Wednesday, June 28, 2006
books
The supposedly dyspeptic owner of "and you thought you were cranky" says "there's no such thing as a bad book". As I have mentioned before, I grew up with a father who judged many things, but especially books, some of which he dismissed utterly, definitely as being "bad". Keep in mind that one of his favorite sports was ranking things. This college is "first rate" but that college is "fourth rate" and that other college is "sixth rate", for example. Really, he really did talk - I mean pontificate - like that. His thoughts were interesting and filled with what sounded like facts but at some point I realized that much that went into his assessments was opinion. There were some facts and objective stuff, of course, but lots of opinions. His whole "Nancy Drew is junk" thing, for example, had a smattering of validity in that Carolyn Keene isn't Aristotle or Trollope or Pirandello, but I have yet to figure out what dire effects befall those of us who read her, especially since they're so much fun. So cheers to 'cranky' and to Nancy and to Cherry Ames and to Shakespeare and all the rest, whoever they may be!
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| posted by jau at 12:29 PM
jau — at 10:17 PM, June 30, 2006:
DADvocate — at 9:29 PM, July 02, 2006:
| posted by jau at 12:29 PM
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jau — at 10:17 PM, June 30, 2006:
I LOVE Tom Swifties! she said adoringly. Thanks for your input! And what do you like to read nowadays?
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DADvocate — at 9:29 PM, July 02, 2006:
I still tend to prefer crime and mysteries. John Grisham, Robin Cook, etc. You're one of the few people I've come across that even know what a Tom Swifty is. I'm impressed.
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I also read Tom Swift books which contained what we called "Tom Swifties," i.e. "Faster," Tom said hurriedly. Some of this stuff is unintentionally hilarious and helps develop a sense of humor.
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