tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post3889168599599309556..comments2023-09-09T09:24:20.533-04:00Comments on The Eye Of Loni's Storm: Literature For AllLonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-81266866919161257092011-12-05T19:48:09.096-05:002011-12-05T19:48:09.096-05:00Ahab, Perhaps the Narnia series would interest a n...Ahab, Perhaps the Narnia series would interest a non-literary type.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-53897762083664024292011-12-04T14:49:57.256-05:002011-12-04T14:49:57.256-05:00I was about to say something by Victor Hugo, given...I was about to say something by Victor Hugo, given that his characters are compelling and his story lines are moving. However, he also burdens some of his books (i.e., Les Miserables) with long digressions which would turn off a bibliophile, much less a non-reader.<br /><br />Believe it or not, there are some children's books I would recommend to non-readers because of their beautiful, mythic content. VARJAK PAW and THE OUTLAW VARJAK PAW are two examples, as well as THE TALE OF THE SWAMP RAT.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-52349740559577588362011-12-04T08:41:04.753-05:002011-12-04T08:41:04.753-05:00Becky, I agree, you don't want to scare someon...Becky, I agree, you don't want to scare someone off by suggesting something too heavy.<br /><br />mel u, LBC, CHE, Anja, Red, I think dystopians have wide appeal. <br /><br />Parrish, Atwood is amazing!Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-44613971274716974072011-12-02T18:04:26.326-05:002011-12-02T18:04:26.326-05:00Good choices. They're literary books but they ...Good choices. They're literary books but they do have the appeal for more casual readers.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-61192938973544017482011-12-02T16:20:14.319-05:002011-12-02T16:20:14.319-05:00Orwell's a great choice, not read Atwood but i...Orwell's a great choice, not read Atwood but is on my TBR.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-46556763205221887852011-12-02T13:27:56.695-05:002011-12-02T13:27:56.695-05:00Great choices, I really need to reread both of the...Great choices, I really need to reread both of these books soon! Maybe next year if I can clear my huge TBR pile...Anja K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04807435343847113353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-1599824703929326012011-12-02T03:02:15.691-05:002011-12-02T03:02:15.691-05:00I picked 1984 too. I've yet to read Atwood tho...I picked 1984 too. I've yet to read Atwood though. Hopefully I will soon.CHEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634088152624853449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-40862741551083934352011-12-01T23:38:40.012-05:002011-12-01T23:38:40.012-05:00Dystopian is a really good suggestion. 1984 was o...Dystopian is a really good suggestion. 1984 was one of my favorites when I was young, and Fahrenheit 451. I teach Handmaid's Tale a lot, and lots of my students respond well to it.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-55553671508523345642011-12-01T23:32:42.797-05:002011-12-01T23:32:42.797-05:00I really enjoyed read The Handmaiden's Tale-sc...I really enjoyed read The Handmaiden's Tale-scary book!Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-37073908298828855152011-12-01T22:15:51.657-05:002011-12-01T22:15:51.657-05:00I had a couple of Atwood's I might think about...I had a couple of Atwood's I might think about recommending as well, it would probably depend on the person. I suggested Alias Grace or The Year of the Flood, but Handmaid's Tale is a good choice too. Interesting but not too challening to read. If someone doesn't like literature and you are recommending something literary to them, i think that those are two qualities you need to be thinking about when you make the recommendation.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.com