tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post1823871524981957832..comments2024-01-04T09:30:41.625-05:00Comments on All The Good Names Were Taken: The Pulitzer Project: Alice AdamsNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-35109299748561720642009-03-27T22:19:00.000-04:002009-03-27T22:19:00.000-04:00Some styles and stories just don't age well. I ag...Some styles and stories just don't age well. I agree that you'll like the Willa Cather better.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-46967113834576662642009-03-27T10:20:00.000-04:002009-03-27T10:20:00.000-04:00If WIlla Cather's "One of Ours" is even close to "...If WIlla Cather's "One of Ours" is even close to "My Antonia", it should be a good read.<BR/><BR/>I guess Booth underwhelmed me also. I remember reading something of his, but cannot remember the title or what it was about.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-32271145306568842102009-03-27T10:12:00.000-04:002009-03-27T10:12:00.000-04:00I read "One of Ours" and it's wonderful! I love Wi...I read "One of Ours" and it's wonderful! I love Willa Cather but I really thought I wouldn't care for a story like "One of Ours", but the bookstore lady said it was good. She was right. I'll be interested to see what you think of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-45708216826006208242009-03-26T21:06:00.000-04:002009-03-26T21:06:00.000-04:00Judging by your excellent review. I have to say pa...Judging by your excellent review. I have to say pathetic as well. But I'm unsure that's all her fault.<BR/><BR/>A <I>glue factory</I> heiress? LMAO!!!<BR/><BR/>If only her Dad would have had more sticktoitivness!:)The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-14093573447829511642009-03-26T14:14:00.000-04:002009-03-26T14:14:00.000-04:00It's supposedly one of Hepburn's best early films....It's supposedly one of Hepburn's best early films. Never having seen it (and now having no desire to ever see it based on my reaction to the book) I wouldn't know.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-992465653138138442009-03-26T12:20:00.000-04:002009-03-26T12:20:00.000-04:00Dang it. Well, I'm glad you covered it anyway. I'm...Dang it. Well, I'm glad you covered it anyway. I'm embarrassed to admit, though, that I kept thinking as I read this - didn't they make a movie of this book and didn't it star Catherine Hepburn?lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-54854991476770340522009-03-26T11:21:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:21:00.000-04:00Well, it is unintentionally funny in places. Afte...Well, it is unintentionally funny in places. After all, Alice's father's version of the American dream is to start his own glue factory.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-43134249904449922292009-03-26T10:23:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:23:00.000-04:00jeez, what a depressing book...willa cather writes...jeez, what a depressing book...willa cather writes some great books, that one i haven't read..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com