tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post4909113109497899149..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Unpaid plugtornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-26532969281759221662008-02-22T15:51:00.000-05:002008-02-22T15:51:00.000-05:00I've heard great things about this book and I even...I've heard great things about this book and I even bought it. It's on my pile o'books. Perhaps I shall move it to the top today.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-11445231710753574892008-02-21T19:24:00.000-05:002008-02-21T19:24:00.000-05:00Loved it here, too.Loved it here, too.RJ Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07448250325975656957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-38549589420712743962008-02-21T18:28:00.000-05:002008-02-21T18:28:00.000-05:00Sounds great! I'll add it to my (ever-growing) re...Sounds great! I'll add it to my (ever-growing) reading list.<BR/><BR/>Mark :-)Mark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-45239937875543723842008-02-20T20:22:00.000-05:002008-02-20T20:22:00.000-05:00I've heard a many good things about this book, but...I've heard a many good things about this book, but to be honest, it seems dry.<BR/><BR/>Still, if I could have a life where money and food were provided, I would spend more time reading lots of different genre's and styles -from literary to popular fiction.<BR/><BR/>With an occasional visit to the history books.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-77127767971382946662008-02-20T20:07:00.000-05:002008-02-20T20:07:00.000-05:00I'll never be a real writerUmmm, at the risk of yo...<I>I'll never be a real writer</I><BR/><BR/>Ummm, at the risk of you thinking that I'm just blowing sunshine up your bum, you already ARE a real writer. Seriously.<BR/><BR/>The extent to which you decide to capitalize on that formally is really up to you, and what you want.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-50144951840647444192008-02-20T17:41:00.000-05:002008-02-20T17:41:00.000-05:00You're welcome.You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-4896046536890640902008-02-20T13:37:00.000-05:002008-02-20T13:37:00.000-05:00you had me at hermaphrodite...you had me at hermaphrodite...My adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218693077058627643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-2401854482265452762008-02-20T12:25:00.000-05:002008-02-20T12:25:00.000-05:00Read it last year, and while it took me a bit long...Read it last year, and while it took me a bit longer than usual to get drawn in, I did finish it pretty fast and enjoyed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-37684829780034814382008-02-20T10:50:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:50:00.000-05:00I second what Rox said. I'm hooked on your writin...I second what Rox said. I'm hooked on your writing.Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-88530849454592573982008-02-20T10:41:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:41:00.000-05:00Thanks for the recommendation.Thanks for the recommendation.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-60593144576026476512008-02-20T10:20:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:20:00.000-05:00Okay, I will read it too. Not that I ever underst...Okay, I will read it too. Not that I ever understand the literary tricks. I just show up for the story. :)<BR/><BR/>Um, and you could totally be a writer! You've had us all hooked on your words for years!Roxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109820610940479415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-75392049082703057122008-02-20T10:10:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:10:00.000-05:00I read Middlesex last year and loved it, too. It w...I read Middlesex last year and loved it, too. It was everything you said ... such rich layers of prose so skillfully transcending the stereotypes and bending the notions of gender. I saw Jeffrey Eugenides interviewed once and something he said has stayed with me. He said that we human beings need a hermaphroditic imagination and heart.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327268988762513100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-82826829835755349072008-02-20T09:54:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:54:00.000-05:00Okay, I will put it on my list.Okay, I will put it on my list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-86805091034290422082008-02-20T08:58:00.000-05:002008-02-20T08:58:00.000-05:00I will have to check it out, T. Maybe something t...I will have to check it out, T. Maybe something to read on my upcoming trip. I like the line you quoted.ChickenStriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617518980452983817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-2283820422487111182008-02-20T07:30:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:30:00.000-05:00I'm going to go check out Middlesex. I hadn't hear...I'm going to go check out Middlesex. I hadn't heard of it, but I rarely read fiction anymore.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-83253448538765686862008-02-20T07:27:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:27:00.000-05:00Ugh. To each his own, I guess. I read Middlesex ...Ugh. To each his own, I guess. I read Middlesex 3 or 4 years ago and found it pretty tedious.<BR/><BR/>Two of my all-time favourite books are Anne Marie MacDonald's "Fall on Your Knees" and "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink, both of which I read before Oprah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-26515875967762923302008-02-20T07:24:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:24:00.000-05:00I can't read much without my eyes going blurry. I ...I can't read much without my eyes going blurry. I usually wait for the movie. <BR/>I remember the Race wars of the early 60's in L.A. and Detroit and other major cities. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-88752570632780049202008-02-20T06:45:00.000-05:002008-02-20T06:45:00.000-05:00I think I embarked on this book and it didn't draw...I think I embarked on this book and it didn't draw me in, I'll try again. I am reading No Country For Old Men right now. Also on the side, am reading some some short stories by John Steinbeck. Last on the list is my technical reading to study for the CCNA test. Last on the list, and last to pick up too :-)CoffeeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561507227103151863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-24744388124920082362008-02-20T06:32:00.000-05:002008-02-20T06:32:00.000-05:00I'm always pleased to discover a new book to entic...I'm always pleased to discover a new book to entice me into reading more. It seems my selections lately have been rather lacking, maybe I should go find your latest read and delve into on my flight tomorrow... or maybe been held captive in a plane and terminals will be an opportunity to finish the last tome that seems unending.<BR/><BR/>-CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com