tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post9202402455348413298..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Lit: Uniquely Portable MagicLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-27725006698183753732014-04-20T11:55:57.935-05:002014-04-20T11:55:57.935-05:00I absolutely hated The Pearl too! We had to read ...I absolutely hated The Pearl too! We had to read it in high school and it's the only Steinbeck I've read that I disliked. I loved East of Eden but have never read The Grapes of Wrath. Somehow I missed that though it's on my list of books to read. Marquez is another hole in my reading education. I'm the opposite on books that people are raving about. If a book gets to much press than I feel the need to protest and not read it. I'm contrary like that I guess! Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-54693412314355532062014-04-18T07:32:32.914-05:002014-04-18T07:32:32.914-05:00I read The Grapes of Wrath in high school and have...I read The Grapes of Wrath in high school and have been meaning to reread it for years.. even have it on my Classics Club list. I love Steinbeck!<br /><br />For what it's worth, Julia Glass seems to work better on audio for me.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-31364762274709063982014-04-18T05:49:13.503-05:002014-04-18T05:49:13.503-05:00I read The Grapes of Wrath in high school over 30 ...I read The Grapes of Wrath in high school over 30 years ago. I remember that I loved it, but never read much more by Steinbeck after that. I've read Of Mice and Men (good), Cannery Row (ok) and The Winter of Our Discontent (ok). Last month I decided to give East of Eden a try and it turned out to be a winner! What a storyteller. Now I'm tempted to go back and reread The Grapes of Wrath. Since the other took me 3 weeks, I may wait until next March. ;)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-17601767748261073852014-04-18T01:51:14.007-05:002014-04-18T01:51:14.007-05:00I truly enjoyed The Goldfinch, but I would have li...I truly enjoyed The Goldfinch, but I would have liked an edit, too. It was almost like two different books joined railroad style--connected but quite separate. Her prose, however, is eloquent and sometimes breathtaking. You must read Grapes of Wrath. It is that simple. Followed by East of Eden. They are the backbone of modern American literature. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397739057069182879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-89168623904413397482014-04-17T17:42:50.897-05:002014-04-17T17:42:50.897-05:00I was sad to hear about Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I...I was sad to hear about Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I read Hundred Years of Solitude a few years ago and thought it was okay. It's one of those books that almost ruined magical realism for me. In fact, it did for awhile. I hate to say that on the day of the author's passing, but it is true. I know it is a well loved book overall though. So, maybe you will be one of those who love it.<br /><br />I still haven't read anything by Julia Glass, and so I cannot comment on her books. I think you've read your fair share of her books to know that her new one, no matter how loved, probably won't be for you. There's always that chance, but you have plenty else to read, right?<br /><br />I have never read Grapes of Wrath, and had completely forgotten about The Pearl until you mentioned it. I have read that one. back in high school. And here I thought I'd never read Steinbeck all these years!<br /><br />Good luck in deciding what to read next!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com