Comments for Books on the Nightstand http://booksonthenightstand.com illuminating conversation about books and reading Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Pattysnyder26 http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10909 Pattysnyder26 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10909 Mel Brooks features WW2 Germany in The Producers. Hogan's Heroes, a television comedy series from the late 60's and early 70's, took place in a German prisoner-of-war camp. Maybe if we all poked fun at and laughed at the ridiculous dictators of the world instead of tippy-toeing around them, they would lose the power to enthrall and enslave. Mel Brooks features WW2 Germany in The Producers. Hogan’s Heroes, a television comedy series from the late 60′s and early 70′s, took place in a German prisoner-of-war camp. Maybe if we all poked fun at and laughed at the ridiculous dictators of the world instead of tippy-toeing around them, they would lose the power to enthrall and enslave.

]]> Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Lisanne624 http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10908 Lisanne624 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10908 I was so excited to hear Ann discussing "The Ice Balloon" on the latest episode.  My husband is from Sweden, and while we were living there, I had the opportunity to visit the excellent museum about the expedition in Grenna.  They have an excellent website, but unfortunately, it's all in Swedish:  http://www.grennamuseum.se/info.aspx?visa=upptackandree I'm not much of a history person, but even I was fascinated by the story and by all the artifacts on display that were discovered so long after the deaths of the men.  Really worth a visit on your next visit to Sweden!  :) I was so excited to hear Ann discussing “The Ice Balloon” on the latest episode.  My husband is from Sweden, and while we were living there, I had the opportunity to visit the excellent museum about the expedition in Grenna.  They have an excellent website, but unfortunately, it’s all in Swedish:  http://www.grennamuseum.se/info.aspx?visa=upptackandree

I’m not much of a history person, but even I was fascinated by the story and by all the artifacts on display that were discovered so long after the deaths of the men.  Really worth a visit on your next visit to Sweden!  :)

]]> Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Tuesday http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10907 Tuesday Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:42:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10907 I know ya'll tried to be politically correct and "kind" with your comments regarding McDonald's and books.  You should have just left it as kids are going to have an awesome opportunity to receive books, I wasn't impressed with the rest of your comments.  Remember, on this big round ball we live on, we are all different, we all read different books, we all watch different television, and our choices in food are different as well. Keep up the great work with the books - I just discovered your Podcast, and it makes the drive to work that much better. I know ya’ll tried to be politically correct and “kind” with your comments regarding McDonald’s and books.  You should have just left it as kids are going to have an awesome opportunity to receive books, I wasn’t impressed with the rest of your comments.  Remember, on this big round ball we live on, we are all different, we all read different books, we all watch different television, and our choices in food are different as well.

Keep up the great work with the books – I just discovered your Podcast, and it makes the drive to work that much better.

]]> Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Bill http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10906 Bill Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:47:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10906 I didn't like The Orphan Master's Son nearly as much as you two (or most of the rest of the world) did but I agree with your assessment of the N.Y. Times review.    I didn’t like The Orphan Master’s Son nearly as much as you two (or most of the rest of the world) did but I agree with your assessment of the N.Y. Times review.   

]]> Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Pattysnyder26 http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10905 Pattysnyder26 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10905 Don't fret so much over books being given away by McDonalds in the UK. It may start a trend in restaurants other than McDonalds. I would love to walk into a McDonalds (disguised of course so not to be recognized) and see a bunch of kids reading.  Another a slightly different tangent, visit your nearest Ronald McDonald House whose biggest corporate donor is McDonalds. Don’t fret so much over books being given away by McDonalds in the UK. It may start a trend in restaurants other than McDonalds. I would love to walk into a McDonalds (disguised of course so not to be recognized) and see a bunch of kids reading. 

Another a slightly different tangent, visit your nearest Ronald McDonald House whose biggest corporate donor is McDonalds.

]]> Comment on BOTNS #158: When good authors go bad by Kimberly http://booksonthenightstand.com/2011/12/botns-158-when-good-authors-go-bad.html/comment-page-1#comment-10904 Kimberly Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=2917#comment-10904 Thank you for talking about Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. I'm reading her next book Voyager and have been a little embarrassed by how much I'm enjoying it. I greatly appreciate the validation. Thank you for talking about Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander. I’m reading her next book Voyager and have been a little embarrassed by how much I’m enjoying it. I greatly appreciate the validation.

]]> Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Jennifer R Donohue http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10903 Jennifer R Donohue Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:48:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10903 Books with Happy Meals? I wish they'd do that in the US (yes, I'm a grownup...and yes, I sometimes still get Happy Meals....) Books with Happy Meals? I wish they’d do that in the US (yes, I’m a grownup…and yes, I sometimes still get Happy Meals….)

]]> Comment on 12 in ’12 Reading Challenge by Grimm Inspiration | jottingswithjasmine http://booksonthenightstand.com/12-in-12-reading-challenge/comment-page-1#comment-10902 Grimm Inspiration | jottingswithjasmine Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:03:59 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?page_id=2950#comment-10902 [...] by the challenge put forth my Ann and Michael from Books on the Nightstand. It’s called 12 in ’12 and the idea is to read 12 books in 2012. You may decide to read 12 sci-fi books, or maybe 12 [...] [...] by the challenge put forth my Ann and Michael from Books on the Nightstand. It’s called 12 in ’12 and the idea is to read 12 books in 2012. You may decide to read 12 sci-fi books, or maybe 12 [...]

]]> Comment on BOTNS #165: Can funny be wrong? by Caroline Starr Rose http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-165-can-funny-be-wrong.html/comment-page-1#comment-10901 Caroline Starr Rose Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:12:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=3049#comment-10901 I am so excited about QUIET! I am so excited about QUIET!

]]> Comment on BOTNS Podcast #162: Adaptations by Graceann http://booksonthenightstand.com/2012/01/botns-podcast-162-adaptations.html/comment-page-1#comment-10900 Graceann Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://booksonthenightstand.com/?p=2981#comment-10900 I can only think of two films that were better than the books on which they were based.  Shoeless Joe was a snooze, but Field of Dreams was magical.  Forrest Gump, as written, is a hugely unlikeable character, which could not be more different from the character in the film (who I preferred more than I can say).  One instance where the film was disappointing compared to the book was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  The book had all sorts of nifty things in it that were ignored in the film, and the film instead added subplots that were unnecessary and annoying. I can only think of two films that were better than the books on which they were based.  Shoeless Joe was a snooze, but Field of Dreams was magical.  Forrest Gump, as written, is a hugely unlikeable character, which could not be more different from the character in the film (who I preferred more than I can say).  One instance where the film was disappointing compared to the book was Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  The book had all sorts of nifty things in it that were ignored in the film, and the film instead added subplots that were unnecessary and annoying.

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