tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post3387016760512931398..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: TSS: Is that book a Pamela or a Shamela?Aartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-67097499585001377082010-06-28T20:41:04.569-05:002010-06-28T20:41:04.569-05:00Tom Clancy and Ernest Hemingway spring to mind as ...Tom Clancy and Ernest Hemingway spring to mind as novelists whose parodists are sometimes more amusing than the originals.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-33418947395070364932010-06-23T12:28:58.119-05:002010-06-23T12:28:58.119-05:00Yes, you may want to change that detail - Pamela w...Yes, you may want to change that detail - Pamela was written by Samuel Richardson. And, incidently, was one of the worst books I've ever read.IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-47401058730116111502010-06-22T17:23:06.242-05:002010-06-22T17:23:06.242-05:00I've heard of Pamela, but not Shamela. Is that...I've heard of Pamela, but not Shamela. Is that weird?<br /><br />I'm not sure what I'd satirize. Like someone said, Twilight is an obvious choice. But maybe a political memoir or something would be fun - I hate almost all of those.Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)http://sophisticateddorkiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51908648072587077472010-06-22T15:27:05.681-05:002010-06-22T15:27:05.681-05:00Aarti -
I signed up for the tour but have not hear...Aarti -<br />I signed up for the tour but have not heard back from you. Wanted to make sure that you got my note.<br /><br />Welcome back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-75925509418530420592010-06-21T09:30:45.537-05:002010-06-21T09:30:45.537-05:00I think this is a great post, and as far as a book...I think this is a great post, and as far as a book that I would target for satire, it would definitely be The Twilight series. I know, I am not original, but I just don't get the popularity or the drama of these books! My daughter has read them quite a few times, but I refuse. She continues to tell me how wonderful they are, but I just can't stop the derisive thoughts whenever I come across them. I also have not read Pamela, or Shamela, but they actually sound like books I would really like!!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-90184732220849798182010-06-21T01:07:33.317-05:002010-06-21T01:07:33.317-05:00Interesting post, Cold Comfort Farm is another exa...Interesting post, Cold Comfort Farm is another example where the satire has outlived most of what it was sending up (eg Mary Webb novels).<br /><br />Sorry to be pedantic, but for Richard Sheridan's sake I should point out he didn't write Pamela, Samuel Richardson did. Sheridan had a sense of humour, his plays are great!Sarahhttp://adevotedreader.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-42852503836488631492010-06-20T20:16:56.792-05:002010-06-20T20:16:56.792-05:00This is interesting ... I'd never heard of eit...This is interesting ... I'd never heard of either of these novels.Stephaniehttp://laughingstars.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-4026608568168921922010-06-20T12:07:23.947-05:002010-06-20T12:07:23.947-05:00Thanks for reminding me that I really want to read...Thanks for reminding me that I really want to read both Pamela and Shamela. I think I will make an effort to read them both over the summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-10809804054334915392010-06-20T10:26:52.400-05:002010-06-20T10:26:52.400-05:00What an intriguing exercise! I'm not thinking...What an intriguing exercise! I'm not thinking of anything right now, but certainly the Twilight books and any and all derivative "vampire" stuff. I get sick of seeing them everywhere. Doesn't anyone get that this fad will fizzle out? (Hopefully!)<br /><br />Oops, my biases are showing!<br /><br />Here's my salon:<br /><br />http://laurel-rainsnowsaccidentallife.blogspot.com/2010/06/sunday-salon-june-20.htmlLaurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-6918708398139074742010-06-20T10:19:36.414-05:002010-06-20T10:19:36.414-05:00I've heard of both, but I think I heard of Pam...I've heard of both, but I think I heard of Pamela first. I'd love to see a parody of Twilight pass into classic literature, but I think it's generally pretty difficult to do parody that's good and entertaining and funny on its own merits. But I will keep my fingers crossed that some brilliant writer will undertake it. :pJennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-21784331214303623582010-06-20T09:30:21.883-05:002010-06-20T09:30:21.883-05:00I've also never heard of Pamela or Shamela but...I've also never heard of Pamela or Shamela but it's an interesting story.!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-23546996226584253392010-06-20T08:03:52.533-05:002010-06-20T08:03:52.533-05:00I have to agree with Memory and Iris on the Dan Br...I have to agree with Memory and Iris on the Dan Brown thing!<br /><br />I've never heard of Pamela OR Shamela...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-54294847149414037622010-06-20T07:16:31.929-05:002010-06-20T07:16:31.929-05:00There are so many that could be satirized! And I ...There are so many that could be satirized! And I think to some extent books like Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters are send ups on predecessors such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-10786517263557996452010-06-20T04:45:32.413-05:002010-06-20T04:45:32.413-05:00Same with me, I have heard of pamela but not Shame...Same with me, I have heard of pamela but not Shamela, well I wanna read them both nowBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-56060009595685793602010-06-20T04:19:28.802-05:002010-06-20T04:19:28.802-05:00I was immediately reminded of Dan Brown. I can see...I was immediately reminded of Dan Brown. I can see that his books are entertaining, but I dislike the fact that his books are often viewed as being "highly researched" while much of the information he uses is wrong.<br /><br />I can see how Twilight might lead to satire, but like the satire of Harry Potter, I wonder if it'll be succesful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-53126375004424263312010-06-20T01:07:23.210-05:002010-06-20T01:07:23.210-05:00Is it weird that I've heard of PAMELA but not ...Is it weird that I've heard of PAMELA but not SHAMELA? <br /><br />Hmmm... TWILIGHT's the obvious answer, of course, not because it's any worse than any other book out there but because there's so much hype surrounding it that it's already given birth to a ton of spoors and satires. I'm not sure how much staying power these have, though.<br /><br />Maybe something by Dan Brown or Stephen King? Both are incredibly popular authors whose work has been satirized--but again, I can't see any of those satires lasting down through the centuries.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.com