tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post360996947745845463..comments2024-03-28T19:36:39.783-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What Hank's Writing: An Article about...Guess What?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69894310100526110812021-06-03T15:01:15.167-04:002021-06-03T15:01:15.167-04:00See? It's SO fascinating! You are the first--i...See? It's SO fascinating! You are the first--isn't that interesting?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22530420910206800722021-06-02T16:56:07.915-04:002021-06-02T16:56:07.915-04:00Did anyone mention Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet...Did anyone mention Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet? It's my go-to gift for graduates.Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50037959243555424762021-06-02T15:50:39.496-04:002021-06-02T15:50:39.496-04:00That is SO fabulous! Thank you! xxxxxThat is SO fabulous! Thank you! xxxxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43312200400604669142021-06-01T23:26:38.615-04:002021-06-01T23:26:38.615-04:00JOY OF COOKING was a brilliant addition! I can sti...JOY OF COOKING was a brilliant addition! I can still remember consulting my copy to learn how to bake a potato. . . <br />I can’t wait to read HER PERFECT LIFE. I pre-ordered it. I love doing that with books because I can never remember their release dates so I receive surprise gifts from myself :-)Shelley Noldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754737331270783298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42352231312012545572021-06-01T22:51:14.396-04:002021-06-01T22:51:14.396-04:00Oh, my dear pal. Thank you. You cannot know how gr...Oh, my dear pal. Thank you. You cannot know how grateful I am. oxxoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80192606602148028022021-06-01T20:53:07.764-04:002021-06-01T20:53:07.764-04:00Well, if we're only talking about formative wh...Well, if we're only talking about formative when I was a young adult, it would be Spoon River Anthology, The Scarlet Letter, Fahrenheit 451, and Invisible Man.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33820958090654922872021-06-01T20:49:21.139-04:002021-06-01T20:49:21.139-04:00So many good recs here! Nothing to add, but I'...So many good recs here! Nothing to add, but I'm sure your next book will be great, Hank!Jennifer J. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161188960541932911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66058447011953277262021-06-01T18:18:33.795-04:002021-06-01T18:18:33.795-04:00Well, that's fascinating, Eric! Yes, hmm...nev...Well, that's fascinating, Eric! Yes, hmm...never thought of it that way. Hmm.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21779080932209800182021-06-01T18:17:36.480-04:002021-06-01T18:17:36.480-04:00Oh, I will look for that! What a moment in time.....Oh, I will look for that! What a moment in time..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40035773260037962792021-06-01T18:17:09.875-04:002021-06-01T18:17:09.875-04:00Yes. SO agree. xxx
Yes. SO agree. xxx<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17561325803894453032021-06-01T18:16:48.915-04:002021-06-01T18:16:48.915-04:00xoxoox!xoxoox!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20347085562490890822021-06-01T18:06:15.789-04:002021-06-01T18:06:15.789-04:00Susan, yes to The Hotel New Hampshire. “Sorrow flo...Susan, yes to The Hotel New Hampshire. “Sorrow floats”. And keep passing open windows. Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91209488785349653862021-06-01T17:11:36.029-04:002021-06-01T17:11:36.029-04:00Oh, Hank, thank you for sharing. Agree about appr...Oh, Hank, thank you for sharing. Agree about appreciating what we have and to not regret too. I loved the Mole book too.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21325151005917908172021-06-01T16:38:55.089-04:002021-06-01T16:38:55.089-04:00OK. So graduation is a new trope (?) waiting to be...OK. So graduation is a new trope (?) waiting to be explored. Interesting that reunions have been frequently explored.Erichttp://www.ericbeversluis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89998869450171256872021-06-01T16:04:58.953-04:002021-06-01T16:04:58.953-04:00Good plan! xxxGood plan! xxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19385113018590706652021-06-01T16:04:47.173-04:002021-06-01T16:04:47.173-04:00WOW, that's a list! But which were you FORMATI...WOW, that's a list! But which were you FORMATIVE ones? (I mean Spoon River, always makes me cry.) Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33125001644034366782021-06-01T16:03:33.168-04:002021-06-01T16:03:33.168-04:00Oh, it is--so many Dickens possibilities! And an u...Oh, it is--so many Dickens possibilities! And an unfinished mystery is very meta :-) when it comes to life itself!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34737573871085973862021-06-01T16:02:56.065-04:002021-06-01T16:02:56.065-04:00Oh, Diana, sometimes it's a battle to stay in ...Oh, Diana, sometimes it's a battle to stay in love with the book I'm writing. Today, we ware not pals. Tomorrow will be better.<br /><br />And aw, thank you, Eli is a stepgrandson, but I am 71 so, plenty old enough! :-) <br /><br />And yes, wow, The Midnight Library was so thought-provoking! And really encourages you to love what you have and see it for all its possibilities--and bottom line, not to regret, right? ANd I will look up the mole book!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71008743664621413492021-06-01T14:48:12.261-04:002021-06-01T14:48:12.261-04:00I love your list, and you've just reminded me ...I love your list, and you've just reminded me of running into a former student, who told me that after reading (and complaining about) SLAUGHTER HOUSE FIVE in my class, he'd gone on to read all the Vonnegut he could find. <br />I used to give students Seuss's THE PLACES YOU'LL GO, but maybe should have given them WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE. ;-)Mary Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952344253284240716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91807484688795715672021-06-01T14:38:54.550-04:002021-06-01T14:38:54.550-04:00So many great books already recommended here. My ...So many great books already recommended here. My choices would be Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi, Whirligig by Paul Fleischman, The Good German by Joseph Kanon, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, The Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey, Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow, The Loop by Nicholas Evans, The Girls by Lori Lansens, Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens, Molokai or Palisade's Park by Allen Brennert, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, Hold Fast by Blue Balliett, Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks, and more. I'm going to stop there.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64436810631411473852021-06-01T14:06:36.467-04:002021-06-01T14:06:36.467-04:00It’s my all-time favorite book, and yes, it did ma...It’s my all-time favorite book, and yes, it did make me cry in a good way!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51887181355859922212021-06-01T13:48:20.065-04:002021-06-01T13:48:20.065-04:00I'm a Cordelia Gray fan. Gatsby, The Group, Ca...I'm a Cordelia Gray fan. Gatsby, The Group, Catcher in the Rye, Goodbye Columbus, and the Chris McCandless book, Into the Wild.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51784083644504200062021-06-01T13:28:23.470-04:002021-06-01T13:28:23.470-04:00With all the talk about John Irving, I have to men...With all the talk about John Irving, I have to mention my favorite Irving book, A Widow for One Year.<br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11937798650456712042021-06-01T13:18:29.295-04:002021-06-01T13:18:29.295-04:00How about The Mystery of Edwin Drood- the ultimate...How about The Mystery of Edwin Drood- the ultimate mystery, as it was never finished due to Dickens' death.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783632769293958728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21511532840902441112021-06-01T13:18:14.976-04:002021-06-01T13:18:14.976-04:00HANK,
Many questions here!!!
1). Can you please ...HANK,<br /><br />Many questions here!!!<br /><br />1). Can you please explain by "the worst novel"? Do you mean that you did not like the story that you were writing?<br /><br />2). You look so young and I cannot believe that your grandson is now 18! Except for the haircut, you look like the photo taken years ago. Regarding books, I thought of the Dr. Seuss book "OH, PLACES YOU WILL GO"<br /><br /><br />3) There are many wonderful novels. Off the top of my head, the Charlie Mackeay ? book THE BOY, THE HORSE, AND THE MOLE ? And I loved THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.com