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Jim
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Feb 17, 2015 03:28PM
Thanks, Joy. It's an awesome aspiration & about time.
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And Joy, weren't Scarlet and Rhett perfect casting? I can't imagine anyone else playing those parts. In fact the entire movie's characters seemed just perfect to me. That was such a good movie and one of the best books I've read/read and saw the movie later in my life.
Nina, I can't picture any other Scarlet or Rhett!
On the other hand, there was a TV program movie beyond Pride and Prejudice, I have forgotten the title but it was a popular movie taken from a book and the main character portraying Elizabeth was dreaduful. She looked at least ten years older than her character she was portraying and that threw me off completely. So, it can work the other way too as you mentioned earlier. And the man portraying Darcy was no Colin Firth.
Vivian Leigh & Clark Gable? Very memorable couple.
Casting can make or break a film.Today I streamed the first episode of "The Persuaders!" - TV Series (1971–1972) with Tony Curtis & Roger Moore. What a great witty team! I love them both. THAT was great casting! They're good together, bouncing their lines off one another.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066701/?...
The first episode is FREE at Amazon on the condition that there are two or three commercials in between. It's the first time I've heard of that at Amazon. (Usually I stream via Amazon Prime.) This episode might be FREE for anyone, as far as I can make out. Take a look (it's worth it!):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D...
Just struggled through a long French novel, "The Foundling," translated into English. Couldn't wait to get to the end to find out who was his father and mother and what was inside the two important envelopes he was handed toward the end and then told, "Don't open unless in case of emergency." Finally revealed who was the mother but as to his father and the contents of the envelope I read, "Dear reader you must want to know what next..but it's not to be revealed in this book." There is no indication there is another book in the offing..Bah Humbug!
Nina, could this be the sequel: The Foundling's War by Michel Déon. A customer review at Amazon says: "This is the follow up to Michel Deon's novel The Foundling Boy, but you do not need to have read the first part to fully appreciate this book. It follows the fortune of Jean Arnuad, he and his friend Palfy start their war as France is capitulating."http://www.amazon.com/The-Foundlings-...
Joy, you are amazing. How you come up with these things never ceases to impress me. You saved me lots of wondering what happens next. I think they should have mentioned this book follow-up in the first book, at least at the end instead of just leaving the reader hanging but of course, I have to read this next one. Yes, I am hooked. love you/nina
It's easy, Nina. Google finds everything for me. Then Goodreads confirms or adds to the info. (With love to you too!)
This is an interesting map that says it maps the hardest places to live. Not particularly accurate, but it is interesting.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/ups...
Thanks, Jim. Interesting statistics!
Yesterday I posted that map on the hardest places to live. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/ups...
Today I saw an article on well-being.
http://www.well-beingindex.com/alaska...
KY is in the bottom 10. I looked a little closer & see it is based on a Gallup poll & the difference in the index is 5%. Most polls vary a few percent, so basically the index seems meaningless to me.
What's all this sudden interest in grading states? And poorly at that, at least IMO. Is it a conspiracy? What are they after?!!!
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We don't want to put statisticians out of a job! Not only that, the news media needs something to write about. Somebody thought these rating were a good idea and the idea is being copied. Besides, they may have a purpose in thinking of ways to improve people's lives. But one has to have an interest in this type of thing. I suppose it's interesting to some people."There are lies, damned lies and statistics." -attributed to Mark Twain
Twain is a hoot & correct more often than not.
I wasn't able to access worst places to live/guess it's a good thing for if KS is one of them, I am too old to move.
My computer has had multiple problems and so I have new programs and I am tired from figuring it all out. Thank goodness I have a live in computer guru or I'd be spending oodles of money on the time spent to have all this work done by someone else. wish me luck.
Good luck! I need it when dealing with the bloody things all the time.;)
Nina, good luck with your new computer programs. At this point I hate having to deal with new stuff on the computer.
After many days and many hours this morning to get a back up program in working order, I am on GO. Let's hope it stays that way. However, I do have a few different things to learn. NOT fun, but necessary.
I am reading this strange book where the author interrupts and tells you what's going to happen and then stops and it gets back to the story and this goes on and on. I have never read anything like it.
What's the name of the book, Nina? Roger Zelazny does something similar in Doorways in the Sand. Actually, he starts ever chapter in the middle of the action, then works his way back & on. It is strange, but I liked it. The book tickles me every time I read it. Here's my 5 star review that explains it a little better:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
As I told you Joy, it's one of myvery favorite books. I can't believe it, but after finishing it, I re-read it and actually enjoyed it just as much as I had somehow missed some of the things the first time around. I thought the writing was beautiful. And my suggestion,after finishing the book go to Google and type in St. Malo and you will see the WWII action going on in the streets and also how the village looks now. It was quite interesting and almost a finishing touch to the story.
Nina, I'll probably finish reading All the Light tomorrow. Watched the Academy Awards tonight. Good show.
Post what you think of "All the LIght," Joy. The awards show didn't get good reviews in our paper/Snooze is what they said. But, it is show business and that is entertaining so to speak. The bit I watched reminded me of being at the Rivera at age 53 and walking past the building that houses the Cannes Film Festival and so I did take a picture of it with all it's flags flying of different nations. If anyone had told me, a mother, grandmother etc living in KS in a house on a cul do sac that I would be in a film that was shown at the Cnnnes Film Festival in 1995 directed by Robert Altman and that they used something I wrote in the movie I would have thought they had lost their minds. Mine too! But it did happen. And what fun and exciting it was!
Wow, Nina, that's a wonderful memory!About "All the Light", I have only a few pages left to read but I'm not finding the ending satisfying. Also, the horrors of war are hard to take.
I, too, felt the ending was sort of "let's get this over with," type of situation from the author. Hope that doesn't spoil it for you. Yes, the horrors are difficult to deal with especially over and over again. It did give me a better picture of what went on at that time, however.
Nina, I found the book ("All the Light...") to be too "wordy" at times. I know Doerr is praised for his beautiful writing but at times the descriptions got to be just too much! He sets a haunting atmosphere but the over-abundance of words got in my way. Otherwise, it's a compelling plot. All that skipping around (time-shifts/place shifts) back and forth bothered me at times. And in the end there were unanswered questions in my mind. I can see why you wanted to read it twice, but I wouldn't enjoy doing that.
PS-A Goodreads member made a good point when she wrote the following in her review about All the Light We Cannot See:"I was expecting both the main characters to have more interaction with each other than there was which added to my disappointment."
I felt the same.
Her review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PS-Another Goodreads member's review said: "I got readers whiplash with the bouncing around the timeline". LOL That's a good way to put it. :)
FROM: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PPPS-Nina, there's an excellent blog about "the dramatic irony" in _All the Light We Cannot See_. You might appreciate it. The blog is at:http://weedlit.blogspot.com/2014/10/d...
Definition of Dramatic Irony:
---"Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not."
---"irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play."
Tonight I am too tired to read all your greatly appreciated glogs and reviews but will look forward to reading them tomorrow. It is fun to see what others think.
Reviews of "All the LIght That Fails," were interesting to me. Some points I did agree with expect for the one about being bored. I expect she was right that it wasn't her type of interest in themes; however, it is mine so I am able to overlook what I didn't like. Mostly, I liked everything/ the back and forth didn't bother me as I was interested in both sides and I felt life is often like that/two completely different situations but both intriguing. I also learned something from each side I hadn't know before. Oh well, to each his own as the saying goes.
Nina, what do you think the title, All the Light We Cannot See, meant? I suppose it has many meanings.I found the following online:
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"It’s a reference first and foremost to all the light we literally cannot see: that is, the wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that are beyond the ability of human eyes to detect (radio waves, of course, being the most relevant). It’s also a metaphorical suggestion that there are countless invisible stories still buried within World War II — that stories of ordinary children, for example, are a kind of light we do not typically see. Ultimately, the title is intended as a suggestion that we spend too much time focused on only a small slice of the spectrum of possibility.”
– Anthony Doerr explains in _All the Light We Cannot See_ - FAQ (taken from his website at: http://www.anthonydoerr.com/press/441/)
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I found the above at: http://addisonshye.com/2014/05/28/all...
PS-See the short video at the link mentioned in my previous post. The link is: http://www.anthonydoerr.com/press/441/In the video, Anthony Doerr talks about how he came up with all the ideas for the story, _All the Light We Cannot See_, and what inspired those ideas.
I moved a couple of dozen bales of hay from the big barn to the horse barn last night. I didn't bother locking up the horses & goats so they all grazed on the hay on the trailer as I carried it in. That led to the goats (Buttercup & Rosie) climbing on top.All was well until Indy snapped at Rosie who went off the opposite side, but Chip was there so she bounced off his rump & from there to the ground, although that was a foot deep in snow with a thick crust, so the landing wasn't as graceful as it should have been. I lost track of her after that, though.
Chip decided that was Indy's fault & ran around the trailer after him, so Indy jumped the tongue of the trailer on the ice. Chip decided that was punishment enough & went back to browsing. Buttercup just stood up there & munched away. Rosie bounced up next to her a few seconds later & munched away as if nothing had happened.
No animals were harmed in the making of that pile of hay, although I'm not sure why. It was a scene of contentment that exploded & settled down in the space of about 10 seconds or less. This is why I so rarely get pictures of great scenes.
Jim, your animals are a continual source of amusement!
Your horses sound as if they are in a circus, Jim. Joy, I thought the title, "All the Light You Cannot See, referred to the fact that we are all blind in some way to what is around us. The main character who is blind must rely on her other senses to "see" the light.
Nina wrote: "...Joy, I thought the title, "All the Light You Cannot See, referred to the fact that we are all blind in some way to what is around us. The main character who is blind must rely on her other senses to "see" the light."That makes sense, Nina. The title can be a metaphor for so many different things.
I just finished reading a book in one day, "The Maid's Version." I either read a book in one day because I can't put it down without knowing what happens next or I am rushing through it in order to have read it at all. This time it is the latter. I had to finish it as it's our book club selection for this month. Now it's back to the libary for those who like that sort of reading.
Well, Nina, at least you finished it. (The Maid's Version)I love it when I find a book I can't put down!
Here's a quote for your goodreaders: "I didn't attend the funeral but sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." Mark Twain. For Marge, Hope your birthday is a happy one and along with others hope the weather co-operates and lets you have a nice day with your husband and animals. Jim, did you notice I put you before the animals. My husband would consider that a real plus.
Nina wrote: "Here's a quote for your goodreaders: "I didn't attend the funeral but sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." Mark Twain."Leave it to Mark Twain to come up with THAT one! :)
I am wondering if anyone is reading, "The Girl on the Train," but don't want to read the review if it is a spoiler as I'm not finished yet and I must say it is a page turner and I can't read it before bedtime. Well, sometimes I do and then sleep doesn't come for a very long time..
Nina wrote: "I am wondering if anyone is reading, "The Girl on the Train," but don't want to read the review if it is a spoiler as I'm not finished yet and I must say it is a page turner and I can't read it bef..."Nina, which one is it?
The Girl on the Train
The Girl On the Train: A KidnappingThe Girl on the Train
The Girl On The Train
The Girl On The Train
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train
It's the first one on your list/by Paula Hawkins.
Joy, each chapter is from the viewpoint of one of the characters so it does go back and forth. But, it doesn't seem confusing to me as the chapter has a heading with the person's name that is "speaking." And I can't guess the ending at all.
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