tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post3480692219237238838..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Great Mailjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-18873286363096780582007-02-22T12:53:00.000-06:002007-02-22T12:53:00.000-06:00I love good mail days :) Shadow Cities sounds so f...I love good mail days :) Shadow Cities sounds so fascinating. I read Candide when I was in high school so can't remember much but the line on "we must cultivate our own garden" always stuck with me. I should re-read this and see how I feel about it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-21980227601036586532007-02-22T12:11:00.000-06:002007-02-22T12:11:00.000-06:00This is the second time today that my comments hav...This is the second time today that my comments have disappeared! <BR/><BR/>Trying again--<BR/><BR/>Ann - I love letters because they give such a different view - the side of themselves individuals choose to share with that particular correspondent.<BR/><BR/>Lotus - I read about the Canon Gate "Myth" series on your blog. That's when I ordered <I>Weight</I>; when I read <I>The Penelopiad</I> last year, I didn't realize there was a series!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-77409978838096805212007-02-22T12:06:00.000-06:002007-02-22T12:06:00.000-06:00Les - O'Connor is shocking in many ways; her chara...Les - O'Connor is shocking in many ways; her characters and their behavior fall under grotesque. I'd recommend <I>Wise Blood</I>, but it is one of those novels (novella? very short) that is less a pleasure to read than a kind of compulsion; my favorite short story is "Good Country People." <BR/><BR/>How to explain the attraction of O'Connor?jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-1947657761256767882007-02-22T07:21:00.000-06:002007-02-22T07:21:00.000-06:00I read Candide years ago in college. Can't remembe...I read Candide years ago in college. Can't remember much about it at this point! And I've never read anything by Flannery O'Connor. Any recommendations?<BR/><BR/>Hope your father is doing ok.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-52213227104429597842007-02-22T05:37:00.000-06:002007-02-22T05:37:00.000-06:00You're quite welcome Jenclair and I await your rev...You're quite welcome Jenclair and I await your review of "Weight" with bated breath. After reading "The Penelopiad" I have fallen in love with the Canon Gate "Myth" series, so I definitely want to know more about "Weight". Will check back tomorrow!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-58319223921980037472007-02-22T03:05:00.000-06:002007-02-22T03:05:00.000-06:00A number of my American friends have mentioned Fla...A number of my American friends have mentioned Flannery O'Connor recently, and I have to admit to never having read her, so perhaps the letters would be a good way in. Anyway, I love reading other people's letters, so this is good excuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com