tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028511161413354120.post1612151531658221455..comments2024-03-28T03:28:45.346-04:00Comments on Red Room Library: Unreadable Books?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691684350360442014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028511161413354120.post-27283623360826718192009-06-15T01:39:36.816-04:002009-06-15T01:39:36.816-04:00Sometimes, you're just not ready for a book. ...Sometimes, you're just not ready for a book. I stalled on Middlemarch 2x during my 20s then read it at 37 and again at 47. It's one of my favorites now. But 20 years ago, I was saying "unreadable." I guess this is kind of like what home before dark was saying...Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028511161413354120.post-79479345359849227412009-06-12T11:01:31.064-04:002009-06-12T11:01:31.064-04:00Very much so. My son had a gifted and brilliant fi...Very much so. My son had a gifted and brilliant fifth grade teacher who grieved that she could not teach her students how to write a logical 5-part essay. She hired a mentor to examine what she was doing wrong. The mentor simply said, "They haven't lived long enough." Having said that, I don't think I can live long enough to understand or appreciate the fantasy/science fiction genre.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028511161413354120.post-68364057582856241922009-06-10T08:50:39.427-04:002009-06-10T08:50:39.427-04:00Maybe. I often find myself thinking that I can app...Maybe. I often find myself thinking that I can appreciate a book for being brilliant without actually liking it. I don't think I could read Faulkner's "Wild Palms" at any age and enjoy it.Debranoreply@blogger.com