tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142705807761308348.post3123616184617514479..comments2023-03-22T05:37:54.717-05:00Comments on Pillow Book: Elvadine, what’s you gots to write about?Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772781079345535295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142705807761308348.post-47721477460728606382013-05-12T10:22:35.218-05:002013-05-12T10:22:35.218-05:00Brandy,
Great post! Reading is definitely therape...Brandy,<br />Great post! Reading is definitely therapeutic and a great form of escape. I love how we can explore places and cultures and situations that help us understand the “human condition” beyond what we know in our own little worlds. And, don’t worry--I think we all balk a little at reading what our English teachers ask us to read. (I certainly “skimmed” a few chapters when I had those same titles in Mr. Frederick’s Honors English. Shhhh—don’t tell. I promise, I also read them later!) Besides pushing us out of our comfort zone in a time when we’d rather be thinking about something else, many of the required-reading texts for high school students are best understood when we are a bit older, a bit more mature, with a few more life experiences under our belt. I couldn’t relate much to Daisy and Gatsby, Hester Prynne, and Ethan Frome when I was 15, but I’m glad to have come back to them. <br /> Love your writing style and your sense of humor! We are also a movie-quote family. Napoleon Dynamite is one of our favorites (“Can bring me my chapstick? My lips hurt real bad!!). I knew my children had inherited my odd sense of humor when they joined me in channeling Napolean. <br /><br />Good to hear from you!<br />Melissa AshbyMelissa.Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198830226674247176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142705807761308348.post-26261985135601639832013-05-10T09:44:28.942-05:002013-05-10T09:44:28.942-05:00WOW! Brandy, you are a great writer!! Loved your g...WOW! Brandy, you are a great writer!! Loved your guest blog! (Just noticing I use a LOT of exclamation points!!) LOL!!!<br /><br />But seriously, I am in the same boat as you as far as not enjoying reading until recenlty. Now I read all the time! What were we thinking back then?! <br /><br />Do you REALLY have library cards in three counties though? :-) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163941404809021911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142705807761308348.post-34161591635545202502013-05-10T05:42:54.333-05:002013-05-10T05:42:54.333-05:00"Bacon. It's so fluffy." ... maybe t..."Bacon. It's so fluffy." ... maybe the best line on Pillow Book ever. <br /><br />Can't wait to post your other entry, Brandy. You are a wonderful writer, the kind that impresses people, but also that we can relate to. Thank you for your honesty, humor, and insight.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772781079345535295noreply@blogger.com