I didn't think so either, Wolfram.
Well, lady, I must say-- You're my kinda stupid.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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Trudy Booth - Nov 08, 2004 4:38:31 pm PST #740 of 3301
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
sumi - Nov 08, 2004 4:47:58 pm PST #741 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!
Which Book of the Bible is The Red Tent based on? And which Bible can it be found in? Because I was thinking it would be kind of cool to read them in tandem.
Hil R. - Nov 08, 2004 4:59:31 pm PST #742 of 3301
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Which Book of the Bible is The Red Tent based on?
Most of the biblical parts come from chapter 34 of Genesis. (And the several chapters before it, too, but that's where the main part of Dina's story comes from.)
Connie Neil - Nov 08, 2004 5:56:46 pm PST #743 of 3301
brillig
Yeah, Gift isn't quite as good, but I think Potok got tired of being pestered for a resolution. It's not bad, just not as good.
Stephanie - Nov 09, 2004 4:47:11 pm PST #744 of 3301
Trust my rage
Well, I just finished My Name is Asher Lev last week on the cruise. (I realize that I am several months behind. I love to read, but school always gets in the way.)
Anyway, I've read most of the comments. I really enjoyed the book, although I think I would have been part of the group pestering for resolution. It's hard for me to put a book down and feel like it's over if there's no resolution.
There's a lot I could say, but one thing that really jumped out at me was how much I wished I could see what Potok was describing. He was very visual, but I really wanted to see it.
Connie Neil - Nov 09, 2004 6:44:17 pm PST #745 of 3301
brillig
You mean the paintings? I know, my knowledge of modern art is insufficient to properly visualize what they must have looked like. My brain kept going to this El Greco/Dali place.
Stephanie - Nov 10, 2004 2:13:16 am PST #746 of 3301
Trust my rage
The paintings, the sculptures, his apartment in Paris, the street in Brooklyn. Also, I would have liked to have seen the progession from Asher's drawings (not art) to his paintings (art). The Kahn character made the point that drawing something is not always art. I get that in my head, but it would have been really neat to have actually seen it.
A movie would probably ruin it, though.
Hil R. - Nov 10, 2004 4:21:41 am PST #747 of 3301
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
There are some paintings here that Potok did, including one of "Brooklyn Crucifixion." When I first saw that site, I was somewhat disappointed, because that's totally not how I'd pictured that painting looking.
Polter-Cow - Nov 10, 2004 4:38:07 am PST #748 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
When I first saw that site, I was somewhat disappointed, because that's totally not how I'd pictured that painting looking.
Whoa, me neither.
Wolfram - Nov 10, 2004 4:43:20 am PST #749 of 3301
Visilurking
I don't think that's the way Potok pictured Asher Lev's painting. From the description, the Brooklyn Crucifixion rendered Asher's mother's face quite clearly, as well as his and his father's. Potok's painting doesn't even come close.
And I also would have loved to see all the art being described, but I don't think anyone could actually do those descriptions justice.