tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post3701341109625423457..comments2023-11-02T01:28:14.306-07:00Comments on Sioux's Page: What's in a Name?Sioux Roslawskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-64066434920565735252011-02-28T13:01:54.906-08:002011-02-28T13:01:54.906-08:00Among titles, The Unbearable Lightness of Being ra...Among titles, The Unbearable Lightness of Being rates high on the intrigue scale (and it's one of my favorites). I'm glad you mentioned Mary Karr here. I love her memoirs. Of the three, I read "Cherry" first, and her voice really struck me. I thought: this is how Scout Finch would have written if she'd grown up to write memoirs...Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-85002440353824680032011-02-27T17:19:45.475-08:002011-02-27T17:19:45.475-08:00Okay, now I can't wait to find out why Mother ...Okay, now I can't wait to find out why Mother was eating poisoned corn and beans! :-o I like long, memorable titles, like Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The World According to Garp, Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood....Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-17587515701566816322011-02-27T07:43:26.740-08:002011-02-27T07:43:26.740-08:00I'm just like you, I always read the first lin...I'm just like you, I always read the first line. If it goes on and on or doesn't grab me, that's it. (although, like you, I have a little more patience with tried and true favorite authors).<br /><br />PS-- I absolutely loved your comment at my blog about the rotating circle of Fireblossoms churning out poems and then falling to the floor. LOVED it!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-35788695417081265932011-02-26T19:59:05.976-08:002011-02-26T19:59:05.976-08:00I have to throw in my 2 cents here--if you liked W...I have to throw in my 2 cents here--if you liked Water for Elephants, try Sara Gruen's latest: Ape House. Loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-1816041146295825482011-02-26T07:03:34.910-08:002011-02-26T07:03:34.910-08:00Lisa--I love "Water for Elephants" but h...Lisa--I love "Water for Elephants" but have not read "The Intelligencer." Thanks for the recommendation.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-70789188978648421082011-02-26T06:50:28.678-08:002011-02-26T06:50:28.678-08:00Hi Sioux - I commented on Donna's blog about S...Hi Sioux - I commented on Donna's blog about S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" first sentence (which is the same as the last sentence of the book.) As to titles...well, I've sometimes purchased a book because of the title and then not be enthralled, so a title isn't everything. That said, two books that did catch me with titles (and I loved the books!) are Water for Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.com