tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post2581447030115878726..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: Book Review - Everything That Rises Must Converge; Flannery O'Connor(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-44677850683864611502021-04-22T17:53:34.692-04:002021-04-22T17:53:34.692-04:00I too wonder what more this author would have writ...I too wonder what more this author would have written if she had lived a bit longer. She seemed quite a writer & voice!thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-46556490656524693972021-04-19T19:00:36.280-04:002021-04-19T19:00:36.280-04:00Yes, the world has changed since the 1960s but, we...Yes, the world has changed since the 1960s but, we still have a way to go. I do love the irony in her stories. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-12130668032415357882021-04-19T18:34:29.831-04:002021-04-19T18:34:29.831-04:00I've sometimes wondered how her writing would ...I've sometimes wondered how her writing would have changed if she had lived long enough to see the world change, too. I don't think I've read this collection, even though I own the Library of America volume of her collected works. I need to fix that soon.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-47844604644040686372021-04-19T18:30:54.696-04:002021-04-19T18:30:54.696-04:00You are right "stuck in the 60s to me means -...You are right "stuck in the 60s to me means - aging hippie :)(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-46677603343060740672021-04-19T18:29:55.113-04:002021-04-19T18:29:55.113-04:00Now that surprises me Dorothy - your reading choic...Now that surprises me Dorothy - your reading choices are so varied and diverse.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-75954241970249073292021-04-19T18:29:15.404-04:002021-04-19T18:29:15.404-04:00LOL - you are probably not alone Helen:)LOL - you are probably not alone Helen:)(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-55509306212387255962021-04-19T18:28:26.729-04:002021-04-19T18:28:26.729-04:00The first story was a real trip - that mother LOLThe first story was a real trip - that mother LOL(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-14961144640466527702021-04-19T17:16:20.376-04:002021-04-19T17:16:20.376-04:00Wow. I think I would like this collection bases on...Wow. I think I would like this collection bases on the one fave story you shared. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-59116095246705955732021-04-19T04:11:08.218-04:002021-04-19T04:11:08.218-04:00It's been a long time since I read that famous...It's been a long time since I read that famous collection, and you make clear that it continues to have an interesting resonance with our society. "Stuck in the sixties" can have all kinds of meanings, can't it?<br /><br />best... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-5913356334482539872021-04-18T17:16:29.577-04:002021-04-18T17:16:29.577-04:00Ok. Two confessions. I always thought Flannery O&#...Ok. Two confessions. I always thought Flannery O'Connor was a man. How embarrassing. And, two, I had no idea she died so young, so it's even more impressive that her work is so well received!Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-23426294393014186462021-04-18T14:46:06.136-04:002021-04-18T14:46:06.136-04:00I am embarrassed to admit that I have never read F...I am embarrassed to admit that I have never read Flannery O'Connor. Perhaps I'll make this one my first.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-47975907296391588292021-04-18T09:32:38.130-04:002021-04-18T09:32:38.130-04:00Oh sorry to read about the Lupus Mary:(
It did f...Oh sorry to read about the Lupus Mary:( <br /><br />It did feel weird to read some of these stories today. I do like her wiring though.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-39734439258688025862021-04-18T09:30:48.724-04:002021-04-18T09:30:48.724-04:00I have to agree with you Mystica, why can't pe...I have to agree with you Mystica, why can't people just "live and let live?"(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-46356563341395946082021-04-18T09:29:10.820-04:002021-04-18T09:29:10.820-04:00I have 2 other of her full length novels (unread) ...I have 2 other of her full length novels (unread) plus her biography which I would like to read.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-29226448106995609362021-04-18T09:28:23.490-04:002021-04-18T09:28:23.490-04:00I know the racism is still so prevalent today, eve...I know the racism is still so prevalent today, even though it's fiction 60 years ago.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-82929690158295831322021-04-18T09:27:31.437-04:002021-04-18T09:27:31.437-04:00I would have loved to see how her writing might ha...I would have loved to see how her writing might have changed if she hadn't died so young.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-5510314937055173902021-04-18T09:26:42.048-04:002021-04-18T09:26:42.048-04:00It felt rather strange reading these stories writt...It felt rather strange reading these stories written 60 years ago and, sad as well to see racism is still a real thing these days.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-39137364700579584182021-04-18T09:03:44.436-04:002021-04-18T09:03:44.436-04:00I think I have this on my kindle. I'd never he...I think I have this on my kindle. I'd never heard about how young she was when she died. Very sad as well as interesting to me as I have a form of lupus.Mary (Bookfan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00573126476574980169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-83442443415566785642021-04-18T02:44:39.259-04:002021-04-18T02:44:39.259-04:00Racism is something that makes me very annoyed so ...Racism is something that makes me very annoyed so I think I better steer clear. There is so much of it all around us, I despair that this will ever end. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-55503225001502575622021-04-17T18:18:58.629-04:002021-04-17T18:18:58.629-04:00This collection sounds very topical even though it...This collection sounds very topical even though it was published in 1965. I can't decide whether I've heard of the author or not.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-54277161694110670032021-04-17T15:37:14.000-04:002021-04-17T15:37:14.000-04:00I've not read anything by Flannery O'Conno...I've not read anything by Flannery O'Connor, but came across <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/22/how-racist-was-flannery-oconnor" rel="nofollow">this</a> New Yorker article after Googling her. I don't think she's for me.Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-76687353194950720452021-04-17T13:43:29.807-04:002021-04-17T13:43:29.807-04:00This author is new to me, the book sounds very dif...This author is new to me, the book sounds very different from what I usually read. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-62617824008639194022021-04-17T12:56:02.641-04:002021-04-17T12:56:02.641-04:00Those sound like good stories and those quotes wer...Those sound like good stories and those quotes were good!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.com