tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post8804001343138434132..comments2023-10-31T07:32:40.085-04:00Comments on Reading Thru The Night: Famous in Florida (WG)christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-90410294242495184882009-05-20T21:57:39.371-04:002009-05-20T21:57:39.371-04:00Those are some great facts. I also have a summer r...Those are some great facts. I also have a summer resident in my WG.Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-3621159995080742032009-05-20T21:14:45.329-04:002009-05-20T21:14:45.329-04:00I've read Their Eyes Were Watching God. It's signi...I've read <I>Their Eyes Were Watching God</I>. It's significant for a few reasons. I enjoyed and have collected her other works and references titles about her work but haven't read them. I've only read one King novel, The Girl Who Loved <I>Tom Gordon</I> and thoroughly enjoyed it.<br /><br />Thanks for the post. Here’s mine, <A HREF="http://blackeyedsusans.blogspot.com/2009/05/weekly-geeks-detroit-city-of-poets.html" REL="nofollow">Detroit City Poets</A>susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-45296336285905256832009-05-19T12:36:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:36:00.000-04:00I love your walk from past to present. Thanks!I love your walk from past to present. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-12054549359520016542009-05-18T11:09:00.000-04:002009-05-18T11:09:00.000-04:00I just read Their Eyes Were Watching God and loved...I just read Their Eyes Were Watching God and loved it. It's wonderful that Eatonville now has a zorafestival! Especially knowing that she died ignored and forgotten.<br /><br />I probably will never read another Hemingway but would love to visit the Keys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-18043593922158185042009-05-17T22:06:00.000-04:002009-05-17T22:06:00.000-04:00I'm absolutely entranced by this week's topic - I'...I'm absolutely entranced by this week's topic - I'm learning so much. I knew of Hemmingway's Florida connection, but not the othersKristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455806583315138949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-81285371950322021892009-05-17T08:18:00.000-04:002009-05-17T08:18:00.000-04:00You have some excellent local authors! I haven't r...You have some excellent local authors! I haven't read Their Eyes Were Watching God yet either, but I plan to this year. That's so sad that she died so poor :(Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-67429542416526634982009-05-17T04:23:00.000-04:002009-05-17T04:23:00.000-04:00Thanks for these stories Christina. They are great...Thanks for these stories Christina. They are great.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-8985935638080825622009-05-17T00:51:00.000-04:002009-05-17T00:51:00.000-04:00I got to read Hurston. Thanks for this post!
WG: ...I got to read Hurston. Thanks for this post!<br /><br /><A HREF="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/05/weekly-geeks-salman-rushdie.html" REL="nofollow">WG: Salman Rushdie</A>gautami tripathyhttp://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-10936174449320738742009-05-16T21:27:00.000-04:002009-05-16T21:27:00.000-04:00I love that you included Zora Neale Hurston. I ha...I love that you included Zora Neale Hurston. I have taught Their Eyes Were Watching God in my English classes in the past with excellent results, and I personally adore the novel.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-33077385856946244252009-05-16T21:14:00.000-04:002009-05-16T21:14:00.000-04:00I loved Duma Key. The only Hemingway I've read is ...I loved Duma Key. The only Hemingway I've read is A Moveable Feast, but it's one of my favourites.<br />Happy Weekly Geeks :)Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928083444845381275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-12193434516174705102009-05-16T16:43:00.000-04:002009-05-16T16:43:00.000-04:00I noticed that some of Stephen King's recent books...I noticed that some of Stephen King's recent books had a Florida setting. Him being a seasonal resident makes sense for this change in his writing.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-61886713370148833022009-05-16T16:35:00.000-04:002009-05-16T16:35:00.000-04:00Oh, yeah, when I read Florida I immediately though...Oh, yeah, when I read Florida I immediately thought of Hemingway. I wasn't aware that S. King lived in Florida part time. I always picture him somewhere in the North East... Great and informative post.Rikkihttp://www.rikkidonovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-887060137103933612009-05-16T14:40:00.000-04:002009-05-16T14:40:00.000-04:00What a great topic this week. It is fun to see th...What a great topic this week. It is fun to see the people who lived near you. We only really have JM Barrie as a summer resident, but he did write Peter Pan here.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.com