tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post450897051997605673..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Top Ten Tuesday: Required Reading for TeensAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-15955227170989851902011-07-23T22:50:57.019-04:002011-07-23T22:50:57.019-04:00Two books I must go out and read now: We Wish to I...Two books I must go out and read now: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families and Beatrice & Virgil. The former is new to me and I keep hearing all kinds of good things about the later. Both sound very intriguing.Two Bibliomaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442484227213602009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-17468151690071567442011-07-22T11:04:53.459-04:002011-07-22T11:04:53.459-04:00So interesting how many books you have about the H...So interesting how many books you have about the Holocaust and/or other genocides. Also, it seems you focus on the universal and timeless battle of good vs. evil, both in fantasy and fiction based on fact. Deep, Ms. Crowe, very deep. Though I'm too late to post my own list as part of this meme, I'm going to think long and hard about what my own would be. Your list has changed the way mine might have turned out, I believe. Thanks for making me think!Broche Fabianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563147734546319147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-66248846222150285252011-07-20T18:11:37.914-04:002011-07-20T18:11:37.914-04:00+JMJ+
I think #7 is a powerful choice. Yes, it&#...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I think #7 is a powerful choice. Yes, it's true that all the things we vowed would never happen again are still happening all over the world. It can be a damning indictment.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-4125166984946744922011-07-20T15:00:07.809-04:002011-07-20T15:00:07.809-04:00Laurie, your choice for #10 is a good one. I also...Laurie, your choice for #10 is a good one. I also wish I had thought to choose a book that was both literary and *funny* on my list, as a reminder that great writing and great humour don't have to be mutually exclusive.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-69900475894645769402011-07-20T12:18:56.308-04:002011-07-20T12:18:56.308-04:00I especially enjoy reading your rationales here, E...I especially enjoy reading your rationales here, E, as they provide a window into what you and your DH value. <br />And we two may be among the few who embraced Beatrice and Virgil: Having taught Wiesel's Night for many years, Martel's - as you put it - oblique, but also powerful and theatrical exploration of psycological and moral issues related to the Holocaust impressed and moved me. I'm going to re-read it now, with a new lens: shall I add it to my lit. circles for next year? I suspect that teens will take to his genre-mixing, so that's another reason to offer it: discussions about how/when such hybrids work, inspiration for our own writing...<br />If I had to add, I might choose a collection of modern poetry from all over the world, or perhaps a Shakespeare comedy (AMND's my fave), to balance all the insensity with a celebration of light and beauty..Laurie @ What She Readhttp://whatsheread.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-70048002207050673672011-07-20T09:52:59.611-04:002011-07-20T09:52:59.611-04:00LBC, I'd ad agree that Canterbury Tales is a t...LBC, I'd ad agree that Canterbury Tales is a tough read if you don't have a good translation. I think too many translators (and reader, too) concentrate on the rhyme and meter when what really transcends the centuries are the stories and fables that the pilgrims told, or the foibles they demonstrated in themselves during the telling.<br /><br />Kayleigh, I think I'll edit my post to add the information that the Gourvitch book is an account of the Rwandan genocide because I think it's the least known book on my list.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-575563923623524482011-07-20T01:08:18.966-04:002011-07-20T01:08:18.966-04:00I haven't heard of "We Wish to Inform You...I haven't heard of "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" before but it sounds interesting so I'll look it up and hunt down a copy!<br /><br />Great list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-74330143164305433102011-07-19T23:31:46.735-04:002011-07-19T23:31:46.735-04:00I think the most important book for me when I was ...I think the most important book for me when I was a teenager was probably 1984, or maybe The Grapes of Wrath. Caterbury Tales was one of the most difficult reading experiences of my young life.<br /><br />Come visit me at <a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-ten-tuesday-required-reading.html" rel="nofollow">The Scarlet Letter</a>.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-38436509255176901102011-07-19T22:43:48.788-04:002011-07-19T22:43:48.788-04:00These are excellent choices. Every book is a worth...These are excellent choices. Every book is a worthy selection.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.com