tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post1151419960642101094..comments2024-03-08T18:41:33.378-06:00Comments on I Was Just Wondering: This will end in a book review.Jess Wundrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-4734607994464397142008-06-20T13:55:00.000-05:002008-06-20T13:55:00.000-05:00I'm about to finish the book. I have a long drive ...I'm about to finish the book. I have a long drive home in which to listen to it and cry.<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much. It is a wonderful book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-83621273549271691922008-06-03T19:55:00.000-05:002008-06-03T19:55:00.000-05:00Jess, I am delighted that you liked the book. My f...Jess, I am delighted that you liked the book. My friend PoodleDoc, Jr.(once nicknamed Scout, btw) -- a sassy thirteen year old boy -- also loved The Book Thief. My 12 year old daughter likes it because "it teaches you to swear in German."<BR/><BR/>This is not the first book to be narrated by Death. The British satirist Terry Pratchett frequently uses Death as one of his characters; in fact I believe that I quote him at the top of my blog.<BR/><BR/>For your next reading assignment ... try Markus Zusak's "I Am the Messenger." Different from The Book Thief, but good too.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333782408387579016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-16982463394452297552008-05-30T11:28:00.000-05:002008-05-30T11:28:00.000-05:00To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorites too, ...To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorites too, so this is very high praise. Unfortunately, I'm in the middle of a class now, and cannot read anything not related to the class (well, except for blogs, of course. One has one's priorities.)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956997477396182396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-81342854960235801022008-05-30T11:09:00.000-05:002008-05-30T11:09:00.000-05:00dguzman book slut? just be careful you don't catc...<B>dguzman</B> book slut? just be careful you don't catch bookworms!!<BR/><BR/><B>dean</B> my daughter was about two weeks from being nicknamed Scout thanks to the way she looks and her personality, when a cousin had a baby and named her Scout! That is not a Rumer.<BR/><BR/><B>dcup</B> Ha! Wait until "Lick My Ass!" with a German accent becomes a family saying.<BR/><BR/><B>dr. zaius</B> someone left the ham out in the rain. And I don't think that I can take it, cuz it took so long to bake it. And I'll never have that recipe agaiiiiiin!<BR/><BR/>You Missouri people are always pushing that Tom Sawyer on people. What gives? (We stopped in Hannibal last fall, btw.)<BR/><BR/><B>randal</B> I think I have a newfangled invention called the "Walkman" around here somewhere, you're welcome to it when you start to feel adventurous.Jess Wundrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-75679307403756982282008-05-30T09:56:00.000-05:002008-05-30T09:56:00.000-05:00Alas? You rapscallions! I have never listened to a...Alas? You rapscallions! <BR/><BR/>I have never listened to an audiobook ever. I can't bring myself to do it, good reviews or not, you scamps with your automocars and electr-o-fied telephonery.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-85488100654948601642008-05-30T03:56:00.000-05:002008-05-30T03:56:00.000-05:00Speaking of "To Kill a Mockingbird", do you still ...Speaking of "To Kill a Mockingbird", do you still have your ham costume?<BR/><BR/>Death as a narrator is appropriate in these modern times, as the Grim Reaper is clearly a non-white, jihadist Democrat. (And a sexist Dunkin' Donut eater, by the way.) And I'll have you know that my 'land yacht' is getting at least 67.5 cents a mile! But alas, I don't give a fig about mileage, as I am to busy thinking up outdated and elitist turns of phrase to base my campaign on. <BR/><BR/>As an aside, might I suggest that when painting a fence, listening to "Tom Sawyer" might give you the proper motivation to get somebody else to do the work. Any job worth doing is worth getting somebody else to do it for you.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-84964059210678559632008-05-29T21:59:00.000-05:002008-05-29T21:59:00.000-05:00It's going to be your fault when my eyes are all p...It's going to be your fault when my eyes are all puffy and my nose is red.<BR/><BR/>I was sitting in the library when I read this post and I sent Cupcake out among the stacks to find it. She came back with it on audio book. Awesome.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the recommendation. I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-22651674967444594432008-05-29T17:12:00.000-05:002008-05-29T17:12:00.000-05:00I love that To Kill a Mockingbird is one of your f...I love that To Kill a Mockingbird is one of your favorites.<BR/><BR/>The Missus and I were bummed out when Bruce Willis and Demi Moore named their kid Scout. We wanted to name our first kid Scout and we just couldn't bring ourselves to do it after they had.<BR/><BR/>Just an awesome story.Dean Wormerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214049238722718299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-42415089374558528502008-05-29T11:45:00.000-05:002008-05-29T11:45:00.000-05:00Wow, heavy praise indeed. Might have to get this b...Wow, heavy praise indeed. Might have to get this book. (Of course, I'm STILL not done with my Spring Reading Challenge books; I've been too busy cheating on the Challenge and reading other books... I know, I'm a book slut.)dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.com