tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post114498574966575273..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: WEB: What a ToolTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145233627826930202006-04-16T17:27:00.000-07:002006-04-16T17:27:00.000-07:00Damn. I need to steal a shopping cart and go to th...Damn. I need to steal a shopping cart and go to the library.<BR/>*plays with map*Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894215177878536537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145143464369261182006-04-15T16:24:00.000-07:002006-04-15T16:24:00.000-07:00I'm not sure if you've ever read Demian by Hermann...I'm not sure if you've ever read <I>Demian</I> by Hermann Hess.<BR/><BR/>I found it to be quite interesting and somewhat warped.<BR/><BR/>Mind you the warped parts made it interesting...<BR/><BR/>JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145057275065363432006-04-14T16:27:00.000-07:002006-04-14T16:27:00.000-07:00Seconding (thirding?) the mad Eudora Welty love. ...Seconding (thirding?) the mad Eudora Welty love. I'm an inveterate short-story reader, so I recommend her complete short stories. Natch.<BR/><BR/>I was a little troubled, though, when I entered Katherine Mansfield into the Literature Map. All the other writers quickly fled to the outside edges of the screen, leaving only Anthony Trollope to lurk by poor Ms. Mansfield like an unhappy cloud. Voltaire practically cleared the screen, with all the other writers hovering at a respectful distance. I can't wait to try out Douglas Adams. Now I see how it can become quickly addictive . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145056698487141682006-04-14T16:18:00.000-07:002006-04-14T16:18:00.000-07:00Dude.I totally just discovered Gnod (home of the L...Dude.<BR/><BR/>I totally just discovered Gnod (home of the Literature Map) about a month ago. <BR/><BR/>Have you checked out the rest of Gnod? Awesome. I wrote a <A HREF="http://capnganch.blogspot.com/2006/02/good-gnod-yall.html" REL="nofollow">post</A> about it in all it's Orwellian glory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145055028899309042006-04-14T15:50:00.000-07:002006-04-14T15:50:00.000-07:00The literature map ROCKS, doesn't it? I'm finding ...The literature map ROCKS, doesn't it? I'm finding it somewhat addictive. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear all the Eudora Welty love. I'm all excited now! I should probably be too ashamed to admit this, but pretty much my only Eudora Welty reference point is that episode of <I>The Simpsons</I> where the main character of <I>The Critic</I> guest stars, and you keep hearing loud belching coming from off-screen, and the critic guy keeps saying, "Coming, Eudora!"<BR/><BR/>I know.<BR/><BR/>landismom, a few weeks back I signed up for Bookins, only to discover AFTER the fact that it's confined to the US only, and I can't seem to find a Canadian equivalent. I'm mentally writing an upcoming post about the job of getting rid of books. It's work!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Luscious Lumpkin (heh, love the handle), I wish I were a better library patron, because I do love libraries, but I tend to buy most of my books. I've made a recent vow, though, to only buy books I think I'm going to love enough to re-read, and so far it's been keeping me judicious. Sam loves the library, though, so we usually borrow five books a week for him.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145053477250730482006-04-14T15:24:00.000-07:002006-04-14T15:24:00.000-07:00Well, on a somewhat related note, my most recent l...Well, on a somewhat related note, my most recent literary web addiction is bookins.com. You list books that you're willing to trade, and then you earn points and can request other books that people are willing to trade. When someone requests one of your books, the site emails you electronic postage, you print it and ship your book. You pay $3.99 for shipping for a book that you get, nothing to ship the books you're trading. <BR/><BR/>I find there are a whole lot of books I'm willing to acquire if the cost is only $4. Not sure if it is international or only US-based, but with those boxes of books taking up space in your hall, you might want to check it out.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145045780676455442006-04-14T13:16:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:16:00.000-07:00I've just been going to our local Good Cents store...I've just been going to our local Good Cents store (the Goodwill outlet, as though Goodwill NEEDED to be any cheaper) and picking up paperbacks for 25 cents a piece. It's a fabulous way to find new things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145040716553849902006-04-14T11:51:00.000-07:002006-04-14T11:51:00.000-07:00Literature map! No words! Too excited! Thank you!Literature map! No words! Too excited! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145040533837385272006-04-14T11:48:00.000-07:002006-04-14T11:48:00.000-07:00I was going to sing praise for Eudora Welty, but I...I was going to sing praise for Eudora Welty, but I see you all have beat me to it. Put The Optimist's Daughter on your list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145035140625820282006-04-14T10:19:00.000-07:002006-04-14T10:19:00.000-07:00"Ass-lazy" describes me to a T.I hope you read and..."Ass-lazy" describes me to a T.<BR/><BR/>I hope you read and enjoy Eudora Welty. Some of her short stories blow me away.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304295782719090784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1145034689188393562006-04-14T10:11:00.000-07:002006-04-14T10:11:00.000-07:00That literature map is sure to make my reading lis...That literature map is sure to make my reading list as fat as a phone book, too. I (peevishly) just wish they'd spelled all the authors' names properly!<BR/><BR/>This seems as good a time as any to thank you for posting that last-ten-years-of-literature-prize-winners list; I'm slowly but surely making my way through it. I just finished Clara Callan and am on to A Song for Nettie Johnson. I know I COULD have found the lists myself, but I am lazy and like to read what other people tell me to read, so: thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com