tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post5844336359752293164..comments2024-01-17T22:00:41.839-08:00Comments on Full Throttle and F**k It: 100 Books, Sort Of...Steve Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-10639139309286286272010-12-12T13:02:44.588-08:002010-12-12T13:02:44.588-08:00And Barbara, for me there are so many more books t...And Barbara, for me there are so many more books that are more deserving. Definitely some good stuff on there, though!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-61280887530462283772010-12-12T13:01:36.956-08:002010-12-12T13:01:36.956-08:00Candy, if I'm going to be honest I thought Cor...Candy, if I'm going to be honest I thought Corelli's was a waste of time. The style was a bit 'writer-y' for me, too full of what Elmore Leonard calls Hoopty-doodle. And true to Leonard's admonition, I did find myself skimming the hoopty-doodle looking for things to actually happen.<br /><br />My advice: Just watch the movie. Gorgeous locations and good performances overall, and Nick Cage's godawful accent is balanced out by Penelope Cruz getting naked...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-10017380811254788042010-12-10T11:54:40.148-08:002010-12-10T11:54:40.148-08:00I have read some of the books on this list, howeve...I have read some of the books on this list, however, there are so many others to choose from.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-28895626962781444462010-12-08T19:55:52.115-08:002010-12-08T19:55:52.115-08:00Interesting, Steve. So what did you think of Capta...Interesting, Steve. So what did you think of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin? That's one of the few books on the list I haven't read that I'm thinking about trying...if I ever get my life back.<br /><br />I thought about making up my own list, like Charles, but then realized it was going to be very heavily weighed to thinks like the Greek classics--one of the hazards of being a Classics major--and short on 20th century classics. But then, how can one judge the merit of a book until it's had time to marinate a while?cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-71454503323715401212010-12-01T21:06:19.637-08:002010-12-01T21:06:19.637-08:00le sigh. i should do more reading hehe...i'm g...le sigh. i should do more reading hehe...i'm going to go through that list again and target the ones i've never heard of and the ones on my shelf waiting to actually be read...Risshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16582122840116012400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-10338671520573876722010-12-01T12:12:10.040-08:002010-12-01T12:12:10.040-08:00Charles, I think that's a grand idea!
Erik, w...Charles, I think that's a grand idea!<br /><br />Erik, wasn't it Mark Twain said a classic is a book everyone knows they ought to read and no one actually does? :-)<br /><br />Rick, I like your style, man. I may have to use that myself sometime...<br /><br />Lana, I know, right?! However, I'm pretty sure people were putting in 'books they should read' instead of 'books they actually like'Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-8885260484192082282010-11-29T14:35:25.584-08:002010-11-29T14:35:25.584-08:00What, no Charles Gramlich??? ;)What, no Charles Gramlich??? ;)Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-45137621172665489422010-11-25T19:05:34.334-08:002010-11-25T19:05:34.334-08:00With my memory, I may have read them all and forgo...With my memory, I may have read them all and forgotten I did. I'm sticking with that.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-75023412504689920442010-11-23T18:30:09.820-08:002010-11-23T18:30:09.820-08:00With a last gasp, I have taken on Hardy and Tolsto...With a last gasp, I have taken on Hardy and Tolstoy. They are long. They are tedious. But they are cool in their own ways.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-31692412791635267392010-11-23T18:28:06.266-08:002010-11-23T18:28:06.266-08:00Yes, that gave me a little headache at the end of ...Yes, that gave me a little headache at the end of the day. I shall return, though :->Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-45926093549058794032010-11-23T08:36:16.786-08:002010-11-23T08:36:16.786-08:00I'm actually making up my own list of 100 book...I'm actually making up my own list of 100 books I think everyone should read. Gonna be a bit different.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com