tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post8646257045022023389..comments2024-03-28T11:13:03.777-05:00Comments on Word Splash - Joanne Faries: Gotta LaughJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-27980213255775927752015-11-24T23:12:52.526-06:002015-11-24T23:12:52.526-06:00Pearls Before Swine is one of my favorite strips. ...Pearls Before Swine is one of my favorite strips. I read them online when I remember to. <br /><br />10,000 words on Jane Eyre? That's like 40 pages... And see, that's why people hate the classics. Nothing against the story or the author, but English literature teachers ruin the experience by obsessing over minutiae that really has nothing to do with the story or the characters. I remember a discussion about why The Great Gatsby wore a pink suit. Because his purple one was at the cleaners! Geez...John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-50865382304651206272015-11-24T10:47:10.580-06:002015-11-24T10:47:10.580-06:00and back in school, the teachers went for so much ...and back in school, the teachers went for so much symbolism and junk it took the fun away. I actually read "Middlemarch" recently and enjoyed it after a teensy bit of skimming. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-85167975596527147402015-11-24T10:46:06.166-06:002015-11-24T10:46:06.166-06:00thanks much for reading my book - "not good l...thanks much for reading my book - "not good literature" is an okay review - ha. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-84174384858710456622015-11-24T10:45:18.723-06:002015-11-24T10:45:18.723-06:00always up for interpretationalways up for interpretationJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-55692683033284778482015-11-24T10:45:01.219-06:002015-11-24T10:45:01.219-06:00I don't know why you didn't go for the gre...I don't know why you didn't go for the great literature categoryJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-53484324630189509462015-11-24T10:44:20.603-06:002015-11-24T10:44:20.603-06:00I didn't even think about NaNo. FunnyI didn't even think about NaNo. FunnyJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-90054790935916944422015-11-24T06:13:29.990-06:002015-11-24T06:13:29.990-06:00Too funny. I still try to read some of those works...Too funny. I still try to read some of those works of "great literature" I didn't get the first time round. Sometimes I do OK...others...just...not.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-3886711167235783752015-11-23T22:41:25.190-06:002015-11-23T22:41:25.190-06:00So much truth. They just validated me. I suppose I...So much truth. They just validated me. I suppose I should be thankful my book has not been launched into the category of "great literature." I don't want it to bore.<br /><br />PS I enjoyed your delightful book and left a review. Sorry it took me so long.<br /><br />PPS Have a fabulous Thanksgiving, Joanne.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-90524815823593485772015-11-23T12:41:04.491-06:002015-11-23T12:41:04.491-06:00Yeah, there's a real danger of that.Yeah, there's a real danger of that.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-78926943649418444642015-11-23T12:40:47.653-06:002015-11-23T12:40:47.653-06:00Well, then, I hope "It's An Adventure&quo...Well, then, I hope "It's An Adventure" isn't great literature.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-21062649054894820092015-11-23T11:49:15.769-06:002015-11-23T11:49:15.769-06:00Hi Joanne - the cartoonist is very clever .. what ...Hi Joanne - the cartoonist is very clever .. what fun to read and see - great for NaNo month!! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-42346429563812248382015-11-23T10:19:24.877-06:002015-11-23T10:19:24.877-06:00made me laugh out loudmade me laugh out loudJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-48474807775736073042015-11-23T10:19:06.226-06:002015-11-23T10:19:06.226-06:00yep. He cracks me upyep. He cracks me upJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-40570713021077792462015-11-23T09:48:27.896-06:002015-11-23T09:48:27.896-06:00Ha! Well, I'm sure there are many who see it t...Ha! Well, I'm sure there are many who see it that way. :DConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-36393385561521619932015-11-23T09:35:26.812-06:002015-11-23T09:35:26.812-06:00That is so true!!That is so true!!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-37216532088323193982015-11-23T09:17:43.505-06:002015-11-23T09:17:43.505-06:00this comic strip author often bashes "boring ...this comic strip author often bashes "boring literature" - he must have been burned by a 10k paper too. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379826084010321238.post-65266707672854067102015-11-23T07:48:16.277-06:002015-11-23T07:48:16.277-06:00At school, I had to write 10k on Jane Eyre, Far Fr...At school, I had to write 10k on Jane Eyre, Far From the Madding Crowd and, er... another one. I now hate each one of them with a passion!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.com