tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post8731027576342371002..comments2023-10-21T03:08:01.174-07:00Comments on Surrender to Infinity: THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - A work in progressc nadeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09681882980938164084noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-71058400791130959222008-09-24T16:01:00.000-07:002008-09-24T16:01:00.000-07:00green- hehehe:)rudy-hahahaha:)green- hehehe:)<BR/><BR/>rudy-hahahaha:)pmesquivel333@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407104163353025084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-13588552583208670342008-09-17T20:39:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:39:00.000-07:00pris: btw, thanks for the compliment, but you'...pris: btw, thanks for the compliment, but you've ruined my mild-mannered alter ego/disguise/ thing. <BR/><BR/>Whatever it was, it's now a bloody mess. ;>)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498898076985012831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-30854348303718903992008-09-17T20:34:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:34:00.000-07:00pris: 'tis true, Chesterton did write some pretty ...pris: 'tis true, Chesterton did write some pretty influential Christian themed stuff, but the man wrote on about, oh, a gazillion other subjects other than Christianity. <BR/><BR/>Plus, there's no trickery afoot. The link I provided doesn't hide the man's religious faith and I made no pretense of hiding it either since I openly referred to probably his best known Christian work.<BR/><BR/>Judge not the writer until you have read (some of) what he has written, so your opinion will count more than a bag of hot air.<BR/><BR/>From what dreadfully limited exposure I've had of his work, it's plain to tell the man was a very gifted writer.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498898076985012831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-62688434103468866272008-09-17T20:01:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:01:00.000-07:00Grisham doesn't build. He leaves nothing to the re...Grisham doesn't build. He leaves nothing to the readers imagination. He over explains. He gives every detail leaving nothing to ponder. I heard he beats dead horses. He goes on, and on. It must be boring to write that stuff.<BR/><BR/>It actually is boring to write stuff that resembles stuff that looks like that kind of stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-14294729725857440322008-09-17T15:08:00.000-07:002008-09-17T15:08:00.000-07:00John Grisham is purdy, granted, but he is the poor...John Grisham is purdy, granted, but he is the poor person's Scott turrow and not much of a writer in my opinion.c nadeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09681882980938164084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-19919481506681679082008-09-16T17:52:00.000-07:002008-09-16T17:52:00.000-07:00Rudy-lol, I had to quit CLS, they were against eve...Rudy-lol, I had to quit CLS, they were against everything and that gets boring real quick. Anyway,if there's one thing I've learned to value it's the seperation of church and state. I hope they stay far far away from each other...<BR/><BR/>Scribe-that makes sense cause the guy who quoted Chesterton all the time was Catholic. Watch out with Green, his super-powers are greatly underestimated!!pmesquivel333@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407104163353025084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-86899335670777083482008-09-16T12:05:00.000-07:002008-09-16T12:05:00.000-07:00I know but he was a devout Catholic from what i co...I know but he was a devout Catholic from what i could find which cancels outn Green's super-powers!scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008309837914558838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-77631552028850215432008-09-15T21:58:00.000-07:002008-09-15T21:58:00.000-07:00"Christian Legal Society" ??? Man, I hope that's a..."Christian Legal Society" ??? Man, I hope that's a joke. You guys already run the gov't.<BR/><BR/>At least till Satan comes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-73233027667689246312008-09-15T15:24:00.000-07:002008-09-15T15:24:00.000-07:00Nads-Green is tricking you-Chesterton was some sor...Nads-Green is tricking you-Chesterton was some sort of Christian writer, I've never read his work but a fellow law student was always quoting him in our Christian Legal Society meetings, lol.<BR/><BR/>For your best looking writers list, I'd like to nominate the simply lovely John Grisham! *sigh* <BR/>He's purdy :)pmesquivel333@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407104163353025084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-46878314102995388432008-09-14T14:27:00.000-07:002008-09-14T14:27:00.000-07:00They're being saved for my "Best-looking Writers o...They're being saved for my "Best-looking Writers of All Time" list.c nadeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09681882980938164084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-78712549611984280332008-09-13T18:05:00.000-07:002008-09-13T18:05:00.000-07:00No Larry Flynt, or Alfred E. Neuman? Those guys wr...No Larry Flynt, or Alfred E. Neuman? Those guys wrote REAL books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-29899562551751280982008-09-13T14:06:00.000-07:002008-09-13T14:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link. he sounds fascinating.Thanks for the link. he sounds fascinating.c nadeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09681882980938164084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-59469756386276246252008-09-13T12:52:00.000-07:002008-09-13T12:52:00.000-07:00Another author to consider in the greatest of the ...Another author to consider in the greatest of the 20th century would be <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GK_Chesterton" REL="nofollow">G.K. Chesterton</A>, who died in 1936. I've recently discovered his work when I read <I>"The Everlasting Man"</I> and am now enjoying <I>"The Man Who was Thursday"</I> which was first published in 1908.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498898076985012831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-8186596166553811182008-09-13T09:43:00.000-07:002008-09-13T09:43:00.000-07:00priscilla,Thank you. I must confess I have no appr...priscilla,<BR/><BR/>Thank you. I must confess I have no appreciation for Marquez. Which Barker novels did you read? If you haven't read The Great and Secret Show, you haven't read Clive Barker.<BR/><BR/>american guy/chick,<BR/><BR/>Yes! Now get back in the kitchen and bake me some pie!<BR/><BR/>green,<BR/><BR/>I'll check it out.c nadeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09681882980938164084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-49851745136961704462008-09-11T19:05:00.000-07:002008-09-11T19:05:00.000-07:00I was going to leave an unrelated comment about on...I was going to leave an unrelated comment about one of the authors on your list, but I decided to make a post out of it instead.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498898076985012831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-9408901382211077262008-09-10T21:27:00.000-07:002008-09-10T21:27:00.000-07:00"a reader"is thatall i am to you?!?sniff sniff"a reader"<BR/><BR/>is thatall i am to you?!?<BR/><BR/>sniff sniffAmerican Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453017405691906034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013819628818560333.post-81927102567111205192008-09-10T18:27:00.000-07:002008-09-10T18:27:00.000-07:00I'm really enjoying your new blog:) Marquez is mis...I'm really enjoying your new blog:) <BR/><BR/>Marquez is missing from this list and that pains me greatly. <BR/><BR/>Clive Barker, I read a handful of his books in Junior High, because Stephen King had put some little blurbs on his books. I couldn't stand them. Gruesome but with NO HEART. I hate Clive Barker. Fucker.pmesquivel333@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407104163353025084noreply@blogger.com