Comments on: Some Reading Notes http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/07/some-reading-notes/ the agony and ecstasy of a reading life Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Stefanie http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/07/some-reading-notes/#comment-40282 Stefanie Thu, 08 May 2008 23:50:56 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1687#comment-40282 Dark Orpheus, I hadn't looked at it that way. But this also comes after a long discussion about rage and and Achilles, so it is a little out of context. But yeah, the ethics are still a bit wobbly. Litlove, ha! Imagine a a book sale where you can get books, good books, for really cheap and not just your run of the mill best sellers. Imagine having a catalog of the books that will be at the sale, each entry having a little teaser description. Now imagine lining up with several hundred other book lovers who may or may not want the same books as you, but in any case, supplies are limited and everyone wants to be sure they get their top choices. That's what this plant sale is like. Verbivore, yes, it is interesting reading The Iliad and getting glimpses of Odysseus knowing that there is going to be a whole epic about him. Bibliophylia, it is easy to be confident when you know you are favored by a god. I am intrigued though by the idea of our culture having an anxious relationship with truth. Danielle, planning a garden is about 80% of the fun. Then you have to do the work. Much gardening can be done in boxes and other containers. There is hardly any weeding that needs to be done but I find that having to water container plants is a daily chore in the heat of summer because they dry out so fast. Imani, I remember when you read the book and your posts about it were so interesting. I agree with you, it is always fun to see what various readers of the same book discover. Dark Orpheus, I hadn’t looked at it that way. But this also comes after a long discussion about rage and and Achilles, so it is a little out of context. But yeah, the ethics are still a bit wobbly.

Litlove, ha! Imagine a a book sale where you can get books, good books, for really cheap and not just your run of the mill best sellers. Imagine having a catalog of the books that will be at the sale, each entry having a little teaser description. Now imagine lining up with several hundred other book lovers who may or may not want the same books as you, but in any case, supplies are limited and everyone wants to be sure they get their top choices. That’s what this plant sale is like.

Verbivore, yes, it is interesting reading The Iliad and getting glimpses of Odysseus knowing that there is going to be a whole epic about him.

Bibliophylia, it is easy to be confident when you know you are favored by a god. I am intrigued though by the idea of our culture having an anxious relationship with truth.

Danielle, planning a garden is about 80% of the fun. Then you have to do the work. Much gardening can be done in boxes and other containers. There is hardly any weeding that needs to be done but I find that having to water container plants is a daily chore in the heat of summer because they dry out so fast.

Imani, I remember when you read the book and your posts about it were so interesting. I agree with you, it is always fun to see what various readers of the same book discover.

]]> By: imani http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/07/some-reading-notes/#comment-40280 imani Thu, 08 May 2008 15:26:51 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1687#comment-40280 I've enjoyed your posts on that Goldberg! It's really great to have someone read the same book you have and see the different things that strike them as interesting. Gives me new things to pay attention. I’ve enjoyed your posts on that Goldberg! It’s really great to have someone read the same book you have and see the different things that strike them as interesting. Gives me new things to pay attention.

]]> By: Danielle http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/07/some-reading-notes/#comment-40279 Danielle Thu, 08 May 2008 15:26:16 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1687#comment-40279 I usually only plant flowers in boxes for my porch. I seem to be just a tiny bit less enthusiastic each year as each year the I can't fight against the humidity and bugs--they ruin my pretty flowers. I need to find some heartier flowers I guess. But I love the idea of a garden! The planning part sounds wonderful! I usually only plant flowers in boxes for my porch. I seem to be just a tiny bit less enthusiastic each year as each year the I can’t fight against the humidity and bugs–they ruin my pretty flowers. I need to find some heartier flowers I guess. But I love the idea of a garden! The planning part sounds wonderful!

]]> By: Bibliophylia http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/07/some-reading-notes/#comment-40275 Bibliophylia Thu, 08 May 2008 12:38:45 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1687#comment-40275 My class wasn't fond of LexisNexis either. It was difficult to use. Interesting quote on Odysseus. I think that it is correct in the assertion that our current relationship with truth is anxious...we are too black and white in our thinking. I chalk it up to the confidence of being under a god's protection. Why should you tell the truth, refrain from cunning and scheming, etc. if you know that you are favored pretty much no matter what you do? My class wasn’t fond of LexisNexis either. It was difficult to use.

Interesting quote on Odysseus. I think that it is correct in the assertion that our current relationship with truth is anxious…we are too black and white in our thinking. I chalk it up to the confidence of being under a god’s protection. Why should you tell the truth, refrain from cunning and scheming, etc. if you know that you are favored pretty much no matter what you do?

]]> By: verbivore http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/07/some-reading-notes/#comment-40272 verbivore Thu, 08 May 2008 10:27:36 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1687#comment-40272 You make me want to take up The Odyssey right away. While I was reading The Iliad I kept thinking of The Odyssey everytime Odysseus was mentioned - I kept thinking, yes, yes, I know you have your own story coming up, I'll get there soon enough! You make me want to take up The Odyssey right away. While I was reading The Iliad I kept thinking of The Odyssey everytime Odysseus was mentioned - I kept thinking, yes, yes, I know you have your own story coming up, I’ll get there soon enough!

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