tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post3192810009591264277..comments2023-11-03T10:36:10.555-05:00Comments on Book Haven: Sunday Salon - April 13Nyssanealahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-88755560969410753652008-04-14T20:51:00.000-05:002008-04-14T20:51:00.000-05:00I saw the screen version of "The Motorcycle Diarie...I saw the screen version of "The Motorcycle Diaries" and simply fell in love with Che Guevara because they portray him as this idealist who lived to fight for people he felt had been dealt a bad blow by society, but he is a controversial figure who isn't all good or all bad.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-56143443929409521772008-04-14T01:27:00.000-05:002008-04-14T01:27:00.000-05:00Have you seen the movie of 'The Motorcycle Diaries...Have you seen the movie of 'The Motorcycle Diaries'? I haven't read the book but the movie was good. Like you I hadn't known much about Guevara so it was interesting to see his side of things, as it were.<BR/>'Kafka on the Shore' is making it's way to the top of my pile. I think I may pick it up very soon. Enjoy all your new books.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-45646041832433468692008-04-13T21:01:00.000-05:002008-04-13T21:01:00.000-05:00I read 4 of those books all good, WAITING-KAFKA ON...I read 4 of those books all good, WAITING-KAFKA ON THE SHORE-BACK WHEN WE WHERE GROWNUPS-HOTEL DU LAC.<BR/>Last week I received from amazon COUSINS by Patricia Grace my first read in May for The Neustadt Challenge.<BR/><BR/>Have a nice weekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-60965520122844641022008-04-13T15:48:00.000-05:002008-04-13T15:48:00.000-05:00I loved By the Pricking of My Thumbs-it was much c...I loved By the Pricking of My Thumbs-it was much creepier than the Christies I usually read. :) Re: Che, I have a great biography of him by Jon Lee Anderson (that I fully intend to finish reading this year...I was half-way through it my freshman year of college, and it disappeared in one of the packing trips between school and home and only resurfaced last year), in case you want to read more about him. I can't wait to hear what you think of The Motercycle Diaries!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-60834885938959537092008-04-13T13:48:00.000-05:002008-04-13T13:48:00.000-05:00I'm still waiting for the new Lahiri to come into ...I'm still waiting for the new Lahiri to come into our library system. If it doesn't make it soon I'm going to have to blow good money on it which is a real sign of how highly I think of her as a writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9047922084795856437.post-9653125652988400012008-04-13T13:28:00.000-05:002008-04-13T13:28:00.000-05:00A friend of mine suggested I read The Motorcycle D...A friend of mine suggested I read The Motorcycle Diaries not too long ago, but I didn't put much thought into it at the time. Your thoughts on the book so far have me curious though.<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a good week!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com