I remember being the only person in my class who wasn't head-over-heels-this-is-my-favorite-book-in-all-of-bookdom for To Kill a Mockingbird, though -- to be clear -- I didn't dislike it. But I was a weird teen who preferred John Irving's enormously fucked-up books to anything considered a classic (and in retrospect, what teacher assigns Hotel New Hampshire to 17-year-olds???). I probably need to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird at some point.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Steph L. - Feb 11, 2015 6:26:04 am PST #22990 of 28342
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Sophia Brooks - Feb 11, 2015 6:27:49 am PST #22991 of 28342
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Hotel New Hampshire might be my favorite book ever, but I also love To Kill a Mockingbird. Neither were assigned in school, but I did read TKAM for "outside reading".
Connie Neil - Feb 11, 2015 6:49:39 am PST #22992 of 28342
brillig
I've never actually read Mockingbird. I don't think my high school English class assigned it, but there were multiple English tracks, one for those who couldn't face Mr. Berryhill and one for those who could.
-t - Feb 11, 2015 7:03:58 am PST #22993 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Boo Radley is my spirit animal.
Beverly - Feb 11, 2015 9:07:37 am PST #22994 of 28342
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
(blasphemer)My favorite thing about To Kill A Mockingbird is the line in Benny and Joon when Joon asks, "Having ourselves a little Boo Radley moment?" She was probably speaking of Robert Duvall in the movie, though. The book didn't make much impression on me. My fondness for the story is all for the movie.(/blasphemer)
Maybe I need to read it again, if I can get the echo of Gregory Peck out of my head.
Katerina Bee - Feb 11, 2015 12:00:04 pm PST #22995 of 28342
Herding cats for fun
I really do want to read Mockingbird again now. And then see the film again. Had to read it in high school, but had read it for pleasure in the school library the year before it was Required.
I also have an indecent curiosity about the new book despite the author's wishes about it.
Amy - Feb 11, 2015 12:43:13 pm PST #22996 of 28342
Because books.
TKAM is one example of a book and a film being equally great, I think.
I'm curious about the new book, too, I have to admit, especially if it's true that she wrote it first, and wrote TKAM on her editor's suggestion.
Burrell - Feb 12, 2015 10:18:54 am PST #22997 of 28342
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It was so wonderful to watch TKAM with Franny last year when she was writing a report on Harper Lee.
Connie Neil - Feb 12, 2015 1:24:15 pm PST #22998 of 28342
brillig
Larry Gonick has finally released the volume that may be the missing link to getting my brain back in fighting shape:
The Cartoon Guide to Algebra! [link]
When I'm trying to study physics, I get so lost in the math. With this book alongside my Cartoon Guide to Physics, I'll be able to feel like a smart person again.
-t - Feb 12, 2015 1:27:07 pm PST #22999 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Nice! I love Gonick, and I'm glad to see he's including some history as I think it's particularly interesting (as history of math goes, which is to say extremely interesting to me)