Comments on Bookphilia.com: If you're in Parry Sound and need good reads...

Hello! I am an avid attendie of the Barely Used Bo...

2009-08-19T14:50:48.063-04:00

Hello! I am an avid attendie of the Barely Used Book Store and work in the McKellar Public Library. I love Barely Used Book's for its enviroment. The Lady who works and runs the store is a dream. Any Questions on any subject and she's right there with answers and help. They have a amazing history section and I'm amazed at their size of forgien books as well. There is an enormous section of German and French books for those searching for something beyond the English Language.
Nice of you to visit the area :)
Kelsey

Sorry to hear you didn't like Parry Sound Books. ...

2009-08-16T01:49:42.440-04:00

Sorry to hear you didn't like Parry Sound Books. It is definitely geared towards the get-in-get-out crowd, but that's life in the Hoot. The name of the street that escaped you was probably Seguin. Anyway, glad you got to see the local colour and even more glad you spent a few bucks to keep the streets swept...
Cheers!
Jacob

Ah, Library of America, of course. I am reading th...

2009-07-13T15:48:47.851-04:00

Ah, Library of America, of course. I am reading the Everyman Library edition of James's Collected Stories. And I'm only trying to complete volume 1! I'm not sure when I'll find the chutzpah to even begin volume 2...

Absolutely, next time. I can't imagine still being post-PhD heartsick a year from now!

Oops, sorry, twice. First, LOA = Library of Americ...

2009-07-13T15:25:19.589-04:00

Oops, sorry, twice. First, LOA = Library of America. Maybe you're reading the Modern Library edition?

Second, oh no, you weren't diagnosing Lucy with post-traumatic stress disorder and so on. I reread your comment - I think it's spot on, including the point on which you were supposedly corrected. Someone (not you) misread the tense of a verb somewhere.

But anyway, next time, right? By the way, I loved the post on bus readers.

Well, I was one of the ones making claims about Vi...

2009-07-13T15:03:06.801-04:00

Well, I was one of the ones making claims about Villette sans evidence, apparently, so I apologize. :)

I don't know what LOA stands for but I'm reading *a lot* of Henry James. I've already read "The Madonna of the Future" (about 700 pages ago) and it's one of my favourites from the collection, so far. "The Aspern Papers" was also extremely compelling. But James's writing is always superb so I never dislike his stuff even when he's just phoning it in.

School was mostly diagnosing fictional characters ...

2009-07-13T14:29:33.321-04:00

School was mostly diagnosing fictional characters with mental illnesses based on almost no evidence? My worst fears are confirmed.

Kidding, sort of. That Villette thread went is an unhealthy direction.

You're reading the LOA Henry James, right? Is "The Madonna of the Future" in those 210 pages? Cuz that's supposed to be a good one.