tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post680834643169514642..comments2024-02-21T10:23:37.299+00:00Comments on Fluttering Butterflies: Sunday Salon (15 February)Michelle Fluttering Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793681725475475156noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-18197591597126294692009-02-16T13:35:00.000+00:002009-02-16T13:35:00.000+00:00bejewell - I'll have to look it up!Gavin - always ...bejewell - I'll have to look it up!<BR/><BR/>Gavin - always the best intentions, right? Thanks for the link but I join very few challenges. <BR/><BR/>Lisa - I really feel like my knowledge of history is embarassing as well! I think it applies across the board though..<BR/><BR/>frumiousb - Spanish flu epidemic, that sounds interesting! Are there novels you'd recommend about that period of time?<BR/><BR/>Elizabethwillse - I think I'll look into the challenge just to see what other people are reading and recommending, but I'm not big into challenges.<BR/><BR/>tanabata - oh me too. There always seems like too many good books to read before getting down to something historical or non-fiction.<BR/><BR/>gautami - thanks for the comment, I quite like the poem as well. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful Intellectual - do you know, I've read Birdsong as well as All Quiet on the Western Front, but for me those books didn't have as much impact on my emotional side and I think that's what's needed for me to be curious about a subject to warrant further reading. I'll look into Journey's End though, and thank you for the recommendations! I love getting recommendations.<BR/><BR/>Nymeth - I read that poem as well when I was 'researching' for this post. It's partly the reason why I just checked out a book of Owen's war poetry from the library!Michelle Fluttering Butterflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793681725475475156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-76149087565703374882009-02-16T03:27:00.000+00:002009-02-16T03:27:00.000+00:00Siegfried Sassoon's Death-Bed is one of my favorit...Siegfried Sassoon's Death-Bed is one of my favorite poems of all time. Totally depressing but just... wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-25907333537902907712009-02-16T00:14:00.000+00:002009-02-16T00:14:00.000+00:00I often intend to read more about a period when I'...I often intend to read more about a period when I'm intrigued by a story or a novel. Sometimes I actually get around to it. The WWII challenge<BR/>is here<BR/><BR/>http://warthroughthegenerations.wordpress.com/Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865699135545209220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-4632605848871686032009-02-15T19:32:00.000+00:002009-02-15T19:32:00.000+00:00I'm a history major and I know so little about WWI...I'm a history major and I know so little about WWI that it's embarrassing! I wish I'd follow through when something attracts me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-47497310217367067862009-02-15T19:12:00.000+00:002009-02-15T19:12:00.000+00:00I started reading a lot about the Spanish Flu epid...I started reading a lot about the Spanish Flu epidemic after reading a book about it. I tend to like to bounce back and forth between fiction and history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-37405329355128822122009-02-15T18:59:00.000+00:002009-02-15T18:59:00.000+00:00I remember hearing about a WWII reading challenge....I remember hearing about a WWII reading challenge...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-46490084527963889972009-02-15T17:54:00.000+00:002009-02-15T17:54:00.000+00:00I'm often inspired to read more about a historical...I'm often inspired to read more about a historical event or time period after I read about it, but the problem is that I don't often get around to actually reading anything more about them!tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-42912311945672509172009-02-15T13:01:00.001+00:002009-02-15T13:01:00.001+00:00Thanks for sharing this poem. I have always liked ...Thanks for sharing this poem. I have always liked reading it!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2009/02/tss-i-know-this-much-is-true-by-wally.html" REL="nofollow">My TSS post is up!</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-67679279727681544752009-02-15T13:01:00.000+00:002009-02-15T13:01:00.000+00:00Try Sebastian Faulks "Birdsong" and R.C. Sheriff'...Try Sebastian Faulks "Birdsong" and R.C. Sheriff's "Journey's End" Also "All Quiet on the Western Front" for a German perspective on it all. <BR/><BR/>I'll stop now, but I was an English major and one of my specialties was WW1 literature...feel free to let me know if you want more!!<BR/>xLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112419069393494985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21582709.post-12197670928711034762009-02-15T11:51:00.000+00:002009-02-15T11:51:00.000+00:00I know much less about WWI than WWII too... I love...I know much less about WWI than WWII too... I love the WWI poets, though. <A HREF="http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html" REL="nofollow">This poem</A> in particular always gets to me.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com