tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post816311237376891812..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Post-party cravingsMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-24395387643829195452008-11-26T11:15:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:15:00.000-05:00Robinka,Thanks for popping back in time... The fac...Robinka,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for popping back in time... <BR/><BR/>The fact is that dour work outnumbers light and joyful work by far. For all kinds of interesting reasons no doubt. But now and then I feel a deep desire for a well-shaped fountain of frivolity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-54566266870900133062008-11-25T18:51:00.000-05:002008-11-25T18:51:00.000-05:00I missed this post somehow, Marly. How did I manag...I missed this post somehow, Marly. How did I manage that? <BR/>I wish I could think of a funny book for you. I loved I Capture the Castle, though I don't really think of it as funny per se. You will like it a lot too. Have you seen the film?<BR/>Grace Paley is wonderful, and funny too. And her fiction voice sounds just like her real one. What a delight she was!<BR/>But funny... no, I tend to readRobbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-27696606509272664482007-06-09T16:02:00.000-04:002007-06-09T16:02:00.000-04:00And I've never read him at all, though I've read P...And I've never read him at all, though I've read Pratchett...<BR/><BR/>Got some other suggestions on MySpace: Jerome K. Jerome, "Three Men in a Boat"; Goldman's "Princess Bride."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-33355870675396799982007-06-09T12:50:00.000-04:002007-06-09T12:50:00.000-04:00Am with MB -- my must-read list has now grown (and...Am with MB -- my must-read list has now grown (and I groan!)<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>When I'm depleted and need funny, I dig into Carl Hiassen. I've embarrassed myself on airplanes and in restaurants by bursting into guffaws while reading some of his character descriptions -- almost as many embarrassing guffaws as I get from Terry Pratchett.Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-77550270155296524682007-06-08T11:40:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:40:00.000-04:00Jan,No, I haven't. I'll stick that in my Library o...Jan,<BR/><BR/>No, I haven't. I'll stick that in my Library of Unread and Perhaps-to-be-Read Books. We have some Tyler fans, I see.<BR/><BR/>My computer is telling me to go run Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool... Do I have to? I just did disk clean up and defrag instead, in hopes that would make it happy.<BR/><BR/>Fooh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-59943057776461901932007-06-08T11:06:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:06:00.000-04:00Some names new to me here so thankyou Marly. My ap...Some names new to me here so thankyou Marly. <BR/>My appetite is whetted to read NEW...<BR/>P Planet IS superb but then A Tyler is a wonderful writer. <BR/>Have you read " Digging to America"??...it's worth giving up a w/end for!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-65501885068964113802007-06-07T11:11:00.000-04:002007-06-07T11:11:00.000-04:00I think my reading list has quadrupled. And thanks...I think my reading list has quadrupled. And thanks for all the links.<BR/><BR/>That head and title are marvelous together!MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-41643826524936474552007-06-07T08:48:00.000-04:002007-06-07T08:48:00.000-04:00Lucy & Robert,What a good thought! I do have a cou...Lucy & Robert,<BR/><BR/>What a good thought! I do have a couple of picture books from Gerald Durrell--I think they must've been pillaged from the "Animals" book. My youngest is animal crazy (we have too many both of the stuffed kind and the mess-making kind) and would probably like Durrell and Herriot.<BR/><BR/>I had a passion for Laurence Durrell's books in my early twenties. And no doubt had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25937045691847980932007-06-07T08:18:00.000-04:002007-06-07T08:18:00.000-04:00The books are much better and I agree about the Ge...The books are much better and I agree about the Gerald Durrell books, they are just wonderful, your daughter would love them too, very funny.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533678970029159873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-334069942955767002007-06-07T07:56:00.000-04:002007-06-07T07:56:00.000-04:00Oh and I forgot, Gerald Durrell, the three Corfu o...Oh and I forgot, Gerald Durrell, the three Corfu ones about his childhood - My family and other Animals, Birds Beasts and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods, all wonderfully funny and sun-drenched and full of observation, envy-inspiring too for such a marvellous childhood. Not least funny because of how Laurence Durrell, who seemed to take himself terribly seriously in his own writings, is suchLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-40996270794122390512007-06-06T15:39:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:39:00.000-04:00lucy--Lots of women I left out--haven't read the M...lucy--<BR/><BR/>Lots of women I left out--haven't read the Mitfords except for <I>The American Way of Death</I>. And I don't know one whit about Keenan; I'll look her up.<BR/><BR/>imani--<BR/><BR/>What, still no hat? Nice to see your face again! And that's a good suggestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-74633767243076046432007-06-06T15:08:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:08:00.000-04:00I found Mr. Fortune's Maggot by Sylvia Townsend Wa...I found <I>Mr. Fortune's Maggot</I> by Sylvia Townsend Warner pretty funny -- it has an ironic, ridiculous kind of humour that's pretty quirky.Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-32263599731839714342007-06-06T11:50:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:50:00.000-04:00James Herriot is funny I think, much more so than ...James Herriot is funny I think, much more so than the TV version.<BR/>I like Nancy Mitford, the snobbery ought to be a turn-off but it isn't, Love in a Cold Climate and the Pursuit of Love, and Jessica's account of the real-life, Hons and Rebels is pretty good too.<BR/>Everyone tells me 'Diplomatic Baggage' by Brigid Keenan is hilarious, but I haven't got around to reading it yet!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-3180127473528820402007-06-06T08:17:00.000-04:002007-06-06T08:17:00.000-04:00Good thought in the wake of the flying pig award: ...Good thought in the wake of the flying pig award: If anyone wants to give me a flying gazelle award, I'm here and waiting!<BR/><BR/>Robert,<BR/><BR/>I did see some of the shows, in my Pre-No-Television life, but that's all. I've been off t.v. for 15 years, I just realized. For the four years prior to that, I only had PBS, so I wasn't watching much then, either. Amazing.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's why Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-87160438943120213342007-06-06T03:56:00.000-04:002007-06-06T03:56:00.000-04:00"I capture a castle" is a good story. Have you rea..."I capture a castle" is a good story. Have you read the James Herriot books, very very funny.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533678970029159873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-60956174145185788472007-06-05T19:09:00.000-04:002007-06-05T19:09:00.000-04:00Oh, I completely forgot about him. That's another ...Oh, I completely forgot about him. That's another I've heard on tape on trips because he's doable for a family of many ages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55808078639802070512007-06-05T18:12:00.000-04:002007-06-05T18:12:00.000-04:00How about Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Str...How about Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series? Set in Scotland(!) and like Dickens, he originally wrote the books in daily serial form for a newspaper (The Scotsman. I think). He has created a wonderful set of local characters and always make me laugh.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-42264456681790333002007-06-05T14:52:00.000-04:002007-06-05T14:52:00.000-04:00p. s.Aw, Donna the b.q.!Being the recipient of the...p. s.<BR/><BR/>Aw, Donna the b.q.!<BR/><BR/>Being the recipient of the first ever Flying Pig Award makes my heart positively palpitate.<BR/><BR/>Note to self: go on diet.<BR/><BR/><A>http://donnasart.typepad.com/flying_pig_productions/2007/06/portia_the_flyi.html#comment-71819302</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-39211078171034548852007-06-05T14:45:00.000-04:002007-06-05T14:45:00.000-04:00blog queen,It is lovely to be praised for running ...blog queen,<BR/><BR/>It is lovely to be praised for running one's mouth! I'm sure Ron would feel likewise...<BR/><BR/>dave,<BR/><BR/>There is a great chasm between having lots of energy and being merely obsessive. I can only stand on the other side and wave to N., alas.<BR/><BR/>Long ago I read a good number of "college novels," and I should have read it then--if only it had been written! But Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-40087728347140081162007-06-05T14:11:00.000-04:002007-06-05T14:11:00.000-04:00As Zephyr says, I'm beginning to see where N.'s ov...As Zephyr says, I'm beginning to see where N.'s over-abundant energy comes from.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read most of the funny authors you list, but I did read <EM>Moo</EM> and liked it a lot. Thta's maybe in part because of a nearly life-long association with a major land-grant university, though. Spot-on parody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-68106025645277963962007-06-05T14:07:00.000-04:002007-06-05T14:07:00.000-04:00I recently read Terry McMillian's "The Interuption...I recently read Terry McMillian's "The Interuption of Everything." It was one of those quick reads when I was sick with the flu bug and couldn't do much else. Not a real "thinking book" but a fun quick thing.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I looked for Ron Rash's books in Borders the other day, (I know, I know a dreaded big chain), and found he has published another set of short stories this year. You and blog queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229423128584570391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-43958630095542198482007-06-05T12:19:00.000-04:002007-06-05T12:19:00.000-04:00Hello, Susanna--I always think that a good many pe...Hello, Susanna--<BR/><BR/>I always think that a good many people must wish that they had the same kind of crystal-clear, heartfelt links to a father that you had. Nobody who lives to be old gets to keep a father or mother. But some people get to keep the memory of unsullied relationships with both, and you seem to be one of those. And that is something sweet and something to be thankful for, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-76372007475407041852007-06-04T17:32:00.000-04:002007-06-04T17:32:00.000-04:00yes, I meant to say that Sookie is southern. She l...yes, I meant to say that Sookie is southern. She lives in a remote farm house and has to drive her trashy car into the middle of nowhere to get home. <BR/><BR/>It is so fantastic. I reread them every summer. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your sweet words. I am glad that I never took neither he or my mother for granted. Nobody could ever say that I was not a good and devoted daughter. I think that is one Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25792381814753799022007-06-04T16:36:00.000-04:002007-06-04T16:36:00.000-04:00Clare,I have an unread copy of Patchwork Planet. S...Clare,<BR/><BR/>I have an unread copy of <I>Patchwork Planet</I>. Somewhere...<BR/><BR/>Yes, that Danish Modern head seemed just right!<BR/><BR/>zephyr,<BR/><BR/>Very kind of you to give a vote of confidence there, because my brain is, indeed, fried.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I'm a librarian's delinquent (maybe not in exactly the same way) daughter, too!<BR/><BR/>I do like food writing and garden writing. OfMarly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-90397913022786597352007-06-04T15:57:00.000-04:002007-06-04T15:57:00.000-04:00One of my friends swears that the Agusten Burrows ...One of my friends swears that the Agusten Burrows books are the funniest things she has read in a long time.<BR/><BR/>Me and my girl friends all really enjoyed the Charlene Harris Books Dead Until Dark. THey are super frivolous and not challenging, but we had the best time reading them. I believe the first 2 were the best<BR/><BR/>The main character is fabulous. Her name is Sookie Stackhouse and Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.com