tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post1618790578582206105..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Quiz and Books in the Mailjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-36844602240242242642007-07-19T08:26:00.000-05:002007-07-19T08:26:00.000-05:00Gentle Reader - I overcome by sheer will and persi...Gentle Reader - I overcome by sheer will and persistence and rarely have to raise my voice -because nagging usually works. :)<BR/><BR/>I haven't enjoyed a quiz this much in a long time! Readers had such interesting reactions to being connected to the "wrong" book!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-5447914319117334382007-07-18T20:14:00.000-05:002007-07-18T20:14:00.000-05:00I did like Owen Meany when I read it years back, a...I did like Owen Meany when I read it years back, and I like the idea that "you inspire faith in almost everyone you know." But I cannot imagine you as loud in any way! I do think this quiz has inspired some humorous responses!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-83699820072122859712007-07-18T17:45:00.000-05:002007-07-18T17:45:00.000-05:00iliana - I'm sure I'll get around to it one of the...iliana - I'm sure I'll get around to it one of these days, especially as there is the curiosity aroused by the quiz. <I>Lolita</I>! Wow, iliana, I'm really curious about your answers.<BR/><BR/>Dorothy - :) Oh, yeah! An "agent of higher powers" isn't so bad.<BR/><BR/>Kerry - I read a <A HREF="http://a-fair-substitute-for-heaven.blogspot.com/2007/07/favourite.html" REL="nofollow"> post</A> on A Fair Substitute for Heaven about <I>The Blue Castle</I>, I decided to order it. Turns out it made a lot of people's favorite lists!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-32094689555740555282007-07-18T13:59:00.000-05:002007-07-18T13:59:00.000-05:00The Blue Castle is one of my favourite books of al...The Blue Castle is one of my favourite books of all time. Enjoy it.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829070558793881064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-3518090698086559192007-07-18T12:55:00.000-05:002007-07-18T12:55:00.000-05:00Well, being an "agent of higher powers" might not ...Well, being an "agent of higher powers" might not be so bad :)Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-1789861664644339742007-07-18T09:49:00.000-05:002007-07-18T09:49:00.000-05:00Oh do read Owen Meany when you get the chance. Tha...Oh do read Owen Meany when you get the chance. That was one book I didn't think I'd like and thoroughly enjoyed. <BR/>I got "Lolita" on the quiz. I'll be re-taking that to see if I can get a different answer :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-10746495537652526862007-07-18T07:21:00.000-05:002007-07-18T07:21:00.000-05:00Pour of Tor - Where did we go wrong? I suspect th...Pour of Tor - Where did we go wrong? I suspect that I belong to "Prufrock," along with Susan. Where do you think you might belong?<BR/><BR/>Maggie - Quit messin' with me! I know you made that up! :p<BR/><BR/>Bybee - Don't you feel especially vulnerable when you haven't even read the book (or the author)? On the other hand, I've enjoyed all the conversation on various blogs this quiz has generated!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-32394229010598736042007-07-18T05:31:00.000-05:002007-07-18T05:31:00.000-05:00I was Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut which only inc...I was Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut which only increased my shame at not having read any of his novels yet.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-5451898798604199632007-07-17T23:21:00.000-05:002007-07-17T23:21:00.000-05:00I took the author quiz from one of the book blogs ...I took the author quiz from one of the book blogs and it said I was Flannery O'Connor! Bah! :Dmaggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-39685593767334929942007-07-17T22:53:00.000-05:002007-07-17T22:53:00.000-05:00This quiz marked me as an Owen Meany as well, desp...This quiz marked me as an Owen Meany as well, despite the fact that I have never been able to get through a John Irving novel (just not to my taste I guess). I too felt disgruntled. :)Sycorax Pinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734754573631273474noreply@blogger.com