tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717148.post116180324081845683..comments2023-05-18T11:19:33.857+02:00Comments on animals stuck to the wall: Meme-riesEvilAuntiePerilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278720691584010136noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717148.post-1162019200128134262006-10-28T09:06:00.000+02:002006-10-28T09:06:00.000+02:00Just a casual passing-by mention of something I've...<I>Just a casual passing-by mention of something I've enjoyed, that you never ever have to read. Ever. </I><BR/><BR/>Good, so we're clear on that point: I'll read it if I damn well want to...and I'm in the mood...and perhaps if I had a particularly yummy lunch that day...and it's fair weather...and a blue moon is expected that night...and no one freaking bugs me about it between the time when I get the book and the time when I sit down to read it.<BR/><BR/>You know, it's quite miraculous I read <I>anything</I>, now I think on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717148.post-1161964721098086342006-10-27T17:58:00.000+02:002006-10-27T17:58:00.000+02:00Fiveandfour, I mourn your lost comment, too. Will ...Fiveandfour, I mourn your lost comment, too. Will condole with one of my own...<BR/><BR/>Really good to know about Anne standing the test of time - I've earmarked her for a revisit if I find a copy. I loved the Emily and Pat books too, but only after I got a bit older. But by that age I never wanted to <I>be</I> them the way I wanted to <I>be</I> Anne. <BR/><BR/>Probably should elaborate a bit on the Hobsbawm. He's the grandaddy of marxist British history, and reading him at school was the first time I realised that history wasn't dates and facts, but an argument with more layers than a filo pastry-making competition. Then there's the big theories, the social history, the sly humour, the remarkably lucid writing style…<BR/><BR/>These days marxist history is pretty unfashionable, and his theories and style have been challenged on all fronts. But this is more of a sign of the impact he had on the subject, and he's a great example of well-written, solid "history from below". Bit like Said - you might not like him, but you can't ignore him. And besides, it was reading all the arguments, counter-arguments, rebuttals and interpretations that sparked my fascination in the whole subject.<BR/><BR/>But the poems? they're truly a delight... Although this is NOT a recommendation, since I recall you and I have similar feelings about that sort of thing. Just a casual passing-by mention of something I've enjoyed, that you never ever have to read. Ever. ;-)EvilAuntiePerilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278720691584010136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19717148.post-1161915909367520692006-10-27T04:25:00.000+02:002006-10-27T04:25:00.000+02:00I had this big, fat comment all typed up and ready...I had this big, fat comment all typed up and ready to publish yesterday. Then I got a scary error message and it all went *poof*. Ah well, perhaps that should teach me a lesson about making long comments.<BR/><BR/>Now, what was I saying?<BR/><BR/>Oh, right. I was encouraging you to try <I>Anne of Green Gables</I> again. I've read the series all the way through a few times, and <I>Anne</I> a few more than that, well into adulthood and I believe it stands up to the tests of time and maturity quite well. I see her differently now, to be sure, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Now the <I>Emily of New Moon</I> or <I>Pat</I> series I don't think I could do again (LMM does bittersweet to perfection and I find that can leave a melancholy after-effect in my brain), but <I>Anne</I>...<I>Anne</I> never goes out of style.<BR/><BR/>And I'll have to look for those last 2 books you mentioned since my tastes are quite similar on the other ones you listed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com