false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255806534m/5123801.jpg 5123801 3 <B>A fascinating look at the stories behind the dedications of 50 literary classics.</B><BR><BR>Mary Shelley dedicated <I>Frankenstein</I> to her father, her greatest champion. Charlotte Brönte dedicated <I>Jane Eyre</I> to William Makepeace Thackeray for his enthusiastic review of the book’s first edition. Dostoyevsky dedicated <I>The Brothers Karamazov</I> to his typist-turned-lover Anna Grigoyevna. And, as this collection’s title indicates, F. Scott Fitzgerald dedicated his masterpiece <I>The Great Gatsby</I> to his wife Zelda.<BR><BR> Often overlooked, a novel’s dedication can say much about an author and his or her relationship to the person for whom the book was consecrated. <I>Once Again to Zelda</I> explores the dedications in fifty iconic books that are an intrinsic part of both literary and pop culture, shedding light on the author’s psyche, as well as the social and historic context in which the book was first published. 5190592 4 11 2008 Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications total:113|5:18|4:28|3:38|2:24|1:5| 113 369 246 54 5 3 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 14:01:58 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 11:11:30 -0800 2009 2 1 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 15:15:12 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 09:49:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Feb 10 12:20:21 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 06 08:01:45 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 10 12:20:21 -0800 2009 I was so excited about this one, and it is a big disappointment. I lovelovelove reading dedications and acknowledgments in books, so I am very interested in the subject matter of the book. And the cover and design of this book are lovely. I have major gripes about this one, though, and here th...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:20:23 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:33:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 16:04:39 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 16:14:41 -0700 2009
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I really enjoyed this. I lea...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 29 10:50:18 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 08:41:28 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 10:50:18 -0800 2008 that normally I would eschew
because the writing is only fair
as I'm looking to improve myself
but I can't resist
such things as Harper Lee
Gettum up Scout!
beating up kids at school
when they would pick
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The stories behind the dedications to the books listed run from the tragic, to the more than tragic, to the most horrible thing I have ever heard. The authors are ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:36:28 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:43:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:34:52 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 09:40:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 12:39:30 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 12:45:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 15:19:55 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 20:20:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:21:40 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 11:53:30 -0700 2009
As a bibliophile, I loved it. As someone interested in other people's stories, I loved it. I wanted to memorize every segment.

My only (very small) complaint was of the author's need to tidy eve...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 02:18:23 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 02:18:15 -0800 2009 Not much to do with unearthing interesting behind t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 04:48:20 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 04:57:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 03 19:14:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:22:20 -0700 2009 The conceit of this book is to take the dedication from 50 authors and to weave in a brief 3-5 page discussion of the author and the persons who the book is dedicated to. Gossipy but fun. It is also a cautionary tale with a huge proportion of the writers dissipated by alcoholism, depression,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:12:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 18:13:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:40:30 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:40:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 18:09:09 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 18:09:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5123801