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Dorian Y has read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Dorian Y has read Babbitt.
Dorian Y has read Brave New World.
Dorian Y rated The Help 2 months ago.
Dorian Y rated The Joy Luck Club 2 months ago.
Dorian Y rated Blue Like Jazz 2 months ago.
Dorian Y is now reading Animal Farm / 1984.
Dorian Y has read The Joy Luck Club.
Dorian Y has read The Help.
Dorian Y added Brave New World.
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Hey Dorian! Yes, it certainly did. There's a lot of wothwhile stuff in there. Most useful to me was the concept of inbalances, and then in particular the notion that you have to *work* to make the imbalances work for you.
I wish you guys were closer too and could see him! You're welcome to visit and stay here anytime life brings you out this direction : )
Thanks for the friend invite. Your mention of Growing Up Hard ... cinched my acceptance. You may also enjoy The Mountain, the Miner and the Lord by Harry Caudill and We Be Here When the Morning Comes. For good true-to-life Kentucky fiction, I highly recommend the first three novels of Silas House, a young Kentucky author who has received a lot of attention. Have you read Outliers? I recently bought it to read the Harlan County section, which seems more stereotype than fact to me, but I do plan to read the entire book this month. Happy reading to you and yours!
Again you've added some of my favorite books, Dorian.
How old is your son, Dorian?
I think part of the appeal of the Burgess books is that they were quite easy for the child to read on his own. I found a big batch of them lately to put on my Kindle. I don't remember Jennifer. Madeline, of course, I know well.
Hi, Dorian. I'm just starting to find my way around here, so I just found your note about Dickens. Yes, I think "A Tale of Two Cities" is quite amazing. I love the resurrection theme. "The Moonstone" is on the list in my head of books to read very soon.
Dorian, some of your books bring back fond memories to me. I've always loved Ferdinand and the Narnia Books. I remember going to our little town library and checking out a different Thornton Burgess book every few days when I was very young.
Hi there! I haven't been on Shelfari for a long time so had to update my shelf. I'm reading a lot of different things all at once now. The one book is my favorite ("A Wrinkle in Time") from when I was a kid -- I'm reading it with a group of 5th graders now -- just started a book club for them. Read anything good lately?: )
Well, I'm happy to hear that you REALLY like Sarah because I do, too. I wasn't sure that you wanted to hear that, so I kept it to myself. I admire her energy level. What mom in her right mind would work so hard (and that's what she's doing right now) and risk getting, and having to do, the VP job knowing that she will be forced to make sacrifices regarding her family/personal life (that's assuming that she and McCain win the election)?
Regarding the vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin - I have great respect and admiration for her and her record in Alaska. Is she perfect? Has she always done everything right? Of course not. Nobody is perfect. But she seems to be a strong "maverick" of a woman with a strong man (Todd) standing next to her and she’s a quick study. She's conservative, yet she is independent and ambitious. She comes across as a person who wants to "serve" the people and make some real changes as opposed to getting into office to grab her share of the spoils. I could be wrong. But it's my opinion, and I'm stickin' to it! I’m not sure I understand the nasty, personal attacks on her (of her hairstyle, clothing, mannersisms, etc.) by the democrats. This world, and this country, is made up of all kinds of people who look different, who talk different, who have different opinions and ideas. Can’t we respect that even when the person is a political candidate on the other side of the fence? (I don’t think Sarah Palin is all that different from quite a few “real” American women.) Perhaps many of the women/men who attack her are territorial. Maybe they feel threatened by an apparently strong woman who’s not afraid of pushing against them or their ideas and staking her claim in a man’s world. Who knows.What say you?
Thank you. I will check it out. Length is not a problem. I love recommendations!! THANKS AGAIN!! Judi
Actually, I read The Bookseller of Kabul a while ago, and when a customer came to the desk to request it, I added it to my shelf. One particular aspect of that culture has stayed with me long after reading the book. The way the males treat females, even the young boys in the family, is pretty sad. The sisters and the moms of these young men are considered inferior to the males--I can't imagine living in a culture like that. I'm 56 (almost 57), so I'm old enough to have vague memories of our society's treatment of females. We are fortunate that we, as a nation, have grown (for the most part) and consider women and men equal.
Hi Dr. Yeager! I'll let you guys know about homecoming. I'd really like to go but am not sure yet because we're moving the weekend of Oct. 4th and 5th. I should be settled in the new house by homecoming though - I'll check the date and will give you a call closer to that date to let you know our plans. I checked out your Shelfari shelf today and added some of your books to my wish list/plan to read list! I used to have Anna Karenina and was reading when I moved from North Carolina, but somehow I lost the book in the move. So I never finished reading it!
Thank you for sharing your experience with me related to the Jennifer books. I wondered if you were a librarian because of your familiarity with the searching process for those beloved, hard-to-find titles. And I'm sorry to hear about your brother's tragedy related to his wife's illness. I hope all is well with him. What a great way to preserve the book that you love--recording it on mp3. Perhaps you could post an excerpt of it, as a podcast on a host site, so that others might listen to it. If you do, be sure to send me a link to it! Take care.
Thank you for suggesting the Eunice Young Smith books---I've never heard of them, so I'm intrigued and I'm looking forward to checking them out. Adult Biographies became one of my responsibilities when I first started at the library, and as I straightened the books on the shelves and checked them for condition, I came upon that little gem, "Growing Up Hard in Harlan County." Since my husband's family is from Harlan County, I decided to read it. That book was published years ago, but it is STILL on our shelf because it STILL circulates on a regular basis. I enjoyed reading it, too, because I've been to Harlan County and I've heard the stories about Pine Mountain and the way of living during that time period. My husband is the 14th (and last) child in his family, so he didn't grow up during that era. But his older siblings did, and they've shared it with him and me.Isn't Shelfari a wonderful way to learn about others' reading tastes and to discover new books to read?!!
I was just talking to my mom and dad - they visited with my dad's cousin today - Mark Fair - and he says he knows you guys!
I think I'll plan on coming for Homecoming this year - and I'll hope to see you all then: )
Dorain,Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. We have had a busy summer. Georgette Heyer writes fun very historically accurate regency romances. She started the genre. Her books are a lot of fun, with humor and witty conversations. I enjoy them all. A few of my favorites are Sylvester, Frederica, the Nonesuch, Arabella, The Foundling (less romance but a fun story). For a quick synopsis of each book try www.thenonesuch.com and click on Tomes of the Ton and then go to Georgette Heyer.
hi there! I haven't been reading anything this summer yet but magazines and the Bible.... I surprised myself - thought I'd be reading more. I have 2 books I want to read before I go back to school. I've been busy packing b/c we have our house for sale. We almost had an offer the other week but it fell through. We found a house in Mechanicsburg we hope to move to that's much closer to our work. Lynn and I are going to Disney and also visiting Kara and Chad next week - we're leaving Sat. and staying for one week - to celebrate our 3rd anniversary! I will probably be out to see my parents early in August sometime -- I was thinking about taking a trip up to Grove City too when I'm there -- would you guys be around? If not, then maybe I can make it back for homecoming this year: )
