Comments on: reading influences

By: NBFB

NBFB — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:37:34 +0000

I want to go, but only if you’re in the equasion.

I was thinking that you would just be thrilled to go and that most of my enjoyment would be derived from you being so thrilled to be there. But if you’re not going to be all that thrilled, that’s okay too. Either way, I’m only going if you do, with me. But if you decide you don’t want to go that’s cool too.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:08:40 +0000

I already read a great author everyday…

Jodi Chromey.

Everything else is tripe.

By: jodi

jodi — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:07:38 +0000

i haven’t decided yet. Are you going to see Tobias Wolff?

By: NBFB

NBFB — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:58:44 +0000

Neither Catcher nor To Kill a Mockingbird were assigned reading for me, not ever. FYI.
I did read Catcher once, about 1-2 years ago. Never read TKAM.

Are we going to see Tobias Wolff or what?

By: Anonymous B. Nowhere

Anonymous B. Nowhere — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:54:02 +0000

Like you, my family inspired my reading habit. I started out by sucking down all of my father’s Civil War stuff (Foote vs. Catton, etc) and his ancient Barnes & Noble history texts from Rutgers U. My mother preferred mysteries and other novels, but never read romances. When I discovered historical romances – GOOD historical romances – I was pretty sure that I’d found heaven. I still read historical romances by the ton (Well, not that there are a ton of decent ones in print these days), devour historical fiction, and read some real dry-ass texts and biographies. I’ll take any of these over “classic” lit any day. Uh, excepting Shakespeare, of course!