tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528832608227020528.post8131396783642912003..comments2013-01-02T18:47:16.834-06:00Comments on Do Not Talk About Book Club: Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonGarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284798928048268553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528832608227020528.post-18917684130071162642009-03-24T21:18:00.000-06:002009-03-24T21:18:00.000-06:00Nice review, Spasz. The language is quite dated, I...Nice review, Spasz. The language is quite dated, I agree. It was like reading a pamphlet for the circus or something. I think you should read Gatsby, however. It is much better written, and certainly a pillar of Western culture. And you'll get more jokes. Like of King of Queens, Doug thought that Gatsby was a magician - "Why else would he be called 'Great'?" Ahhh, television.Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284798928048268553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528832608227020528.post-48304976813880280662009-03-20T06:35:00.000-06:002009-03-20T06:35:00.000-06:00So Benjamin Button kind of surprised me. I knew i...So Benjamin Button kind of surprised me. I knew it was short, but whoa, it was So short. I felt like I should read it slower to make his crazy backwards life longer or something. <BR/>Also, this was my first time reading F. S. Fitzgerald (I skipped Ontario's regular grade 11 english class, so I don't know anything about The Great Gatsby, other than they keep printing it with different covers...), which was interesting... I don't think I actually like him as an author, in the sense that I don't relate to his manner of story-telling. But that's not always the point of good fiction, right. <BR/>I found Benjamin Button to be an interesting way to show and critique the society of the time. And seriously, what happened to Benjamin's mother?! <BR/><BR/>Also, Miranda July's book was strange and rad.Spaszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081375131459295937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528832608227020528.post-79904035439532803862009-03-05T19:38:00.000-06:002009-03-05T19:38:00.000-06:00That's funny. Your review is exactly the opposite ...That's funny. Your review is exactly the opposite of my thoughts on the movie. If it were shorter I would have passed it but it dragged on for three hours. Looking forward to the next few reads... and thanks for the Hornby updates. I've enjoyed all the links.Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436294284803510612noreply@blogger.com