tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post8155515555066521823..comments2023-11-17T08:28:34.015+00:00Comments on The m-factor: Bunch o' booksWilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-27403478568833504522007-09-16T14:29:00.000+01:002007-09-16T14:29:00.000+01:00That's OK - I'm used to the accusations of recomme...That's OK - I'm used to the accusations of recommending stuff just because it is authored by people some cult tells me has exceptional moral standards.<BR/><BR/>8-DWilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-3626380018719103142007-09-16T14:25:00.000+01:002007-09-16T14:25:00.000+01:00And this is merely a general observation spurred b...And this is merely a general observation spurred by your mentioning Jules Verne, not an attempt to accuse you of anything of the above mentioned. Just to make that clear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-704805581973932502007-09-16T14:21:00.000+01:002007-09-16T14:21:00.000+01:00Kjerstin: Are you trying to tell me something? ;-)...<I>Kjerstin: Are you trying to tell me something? ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>Not really :-)<BR/>I guess I'm commenting on the hopelessness of trying to assign certain books to certain ages. I take great pleasure now in reading the books I read as a child (and in discovering how differently I read them). Also, the incident with the librarian taught me how to read reviews and stuff. Just because someone thinks certain books are good for you, doesn't mean they're right. (It's a big part of the story that I also had significant experience with Christian so-called "oppbyggelig litteratur", books that made me question people's motives in recommending literature even more.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-40268088899441596782007-09-15T21:36:00.000+01:002007-09-15T21:36:00.000+01:00A-train: Huck Finn is da bomb, as is TS. I've only...A-train: Huck Finn is da bomb, as is TS. I've only read one book by Kalvø, but it was well-written fo' sho'. <BR/><BR/>I'm still working my way through the classics I bought this summer - probably continuing with Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights.<BR/><BR/>Kjerstin: Are you trying to tell me something? ;-) When I read a lot of these books as a kid, I didn't know that I wasn't reading the full versions, etc. Besides, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are pretty useless unless they're accompanied by the original language, ya heah. A body must agree with that something powerful.Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-24536125828742026202007-09-15T14:33:00.000+01:002007-09-15T14:33:00.000+01:00I remember when I was 9 and read all the Jules Ver...I remember when I was 9 and read all the Jules Verne books they kept at the school library - until the librarian realised what I was doing and tried to stop me, because those books would be far too difficult for me, and shouldn't I be reading something better suited to my age? And then she proceeded to recommend some random children's book, with huge letters and lots of pictures. That was when I stopped listening to people's recommendations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-84724305045387235982007-09-15T08:43:00.000+01:002007-09-15T08:43:00.000+01:00Bunch of classics you've read lately. I most admit...Bunch of classics you've read lately. I most admit that I haven't read neither Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn.<BR/><BR/>My first Verne book was the courier of the czar, which is not a typical Verne book (no amazaing inventions or such). Still one of my favorite Verne books. What's amazing about the books of Verne, is that they appeal to a wide range of ages: From kids/youths to old people.<BR/><BR/>Currently reading three books of Are Kalvø. Really likes his writing and humor, but somehow I feel reviewing them here in English would be wrong.Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.com