tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post6501943716681194512..comments2024-02-27T13:22:06.787-05:00Comments on Literature Frenzy!: Deal Me In Challenge 2015Jason Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-66938515211610924792015-02-27T15:08:04.300-05:002015-02-27T15:08:04.300-05:00I never would have heard about the challenge had i...I never would have heard about the challenge had it not been for you. Thanks again. <br /><br />I figured you would disapprove of my Canadian category but it ties in nicely with my Canadian reading project. Besides, Alice Munro! I know you despise Canadian writers but I think you might like her stories. Simple, direct, beautiful. Reminds me of Steinbeck in a way. <br /><br />Go right ahead, feel free to take some of these. I'm very curious what you will think of Updike since he often comes across as a misogynistic and pompous asshole in his writings. :PJason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-81085085858446960472015-02-27T14:57:55.018-05:002015-02-27T14:57:55.018-05:00Thanks dude. I was trying to come up with another ...Thanks dude. I was trying to come up with another way to use the deck of cards to pick which story to read from the anthologies but it all became so complicated and I needed to take an advil. <br /><br />Ha, I tend to fall behind when it comes to everything in life, not just reading challenges. However, I've been reading like a mad-man the last little while and almost caught up with week 9. Thanks for checking in. :)Jason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-24859523261278424042015-02-27T14:54:00.360-05:002015-02-27T14:54:00.360-05:00It's a lot of fun so far, especially since I h...It's a lot of fun so far, especially since I haven't read short-stories in such a long time. I realize that we all have so much to read already but that's the beauty of this challenge, they are short-stories. I do hope you reconsider and join us!<br /><br />Cool, look forward to the updates.Jason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-22833102073144480682015-02-27T14:18:36.847-05:002015-02-27T14:18:36.847-05:00Yay, you're joining! Woo hoo! You have so ma...Yay, you're joining! Woo hoo! You have so many good choices (except for the Canadian list ----- sorry, I had to bug you on that one). I just might steal one or two from you, especially Nabakov, Kafka, Updike or Parker. Have fun with this challenge!!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-4551710386235358702015-02-27T11:33:33.498-05:002015-02-27T11:33:33.498-05:00What a great selection and variety of authors/stor...What a great selection and variety of authors/stories. As with many participants' lists, I've read many of the authors before but only a handful of the actual stories. I think you're the first person in the challenge who assigned the cards in one suit to entire anthologies, from which you 'retain the right' to pick which story of the anthology you'll read. Nice wrinkle to the challenge. I've really enjoyed how so many different bloggers have morphed the challenge to fit their own reading habits. Good luck with challenge and don't stress about catching up. The first year I did the challenge I fell about a dozen stories behind at one point, but now it's become such a habit I'm usually 'current.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383119466961870537.post-62123030999197465352015-02-27T11:09:07.489-05:002015-02-27T11:09:07.489-05:00I like the idea of the challenge. I have a stack ...I like the idea of the challenge. I have a stack of books waiting to be read otherwise I might jump on board with this. Which reminds me, I have to update my blog sidebar to reflect what it is I am actually going to be reading after today (or tomorrow).Satiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.com