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The Blue Bookcase : Group Review: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:27:03 +0000

Does that mean that you believe that reading anything strongly sexual, no matter the context, is an immoral act? I would have to disagree.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: The Sweet Potato Queens\' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:31:24 +0000

Ha! Nice. Those excerpts are pretty funny. I definitely could not handle sexism though. I am super sensitive to it pretty much never find it funny ... unless it's sarcastic.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:23:14 +0000

I've read this book 3 times!! I adore it. I'm so glad you liked it too. This translation sounds absurd though. I'm all about the Pevear-Volokhonsky translations, they are excellent. I love how they explain their translation process and why they make certain decisions in translating. I absolutely recommend that one.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: Noa Noa, The Tahiti Journal by Paul Gauguin

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:35:03 +0000

Tony,�

Thanks so much for sharing this with me. I would love to check out your book. Is it available in the US?

The Blue Bookcase : Post: Abridge too Far (har har har)

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:47:00 +0000

GASP! Christina, an abridged version! Tsk tsk. Actually, your post made me think more deeply about why I am opposed to abridgments, and I've decided that I think abridgments should be approached similarly to translations. As I think we've talked about somewhere before, translation is never the same thing as the original text, it always the translator's version/approach to the text and should be considered as a separate work from the original and judged in that way. (Speaking of translations ... the original English translation that you are reading is the one that Hugo oversaw, is that right?) Anyway, an abridgment is pretty much a translation of a long text to a short text, and I think in some instances it could be well done. It seems like your choice of an abridgment with summaries and footnotes is similar to choosing one of those dual-language editions of translated poetry with strictly literal translations and footnotes from the translator, which are the kinds of translations I always try to go for. So, I suppose I respect your choice. :)

The Blue Bookcase : Review: The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:38:00 +0000

whoa, i totally don't remember the parts about homosexuality. yikes. that would really bother me now.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 04:43:59 +0000

You should definitely check it out. Some parts are really, really funny. I think you would like it.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 04:43:34 +0000

Heh. It's not horrible, but it's a lot. I'd say there's probably like two phrases in capital letters on every page. It didn't get to the point where it really bugged me, it was just ... very noticeable. Ha, I don't know if that helps.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:04:32 +0000

I KNOW! Up to 3 at a time!!!

The Blue Bookcase : Review: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:55:06 +0000

Great job Connie! This is really a great review. I have to wait a week before I can start borrowing books from the store but this is going to be the FIRST one.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: Sophie\'s Choice by William Styron

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:48:17 +0000

I need to study GRE words ... maybe I should read this. Ooh, 99 cents for the Kindle version? Done!

The Blue Bookcase : Review: My Life in France by Julia Child, with Alex Prud\'Homme

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:38:02 +0000

Bahah. I just realized that her assistant/dsidekick person was her husband. Duh.

The Blue Bookcase : Review: My Life in France by Julia Child, with Alex Prud\'Homme

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:25:35 +0000

Yeah, I agree, this would be a great antidote to the Brigham Young bio. I just checked it out from the lib today!

The Blue Bookcase : Review: My Life in France by Julia Child, with Alex Prud\'Homme

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:57:24 +0000

Oooh. I wanna read this. (I started watching Julie and Julia once when it was on TV. I got about 3 minutes in when Meryl Streep started feeding something to her assistant/sidekick person and started making all these "ooh this is delicious" faces and sounds. Then I changed the channel.) As long as the book doesn't have any of that weirdness, I'm all over it.

The Blue Bookcase : Double Review: Beyond the Sling and Why Have Kids?

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:10:48 +0000

I just opened up the files in preview and took a screen grab. Worked like a charm!

The Blue Bookcase : Top Ten Tuesday: Ingrid\'s TBR for Fall 2012

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 04:15:42 +0000

I'm feeling like you should read Possession, Christina. It's amazing.

The Blue Bookcase : Top Ten Tuesday: Ingrid\'s TBR for Fall 2012

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 04:15:25 +0000

Cool! So glad to hear that. I'm about halfway through now and I'm eating it up.

The Blue Bookcase : Top Ten Tuesday: Ingrid\'s TBR for Fall 2012

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 04:15:03 +0000

Ooh yes. I'm really looking forward to it. I love gender stuff.

The Blue Bookcase : Top Ten Tuesday: Ingrid\'s TBR for Fall 2012

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 04:14:44 +0000

My mom said the movie was bad and changed the ending, and to not see it. I'll have to check out that silent film though, that sounds interesting.

The Blue Bookcase : Top Ten Tuesday: Ingrid\'s TBR for Fall 2012

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 04:13:57 +0000

Cool! And it's not too long, right? I'm hoping I can knock it out in a day or so.