tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post1531960956055183539..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: Nonfiction November: Book PairingJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-58050022388968677162015-11-15T18:44:42.084-05:002015-11-15T18:44:42.084-05:00Oh that's a great book pairing! I hadn't h...Oh that's a great book pairing! I hadn't heard about So We Read On. Must look for it!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-78194683140046531922015-11-12T16:25:48.845-05:002015-11-12T16:25:48.845-05:00DoingDewey - I remember enjoying Tender is the Nig...DoingDewey - I remember enjoying Tender is the Night much more than Gatsby when I was in high school, but Gatsby has improved as I've gotten older.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-33760057686062534232015-11-12T16:24:43.056-05:002015-11-12T16:24:43.056-05:00Tara - Gatsby definitely improves with rereading a...Tara - Gatsby definitely improves with rereading and age!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4635386080261426982015-11-12T14:23:11.364-05:002015-11-12T14:23:11.364-05:00This sounds like a fascinating choice, JoAnn; I de...This sounds like a fascinating choice, JoAnn; I definitely want to check this one out, since I've been wanting to re-read The Great Gatsby. Thanks so much for the recommendation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757224632083428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-39331088075238598832015-11-12T10:46:11.270-05:002015-11-12T10:46:11.270-05:00I didn't even really like Gatsby and I still w...I didn't even really like Gatsby and I still want to read this! I just can't say no to books about books :)DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-15085696291162139242015-11-12T09:11:16.701-05:002015-11-12T09:11:16.701-05:00Trish - So We Read On added to my appreciation of ...Trish - So We Read On added to my appreciation of Gatsby, but it has never been one of my favorites either. JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-70030229316210310822015-11-11T14:24:19.326-05:002015-11-11T14:24:19.326-05:00Yes!!! I remember you mentioning So We Read On a f...Yes!!! I remember you mentioning So We Read On a few times and while Gatsby isn't my favorite book, it's the one I've read the most because it's just so rich and fascinating. Maybe next year I'll do a paired reading of the two.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-80275903261471443252015-11-11T09:32:04.971-05:002015-11-11T09:32:04.971-05:00Hibernators Library - I've always been drawn t...Hibernators Library - I've always been drawn to books about books, too!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-71825161414868369332015-11-11T09:31:30.062-05:002015-11-11T09:31:30.062-05:00Audrey - That's understandable... it's suc...Audrey - That's understandable... it's such an interesting book, and I enjoyed Corrigan's narration, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-18623747443771176632015-11-11T09:29:42.098-05:002015-11-11T09:29:42.098-05:00Patience_Crabstick - Oh, that sounds interesting! ...Patience_Crabstick - Oh, that sounds interesting! I'm planning to read Emma next month (or whenever I finish The Last Chronicle of Barset), so will take a closer look.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-86466634466907396892015-11-11T09:28:02.507-05:002015-11-11T09:28:02.507-05:00Brona - Mine is too! That always happens in Novemb...Brona - Mine is too! That always happens in November:)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-50961453683843975232015-11-11T09:27:22.071-05:002015-11-11T09:27:22.071-05:00Samstillreading - And it's a longer book that ...Samstillreading - And it's a longer book that Gatsby, too ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-54259053027785753342015-11-11T09:26:34.942-05:002015-11-11T09:26:34.942-05:00Brian Joseph - It was a lot of fun thinking about ...Brian Joseph - It was a lot of fun thinking about fiction/nonfiction pairings, but limiting it to books read this year made it tougher. I enjoyed many of the books I read in high school, but probably missed so much of their meaning and significance. Have often thought about beginning a "rereading high school" project...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-57154932181824016622015-11-11T09:15:02.084-05:002015-11-11T09:15:02.084-05:00This is a great pairing. I'm always happy to s...This is a great pairing. I'm always happy to see nonfiction that is written about fiction. Those make the best pairings!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-82975689464310324982015-11-11T09:05:01.244-05:002015-11-11T09:05:01.244-05:00Anne Bennett - There is much more to Gatsby than t...Anne Bennett - There is much more to Gatsby than the obvious symbols we were hit over the head with in high school. Always interesting to reread books which were assigned back then...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-41243832672653951942015-11-11T09:03:29.516-05:002015-11-11T09:03:29.516-05:00Sarah - It was a good book. So sad that FSF believ...Sarah - It was a good book. So sad that FSF believed himself to be a failure when he died.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4260716650337967362015-11-11T09:02:43.540-05:002015-11-11T09:02:43.540-05:00JudyMac - Oh, that's a good one! I remember be...JudyMac - Oh, that's a good one! I remember being intrigued with the cover of The White Garden when it was released... very attractive.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-24954148945761774042015-11-11T09:01:15.245-05:002015-11-11T09:01:15.245-05:00Lu - I really enjoyed So We Read On... and learned...Lu - I really enjoyed So We Read On... and learned a lot, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-10005562779405228412015-11-11T09:00:49.090-05:002015-11-11T09:00:49.090-05:00Thanks,Kathy.Thanks,Kathy.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-72165982890143460622015-11-11T06:29:32.793-05:002015-11-11T06:29:32.793-05:00I do like this question...and your answer, though ...I do like this question...and your answer, though somehow I'm often more drawn to the book about the book!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17712901383264046132015-11-11T06:07:30.685-05:002015-11-11T06:07:30.685-05:00I think I would pair the book I am reading now--A ...I think I would pair the book I am reading now--A Woman's Work is Never Done: A History of Housework in the British Isles 1650-1950 by Caroline Davis, with any novel by Jane Austen. It would be interesting to review the seemingly effortless lives of Jane Austen characters in the context of the intense labor involved in keeping a household running.Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-78237146936362583802015-11-11T04:55:18.223-05:002015-11-11T04:55:18.223-05:00So We Read On sounds very interesting....my nonfic...So We Read On sounds very interesting....my nonfic wishlist is exploding!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-31049749022355027182015-11-11T04:53:23.161-05:002015-11-11T04:53:23.161-05:00Ooh, I didn't know there was a nonfiction book...Ooh, I didn't know there was a nonfiction book about Gatsby! Thanks for the heads up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-86426661539298776112015-11-11T03:44:31.557-05:002015-11-11T03:44:31.557-05:00I like this meme. I also like the fact that you ha...I like this meme. I also like the fact that you have limited your post to one pairing. I have not read So We Read On. I think that it would be great idea to read it right before rereading (or for first time readers an initial read) of the Great Gatsby.<br /><br />I love reading literary criticism and other non - fiction written around fiction.<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-76199373983492845922015-11-11T00:28:29.294-05:002015-11-11T00:28:29.294-05:00I should read the nonfiction book about Gatsby bec...I should read the nonfiction book about Gatsby because I like the book but don't really understand why it is so important.<br /><br /><a href="http://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2015/11/nonfiction-november-week-2.html" rel="nofollow">My Nonfiction Pairs</a>Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.com