tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post387598503792652759..comments2024-02-27T13:22:06.787-05:00Comments on Literature Frenzy!: The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeJason Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-36685791194459912532014-10-22T12:52:09.832-04:002014-10-22T12:52:09.832-04:00Those Japanese sure do value honor. I'll be mo...Those Japanese sure do value honor. I'll be more cautious next time before saying "Pinky swear" lolJason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-12575452425883519812014-10-22T01:32:43.256-04:002014-10-22T01:32:43.256-04:00LOL! Did you know that in Japan, pink promise is ...LOL! Did you know that in Japan, pink promise is called yubikiri ( 指切り? ), which literally mean "finger-cut-off"? The person who breaks the promise must cut of his/her pinky finger.<br /><br />Just sayin' ! ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-4010535337830841382014-10-20T19:47:01.625-04:002014-10-20T19:47:01.625-04:00Don't worry, your aversion to Canadian literat...Don't worry, your aversion to Canadian literature is quite understandable. I'm no big fan either and one has to get through so much trash to find the hidden gems. I like to think of myself as performing some kind of public service with this project, a way to inform others of which novels to avoid like the plague and which are worth reading. I probably wouldn't go so far as using "The English Patient" as kindling but this novel is mediocre at best. Your time might be better off spent on wading through Infinite Jest :P<br /><br />Anne of Green Gables sounds like one of the more promising reads on the list. Hmmm...I'll keep Rilla of Ingleside in mind if the former proves to my liking. Thanks for the recommendation.<br /><br />Fiiiiinnnnneeeeee, I'll watch the movie too. Pinky swear. :P<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Jason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-55106222157435706532014-10-17T00:17:48.350-04:002014-10-17T00:17:48.350-04:00Ah, I admire you! I couldn't have done it. J...Ah, I admire you! I couldn't have done it. Just reading your review makes me whoozy (not from your review .... your review is excellent ..... but from the thought of reading this book :-P ) I have such a bad opinion of Canadian novels already ...... I swear I will not read one unless you give it at least four stars. Thank you for rescuing me from this book; it might have been one that I picked up to try but no more! It sounds like it might be good for starting fires with though ..... ;-)<br /><br />The good news is that Anne of Green Gables is coming up on your list. One of my favourites. I'd also recommend Rilla of Ingleside, which I actually enjoyed even more than AoGG. It's a more mature book and it gives very valuable insight into a Canadian town at the beginning of and during WWI. Oh, and after you read AoGG, you just have to watch the Kevin Sullivan movie of it starring Megan Followes, if you haven't already. Promise?<br /><br />Best of luck with your continuing reads, Jason. I hope you hit a "keeper" soon!<br /><br />Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com