tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post3737786510549760298..comments2014-01-17T14:44:03.624-05:00Comments on Coltin1948: The Fire And The FreshnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-48697069416091538012013-06-25T00:04:38.986-04:002013-06-25T00:04:38.986-04:00Excellent post! Now off to reread The Great Gatsby...Excellent post! Now off to reread The Great Gatsby and The Old Man And The Sea. Although many may disagree, I find a similar feel to both books - they can't be rushed through, they ask that you take the time to indulge reading them.IGBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16297582698870595521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-16486306221778426002010-03-23T21:48:57.849-04:002010-03-23T21:48:57.849-04:00You've inspired me to re-read The Great Gatsby...You've inspired me to re-read The Great Gatsby - I've lived a bit more since I read it in highschool.Sandi Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955614210042555249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-23304355375702299642010-03-07T17:26:51.595-05:002010-03-07T17:26:51.595-05:00“No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what...“No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”<br /><br />See, the whole entry was worth the wait and the read even without your citing that quote. But I happen to love that one, too. I wish there were not so many weeks between your entries, because I always learn something when I read your work. Selfish. Greedy. We all are, clearly. I hope, as at least one other reader wrote, that you are working on a personal writing project between entries--or having wonderful adventures! You are a superb writer AND teacher.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-15888984790008302332010-03-06T08:03:44.239-05:002010-03-06T08:03:44.239-05:00I agree that the line “And with them was Brett” is...I agree that the line “And with them was Brett” is full of magic. I've read the whole of this post more than once, without commenting, but the line stays with me, and draws me back for another look at what you have written...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-34373564497046833132010-02-24T10:53:38.854-05:002010-02-24T10:53:38.854-05:00Fabulous read! So glad you introduced yourself. I ...Fabulous read! So glad you introduced yourself. I learned quite a bit here I did not know.<br /><br />“As I watched him, he adjusted himself a little, visibly. His hand took hold of hers, and as she said something low, in his ear, he turned toward her with a rush of emotion. I think that voice held him most, with its fluctuating, feverish warmth, because it couldn’t be over-dreamed -- that voice was a deathless song.”<br /><br />I love this quote. I know a voice that holds me like the one here is described. Thank you.<br />xxamyUnspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-70157978957985854042010-02-22T17:24:42.914-05:002010-02-22T17:24:42.914-05:00Just a couple of loose thoughts - Spelling? Boy, d...Just a couple of loose thoughts - Spelling? Boy, did he hate getting letters from Scott addressed to "Hemmingway." Also, I had a similar high school experience with The Sun Also Rises, and I never really appreciated the book until after I read The Dangerous Summer.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-58743634575911737422010-02-22T06:39:47.963-05:002010-02-22T06:39:47.963-05:00This is a very, very interesting post. Next month,...This is a very, very interesting post. Next month, I will publish on my blog a post about F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby. Hope you will stop by. <br /><br /><a href="http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/</a>January Asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946599940054308527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-60851281120947682882010-02-15T13:29:35.060-05:002010-02-15T13:29:35.060-05:00Fantastic, and I enjoyed reading. Personally, I pr...Fantastic, and I enjoyed reading. Personally, I prefer Hemingway to Fitzgerald, but it would appear I have somewhat less experience of both authors. My favourite piece is probably Hills Like White Elephants, on which I did an essay in English. Good times.Exasperated Youthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020408835802260350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-23667976757691896042010-02-10T12:02:01.191-05:002010-02-10T12:02:01.191-05:00Thank you for visiting my blog!
Fitzgerald is my ...Thank you for visiting my blog!<br /><br />Fitzgerald is my most favorite author, and <i>The Great Gatsby</i>, naturally my favorite novel.<br />I never was a fan of Hemingway's writing. After reading <i>A Farewell to Arms</i>, I could never fathom how the two (Fitzgerald and Hemingway) were ever paired together. Fitzgerald's style is beautified poetry, and Hemingway's (in my opinion), simplified, sexist, and shallow.<br /><br />It was very sad, their relationship in life. Fitzgerald regarded Hemingway so highly, even in the midst of his incessant insulting.<br />But obviously, Hemingway was threatened by Fitzgerald, and likely knew he was on a whole different level. This sounds very biased, but in my mind, I just can't see how the two compare. Hemingway was so over-rated and mediocre in my mind.<br />Fitzgerald was a piece of art.<br /><br />Anyways, I very much enjoyed this post, and am looking forward to following your blog! Thanks for sharing it with me.<br /><br />ErinErin | Bygone Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599917760328625577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-39437465489338529252010-02-09T20:55:20.170-05:002010-02-09T20:55:20.170-05:00Fabulous post...and well worth waiting for.
When ...Fabulous post...and well worth waiting for.<br /><br />When Oscar Wilde said “I have put all my genius into my life; I have only put my talent into my works," he could have been speaking for almost any of our best and brightest writers, composers and artists. I find it interesting that you say Hemingway thought the job of living writers was to rise in rank by challenging the dead ones. Apparently this doesn't stop even after the writer is dead. I visited Oscar Wilde's grave at Le Père Lachaise the last time I was in Paris. There still seemed to be a battle for attention between he and Colette, who was buried nearby.John Sealanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02274175002075606971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-19892593418562265752010-02-09T00:17:37.677-05:002010-02-09T00:17:37.677-05:00In my canted youthful slang - you're such a ro...In my canted youthful slang - you're such a rock star! I absolutely love reading your stories and every one "blows my hair back" (line from Good Will Hunting about what books are worth reading). One book that has caught me, time and again, as you describe both Hemingway and Fitzgerald catching you, is East of Eden by Steinbeck. Not his best known work, but it should have been. "All great and precious things are lonely". Mmmm. The music of truth well-spoken. Find a story rich enough to keep you talking for long enough, and you might very well join their exalted company.inward and onwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447388641673991272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-26659971345212386662010-02-08T18:23:22.765-05:002010-02-08T18:23:22.765-05:00Do my eyes deceive me? Is this a NEW post?! hehe.....Do my eyes deceive me? Is this a NEW post?! hehe...Although i don't usually like to do so, i am jumping on the above bandwagon- this essay was worth the wait!<br /><br />I'm always interested in learning things about novelists and writers; this was fascinating. I never really grasped The Great Gatsby- i didn't appreciate it. Perhaps it is now time i picked it up again and gave it another go. <br /><br />I'm also going to have to invest in 'A dangerous friendship'- sounds as fascinating as your take on it. <br /><br />Nice work, Bruce- as always. :)Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152803362923785129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-8813881363124032482010-02-08T13:51:56.893-05:002010-02-08T13:51:56.893-05:00I save your posts to read when I have time to abso...I save your posts to read when I have time to absorb and think about them. Now I want to re-read all of those books. Thanks for that.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-90578599189172158752010-02-08T06:57:21.342-05:002010-02-08T06:57:21.342-05:00Here's what I think. You write tremendously w...Here's what I think. You write tremendously well. You are knowledgeable about your subject. Skill and knowledge can be learned. <br /><br />What I think you share with Fitzgerald and Hemingway is the ability to create a moment which suspends the rest of the world. When I read you, I am unaware of the real and physical around me and live instead in the place you have made. <br /><br />A long time between posts? If this is the result, then take your time, my friend.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761684333125786758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-78383971631616736902010-02-07T15:34:14.123-05:002010-02-07T15:34:14.123-05:00WOW! Your writing is beyond words. G:-)WOW! Your writing is beyond words. G:-)Denali Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165526587588431288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-67784610073512895342010-02-06T17:07:34.078-05:002010-02-06T17:07:34.078-05:00Well, it's about damn time my dear! :-)
Very...Well, it's about damn time my dear! :-)<br /><br />Very interesting, well-written and "worth it" as always. I'll be reading this again -- something I don't usually do with blogs. Yet, yours seem to get even better with marination. (Is "marination" even a real word?)Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476307880348143430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-62385409789829510872010-02-06T08:18:17.993-05:002010-02-06T08:18:17.993-05:00Excellent post Bruce, I studied English Literature...Excellent post Bruce, I studied English Literature at University and one of my modules included Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Although i read their books I had no idea about their correspondences and will be looking them up soon. Thank you.<br /><br />TGGAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438788253081614688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-5879049004281501772010-02-06T06:37:24.292-05:002010-02-06T06:37:24.292-05:00What a superb piece of writing. How did you not en...What a superb piece of writing. How did you not end up as a teacher?Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-73228314479346411532010-02-06T04:03:04.015-05:002010-02-06T04:03:04.015-05:00Bruce
I only hope that the long spells between yo...Bruce<br /><br />I only hope that the long spells between your excellent posts are being put to good use. Please tell us that you are, at present, writing a novel.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-29085937788115488092010-02-06T01:22:31.884-05:002010-02-06T01:22:31.884-05:00What a wonderful read, and well worth the wait. I&...What a wonderful read, and well worth the wait. I'm incline to agree with Mr. Hemingway that dead writers are still challenging each other, seeing how Gatsby elevated 20 years after Mr. Fitzgerald's death. Has New York Times or Boston Globe called yet?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246393318938411419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-59192602949424896232010-02-05T16:27:01.288-05:002010-02-05T16:27:01.288-05:00Edit That Girl said... Wow. This is a fabulous po...Edit That Girl said... Wow. This is a fabulous post for so many reasons. I adore both of these writers and the life you have given to their relationship has transported me. You are right, what Hemingway often wrote was poetry; all it takes is a simple turn of words and you have something so much more than letters strung into a sentence. I believe that good writing can paint pictures and be so much more than just a plot, characters, and development. <br /><br />You, yourself are an excellent writer. Well done!Shatteredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522971021773946033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-40945761407298386862010-02-05T15:04:10.561-05:002010-02-05T15:04:10.561-05:00You have educated me again with you story and info...You have educated me again with you story and information. Well written. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-44839886547414121222010-02-05T14:48:29.205-05:002010-02-05T14:48:29.205-05:00Just brilliant. You leave people waiting so long b...Just brilliant. You leave people waiting so long between posts but this was impossible to fault.Mr London Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141191628680903646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-13058533391339164192010-02-05T12:45:57.892-05:002010-02-05T12:45:57.892-05:00A thought-provoking, beautifully written essay on ...A thought-provoking, beautifully written essay on two of my favorite authors. Thanks.Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834636674346020262.post-35073773316004041702010-02-05T12:45:24.093-05:002010-02-05T12:45:24.093-05:00These posts are well worth the wait. And you do m...These posts are well worth the wait. And you do make us wait, good friend! And, like your co-conspirators Fitzgerald and Hemingway, seem patient enough to let the dog-eared books just wait for us to pick them up. As riveted to this as you and Elodia were recently at the play....EFHExpat From Hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807779856067886443noreply@blogger.com