Comments on People in the Sun: Jacques Rogge is a dicque

Oh okay. I thought I was supposed to be relieved....

2008-09-08T20:39:00.000-04:00

Oh okay. I thought I was supposed to be relieved. Maybe I should take it out of the library.

Jill, it's a minus! And it also means I have to ex...

2008-09-07T12:42:00.000-04:00

Jill, it's a minus! And it also means I have to explain tra-la-la is the captain's battle cry. I have the first 5 books. I waiting for an excuse to get the others.

Girl, you know, I read it three times (I think), but the only thing I remember is that I loved it. Maybe it's time for a fourth reading.

Three Men in a Boat is one of my absolute favorite...

2008-09-07T10:49:00.000-04:00

Three Men in a Boat is one of my absolute favorite books. It's just brilliant. The Magna Carta bit is worth the whole ride.

I have somehow made it through almost my son's ent...

2008-09-02T22:05:00.000-04:00

I have somehow made it through almost my son's entire elementary school career without having once opened a Captain Underpants. I'm not sure how this happened, actually, or even whether it's a plus or a minus...

Jill, I have the zen book at home. One day. I star...

2008-09-01T23:03:00.000-04:00

Jill, I have the zen book at home. One day. I started reading it a few times as a teenager. I think I was about 22 the first time I actually went and bought a book. Before that, I only got books from people recommending and giving them to me. Mostly my sister. So when she told me to read it I did, but I was not there yet, you know? Pretty much for the same reason I managed to read The Teachings of Don Juan, but didn't get it for a long time.

I can't wait to read Captain Underpants with Liam. Tra-La-La!

I read a bunch of those in high school...My mom mi...

2008-09-01T20:10:00.000-04:00

I read a bunch of those in high school...

My mom missed a flight once because she was so engrossed in Zen & the Art that she didn't hear the (multiple) calls to board!

The Poisonwood Bible is one of my VERY favorite books!

Just finished reading the Once & Future King to my 10 year old & my mom read me Watership Down when I was in Elementary school - so see? You can knock out a few more when Liam gets a little bigger. :-) :-) :-)

Dan, I don't know. That's a good question. Random ...

2008-08-26T13:39:00.000-04:00

Dan, I don't know. That's a good question. Random stuff. I just took it As Is. I also didn't read Angels and Demons, but when I tell some people I thought Da Vinci Code was beyond horrible they say Angels and Demons was much better. I refuse to believe that. It's a bit like saying the first Deuce Bigalow movie was much better than the sequel.

And I feel I'm missing something by not reading any Jane Austin, or Dickens. One day.

Girl, I'm sorry... It wasn't him, it was me. I was just not ready to commit to memorizing names and being emotionally involved with this family. Then all of a sudden the book ended and I didn't take anything out of it.

I'm mid-30s, but I read it a year ago. I think I would have liked it twenty years ago, around the same time I read Time of Cholera. Maybe it's like Disneyland? It's fun when you're five and it's fun when you're fifty, but it's not fun when you're sixteen. Maybe I should try it again in ten years.

Oh my GOD! Are you kidding me? You thought 100 y...

2008-08-25T16:25:00.000-04:00

Oh my GOD! Are you kidding me? You thought 100 yrs of solitude was boring? WTF!?

Wait, how old were you? If you were young, try it again now..it's really, really good.

Who made this list of books in the first place? It...

2008-08-25T15:18:00.000-04:00

Who made this list of books in the first place? It's like a random run through Barnes and Noble with a stiffened arm over a shopping cart.

Lots of great books (as well as "Great Books"), but plenty of losers (e.g. "Angels and Demons") and books too recent to judge so finally (e.g. "The Time Traveler's Wife").

Overall, our opinions and reading histories largely line up, so I feel oddly vindicated for that.

Ricardo, I was a little shocked when I heard his c...

2008-08-25T13:38:00.000-04:00

Ricardo, I was a little shocked when I heard his criticism. I don't know what was going through this count's head.

Shelli, aw, thanks. I have serious competition, though. But I jogged today, so you can see I'm working it. If I shave me legs you need to stop me. It means I'm going too far.

Cooper, really? Fun for you. I wish I could read more. I read Catcher in the Rye as a teenager and it made sense then. I don't know about now. Hundred Years--just didn't happen. It's funny, too, because I've been postponing it for years, knowing there was an amazing book I haven't read yet and how great it will be when I finally do read it. Maybe I was just setting myself to be disappointed.

Believe it or not I've read most of them. The Silm...

2008-08-25T00:36:00.000-04:00

Believe it or not I've read most of them.

The Silmarillion - I loved the trilology, and tried a couple of times and could not get through it.

Catcher in the Rye - Never saw it as that great, and still don't recommend it to anyone.

Crime and Punishment - you are right on that, it is truly an amazing book.

Aw - A Hundred Years of Solitude is one of my favorite books.

Yea really on Bolt, that article was right on.

I hope you win because I think you should.

2008-08-24T18:46:00.000-04:00

I hope you win because I think you should.

Attacking Bolt when China has done stupid things a...

2008-08-24T18:07:00.000-04:00

Attacking Bolt when China has done stupid things all through these games is just LAME!!! The IOC is one of the most corrupt bodies in the world. Just absurd!!!

SJ, I hope you like the changes. I actually had to...

2008-08-24T01:31:00.000-04:00

SJ, I hope you like the changes. I actually had to erase the post I had with the ultrasound picture because after using a funny name for the post I was getting too many Google perverts. Everywhere in the world, it seems, people want to see little kids naked. It was too much.

And I know I have too many books already. Ironically, you might have a point there, because the only way I'll ever be able to read all my books is if I go to jail.

Dan, you know, I heard that but I never tried him. And now that I don't get free books anymore, I don't know...

Woozie, I'll take what I can get. I'm inclusive like that. It's weird that they made us read Crime and Punishment, no? I mean, after I read it I realized it's an easier than Da Vinci Code, but when you're 17, you can't and shouldn't be asked to commit to 600 pages.

B, hey, men like lists! Even lists of books are manly. It's not "100 best beach bodies," but it might as well be.

That's a long ass list of books.

2008-08-23T18:08:00.000-04:00

That's a long ass list of books.

I should nominate you for Best Black Blog.Best boo...

2008-08-23T12:22:00.000-04:00

I should nominate you for Best Black Blog.

Best book I was supposed to read for school but never did: To Kill a Mockingbird. It was SO LONG. And I was only in 9th grade!

Three men in a boat is an absolute classic. I tak...

2008-08-23T10:10:00.000-04:00

Three men in a boat is an absolute classic. I take it you're a fan of Wodehouse too as they are faintly similar in style?

Dicks? That tag going to get you some good searche...

2008-08-23T04:25:00.000-04:00

Dicks? That tag going to get you some good searches.

Looks like we do have not dissimilar book tastes one day we should raid a book store. I'll drive the getaway car.