tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post2297503484657657105..comments2024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Flannery O'Connor-Three Wiseblood Stories from 1949Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-53478484933083360462011-12-23T01:24:02.027+08:002011-12-23T01:24:02.027+08:00Are they? From the brief summaries I've glimps...Are they? From the brief summaries I've glimpsed through your posts they sound, well...I cannot put the right words to it. But I get a sense of what I'd felt when I'd read Waiting for Godot... a sense of aimlessness and hopelessness. <br /><br />However, I guess you're right. It isn't something I should decide on without trying her out first...Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-24043866858747285102011-12-22T18:15:51.682+08:002011-12-22T18:15:51.682+08:00ds-as in many things, our opinions on O'Connor...ds-as in many things, our opinions on O'Connor seem to coincide<br /><br />Risa-why do you hesitate to read O'Connor? her stories are wonderful and deeply ChristianMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-62464217252572060532011-12-22T18:12:47.447+08:002011-12-22T18:12:47.447+08:00Hmmm...I'm not sure that I would want to read ...Hmmm...I'm not sure that I would want to read Flannery O'Connor. However, if I get the chance i'd be willing to give just one story a go...Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-67271393196525842142011-12-22T14:43:25.762+08:002011-12-22T14:43:25.762+08:00I went through an absolute Flannery O'Connor c...I went through an absolute Flannery O'Connor <i>craze</i> when I was younger. Time to re-read those stories. Thanks, Mel!!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-60746037885148344892011-12-22T09:10:46.318+08:002011-12-22T09:10:46.318+08:00Nan-for sure heavy duty Southern Gothic-thanks so ...Nan-for sure heavy duty Southern Gothic-thanks so much for your comments and visitMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-42855498569052220022011-12-22T01:30:40.051+08:002011-12-22T01:30:40.051+08:00I've tried her work in the past, and just coul...I've tried her work in the past, and just couldn't get interested. I think I may just have trouble with that kind of southern gothic style. Great reviews, though, and I'm glad you like her so much!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com