tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post115558118954480461..comments2024-03-29T07:15:11.234+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Periel Aschenbrand: The Only Bush I Trust Is My OwnMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-62974411882153588692010-07-04T01:01:40.833+01:002010-07-04T01:01:40.833+01:00hi people
wow i didn't notice it...
i think t...hi people<br />wow i didn't notice it...<br /><br />i think this spot is so interesting!home for sale costa ricahttp://www.costa-ricarealestate.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-4257878191990898302007-05-30T13:38:00.000+01:002007-05-30T13:38:00.000+01:00Sand Storm - "Sounds more like her Publicher had t...Sand Storm - "Sounds more like her Publicher had the same reaction o her that her doctor had". Sounds like your a typical arogant prick proabably male (or female, although if you are I am extremely disappointed in you). What? A woman can't write explicitly without being offensive or better yet having the presumption placed upon her that the only reason anyone would see (or should that be pretend to see?) any value in her work is that some guy wants to bone her? <BR/><BR/>You have all missed the point as to what the book is about and don't get me wrong it is no literary masterpiece. But what is being discussed by Periel either intentionally or not, is the fact that there are taboos left in society. Is it that the book and its contents are expressed and written by a woman that it is considered to be in bad taste. Wake up people!!! What Periel is writing about is not actually controversial, nor is it breaking any boundaries. Basically this is what most women talk about - yes we talk about politics, religion, sex and usually in the most "unlady like" of fashions. <BR/><BR/>Those women (and men) that a) you are judging Periel or b) have posted on this site, need to wake up. <BR/><BR/>As for the comment by dh "sounds like a girl with a one track mind", I think a girl with a one track mind is the one who is concerned about what to cook for her husband for dinner and what to call her first child, because naturaly being a woman she will choose to have one. your problem isn't with the book it's with the breakdown of traditional roles in society and a woman having the balls to put it out there in print for all to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155730661356478982006-08-16T13:17:00.000+01:002006-08-16T13:17:00.000+01:00I've seen the T Shirt slogan/the picture on the we...I've seen the T Shirt slogan/the picture on the web, I think many protestors in the US have used that T Shirt blurb too. We had one Independent pollie here protesting about our Health Minister's stance on RU486, and her T Shirt (because the federal Health Minister tried his hand at the priesthood decades ago, before entering politics): `Mr Abbott get your rosaries off my ovaries' and television just spreads these statements like a mutant STD, far and wide. <BR/><BR/>The addition of 'Bush' to anything these days gets so much attention. I was disappointed that Peter Singer bothered to logically analyse the morality of George W Bush in his book (I'd rather read Animal Liberation).<BR/><BR/>Then, on the other side of the spectrum there's speculative confession type 'works' that always focus on supposedly 'active sex lives' of either working girls (basically saying to female readers far and wide that 'prostitution is a really great career option, see your guidance counsellor about it'), or women in their sexual peak (and really, if they were so busy gallivanting about getting 'it' frequently, would they have time to write about it in minute detail?).<BR/><BR/>Is it dissappointing on the whole? Yes.<BR/><BR/>But the world is always in a state of flux, luckily bargain bins exist.Dee Jourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292268023897537647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155710462078084542006-08-16T07:41:00.000+01:002006-08-16T07:41:00.000+01:00Piles of books do point us towards the invertible ...Piles of books do point us towards the invertible conclusion that writing is a mugs game. But then pray Sir, what is not? Working in a Dilbert Office until your job is out-sourced to developing country? <BR/><BR/>Writing is a way of life, it's not something everyone can be comfortable with, it’s not what everyone would want to do. Thank God. There are enough around as it is. It is something unique and something from which a lot of pleasure can be derived. And a lot of heart ache too. A little less ball breaking than working under a manager who has been promoted because he/she is related to the boss; a little more satisfying than being on the commute-work-lunch-work-commute treadmill….<BR/><BR/>I take my writing day by day. I have had a small amount of success with non-fiction; I await the same chance with fiction. I am aware I may die waiting...<BR/><BR/>Does that depress me? Sometimes. It's the nature of the beast and as such it is something we as writers need to accept… Or retreat from. There is no half measure here, but a little more hope keeps the ideas spinning.Paul Ekerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777437817571904991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155691219185272362006-08-16T02:20:00.000+01:002006-08-16T02:20:00.000+01:00"The greatest virtue of this book, in my judgement..."The greatest virtue of this book, in my judgement, is that it is short."<BR/><BR/>The shorter the better, in this case.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155676457869201032006-08-15T22:14:00.000+01:002006-08-15T22:14:00.000+01:00I like "feint" hearted. A true publisher's typo.I like "feint" hearted. A true publisher's typo.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155653862944916822006-08-15T15:57:00.000+01:002006-08-15T15:57:00.000+01:00Sounds a bit like Girl With A One Track Mind. It's...Sounds a bit like Girl With A One Track Mind. It's a genre! Dick.Dick Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978203284842718331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155644994216526232006-08-15T13:29:00.000+01:002006-08-15T13:29:00.000+01:00Periel must have a good publicist because there wa...Periel must have a good publicist because there was a long article about this lady and her book in The Observer (April 9th 2006)<BR/><BR/>http://observer.guardian.co.uk/woman/story/0,,1747434,00.html<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, on checking I see there are still a few copies of this book with the wholesalers. <BR/><BR/>Genuine remainders, the quality "bin ends" are a very different matter from the title mentioned. Trading in publisher's ends is not for the feint hearted, but often shows a better return than gambling at casinos or on the nags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1155642180282535702006-08-15T12:43:00.000+01:002006-08-15T12:43:00.000+01:00Sounds more like her Publisher had the same reacti...Sounds more like her Publisher had the same reaction to her that her Doctor had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com