tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post8672374874801581711..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: Dissecting Jonathan Franzen, and Photos of the Yorkshire Dales and CumbriaDeniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-38416407240475062142012-07-15T17:33:12.630-04:002012-07-15T17:33:12.630-04:00Wish I was on a lake too, Mary!
A week in the dal...Wish I was on a lake too, Mary!<br /><br />A week in the dales sounds lovely, Sam!<br /><br />I can't disagree, Michael. But there might be hope...<br /><br />Thanks, Gina!<br /><br />Love those tiny Yorkshire villages, Laurel!<br /><br />I just wish I'd cared a little more for and about the characters, Medeia.<br /><br />Ooh, thanks for the tag, Melissa!<br /><br />I love away-from-the-screen time, too, LR!<br /><br />Unplugged editing sounds lovely, Melanie! But no music? Not even a tape or CD?<br /><br />Thanks, Nutschell! I'd be interested to know what you think!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-76472976535613783242012-07-12T13:19:29.217-04:002012-07-12T13:19:29.217-04:00I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read a...I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read a Franzen book. Now I'm curious. I love those pictures!<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-43729444408471556862012-07-12T11:23:33.961-04:002012-07-12T11:23:33.961-04:00I think that's why I'm actually enjoying t...I think that's why I'm actually enjoying the edits I'm working on right now. I'm doing them on paper and haven't turned the computer on at home in two days. :) I am reading a book on my phone's Kindle App, but I'm not checking my email or have music playing while reading. Our vacation to the Grand Canyon afforded us 4 straight completely unplugged days and it was fantastic!! I didn't even have withdrawal symptoms. <br /><br />As far as Franzen, never read anything of his and from the comments, don't think I want to. But I may check it out just to see. BTW, love the pics. *sigh, one day :)<br /><br />MelanieMelanie Macekhttp://www.featherpenstartandreams.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-52223226897528263412012-07-12T06:03:03.411-04:002012-07-12T06:03:03.411-04:00Lovely pictures.
I love time away from the screen...Lovely pictures.<br /><br />I love time away from the screen. Gardening, taking walks, watching nature shows, reading cookbooks. :)LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-27788567162043279782012-07-11T16:37:16.030-04:002012-07-11T16:37:16.030-04:00I read. :) Interesting post, and lovely pictures! ...I read. :) Interesting post, and lovely pictures! And because you're not on Twitter, I'm stopping by to tell you you've been tagged in a meme on my blog. You can blame Carrie Butler who tagged me. LOL<br /><br />Oh, and I finally got my follower gadget working! Woohoo! :D Nice to *see* you again. ;)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-28273449328202784302012-07-11T14:14:24.322-04:002012-07-11T14:14:24.322-04:00Great pictures. That looks like a peaceful locatio...Great pictures. That looks like a peaceful location.<br /><br />I read The Corrections years ago. I remember enjoying the beginning, feeling frustrated and almost giving up in the middle, and then sticking to the end which I thought was decent. It slumped right in the middle for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-74675176225152628522012-07-11T13:12:40.217-04:002012-07-11T13:12:40.217-04:00I also found The Corrections to be a frustrating r...I also found The Corrections to be a frustrating read. The writing IS good, but the characters annoyed the heck out of me.<br /><br />It's funny but the idea of living less distracted is something I also blogged about this week. Everyone has a different tolerance level for technological "noise" I think. Frantzen's is really low. <br /><br />Your photos make me hanker for a long walk on misty hills! I spent a week in a tiny village in N. Yorkshire called Masham for reading week (spring break) when I studied abroad in college.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-22016462263636774402012-07-11T12:54:17.151-04:002012-07-11T12:54:17.151-04:00Beautiful pictures! How I wish I could take a trip...Beautiful pictures! How I wish I could take a trip to such a place. Great post! I haven't read Franzen but it doesn't seem to be my cup of tea... though I might try it just to be sure. =)Georgina Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164961271767174713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-55644668091809642572012-07-11T12:24:34.468-04:002012-07-11T12:24:34.468-04:00I have yet to read a Franzen book. However, I appr...I have yet to read a Franzen book. However, I appreciate the post that Nathan had on him and how honest Franzen is. I also liked how he pointed out that we live in an age where we have essentially eliminated boredom. It's so true. The world in the end is gonna go to shit.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-12278511404723351812012-07-11T11:39:10.618-04:002012-07-11T11:39:10.618-04:00I've walked part of the Dales way, all be it a...I've walked part of the Dales way, all be it a very small chunk. Me and my friends went up to to town Hawes for a week and stayed in a cottage up there. It rained everyday we were there but it didn't stop us going to pubs and enjoying the varies towns.Samhttp://www.samuelburdett.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-83581246607236658212012-07-11T07:43:25.260-04:002012-07-11T07:43:25.260-04:00I have to admit, I've never read a Franzen boo...I have to admit, I've never read a Franzen book. I mean, I considered it but, in the end, I just couldn't gather up the energy to bother (sounds bad but with a TBR pile like mine, you have to be picky). And lily-livered characters (heh--love that word) really aren't my cup of tea.<br /><br />I have a hard time unpeeling myself from the screen but the lake calls my name and I have to go... :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503349476515967696noreply@blogger.com