Comments on: Let’s Talk About Books!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:25:06 +0000

Thanks for the list! I went a bit crazy on Amazon and bought quite a few of these books. I couldn’t find Neurotic Conflicts although I did find a number of books by Karen Horney (hehehe).

I’m one of those people who consume books so fast that I forget which ones I really like. Maybe I should keep a list.

Recently I read Lipstick Jihad which I found a very interesting account of being a Muslim brought up in the US and being rejected by Americans and then rejected by the Mulsims.

By: Elena

Elena — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:26:03 +0000

books i loved (in their original, un-abridged, non-disney versions):
mary poppins
peter pan
the chronicles of narnia
the black stallion
everything ever written by roald dahl and margerite henry
chitty chitty bang bang (which was written, surprise, by ian fleming)
the great brain
charlotte’s web, stuart little, et al.
alice in wonderland AND alice through the looking glass
wind in the willows
the phantom tollbooth

can’t think of any more… i know they are all children’s books… but the fact that i remember them so clearly and can remember almost nothing i’ve read as an adult that had the same effect on me speaks for itself…

By: Jimmy Joyce

Jimmy Joyce — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:58:31 +0000

At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien. Funnier than shit.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:16:01 +0000

Moby Dick is just a great yarn, godammit (dot-com)! The big-brained may care about all the layers of symbolism, but I just wanted to see what happened next.

-Parlan Pluh (son of Sister Wolf)

By: Suebob

Suebob — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:00:09 +0000

There are two on your list that overlap mine. Charlotte’s Web, of course, and Confederacy of Dunces.

When I was a girl, I read constantly and fell in love with so many books. I wish I could thank all the authors.

The Harriet the Spy books were huge for me. This little girl who is funny and curious and independent and not at all girly – I could relate.

When I was about 16, I fell under the spell of “The Princess Bride.” It was mostly the conversation the author has (as an author character, not himself) that made me so goofy about it. He explains “Life is not fair,” and that has shaped my worldview ever since. No other adult ever bothered to explain that to me.

A Course in Miracles. I wouldn’t be the person I am without it. Spiritual psychotherapy doesn’t sound like much fun, but it has kept me busy for the better part of a decade now. It’s not for everyone, but it works for me.

Operating Instructions – Anne Lamott. Taught me how funny brutal honesty could be.

I read all the time, but as an adult I haven’t had so many of the transcendent experiences with books that I did as a child.