tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post227616679269821607..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Voltaire and Emiliejenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-48707058392442077702007-01-10T11:56:00.000-06:002007-01-10T11:56:00.000-06:00I agree about flagging things, particularly with t...I agree about flagging things, particularly with the long books. I got myself some bookdarts last time I was shopping at Powells and I've been using them to flag passages in Les Miz.SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-33730287294931966492007-01-09T08:17:00.000-06:002007-01-09T08:17:00.000-06:00Oh, I'm hooked now. Have almost finished with the...Oh, I'm hooked now. Have almost finished with the biography now and will be looking for the other biographies and Candide.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-62050707788019058952007-01-08T20:29:00.000-06:002007-01-08T20:29:00.000-06:00CANDIDE is one of my all time fav books. It is jus...CANDIDE is one of my all time fav books. It is just sooo good and really quick. Like the Great Gatspy I read it twice in a row. It comes highly recommended.nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-40955595072697215882007-01-08T01:22:00.000-06:002007-01-08T01:22:00.000-06:00Debbie - Parts of this biography require re-readin...Debbie - Parts of this biography require re-reading as my familiarity with the time period in France is so limited. Parts read fairly quickly, but still inform me of so much that I don't know. Voltaire is a name everyone knows, but about whom I knew almost nothing!<br /><br />Suzi - Les Miserable is sooo long! I'm flagging pages in the biography when something really interesting, unusual, or just unfamiliar crops up, and there are probably 20 flags so far sticking out of the pages. You might try that with Les Miserable...I know I hate skimming back for passages I thought I'd remember!<br /><br />Dorothy - I think Candide is definitely a must now! I'm looking forward to it.<br /><br />Heather - Good, two favorable recs for Candide!<br /><br />Kate - The biography is very informative about so much that I was unaware of - about Voltaire, his works, and his contemporaries. Shamefully, I've always avoided Candide.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-16012008106064791032007-01-07T20:27:00.000-06:002007-01-07T20:27:00.000-06:00The Voltaire bio sounds fascinating. I read Candid...The Voltaire bio sounds fascinating. I read <I>Candide</I> years ago in a university class but I don't remember anything about it. Perhaps it's time for me to revisit it...Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-85207073933763606452007-01-07T12:21:00.000-06:002007-01-07T12:21:00.000-06:00Candide is one of my choices as well. I'll be curi...Candide is one of my choices as well. I'll be curious to see what biography you chose and your thoughts.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-86051094058989850422007-01-06T18:08:00.000-06:002007-01-06T18:08:00.000-06:00Candide is so much fun -- highly recommended!Candide is so much fun -- highly recommended!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-90417122248711709702007-01-06T14:00:00.000-06:002007-01-06T14:00:00.000-06:00I'm liking the updates on Voltaire. I should do t...I'm liking the updates on Voltaire. I should do the same thing with Les Miserables since it's going to take a while to read.SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-53323086850764813682007-01-06T11:50:00.000-06:002007-01-06T11:50:00.000-06:00I never would have chosen to read this but I think...I never would have chosen to read this but I think I will look for it now...I am terribly deficient in some areas of reading and anything French is on the top of that list...why?? I don't know. I read the info about this book and think I will give it a go...after a bit of a cleanout of my shelves, though, first...maybe I'll ask for it for my March bday...they always give me books =-) You'll keep me literate, Jen! =-)DebbyMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277126404406073860noreply@blogger.com