tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post6848687628952242894..comments2015-04-20T05:40:52.842-07:00Comments on A Wolf in People Clothes: To anyone who doesn't know that Little Nell dies in the end: don't read this post. . .Whoops.heyimaghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-72816706398145333772011-01-15T03:06:45.555-08:002011-01-15T03:06:45.555-08:00I feel older than I am, I suppose.I feel older than I am, I suppose.heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-46722063313216882712011-01-14T12:22:16.366-08:002011-01-14T12:22:16.366-08:00Lucky you. And btw: "as a young lad"? LO...Lucky you. And btw: "as a young lad"? LOL, you're my age, don't make me feel old!Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-4019678470710032122011-01-14T12:19:51.654-08:002011-01-14T12:19:51.654-08:00I've never had people telling me I should part...I've never had people telling me I should party. I was never friends with party-goers. I rarely even went to bars as a young lad, and now, of course, I never do.heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-1725979367430734402011-01-10T07:39:06.135-08:002011-01-10T07:39:06.135-08:00LOL, totally right! Lucky you - people tell me tha...LOL, totally right! Lucky you - people tell me that I should party more, just cause I'm single. Sighs...Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-62973786018294844592011-01-10T02:13:58.697-08:002011-01-10T02:13:58.697-08:00I don't see anything wrong with that kind of l...I don't see anything wrong with that kind of lifestyle. I spend most of my days at home reading and watching movies. But now that I'm married, I'm allowed to be boring, right?heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-64740936750538389602011-01-09T07:17:36.014-08:002011-01-09T07:17:36.014-08:00Ha, same here. I was a teenager some 7 years ago; ...Ha, same here. I was a teenager some 7 years ago; but my 82-year-old grandmother has always called me "an old lady" - since I was 14, 15! She thought that staying home reading on the porch was not "young enough". She felt I needed to go to nighclubs more often!<br />Some people are born old, I guess.Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-3564431460975730982011-01-09T03:12:19.850-08:002011-01-09T03:12:19.850-08:00When I hear stories like that I'm reminded of ...When I hear stories like that I'm reminded of why I hate teenagers so much. Granted, I was a teenager seven years ago, but I've turned into a crotchety old man within that time. I have no patience for them now.heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-14161522192051527632011-01-08T14:00:37.973-08:002011-01-08T14:00:37.973-08:00Exactly like me. When I was 16, 17, I decided I wa...Exactly like me. When I was 16, 17, I decided I was gonna be a high school Literature teacher.<br />I taught Literature, Portuguese and Writing for junior high and high school - and the tohought of doing that again scares the hell out of me. If they haven't started as kids, it's too late. <br />Once, I had the following dialog with a 16-year-old:<br />Teenager: "Instead of reading it, can't I just watch the movie?"<br />Me: "...there's no movie."<br />Teenager: "What do you mean, 'no movie'?"<br />Me: "................I mean nobody's ever made a movie based on this book."<br />Teenager: "Wow. Then it's not worth watching. So it's probably not worth reading either."<br />Yeah, I'm done with Literature for teenagers...Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-40654153502815773252011-01-08T13:49:00.602-08:002011-01-08T13:49:00.602-08:00I've never heard of him. But that doesn't...I've never heard of him. But that doesn't surprise me. I've not branched off into South American authors yet. My reading isn't as cosmopolitan as I'd like it to be.<br />Teenagers are probably one of things I hate the most. When I was a teenager I thought I'd like to teach literature in high school, but now the thought of dealing with them all day--I just couldn't do it. And, of course, you've got to start early with kids. By the time they're teenagers, it's very hard to change them.heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-17958202111258529262011-01-08T07:41:50.759-08:002011-01-08T07:41:50.759-08:00Well, they're censoring Monteiro Lobato, the f...Well, they're censoring Monteiro Lobato, the first guy to have ever written children's books here in Brazil. Many people have been complaining of his portrayal of black people - much the same way, apparently, some complain of Twain's Jim in Huck Finn. <br />LOL, I agree we underestimate children nowadays, but... I don't know, you should see the kids I have to teach. They're all so lazy! They don't wanna think at all! Teaching Literature to teenagers is haaaaaard...Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-12283657258951930162011-01-08T04:40:08.450-08:002011-01-08T04:40:08.450-08:00I can see the point to making child versions of ce...I can see the point to making child versions of certain books, but then I read something like Mill's autobiography and he talks about reading Aesop's Fables, Anabasis, and all of Herodotus by the time he was eight, in Greek. And people like C.S. Lewis who was learning Latin when he was five. Seems like we're not asking much from kids these days. Of course, those two might not be the best example of the average mind, despite their own humble opinions of themselves.<br />As for Mark Twain, it's only one publisher that censoring Huck Finn, as far as I know. But from the outraged people I've talked to you'd think they were going around and burned uncensored copies. I'm sure whatever publishing company that's doing it will see the error of their ways soon.<br />What Brazilian author are they censoring?heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-35176955122073029652011-01-08T03:38:31.729-08:002011-01-08T03:38:31.729-08:00You know, I kinda like those versions for children...You know, I kinda like those versions for children. The language in many of the classics can be somewhat complicated for a child. I read versions of the Odissey and the Iliad when I was around 10, and that made me wanna read the whole book later. Same thing with Dickens and even Shakespeare. I know many grown-ups who give up on reading certain books cause they find the writing style difficult to read.<br />This censoring Mark Twain is ridiculous... they're doing the very same with a Brazilian author - whom, by the way, everyone here read as as a child, without being scarred or growing up to be racists. I just don't know what's gotten into people lately...<br />And yes, Lucie Manette can be quite forgetable, specially with Carson and Madame Defarge around!Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-78515981753644228522011-01-06T09:23:43.666-08:002011-01-06T09:23:43.666-08:00Well, I knew she died when I read it. I was at a ...Well, I knew she died when I read it. I was at a cross between crying and rolling my eyes. The Old Curiosity Shop is enjoyable for the most part, but it's that one thing that depending on the person, makes or breaks the book. <br />I don't really see the point of making children's versions of books. A hundred years ago, most people read Dickens when they were little kids. Granted, I'm sure David Copperfield wasn't their first book, but we don't have enough faith in our children, I think. That being said, why would they change things like Jane Eyre? When the child grows up it's just going to be so much worse when they read the actual version. Also, we need to stop censoring books for children. Like how they're censoring Mark Twain now. Either don't let them read it till they're older or stop complaining.<br />As for Lucie Manette, I didn't find her annoying. She didn't really incite any feelings from me. I felt for her in so much as I felt for Carton and was somewhat forced to care about things he cares about. Other than that, I kind of forget about her.heyimaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015488355435937409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202326464174004231.post-65315479826257507752011-01-06T05:20:19.066-08:002011-01-06T05:20:19.066-08:00I read an adaptation of "The Old Curiosity Sh...I read an adaptation of "The Old Curiosity Shop" for teenagers when I was around 12. Same thing happened with "Oliver Twist" and "David Copperfield". But I never got around to reading "The Old..." for real - even though I have it. Now I probably won't be able to feel the full force of Nell's death when I do read it... damn. I love crying at the end of a book! (Is that crazy talk?)<br /><br />(At least the adaptation was faithful to the original version. Some adaptations change the story, in order not to shock the children: in the one I read of "Little Women", Beth DIDN'T die, and in "Jane Eyre", Mr. Rochester didn't lose his hand nor his eyesight!)<br /><br />I think Lucie Manette also fits the girl-good-beyond-belief-who-dies-young exception. I wouldn't have minded though - she's just so annoying...Rmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161017982374927251noreply@blogger.com