Hello Everyone and Merry Christmas!
Yes, I agree it's sometimes hard to log into this blog! I have trouble too sometimes but here I am again - finally remembered my password! It is amazing how e-quickly we become attuned to multiple password, email addresses, phone numbers, and accounts! Since I am so 'from the old school' I have a tendency to forget which password I used where and it becomes a total frustration.
Anyway, on to the Book of the Month!
How is reading A Christmas Carol coming along? I have just passed the first spirit but haven't had time to read on. We have watched our favorite movie version with George C. Scott and thought it stayed quite accurate to what we had read so far. The Alistair Sim version strayed quite a bit from Dickens. I was quite disappointed that I couldn't fine Scrooged with Bill Murray anywhere on the TV stations this year. We will have to get a DVD copy of that sometime and see how it flows with Dickens.
Our construction is finally done and now it's moving time again. All that 'stuff' must be packed up and moved into the new bedroom and bath. At least our closets are now neat because they are empty!
Now it is time for over the river and through the woods to Pennsylvania we go! And as Tiny Time says: God Bless Us Everyone! (or does it really say that at the end??)
So, Merry Christmas to all and to all - Have a safe and happy holiday!
Best Wishes,
Barbara
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Hello Readers,
I am thinking just a few more comments about Unbroken are necessary.
I have had many people discuss this book with me and share their thoughts. Most everyone hates 'the Bird'. They just cannot attribute humanness to this character. His evil treatment of the prisoners of war is beyond belief but is it really? There is that famous saying by Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." I am sure most of us have had many conversations with people about this and have argued on the side of compassion in humans vs, the evil. My dear husband will usually take the side of the inherent good in people while I will argue that man is prideful and selfish. The Bird was just a man gone awry? Or The Bird was evil. It's been fascinating hearing reader's comments about this horrible prison guard.
The intriguing part of this book for me is the descriptions of Louie as a youth. What a strong willed child he was portrayed as being! I can only think that his strong will was what got him through being lost at sea and his captivity. My opinion is he would not have survived without that strong will.
Maybe you want to know this about me: I never read the fly leaf of a book. In the past I have learned that I am constantly waiting for that event to happen in a book and can't quite settle into the book until the entire fly leaf has happened. This may not be the best way to select books for a book club but it is the way I am. I did know that Louie was a real person and survived the events in this book but had I known it was such an intensely captivating story ...I probably still would have selected it. While I was reading I picked it up and read a bit then put it down because I couldn't stand what was happening but then couldn't not find out what was going to happen.
Did anyone read through any of the documentation of the book?
Do you have a few minutes to check out the following video and see the real Louie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9O5yVzc0vQ
Living in a modern world you can also find Louie on Facebook!
Is anyone out there reading A Christmas Carol? I just started it last night. Hope you are enjoying it!
Til next time - keep reading!
Barbara
I am thinking just a few more comments about Unbroken are necessary.
I have had many people discuss this book with me and share their thoughts. Most everyone hates 'the Bird'. They just cannot attribute humanness to this character. His evil treatment of the prisoners of war is beyond belief but is it really? There is that famous saying by Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." I am sure most of us have had many conversations with people about this and have argued on the side of compassion in humans vs, the evil. My dear husband will usually take the side of the inherent good in people while I will argue that man is prideful and selfish. The Bird was just a man gone awry? Or The Bird was evil. It's been fascinating hearing reader's comments about this horrible prison guard.
The intriguing part of this book for me is the descriptions of Louie as a youth. What a strong willed child he was portrayed as being! I can only think that his strong will was what got him through being lost at sea and his captivity. My opinion is he would not have survived without that strong will.
Maybe you want to know this about me: I never read the fly leaf of a book. In the past I have learned that I am constantly waiting for that event to happen in a book and can't quite settle into the book until the entire fly leaf has happened. This may not be the best way to select books for a book club but it is the way I am. I did know that Louie was a real person and survived the events in this book but had I known it was such an intensely captivating story ...I probably still would have selected it. While I was reading I picked it up and read a bit then put it down because I couldn't stand what was happening but then couldn't not find out what was going to happen.
Did anyone read through any of the documentation of the book?
Do you have a few minutes to check out the following video and see the real Louie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9O5yVzc0vQ
Living in a modern world you can also find Louie on Facebook!
Is anyone out there reading A Christmas Carol? I just started it last night. Hope you are enjoying it!
Til next time - keep reading!
Barbara
Enjoy whatever version you can get your hands on but no cheating by just watching the movie. Do let us know which is your favorite movie version!
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