tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post1808658442376329051..comments2023-06-29T06:11:34.854-04:00Comments on AWV Archive: The long wait is overCall me Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-33495494892648804822007-07-04T11:40:00.000-04:002007-07-04T11:40:00.000-04:00The "begets" are my favorite part. --CinThe "begets" are my favorite part. --CinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-3234051563729602382007-07-04T13:35:00.000-04:002007-07-04T13:35:00.000-04:00Hey Paul...Just a few comments, so I'll put them h...Hey Paul...<br>Just a few comments, so I'll put them here instead of "meme"ing in my own blog (especially since I generally don't do that):<br><br>---<br>Paul: Slaughterhouse Five...This book is as important now as it was when it was published in 1966<br><br>Barry: Oh yes, indeed! And I have a S-Five story: I was sitting next to a young woman on a plane two years ago, and I asked her what she was reading. She showed me: it was S-Five. I said that I loved that book, first read it in high school. Her response was an honest, "Oh... I didn't know it was that old."<br><br>---<br>Paul: Yeah, uh, I kinda skimmed the begets. Because, you know, they do go on a bit. At some point, one's eyes just start to glaze over.<br><br>Barry: "Atlas Shrugged". Be honest: NO ONE has ever made it through the ENTIRE John Galt speech, all 30-odd pages, without doing a little skimming. Loved the book. Skipped the last 27 pages of the speech, or so.<br><br>---<br>Paul: under the influence of tainted mind altering drugs, and bad Chinese food<br>Barry: Oof!<br><br>---<br>Q: Which books do you re-read the most?<br>Q: Are there any books that you are proud to say you have read?<br><br>Barry: "To Kill a Mockingbird", my favourite book ever written.<br><br>---<br>Paul: Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes. It's hilarious.<br><br>Barry: OK, maybe "To Kill a Mockingbird" is second best. Yes, DQ is a most amazing book! And it's the source of almost as many common English phrases as Shakespeare and the Bible.<br><br>---<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-41019930854796106612007-07-04T15:11:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:11:00.000-04:00We have a bit more in common than you thought. I ...We have a bit more in common than you thought. I loved the Dune books, also Lord of the Rings. I might look up that other author you mentioned a lot... Kay. Been reading the bible non-stop fro 25 years and have it in all sizes, colours and flavours, the only book that is constantly on the top of the best sellers list which is why they do not include it. That makes every so-called top of the BS really number 2.<br>Jenny <><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-12798638758612964612007-07-04T15:16:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:16:00.000-04:00 I suspect Mr. Kay would be amused to consider th... I suspect Mr. Kay would be amused to consider the fact that his latest book, Ysabel, only ever made it to #2 on the NYT's best-selling hardcover fiction list. I know I am.<br>-PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-76095951655169933912007-07-04T15:30:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:30:00.000-04:00Now I'm totally going to have to get Slaughter...Now I'm totally going to have to get Slaughterhouse Five. I think it's on my list... nope -- I just checked my notebook. Duly added. Like my nightstand isn't already teetering on the edge of collapse from the "to-read" pile there ensconced.<br><br>Simon<br>http://simianfarmer.com<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-84393708240420421112007-07-04T15:50:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:50:00.000-04:00I have to say, with trepidation... I picked up a K...I have to say, with trepidation... I picked up a Kay book, ... and i just couldn't do it Paul. It didn't pull me in like Asimov or Tolkein. Maybe it was the wrong book... I don't actually remember which I tried. <br><br>You know I ADORE HP, so I won't quibble with you over it. I do not think it is of that caliber of much great fiction, however, I do believe the world she wove was incredibly unique and had great depth. A wonderful coming of age, good vs evil series. <br><br>I will have to finally read Slaughterhouse 5. <br><br>Thank you, for doing this meme and giving it your full attention!<br><br>be well,<br>Dawn<br>http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-545354529856694452007-07-04T15:52:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:52:00.000-04:00And, ps... under the emotional stuff you listed mo...And, ps... under the emotional stuff you listed movies really not books, you cheat. And, everyone cries at kittens dying... not just Canadiens...<br><br>AND, for all the times you repeated with the bible and Kay... it really had to take 7 weeks to whip this together????? LOL Just kidding....<br><br>be well,<br>Dawn<br>http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-144006035857348082007-07-04T21:45:00.000-04:002007-07-04T21:45:00.000-04:00Okay... kind of... you say that a Kay book brought...Okay... kind of... you say that a Kay book brought you tears, but you didn't say which one!! And, Quixote made you laugh... that isn't the same! lol But, I give!<br><br>I'll email you later...<br><br>be well,<br>Dawn<br>http://journals.aol.com/princesssaurora/CarpeDiem/<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-5658593565419639202007-07-04T23:24:00.000-04:002007-07-04T23:24:00.000-04:00Hm, and Jenny says, in comment 3, that the Bible i...Hm, and Jenny says, in comment 3, that the Bible is really at the top of the "BS" list. Yes, I've always thought that too, indeed...........<br><br>[Barry ducks for cover...]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-31086442481205887122007-07-05T00:49:00.000-04:002007-07-05T00:49:00.000-04:00So glad you mentioned "My Girl" after al...So glad you mentioned "My Girl" after all that brainy book stuff you wrote! I think it's a very underrated movie.<br><br>RussAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-13854406747130142932007-07-05T10:41:00.000-04:002007-07-05T10:41:00.000-04:00I think the bible probably doesn't come under ...I think the bible probably doesn't come under the fiction heading, LOL. As to it being the biggest selling book of all time, well i work in a bookshop and listen to the publishing reps, also here in the UK it is mentioned on the TV quite a lot and comes up in Quiz questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-84478414780126609262007-07-05T14:03:00.000-04:002007-07-05T14:03:00.000-04:00Wow do I agree with you on Slaughterhouse Five.. I...Wow do I agree with you on Slaughterhouse Five.. I guess I was thirteen and I picked up my sisters copy .. what a eye opener .. I guess after Lord of the Rings it was the first book that I had read. (other then Tom Swift)<br>good meme .. I'm going to give it a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-3509001999439033802007-07-05T16:35:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:35:00.000-04:00Well, Jenny, much of The Bible is fiction, so it r...Well, Jenny, much of The Bible is fiction, so it really does belong on both lists.<br>-PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-77168162427262273852007-07-06T14:28:00.000-04:002007-07-06T14:28:00.000-04:00True that Paul. It amazes me that most people tru...True that Paul. It amazes me that most people truly don't get the bibles allegorical nature. Sad, really.<br><br>be well,<br>Dawn<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-4360501115379776612007-07-07T16:17:00.000-04:002007-07-07T16:17:00.000-04:00I loved Lord of the Ring-did not like the film. I'...I loved Lord of the Ring-did not like the film. I'm running out Monday to buy<br>Slaughterhouse-Five! How could I have missed it? I like pulp! LOL This would take me some time to complete-if I were to do it! Took me almost 3 days to write<br>my last entry on Springsteen! LOL Love your journal...thanks for sharing!<br>~Diane~ http://journals.aol.com/dizarra/StorysFromtheCityTalesFromtheSea/<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644871434842902718.post-91557987185124483422007-07-25T11:04:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:04:00.000-04:00As one who has read the Bible through several time...As one who has read the Bible through several times and several ways (i.e. - straight through, chronologically, by literary types, etc.), I have to say I agree in most part with your approach as to how it should be read.<br><br>Would add that you need to remember HISTORICAL CONTEXT in many places. (i.e - women were not to cut their hair because that's how the heathen temple prostitutes flagged it was their time to serve. Or that rubbing warm oil on was one of the few medical remedies they had at the time. No magic power in oil.)<br><br>In defense of many pastors of churches, they assume or advocate that members study thier Bibles at home, so that the members will know to what he alludes when he quotes one verse alone in a sermon. Sadly, some today have an agenda of their own and not of God. And way too many members accept Christ, and choose to remain a "babe in Christ" rather than read, study, pray and grow. That is dangerous, for everyone.<br><br>Also, no book of the Bible can be taken alone, removed and apart from the others. "In the Old the New is contained, in the New the Old is explained." Quote by Henrietta Myers. <br><br>As to the begets; yeah, they do glaze your eyes over. But they prove Christ's lineage. And they show God knows and remembers each and every person. Comforting thought to me.<br><br>OH, and the repetition was funny! ;o) - Barbara<br>http://journals.aol.com/bhbner2him/LifeFaithinCaneyhead/<br> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com