Comments for Jane's Safari

Comment on I Ate’nt Dead by Jane

Jane — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:19:41 +0000

I’m not sure. I mean, if you put two shelves back-to-back, strap them together, then load them up, you’d think they’d balance each other, right?

Give me a call sometime next week. I think I’m free except for Friday.

Comment on I Ate’nt Dead by Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:19:07 +0000

Would gorilla shelving (I think that’s what it’s called–metal, relatively cheap, criss-cross supports on the ends) work for free-standing bookshelves?

And we need get back to figuring out when we’re getting together.

Comment on I Ate’nt Dead by Jane

Jane — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:21:27 +0000

They are remarkably easy to find here, and I haven’t even been making an effort–just browsing the thrift store shelves and the library sales. James is 90 this year and her writing is still fresh and powerful…it’s sort of amazing, really, when you consider how many other authors start to slip over time (Anne McCaffrey, I love you but I’m looking in your direction here).

Comment on I Ate’nt Dead by Fenchurch

Fenchurch — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:02:12 +0000

The library is looking incredible!!

And I think I may need to start hunting down some P.D. James books (after first checking to see whether I’ve already got some in my Mystery/Suspense collection) to toss on my Teetering Pile. They sound like just the sort of thing I’ve been in the mood for lately.

Comment on Discovering Discworld by Daniel Millions

Daniel Millions — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:09:34 +0000

You should add some social bookmark buttons to your blog posts. At least add one for Digg so we can digg you up!

Comment on A house of faith by Lady Bercilak

Lady Bercilak — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:25 +0000

I loved ‘In This House of Brede’ from when I first read it as a young woman, and can identify completely with your initial reaction to the book. You have identified and put into words my more unconscious response. I like most of Rumer Godden’s books but this is the one I love the best. Closely followed by her doll books, especially ‘The Fairy Doll.’
Thank you for the reminder about this book – I will add it to my ‘To be Re-Read’ list.

Comment on The long road to Story by Jane

Jane — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:29:12 +0000

Hey, look, commenters! Thanks for your kind words, guys. I’m enjoying this new project a lot.

My favorite moments of intertextuality are the appearances of Death, sometimes as nothing more than a phrase indicated by that heavy "Death" font. I was reading [i]Men at Arms[/i] aloud to the kids and had to stop and point out Death’s entrance because it was just ONE word in the middle of a conversation (my voice is deep, but not deep enough to rattle your bones, I’m afraid).

[i]Unseen Academicals[/i] just showed up on the doorstep, four days ahead of schedule!

Comment on The long road to Story by Gideon Burton

Gideon Burton — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:40:34 +0000

My discovery of Terry Pratchett came in the bookstore of the National Theatre in London while directing study abroad there for BYU and searching for a suitable British author to interest one of my voracious readers at home. After giving my son The Colour of Magic, he has gone on a blitz through the Discworld these past years that has had him chortling all over the house. Just this morning, while visiting him at college, I saw him clutching The Truth (Discworld #25) in his hand. He dodged my questions about his social life at university in order to point out to me a connection between several characters that were new to me in The Truth but familiar to him from other Discworld novels. The intertextuality is catching, I must admit.

My son got me to read Small Gods (Discworld #13) after he kept quoting from it. I LOVED the audio version narrated by Nigel Planer and listened to it twice this year. I’m with you when you talk about books that you reread. Somehow Pratchett can dazzle you with lightness and with light. I’m so looking forward to reading your recommendations from the series. And I really look forward to future reviews and literary musings from you!

Comment on The long road to Story by Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:29:54 +0000

Love it M. This was very insightful. As a long time fan of the series myself I love what you have added to my understanding. Plus you always have good book recomendataions for me. Keep up the wonderful work.