tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post4915807396850371785..comments2024-03-23T20:59:45.060-05:00Comments on Mid-Life Thoughts from Bob: A great storyBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-12995517218801171492016-09-09T08:46:34.112-05:002016-09-09T08:46:34.112-05:00I'm a southerner, but haven't read Gone wi...I'm a southerner, but haven't read Gone with the Wind. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-53036520594021904012016-09-08T10:08:58.008-05:002016-09-08T10:08:58.008-05:00I read a lot of classics in my younger years but t...I read a lot of classics in my younger years but this wasn't one of them. I'm about 20 years into my non-fiction reading streak and I always promise that if I ever run out of good non-fiction books to read, I'll go back and hit some of the classics that I missed. Judging from the size of my "yet to be read" BOOKCASE, it's not going to happen in the next few years.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-12768800803330647212016-09-08T08:29:58.266-05:002016-09-08T08:29:58.266-05:00Kimberly, thanks. I would offer a couple of discla...Kimberly, thanks. I would offer a couple of disclaimers: first, this is probably of greater interest to me because I'm a southerner. Much like what Conroy said in his intro that I quoted, I grew up hearing quotes from this book and references to the characters. Second, please understand I am in no way offering a defense to the author's subliminal (and not so subliminal) message about issues pertaining to the Civil War and the terminology used. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-61601486863001462272016-09-08T00:24:47.645-05:002016-09-08T00:24:47.645-05:00I enjoyed reading your column!
GWTW is a book I...I enjoyed reading your column!<br />GWTW is a book I've never had much interest in reading it, and the page amount kept it at a distance. I am quite intrigued though now that both you and Kelly have read it recently and enjoyed it. I guess I always figured I wouldn't care for it, but maybe I would. Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-22888618535358777162016-09-06T21:22:39.960-05:002016-09-06T21:22:39.960-05:00Yes I probably had the same term for Scarlett! But...Yes I probably had the same term for Scarlett! But obviously Mitchell was not trying to create a likable character -- it was all about survival. And you have to admire her smarts. And oh how I loved Pat Conroy's intro!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-84923221717401444992016-09-06T21:09:41.524-05:002016-09-06T21:09:41.524-05:00Love your thoughts on the book and wish we could s...Love your thoughts on the book and wish we could sit down and discuss it in detail. We could let our spouses weigh in, too. Mine had a favorite derogatory term he used to refer to Scarlet the whole time he was reading it. You can imagine! He skipped Conroy's forward, but I found it fascinating and it made me all the more anxious to jump right into the book. Melanie was a character I honestly didn't care for in the movie, but she was one of my favorites in the book. <br /><br />So glad you enjoyed it. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.com