tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.comments2023-10-08T05:53:31.844-07:00Frigate to UtopiaLit~Lasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-75631044744480858532022-12-05T13:34:00.824-08:002022-12-05T13:34:00.824-08:00I enjoyeed reading your postI enjoyeed reading your postGeneral Contractors Flinthttps://www.find-general-contractor.com/us/michigan-home-addition/general-contractors-flint.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-67373591871286567122022-04-18T00:08:31.663-07:002022-04-18T00:08:31.663-07:00Great poost thank youGreat poost thank youArianahttps://www.arianawood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-80922106027258984842021-10-09T05:35:18.205-07:002021-10-09T05:35:18.205-07:00reviewsdir After reading your article I was amazed...<a href="https://reviewsdir.com" rel="nofollow">reviewsdir</a> After reading your article I was amazed. I know that you explain it very well. And I hope that other readers will also experience how I feel after reading your article.Usama LaDLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616461869225120305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-57951815400336660312019-12-10T07:04:48.278-08:002019-12-10T07:04:48.278-08:00I have a similar interest this is my page read ...I have a similar interest this is my page read everything carefully and let me know what you think. <a href="https://www.donorpoints.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.donorpoints.com</a><br />salmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138437575279571808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-17960513449336503262016-05-08T21:40:42.585-07:002016-05-08T21:40:42.585-07:00I've enjoyed reading your review; Sayers' ...I've enjoyed reading your review; Sayers' Peter Wimsey does that to you when he falls for Harriet Vane.<br /><br />I don't know how many times I've reread parts of Busman's Honeymoon - I have all the good parts underlined. The four novels - plus Jane Eyre - are the underpinning of my own. Both are believable love stories between strong people. The 'happily ever after' ending is earned the hard way.<br /><br />I am blessed to have Brontë and Sayers as my mentors in fiction.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-53541619354256025472015-08-20T19:34:09.605-07:002015-08-20T19:34:09.605-07:00Thanks for dropping by, Esther! Have you read any ...Thanks for dropping by, Esther! Have you read any Dorothy Sayers mysteries? I'm a little like Peter and Harriet about Donne. Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-79684664644194445362015-08-20T19:32:26.190-07:002015-08-20T19:32:26.190-07:00Ah, thank-you, Manny. Frankly, I'm more comfor...Ah, thank-you, Manny. Frankly, I'm more comfortable with academic writing than creative, but it's encouraging to think there may be a germ that can be developed. Thanks for reading!Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-59029346858050874402015-08-20T13:53:53.137-07:002015-08-20T13:53:53.137-07:00"It's no secret that I love John Donne al..."It's no secret that I love John Donne almost unreasonably." I love this. :) And, as always, great review.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806137462666617093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-53390102398747056252015-08-14T06:03:30.263-07:002015-08-14T06:03:30.263-07:00You wrote that first paragraph above? That is exc...You wrote that first paragraph above? That is excellent writing. I hope and expect some day to see something you've published. This does sound like an interesting book. Doubt and revert back to faith is a such a frequent theme because it happens to so many of us. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-76879471476823214722015-08-08T08:02:49.968-07:002015-08-08T08:02:49.968-07:00I'm glad you found my review. I should have p...I'm glad you found my review. I should have provided you a link. Thanks for your comment there. Here's the link if any of your readers are interested in my post on the Ordway book.<br />http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/2015/07/not-gods-type-by-holly-ordway.htmlMannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-6221146499791263532015-08-06T08:59:19.707-07:002015-08-06T08:59:19.707-07:00Hi Manny, Interesting! Actually, I'd heard of ...Hi Manny, Interesting! Actually, I'd heard of Ordway even before Weber, but for various reasons Weber's memoir interested me more. From your description it sounds like I should give still give Ordway's memoir a go. (Going to head to your blog to see if you wrote a review.) Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-89545247653979745232015-08-04T09:18:16.166-07:002015-08-04T09:18:16.166-07:00Sounds like an interesting read. Reminds me of a ...Sounds like an interesting read. Reminds me of a book I read earlier this year, Not God's Type by Holly Ordway. I had a post on it on my blog somewhere. It too is a conversion memoir by a literature professor, and she uses lots of literary allusions. I don't know how Ordway's experience compares with Weber's in terms of "too easy." Ordway was a committed atheist until she was walked through the logic of Christian faith and then reflected in the beauty of literature, and then she had a conversion moment.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-63804793726504081632015-03-19T17:08:27.377-07:002015-03-19T17:08:27.377-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.-blessed holy socks, the non-perishable-zealothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241446130197185049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-71343933971203857382014-07-17T15:15:38.788-07:002014-07-17T15:15:38.788-07:00Interesting question. First, I think Elinor is usu...Interesting question. First, I think Elinor is usually considered as part of the Elinor and Marianne pair, so her prudence feels less like something we must admire unequivocally because she's the sole heroine, and more like part of a synthesis of opposing philosophies. She also sometimes makes comments (to her brother, for instance) that show her to have quite a keen sense of irony even if it must be kept hidden, so she doesn't seem like merely a moralist. (NOT that Fanny is merely a moralist, but the tradition of readers being annoyed with her goes all the way back to Mrs. Austen!) <br /><br />Anne Elliot is significantly older than Fanny, and has believed love to be irrevocably lost, so it may seem to some readers that she has more reason to be melancholy than (eighteen year old?) Fanny. The female antagonists in Persuasion are also mostly awful (Louisa Musgrove isn't, but she's still positioned as an intellectual and emotional light-weight). In Mansfield Park, Mary Crawford is charming and clever, so Fanny's disapprobation of her may come off as priggish. <br /><br />What do you think? Do you have a favorite and least favorite Austen heroine and novel?<br />Thanks for commenting!Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-23269248085143368062014-07-17T10:57:48.954-07:002014-07-17T10:57:48.954-07:00Why do so many act as if Fanny Price was the only ...Why do so many act as if Fanny Price was the only Austen heroine who is quiet and righteous? Have they forgotten Elinor Dashwood and Anne Elliot? If those two share similar traits with Fanny, why is Fanny more unpopular?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-70730187586351743512014-05-29T20:08:33.415-07:002014-05-29T20:08:33.415-07:00This is on my list of must reads. I agree with yo...This is on my list of must reads. I agree with you that what engages the heart is the irrationality of Christ crucified, but at some point if we are to make sense apologetics has to be formed. Of course I get suspicious of certain parts of Christian apologetics. Ultimately I feel we don't know for sure until we cross over to the other side and are face to face with Christ. You've pushed me to read this sooner than I planned. ;) In 2015 for sure.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-78370949705959794712014-05-15T19:51:50.925-07:002014-05-15T19:51:50.925-07:00Hi Lit-Lass. I'm Manny from Ashes from Burnt ...Hi Lit-Lass. I'm Manny from Ashes from Burnt Rosese, and I wanted to thank you for following my blog, and since your blog seems quite interesting and intelligent I signed up as a follower. Feel free to comment on my blog if a thought should happen to come to you. Reading through your interests it seems we have several in common. <br /><br />I too am a fan of Jane Austen, though i can't claim to be an expert in her work. I've read three: P&P, Emma, and Pursuasion. I've been trying to find a time for my next Austen novel, but I'm afraid my reading list is booked solid for the year. Perhaps next year, and I'm considering Mansfield Park. If I do, I'll be sure to blog on it. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-66522966115416033072014-05-12T15:00:38.463-07:002014-05-12T15:00:38.463-07:00The issue of speaking styles and phraseology in hi...The issue of speaking styles and phraseology in historical novels is interesting. On the on hand, readers often come to such books looking to "experience" the era. On the other hand, just as in a foreign language film, the language in any pre-Renaissance (and some Renaissance) stories is going to be too unlike our own to provide the reader anything but close language study. Obviously modern lingo like "okay" (I'm sure I've heard of it being used in a historical novel) is too jarring, but obvious attempts to make the language archaic can also bring the reader up short. I like Sharon Kay Penman's "The Sun in Splendour", for instance, but the use of "be" for "are", or "you do know" for "you know" felt a bit unnecessary and forced to me. Personally, I found Mantel's bare-bones style rather suited to her subject and protagonist, although I certainly wouldn't appreciate it in all works.<br /><br />A significant part of my enjoyment of the novel came from my familiarity with the period, so I can't promise you'll love it as much as I do. Good luck learning about the deep, dark world of Tudor history! Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-6571884726150832242014-05-11T01:01:44.840-07:002014-05-11T01:01:44.840-07:00You've convinced me to read Mantel. (Unfortuna...You've convinced me to read Mantel. (Unfortunately I am a total snob about style, and her modern phrasing had put me off). I shall now read up all I can about Tudor history so I can actually understand her books.Caroline Helstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922512642158974870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-19889941698915149242014-01-31T16:24:45.938-08:002014-01-31T16:24:45.938-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-10259151642103689062014-01-31T15:48:21.054-08:002014-01-31T15:48:21.054-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-61609533019313024712014-01-25T02:17:31.055-08:002014-01-25T02:17:31.055-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-47681577122524127312014-01-24T14:45:53.608-08:002014-01-24T14:45:53.608-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-36887118165410699072014-01-16T18:16:13.910-08:002014-01-16T18:16:13.910-08:00Good points, Caroline. I think because of the &quo...Good points, Caroline. I think because of the "marriage plot" or "parlor novel" designations it's easy for shallow readers to miss the androgyny of some of the Victorian women's minds. (Not Emily Bronte though. She's terrifying.) CB's obsession with love perhaps made me underestimate it. I think I may be a bit hampered in my analysis by the fact that I've always read and enjoyed more female authors. That means I have less male authors to compare them to, and there's a certain cultural shame in that preference which makes me nervous making pronouncements among those who don't also value those female authors. <br /><br />When did you read the AoGG series? Perhaps how one feels about it has to do with the age one first comes to it. I do notice things I don't like in this reading, but mostly it's a very funny, positive, undemanding series to sink into. However, I read a great book of critical essays on it this year -- "100 Years of Anne with an E". There's a great essay in it by Melissa Mullins on Anne's progress from a Wordsworthian poet figure, to a literary critic influenced by realism. <br /><br />Nay, I want to hear your thoughts on The Thorn. It's on my Write a Comparative Essay On This Someday list, but I haven't delved into it much. Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188363566174884239.post-79853188305012327412014-01-16T18:06:44.393-08:002014-01-16T18:06:44.393-08:00Thank you for your comment, Dr Maitzen! Well, I...Thank you for your comment, Dr Maitzen! Well, I'm certainly not one to complain about sentimental... at least not when there's a good dose of John Donne included. <br /><br />I'm sure you'll enjoy The Green Gables Letters. I'm looking forward to reading her correspondence with her Scottish penpal soon. Lit~Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371293247684677108noreply@blogger.com