And argh again! In the few slow moments at work today I started writing a blog post reviewing Machiavelli’s The Prince. I got well into too, but couldn’t finish because I needed the book which was at home. So I sent what I wrote to myself in an email and it has been lost in cyberspace! I have enough energy and brain power to finish what I had started but not enough to begin again from scratch. So now I will try again on The Prince on Sunday and go pout and goof off and read for the rest of the evening.
But before I go, someone checked out a book at the library today called The Well Educate Mind by Susan Wise Bauer. It looked rather interesting. Has anyone read it and if so, what did you think?
Okay off to pout, goof off and read.
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Oh how frustrating. I lost some pearls of wisdom once…somehow the same inspiration didn’t come back the second time. I hope yours does.
I actually have that book. It’s not as fun as I wish it were, but it’s still pretty interesting. Clearly I have a long ways to go before my mind is properly educated.
I’ve skimmed it. Sylvia’s read it, I’m pretty sure, and Lisa at Speaking Confidentially. There’s some interesting book lists within, but I’ve never come across anyone that manages to adopt her reading approach long term.
SWB has a homeschool message board that she runs at the Well Trained Mind site. And a blog somewhere.
Sorry about losing your Machiavelli post. I hate when that stuff happens.
I read Bauer’s book and was under-whelmed. First of all, much of hte book is devoted to describing the novels/plays/nonfiction she’s chosen, but all of the fiction descriptions five away the *whole* plot. And while I found her approach interesting, she recommends reading a book three times, which seems a bit much considering some of the books she puts on the list. When I wrote a mini-review saying this, though, some commentors strongly disagreed. So take my opinion with a grain of salt!
I sympathise with losing your post! :/ That’s happened to me a couple of times, and I never have the heart to rewrite it.
Susan’s quite right, I have read it, and blogged about it, and someone named Stefanie commented on it. Must have been a different Stefanie.
Here are the posts:
http://classical-bookworm.blogspot.com/2005/10/well-educated-mind_3726.html
http://classical-bookworm.blogspot.com/2005/10/how-to-read-novel-la-twem_4567.html
Oh, how VERY annoying! (BTW, did you get your copy of The Prince from OneWorld Classics?) Haven’t read the other book, so can’t help you there, but I know what it’s like to come across books that look interesting while working in a library. Now that I volunteer at ours, it seems, it’s “put one book on the shelf, take one home for me.” I told my friend who works there that I’m a great volunteer, because not only to I shelve books, so they don’t have to, but I also boost their circulation stats every time I do.
Oh, I’m so sorry! That’s horribly frustrating. I’ve lost a long list of comments before, but not a post. I don’t blame you for pouting — I would too!
Oh noes! How awful! Maybe it will turn up, she says hopefully. I remember losing one whole post in wordpress and typing in a white hot fury, trying to recall it all from memory, fuelled by the energy of resentment. I send hugs!
I’ve never read Susan Wise Bauer’s book. Or The Prince for that matter–looking forward to your review. Goofing off is the best! Hope you had a good time.
Also, just a heads up that I’ve just given you a little bloggy award:
http://bookingitbusstyle.blogspot.com/2009/09/word-up.html
This is why nothing beats the old pen and paper method of note-taking and writing.
Hello. It’s been a while.
I ahve the Susan Bauer book on my shelves, must get on it, I need a better mind.
I really disliked Susan Bauer’s book. I found it more limiting than helpful.