Comments for Thumb Drives and Oven Clocks http://tdaoc.org A litblog, of sorts Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on New review at The Collagist: The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich by alfiesaden http://tdaoc.org/2010/09/15/new-review-at-the-collagist-the-orange-eats-creeps-by-grace-krilanovich/comment-page-1/#comment-248 alfiesaden Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:56 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=197#comment-248 hi - is it just me !! can any one explain why when i type in the bing browser "tdaoc.org" i get a different site yet whe i type it in google its ok? could this be a bug in my system or is any one else having same probs ? alfie saden hi – is it just me !! can any one explain why when i type in the bing browser “tdaoc.org” i get a different site yet whe i type it in google its ok? could this be a bug in my system or is any one else having same probs ?
alfie saden

]]> Comment on Y2K11: So It Begins by Half-baked thoughts at the end of a twice-baked year http://tdaoc.org/2011/01/03/y2k11-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Half-baked thoughts at the end of a twice-baked year Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:42:07 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=229#comment-247 [...] the long novel project to the sort of semi-ish still in process pop-novel project, which I don’t think I’ve [...] [...] the long novel project to the sort of semi-ish still in process pop-novel project, which I don’t think I’ve [...]

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer by sheri kennedy http://tdaoc.org/2010/06/27/some-thoughts-on-the-invisible-bridge-by-julie-orringer/comment-page-1/#comment-245 sheri kennedy Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:47:51 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=60#comment-245 I loved this compelling story but can't seem to understand the meaning of the title. I loved this compelling story but can’t seem to understand the meaning of the title.

]]> Comment on I heard that blogging isn’t cool anymore which means now I can blog all the time again and say whatever I want and oh yeah I’ll still have the longest post titles in Litblogtown because I’ve got game, son, even when I’m not playing by The No Crumbs Project http://tdaoc.org/2011/08/27/i-heard-that-blogging-isn%e2%80%99t-cool-anymore-which-means-now-i-can-blog-all-the-time-again-and-say-whatever-i-want-and-oh-yeah-i%e2%80%99ll-still-have-the-longest-post-titles-in-litblogtown-becaus/comment-page-1/#comment-231 The No Crumbs Project Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:42:57 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=280#comment-231 [...] Thumb Drives and Oven Clocks A litblog, of sorts « I heard that blogging isn’t cool anymore which means now I can blog all the time again and... [...] [...] Thumb Drives and Oven Clocks A litblog, of sorts « I heard that blogging isn’t cool anymore which means now I can blog all the time again and… [...]

]]> Comment on I heard that blogging isn’t cool anymore which means now I can blog all the time again and say whatever I want and oh yeah I’ll still have the longest post titles in Litblogtown because I’ve got game, son, even when I’m not playing by Edward Champion http://tdaoc.org/2011/08/27/i-heard-that-blogging-isn%e2%80%99t-cool-anymore-which-means-now-i-can-blog-all-the-time-again-and-say-whatever-i-want-and-oh-yeah-i%e2%80%99ll-still-have-the-longest-post-titles-in-litblogtown-becaus/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Edward Champion Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:57:24 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=280#comment-225 As someone who is just shy of the 20 page mark on FINNEGANS WAKE -- a book I am very much enjoying, even though I know this is going to take me a long time to read and there's no way I'll get all the references -- I can relate to many of your thoughts here. There's something about a long book (or even a crazy list of books) that forces you to think and feel an experience outside your own for an extended period of time. And I know a lot of people -- even so-called literary people -- deride this. But if confronting another experience forces us to confront our inherent biases or impatience, why not go the distance? By the way, as much as I love Barth (THE SOT-WEED FACTOR is very funny and I think LETTERS gets a needlessly bad rap), I'm not the greatest fan of GILES GOAT-BOY. And people who say that Tolstoy isn't readable clearly haven't cracked open WAR AND PEACE. As someone who is just shy of the 20 page mark on FINNEGANS WAKE — a book I am very much enjoying, even though I know this is going to take me a long time to read and there’s no way I’ll get all the references — I can relate to many of your thoughts here. There’s something about a long book (or even a crazy list of books) that forces you to think and feel an experience outside your own for an extended period of time. And I know a lot of people — even so-called literary people — deride this. But if confronting another experience forces us to confront our inherent biases or impatience, why not go the distance?

By the way, as much as I love Barth (THE SOT-WEED FACTOR is very funny and I think LETTERS gets a needlessly bad rap), I’m not the greatest fan of GILES GOAT-BOY. And people who say that Tolstoy isn’t readable clearly haven’t cracked open WAR AND PEACE.

]]> Comment on Y2K11: So It Begins by Smart people books aren’t just for smart people, or shouldn’t be, at least http://tdaoc.org/2011/01/03/y2k11-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Smart people books aren’t just for smart people, or shouldn’t be, at least Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:17:27 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=229#comment-213 [...] by William Gaddis, a book that marks the incredibly fat, incredibly dense mid-point of my reading challenge for the year, a reading challenge I humbly admit to pridefully believing I’d have been all the way through [...] [...] by William Gaddis, a book that marks the incredibly fat, incredibly dense mid-point of my reading challenge for the year, a reading challenge I humbly admit to pridefully believing I’d have been all the way through [...]

]]> Comment on Because I needed a way to make The Instructions feel like a short beach read I went ahead and read War and Peace and it was good by Isabella http://tdaoc.org/2011/05/01/because-i-needed-a-way-to-make-the-instructions-feel-like-a-short-beach-read-i-went-ahead-and-read-war-and-peace-and-it-was-good/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Isabella Tue, 03 May 2011 16:49:58 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=253#comment-202 Isn't it a great book!?!! For the record, I found the Dunnigan translation also to be very readable. But I'll try Pevear and Volokhonsky next time. Isn’t it a great book!?!! For the record, I found the Dunnigan translation also to be very readable. But I’ll try Pevear and Volokhonsky next time.

]]> Comment on Y2K11: So It Begins by Freedom from Freedom http://tdaoc.org/2011/01/03/y2k11-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Freedom from Freedom Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:32:59 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=229#comment-195 [...] maybe I’m not done thinking about Freedom yet, end-of-year forgiveness aside, because I read this article, and it’s by Bret Easton Ellis about Charlie Sheen, which, I [...] [...] maybe I’m not done thinking about Freedom yet, end-of-year forgiveness aside, because I read this article, and it’s by Bret Easton Ellis about Charlie Sheen, which, I [...]

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on How To Live by Sarah Bakewell by Jacob Covey http://tdaoc.org/2011/01/23/some-thoughts-on-how-to-live-by-sarah-bakewell/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Jacob Covey Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:31:46 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=238#comment-189 Apologies, Darby, as this comment has nothing to do with your post here but it was the only contact info I was able to locate. Just wanted to thank you for your fantastic, precise review of Dixon's What Is All This? Of course it means a lot that you felt my design work resonated with the work but before I saw that comment I was thrilled just to read such an eloquent synopsis of what makes Dixon brilliant. I, too, am a long-time fan of his work and I'm disappointed by how rarely he is well-reviewed (not to say positively reviewed, just written well ABOUT). I'm glad you added your voice to the mix. Best- Jacob Apologies, Darby, as this comment has nothing to do with your post here but it was the only contact info I was able to locate. Just wanted to thank you for your fantastic, precise review of Dixon’s What Is All This? Of course it means a lot that you felt my design work resonated with the work but before I saw that comment I was thrilled just to read such an eloquent synopsis of what makes Dixon brilliant. I, too, am a long-time fan of his work and I’m disappointed by how rarely he is well-reviewed (not to say positively reviewed, just written well ABOUT). I’m glad you added your voice to the mix. Best- Jacob

]]> Comment on Some thoughts on How To Live by Sarah Bakewell by Ana María http://tdaoc.org/2011/01/23/some-thoughts-on-how-to-live-by-sarah-bakewell/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Ana María Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:46:27 +0000 http://tdaoc.org/?p=238#comment-177 A handful of suggestions for you, Darby... (It's been great getting caught up on your blog--love your take on things!) Annie Dillard, Annie Dillard, Annie Dillard: An American Childhood Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Holy the Firm Living by Fiction For the Time Being The Writing Life Favorite essay collections: Annie Dillard ~ Teaching A Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters Ralph Ellison ~ Shadow and Act Flannery O'Connor ~ Mystery and Manners Walker Percy ~ The Message in the Bottle E.E. Cummings ~ i: six nonlectures Much fun: Pierre Bayard (trans. Charlotte Mandell) ~ Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of The Hound of the Baskervilles Pierre Bayard (trans. Carol Cosman) ~ Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Murderer Who Eluded Hercule Poirot and Deceived Agatha Christie On translation (but great for anyone interested in literature): Gregory Rabassa ~ If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents Suzanne Jill Levine ~ The Subversive Scribe: Translating Latin American Fiction Umberto Eco ~ Experiences in Translation William H. Gass ~ Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation Random good stuff: Francisco Goldman ~ The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? Janet Malcolm ~ Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice Janet Malcom ~ The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes Ian Hamilton ~ In Search of J.D. Salinger James Longenbach ~ The Resistance to Poetry Brian Boyd ~ Nabokov's Pale Fire: The Magic of Artistic Discovery Northrop Frye ~ Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake C.S. Lewis ~ The Discarded Image Bob Dylan ~ Chronicles, Volume One Louis Menand ~ The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Leonard Shlain ~ Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light Stuff on my shelves that I'm looking forward to eventually reading: Martin Gardner ~ The Night is Large Iris Murdoch ~ Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature William Gass ~ Fiction and the Figures of Life John Dewey ~ Art as Experience René Girard ~ To Double Business Bound: Essays on Literature, Mimesis, and Anthropology Charles Williams ~ The Figure of Beatrice: A Study in Dante Gabriel Josipovici ~ The Book of God Susanne Langer ~ Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art (huge influence on Walker Percy) Alberto Manguel ~ Into the Looking-Glass Wood: Essays on Books, Reading, and the World Blaise Pascal ~ Pensées Marc Robinson (ed.) ~ Altogether Elsewhere: Writers on Exile A handful of suggestions for you, Darby… (It’s been great getting caught up on your blog–love your take on things!)

Annie Dillard, Annie Dillard, Annie Dillard:
An American Childhood
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Holy the Firm
Living by Fiction
For the Time Being
The Writing Life

Favorite essay collections:
Annie Dillard ~ Teaching A Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
Ralph Ellison ~ Shadow and Act
Flannery O’Connor ~ Mystery and Manners
Walker Percy ~ The Message in the Bottle
E.E. Cummings ~ i: six nonlectures

Much fun:
Pierre Bayard (trans. Charlotte Mandell) ~ Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of The Hound of the Baskervilles
Pierre Bayard (trans. Carol Cosman) ~ Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Murderer Who Eluded Hercule Poirot and Deceived Agatha Christie

On translation (but great for anyone interested in literature):
Gregory Rabassa ~ If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents
Suzanne Jill Levine ~ The Subversive Scribe: Translating Latin American Fiction
Umberto Eco ~ Experiences in Translation
William H. Gass ~ Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation

Random good stuff:
Francisco Goldman ~ The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop?
Janet Malcolm ~ Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Janet Malcom ~ The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
Ian Hamilton ~ In Search of J.D. Salinger
James Longenbach ~ The Resistance to Poetry
Brian Boyd ~ Nabokov’s Pale Fire: The Magic of Artistic Discovery
Northrop Frye ~ Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake
C.S. Lewis ~ The Discarded Image
Bob Dylan ~ Chronicles, Volume One
Louis Menand ~ The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America
Leonard Shlain ~ Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light

Stuff on my shelves that I’m looking forward to eventually reading:
Martin Gardner ~ The Night is Large
Iris Murdoch ~ Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature
William Gass ~ Fiction and the Figures of Life
John Dewey ~ Art as Experience
René Girard ~ To Double Business Bound: Essays on Literature, Mimesis, and Anthropology
Charles Williams ~ The Figure of Beatrice: A Study in Dante
Gabriel Josipovici ~ The Book of God
Susanne Langer ~ Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art (huge influence on Walker Percy)
Alberto Manguel ~ Into the Looking-Glass Wood: Essays on Books, Reading, and the World
Blaise Pascal ~ Pensées
Marc Robinson (ed.) ~ Altogether Elsewhere: Writers on Exile

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