tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post1891229866448668363..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Review-itas: History Audiobooks EditionAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-49546155555601284222014-03-10T20:54:00.135-05:002014-03-10T20:54:00.135-05:00I think Longbourn is the only "spin-off"...I think Longbourn is the only "spin-off" of Austen I'm interested in reading. <br /><br />Last year I read Silver Like Dust by Kimi Cunningham, which was a memoir about the author's relationship with her grandmother - her Obaachan - as well as a memoir about her Obaachan's experience of being in one of the internment camps. I had picked the book up because I went to the same college as the author - I really ended up enjoying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-58511557642026832572014-03-07T10:37:13.492-06:002014-03-07T10:37:13.492-06:00I haven't read anything by Winchester yet. Sin...I haven't read anything by Winchester yet. Since this one was entertaining to you but not fascinating, I'll probably try one of his other books. Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-44584490223901109012014-03-07T08:47:51.776-06:002014-03-07T08:47:51.776-06:00The way it was explained in the book was that it w...The way it was explained in the book was that it was not due to white privilege. I can't find my copy of the book, but I found this article in the New Yorker that says:<br />"Murray, the dictionary’s first editor, made an early editorial decision that the O.E.D. would not include any proper nouns—this was regarded as the province of the encyclopedia, not the dictionary—and that words formed from proper nouns would likewise be excluded. This was a poor policy, which was quickly rescinded: “American” was duly entered when editorial work progressed deeper into the letter A, but by then it was too late to make changes in the “af-” section. "<br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/11/the-case-of-the-missing-oed-words-solved.htmlAartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-78177046720927039992014-03-07T08:40:27.459-06:002014-03-07T08:40:27.459-06:00I don't think this one is new, really - new to...I don't think this one is new, really - new to me, but definitely published more than a few years ago. It would be interesting to see how much overlap there is with the other one about the OED.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-89472764626657896812014-03-07T08:39:42.981-06:002014-03-07T08:39:42.981-06:00I haven't read it but I know about it! I will...I haven't read it but I know about it! I will try to read that one, too. He does have a very engaging writing style.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-80756865933915657802014-03-07T08:39:15.709-06:002014-03-07T08:39:15.709-06:00Was it Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet? T...Was it Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet? That's the only other one I know. I thought that was ok but not amazing.<br /><br />And it WOULD be cool to read Longbourn and think of your ancestors' lives :-)Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-57996065816889462982014-03-07T08:06:59.938-06:002014-03-07T08:06:59.938-06:00I highly recommend The Professor and the Madman by...I highly recommend The Professor and the Madman by Winchester. I hadn't heard about this new Winchester re the OED. Guess I'd better read that one!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-41813819552565458872014-03-07T01:03:32.223-06:002014-03-07T01:03:32.223-06:00I am very curious about Winchester's reasoning...I am very curious about Winchester's reasoning behind putting "American" in the dictionary, but not "African". Did he include other nationalities? Was it a white privilege thing? Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-1650114891254562692014-03-06T18:25:44.222-06:002014-03-06T18:25:44.222-06:00I have never read anything about the internment ca...I have never read anything about the internment camps so that one sounds really interesting to me.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-59585204130152741012014-03-06T12:50:36.923-06:002014-03-06T12:50:36.923-06:00Have you read Winchester's other book about th...Have you read Winchester's other book about the dictionary -- The Professor and the Madman? I read it back in the day when it was new so it's probably been long enough that I could read another OED book by him and not notice any repetition. All I really remember was his engaging way of writing. I'll put this one on my list.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-20006253714679549152014-03-06T11:57:23.602-06:002014-03-06T11:57:23.602-06:00I know I've never read Simon Winchester and I ...I know I've never read Simon Winchester and I think this is a travesty. I need to fix this.<br /><br />Longbourn sounds fascinating to me. I traced part of my family tree back to 1700s England and I figure it's most likely they were either farmers or servants like this. It makes it sounds so interesting to me! I hope to read it eventually. <br /><br />I need to read more short stories as well. I haven't read anything by Julie Otsuka yet. I feel like I've read something with Japanese Interment camps in it, but I can't remember what off the top of my head. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991818614911652918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-40183143198460643092014-03-06T11:19:14.581-06:002014-03-06T11:19:14.581-06:00The Simon Winchester book sounds interesting. I do...The Simon Winchester book sounds interesting. I don't think I have ever read him, so I should!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com