tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post3697449656237534774..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-22080501724026838582012-01-23T09:59:18.980-05:002012-01-23T09:59:18.980-05:00The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round ThingsThe Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round ThingsSG Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-62105944261631812132012-01-23T05:47:30.254-05:002012-01-23T05:47:30.254-05:00This blog is a good one! Its original, thanks for ...This blog is a good one! Its original, thanks for the info! Is there a way I can tell my people about this post.maldives tourhttp://maldives2you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-44002707054212595282012-01-22T21:06:28.974-05:002012-01-22T21:06:28.974-05:00Sorry, one more. Thomas Merton's 'Raids on...Sorry, one more. Thomas Merton's 'Raids on the Unspeakable'!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-48683480446719531182012-01-22T20:59:36.530-05:002012-01-22T20:59:36.530-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-21339954121091701092012-01-22T20:53:16.985-05:002012-01-22T20:53:16.985-05:00Oh, favorite titles: A Certain Slant of light, The...Oh, favorite titles: A Certain Slant of light, The Solace of leaving Early, Enna Burning, (and for the win!) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!!!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-22797478652532485452012-01-22T20:52:00.031-05:002012-01-22T20:52:00.031-05:00Ha! I was just talking to a prospective agent on t...Ha! I was just talking to a prospective agent on the phone and I mentioned the novel she read was once called (TOO TERRIBLE TO TELL YOU ALL HERE) and she said, without a hint of laughter, 'That's the very worst title I've ever heard'. OW!<br /><br /> I still love it.Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-845365281884699012012-01-21T06:55:36.273-05:002012-01-21T06:55:36.273-05:00A title that's always stuck with me is Wicked ...A title that's always stuck with me is Wicked Lovely. Another one is The Elephant Ate My Pants. You can't help but wonder "Wha-huh?" with a title like that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052141159886452951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-25987799370953225212012-01-20T23:37:54.321-05:002012-01-20T23:37:54.321-05:00Here are a few of my faves:
Carpe Jugulum - Terr...Here are a few of my faves: <br /><br />Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett<br />A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett<br />The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan<br />The Dreaming Tree - C. J. Cherryh<br />Glimmerglass - Jenna Black<br /><br />Daughter of Smoke and Bone is also a good one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716190503345068698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-26958395418524068222012-01-20T21:40:42.418-05:002012-01-20T21:40:42.418-05:00The Elephant Vanishes
The Graveyard Book
Paper Tow...The Elephant Vanishes<br />The Graveyard Book<br />Paper Towns<br />An Abundance of Katherines<br /><br />Also, do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep? had always been a personal favorite.Rinhttp://www.paperheroes.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-49261621122552932762012-01-20T19:54:00.604-05:002012-01-20T19:54:00.604-05:00'Counterfeit Son' by Elaine Marie Alphin. ...'Counterfeit Son' by Elaine Marie Alphin. Mysterious. My daughter is sitting on the sofa reading it right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-66830000874319289512012-01-20T19:05:02.225-05:002012-01-20T19:05:02.225-05:00The Hunger Games and The Forest of Hands and Teeth...The Hunger Games and The Forest of Hands and Teeth are awesome titles. They make you ask questions. These titles are the initial hooks for the books.Kathryn Purdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337488365098780737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67423320182514855142012-01-20T18:31:34.107-05:002012-01-20T18:31:34.107-05:00You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers... bril...You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers... brilliantly bizzarre book, and when the thought behind the title was revealed towards the end it was one of those moments where you shut the book on your finger, set it down, look up at nothing and think "Damn..."LAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268579298100917721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-61215919190861324082012-01-20T17:46:36.349-05:002012-01-20T17:46:36.349-05:00@Feaky Snucker: I'd never heard of that author...@Feaky Snucker: I'd never heard of that author before, but now I want to read ALL of those books. Thank you!Tara Dairmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553180762608936696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45862500646747452352012-01-20T15:45:38.612-05:002012-01-20T15:45:38.612-05:00Great answers, Mary! I'm going to add 'Ann...Great answers, Mary! I'm going to add 'Anna Dressed in Blood' by Kendare Blake. Compelling.Michelle Kryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435461016171266977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81627368530569585652012-01-20T15:11:49.100-05:002012-01-20T15:11:49.100-05:00Doctorow's RAGTIME, Steinbeck's CANNERY RO...Doctorow's RAGTIME, Steinbeck's CANNERY ROW, Morrison's SONG OF SOLOMON, I like for the simplicity that makes you wonder, "What about Ragtime? What about Cannery Row?" And Anne Tyler's DINNER AT THE HOMESICK RESTAURANT. Who can not turn the page to see what that's about?Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-37834355701662517452012-01-20T14:56:12.103-05:002012-01-20T14:56:12.103-05:00@Georgia Girl, I totally agree. Maybe it's jus...@Georgia Girl, I totally agree. Maybe it's just me but there seem to be a lot of titles out there similar to Game of Thrones, and Daugher of Smoke and Bone. "BLANK of BLANK", or "A BLANK of BLANK and BLANK." Since I started hearing about DOSAB I'm sure I've heard of 40 other titles since then sounding suspiciously familiar...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-19082356253557964952012-01-20T14:35:07.829-05:002012-01-20T14:35:07.829-05:00She's Come Undone
Gone With The Wind
Lord of...She's Come Undone <br />Gone With The Wind <br />Lord of The Flies<br />The Hunger Games<br />Thirteen Reasons Why (changed title - google it - good story of the original title) <br />The Grapes of Wrath<br />I'm Still Alice<br />A Time To Kill<br /><br />I could go on and on! Sometimes movie titles can really bother me too - who chose that?Adopted Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854988307087656003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-73603339452586955992012-01-20T14:30:31.855-05:002012-01-20T14:30:31.855-05:00The Forest of Hands and Teeth-
To Kill a Mockingbi...The Forest of Hands and Teeth-<br />To Kill a Mockingbird--BrokeBack Mountain-are several favorites. And, Authoress, I have totally tried to write a book after having fallen in love with a title. Then had the challenge of making the book fit the title--Ha! Ha! Live and learn. Nice to know I'm not alone.shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-37037309485029375212012-01-20T14:27:05.678-05:002012-01-20T14:27:05.678-05:00Maybe this comment is off topic and so not worth b...Maybe this comment is off topic and so not worth being printed, but, on the flip side, I get annoyed by titles that are derivative. Someone will have a great title and a popular book, and then before you know it, a host of other books come out with oh-so-similar titles. I wonder if this is something pushed on the authors by their publishers.Georgia Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596379202196822294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-57600982762123577032012-01-20T14:01:29.184-05:002012-01-20T14:01:29.184-05:00Ahhh...
A Discovery Of Witches
by Deborah Harkne...Ahhh...<br /><br />A Discovery Of Witches <br />by Deborah Harkness. Nice...Paula Millhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758689597349294396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-15699241543263744352012-01-20T13:26:13.686-05:002012-01-20T13:26:13.686-05:00The Bridge Across Forever....loved the imagery.
A...The Bridge Across Forever....loved the imagery.<br /><br />A Prayer for Owen Meany...Made me think "What an unusual name? And why does he need prayer?"<br /><br />Janet Evanovich's titles: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, etc. You know immediately who the author is and a great mystery read is at your fingertips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51844173493182575222012-01-20T13:25:25.818-05:002012-01-20T13:25:25.818-05:00P.S. Some favorite titles: The Wind-up Bird Chroni...P.S. Some favorite titles: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle; Any Human Heart; Possession; Being Dead; The German Lesson; Tree of Smoke; The Inheritance of Loss.<br /><br />Why? Not sure--The Inheritance of Loss, Any Human Heart, The German Lesson, and Being Dead presage the depth of the themes explored; The Wind-up Bird Chronicle and Tree of Smoke immediately summon strange, beautiful images; Possession suggests a fun, fast read--upscale trash.Eleanor S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13047713034621095851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-48302100175587475952012-01-20T13:23:27.410-05:002012-01-20T13:23:27.410-05:00The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I p...The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I picked it up thinking, "What the hell does that even mean?" It's fantastic, all the way.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-70761865537433628882012-01-20T13:15:37.333-05:002012-01-20T13:15:37.333-05:00Hi, planning to submit to the Secret Agent contest...Hi, planning to submit to the Secret Agent contest on Monday and need to include my screen name. I'm new to this blog, however, and don't know what my screen name is! Thought if I left a post, it might appear. Loving all the comments, blog entries, and snarkiness thus far. What a great blog.Eleanor S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13047713034621095851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-84254248866606492552012-01-20T13:02:43.275-05:002012-01-20T13:02:43.275-05:00Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is one I've alway...Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is one I've always liked. Not a well-known one, but the sheer number of questions it brings up made me read it.<br /><br />I'm not sure my taste match most others, though; I never liked The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo or The Lovely Bones or several others mentioned as titles. They just seem... she has a dragon tattoo, so what? I don't see any reason to ask questions or wonder.Alainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343957686450599547noreply@blogger.com