tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post75527664719687466..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: Top Ten Titles (Top Ten Tuesday, January 26, 2016)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-46060603234196417732016-02-17T19:40:14.653-05:002016-02-17T19:40:14.653-05:00It's a magnificent, but quite unusual tale. Th...It's a magnificent, but quite unusual tale. Thanks Zezee.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-65450103421590254322016-02-15T09:54:00.469-05:002016-02-15T09:54:00.469-05:00I love the title of "If on a Winter’s Night a...I love the title of "If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler." I bought it last year and hope to read it this year. Prior to buying it, I thought I didn't know the title of the book and instead knew only the part of the first line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-6813249035816670792016-01-28T19:48:23.537-05:002016-01-28T19:48:23.537-05:00Thanks Lauren...I'll check your list.Thanks Lauren...I'll check your list.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-2546334543015859402016-01-28T19:46:17.386-05:002016-01-28T19:46:17.386-05:00Thanks.Thanks.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-8687627790770069662016-01-28T19:44:43.791-05:002016-01-28T19:44:43.791-05:00Something Wicked is one of the others I've rea...Something Wicked is one of the others I've read...long ago. Due for a reread. It was terrifying as a child. I think Bradbury is a genius at short story, but this was an excellent novel from what I can remember. There is a pretty poor film adaptation...don't bother.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-32327817279824517702016-01-28T19:40:56.012-05:002016-01-28T19:40:56.012-05:00Yes...Mice and Men is one of the others here I hav...Yes...Mice and Men is one of the others here I have read...and love. Many don't, and I understand why, but to me it is a bittersweet portrayal of sacrificial love. George loves Lennie. He is misguided, but in his simplicity...he loves him and does the only...terrible thing he can think of for his friend.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-28227394792060072812016-01-28T19:35:18.380-05:002016-01-28T19:35:18.380-05:00Thanks Carrie.Thanks Carrie.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-58626684551703119542016-01-28T19:34:30.214-05:002016-01-28T19:34:30.214-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-82742033927638353432016-01-28T14:34:23.226-05:002016-01-28T14:34:23.226-05:00I really like this topic! I've only actually ...I really like this topic! I've only actually read one book on the list, though. I still really need to read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold! :)<br /><br />Check out my <a href="http://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-were-totally.html" rel="nofollow">TTT</a>.Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-82722177575697598122016-01-27T16:23:37.732-05:002016-01-27T16:23:37.732-05:00Great list idea! Those are all fascinating, juicy...Great list idea! Those are all fascinating, juicy titles.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-14857921382391164292016-01-27T08:14:16.719-05:002016-01-27T08:14:16.719-05:00Great list! Very original! I believe my favourite ...Great list! Very original! I believe my favourite would have to be Something Wicked this Way Comes it sounds so awesome!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828263446668820468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-37562944420273779662016-01-27T00:03:02.562-05:002016-01-27T00:03:02.562-05:00I LOVE the "They may take our lives but they ...I LOVE the "They may take our lives but they will never take our FREEDOM!" I watch it on days, I am really upset with the Corporate world I am part of! Anyway....great idea and I think you will really enjoy Atlas Shrugged (Its very in the line of FREEEEEDOM!) Mice and Men is wonderful...Steinbeck at his best! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-56268493473145620592016-01-26T16:05:51.332-05:002016-01-26T16:05:51.332-05:00what a great idea for this week! Excellent selecti...what a great idea for this week! Excellent selection of titles too :) <a href="https://readingismysuperpower.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/top-ten-tuesday-all-time-favorites/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>MeezCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082724442387837601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-67128275559882867142016-01-26T14:05:25.091-05:002016-01-26T14:05:25.091-05:00I am so guilty of this at times. I only picked up ...I am so guilty of this at times. I only picked up my all time favourite, I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith, because I loved the cover.<br />Great list!<br /><a href="http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Cora @ Tea Party Princess</a>Cora - Tea Party Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133308447865264575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-23983966897040681252016-01-26T14:03:28.232-05:002016-01-26T14:03:28.232-05:00Thanks for the feedback Lisa, and if I was willing...Thanks for the feedback Lisa, and if I was willing to redo my list, I'd have to give a place to Cry, the Beloved Country now.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-39782740909003721042016-01-26T14:02:02.334-05:002016-01-26T14:02:02.334-05:00Indeed...I have a definite preference for titles t...Indeed...I have a definite preference for titles that give some hint, a tease even, literal or allegorical, about the content, vs a title that is a simple synopsis...A Tale of Two Cites (wonderful title, brilliant book) vs David Copperfield (title? meh...though the book is still excellent)Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-5065021245264895812016-01-26T11:25:11.839-05:002016-01-26T11:25:11.839-05:00I'm going to comment on the two I've read....I'm going to comment on the two I've read. Jude the Obscure. Hardy always writes great male lead characters. But be prepared to feel like you've been punched in the gut. He takes tragic endings to a new height here. The House of Mirth is Wharton at her finest. One of my favorite books ever. I'm currently reading Cry, The Beloved Country which I think qualifies quite nicely for your list. :)Lisa Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-33101250228900490212016-01-26T11:05:48.013-05:002016-01-26T11:05:48.013-05:00Totally loved the Braveheart reference. That'...Totally loved the Braveheart reference. That's my favorite part, too. Sometimes I find it on Youtube just to watch him yell, "...but they can never take our FREEEDDOOOMMMM!" <br /><br />Anyway, titles are a huge part of a book, right? I wonder what goes through a writer's mind when they have to come up with the best title for their story. So interesting. It should totally grab the reader and tie up the story, like a big bow. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com