507508121929280672008-07-21T08:32:00.000-05:002008-07-21T08:32:00.000-05:00The Unconscious Mutterings is very funny to do -- ...The Unconscious Mutterings is very funny to do -- instead of writing down whatever comes into my mind when I read the word, I keep trying to define it! That just not right!Boyett-Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066753762645278933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-38824524167511107642008-07-20T21:23:00.000-05:002008-07-20T21:23:00.000-05:00I've always loved reading obits. In the south wher...I've always loved reading obits. In the south where I live now (grew up in NY), the obits can be like stories, telling all kinds of interesting details about people. I love it. I didn't realize how weird it was until once I had my creative writing class (high school) kids write their obit for an assignment. A couple of parents were very unhappy with me. I realized then that maybe this was not quite a normal thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-20554460476149164182008-07-20T17:25:00.000-05:002008-07-20T17:25:00.000-05:00I'll be looking for your review of The Aviary Gate...I'll be looking for your review of <I>The Aviary Gate</I> - I felt "meh" about it, so I'm very interested to see how other people felt. Also looking forward to your reaction to <I>So Long at the Fair</I> - I've got it waiting and I should probably read it soon since it's already been released!<BR/><BR/>Your post reminds me of a book I have, <I>This Thing of Darkness</I> by Harry Thompson. It was on the Booker long list the year it came out. I haven't read it yet, but many have discussed how good it is. The author passed away soon after writing it so we'll never get any more from him either. Always sad, when that happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com