tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post48438198348122135..comments2023-09-23T07:23:46.408-06:00Comments on cucullus non facit monachum: Favorite Books read in 2008Okiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post-14564269444748295132009-01-08T08:59:00.000-07:002009-01-08T08:59:00.000-07:00I'll be interested to hear how/if you like Pale Bl...I'll be interested to hear how/if you like Pale Blue Eye. Based on people I've talked to, I think Catcher in the Rye is either a "take it" or "leave it" book. There doesn't seem to be much middle ground. There were definitely some things I didn't like and some passages I felt dragged, but generally, I liked it. But I do know others who think it's a waste of time to read. Just goes to show how books affect different people in different ways.Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post-91739953316437587402009-01-07T23:43:00.000-07:002009-01-07T23:43:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment you left on my blog.Your li...Thanks for the comment you left on my blog.<BR/>Your list of books is quite interesting. The Pale Blue Eye sounds pretty good, so I'll try and pick that up next. As for The Catcher in the Rye, I must say that it's one of my least favorite books. The writing style didn't really appeal to me and the narrative couldn't hold my attention for long.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820059545503203362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post-28878506936748626392009-01-07T16:11:00.000-07:002009-01-07T16:11:00.000-07:00That's a crazy cool coincidence. It's nice to fin...That's a crazy cool coincidence. It's nice to find authors that are down to earth. I haven't had lengthy chats with authors, but in the couple I've interacted with, I've run into both "fake" and "real" and I much prefer the real. :)<BR/><BR/>I almost picked up his next book (<I>Black Tower</I>) for Christmas, but then decided I had too much on my shelf already. He's also got one based on a grown up "Tiny Tim", I think.<BR/><BR/>I definitely agree with the suspension of disbelief thing though...there were a couple of stretchers in there.Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401276.post-88849003691326454432009-01-07T16:05:00.000-07:002009-01-07T16:05:00.000-07:00Thanks very much for your comment on my "Quote of ...Thanks very much for your comment on my "Quote of the Day" post. I very much enjoyed perusing your recent posts. I read "The Pale Blue Eye" a couple years ago and really enjoyed it, although the scene where she attempted to swallow the heart was one of those moments when I had to suspend disbelief. I bought the book, which I just randomly happened upon in a quaint little bookstore in my neighborhood, and when I flipped to the back jacket I recognized the author. Turns out that Louis Bayard actually lives in my neighborhood, and I see him at the gym and at my favorite Vietnamese joint with some regularity. Once I stopped him at the gym to ask if he was the Pale Blue Eye guy (and I put it exactly like that!) -- he laughed and we had a quick chat. He seemed genuinely interested to know what I thought of the book, and the cover design. Very nice guy. He recently came out with a new book, another who-done-it, set in Paris I think, but I cannot remember the name of it right off hand.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.com