tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post111278890754519250..comments2023-10-23T13:01:12.765-05:00Comments on Four Obsessions: perpetually shifting between cooking, reading, knitting and writing: Tag, you're itKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03113130840039776447noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1114553892101891712005-04-26T17:18:00.000-05:002005-04-26T17:18:00.000-05:00I'll pick out my favorite collection for you (we c...I'll pick out my favorite collection for you (we could do a swap--Gourmet for Bausch).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1114517180054313112005-04-26T07:06:00.000-05:002005-04-26T07:06:00.000-05:00Based on Ami's enthusiasm (and excellent taste in ...Based on Ami's enthusiasm (and excellent taste in fiction) I clearly need to give Richard Bausch another try. The only book of his that I tried to read was <I>Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea</I>. I couldn't get into it. Maybe I need to try his short stories since you like them so much, Ami. I'm also intrigued by the description of <I>Hello to the Cannibals</I>.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113130840039776447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1114480739340312602005-04-25T20:58:00.000-05:002005-04-25T20:58:00.000-05:00OK, here are my answers:You're stuck inside Fahren...OK, here are my answers:<BR/><BR/>You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?<BR/>OLD SCHOOL by Tobias Wolff (I would gladly endure the prep school environment to inhabit this narrator's [aka TW's] consciousness<BR/><BR/><BR/>The last book you bought is:<BR/>THE COLLECTED STORIES OF RICHARD BAUSCH (a steal for $8.25 at Afterwords--and that's a hardcover price)<BR/><BR/>The last book you read:<BR/>BLINDESS (since then, I've been jumping from short story collection to short story collection--Bausch, Jim Shepard, William Trevor and Alice Munro have been on my list).<BR/><BR/>What are you currently reading:<BR/>HELLO TO THE CANNIBALS by Richard Bausch (I just can't get enough of Bausch these days, though I'm not enjoying his novel as much as his stories)<BR/><BR/>Five books you would take to a deserted island:<BR/>1) The Collected Stories of William Trevor<BR/>2) Andrea Barrett's SHIP FEVER<BR/>3) Tobias Wolff's THE NIGHT IN QUESTION<BR/>4) The Collected Stories of Anton Chekhov (I don't always fall in love with his stories but I always find new meanings in them, so they'd be endlessly entertaining)<BR/>5) OEDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1113010168163313692005-04-08T20:29:00.000-05:002005-04-08T20:29:00.000-05:00Ok, Kate, thanks for the tag! I will think and get...Ok, Kate, thanks for the tag! I will think and get back to you as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1112962802566494652005-04-08T07:20:00.000-05:002005-04-08T07:20:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm reading, Kate, now that I've actually fig...Yes, I'm reading, Kate, now that I've actually figured out where you're at. (I had it bookmarked, but for some reason it always took me to the posting that was up the date that I bookmarked it, so I thought, hmm, Kate's not blogging much these days. Geez.) Anyway, I'm honored by the invitation. I'll consider the questions -- though is it OK that I've never read Fahrenheit 451?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1112961323032979162005-04-08T06:55:00.000-05:002005-04-08T06:55:00.000-05:00I'm honored that you've asked me to play. I'll be ...I'm honored that you've asked me to play. I'll be back soon with my answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10129853.post-1112812744577269632005-04-06T13:39:00.000-05:002005-04-06T13:39:00.000-05:00I saw this meme (okay, I had never heard that term...I saw this meme (okay, I had never heard that term before either) over at Rosina/Sara's blog; I'm always curious about what people read, so I'm glad you decided to play! Maybe your nonblogger friends can answer in the comments section?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com