tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post3154607157366043115..comments2024-03-28T20:39:33.467-04:00Comments on Guerrero Words: Luna Dwelling Races Might Get Better Odds in MercuryMagaly Guerrerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-63639331259899328322020-08-09T14:00:35.507-04:002020-08-09T14:00:35.507-04:00@Rosemary, It's now next on my reading list. I...@Rosemary, It's now next on my reading list. I can't wait!Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-23971640179493790702020-08-09T14:00:00.679-04:002020-08-09T14:00:00.679-04:00The ending broke my heart.The ending broke my heart.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-86988242299366014422020-08-09T10:48:24.583-04:002020-08-09T10:48:24.583-04:00I fell in love with Finch—truly, madly, deeply—and...I fell in love with Finch—truly, madly, deeply—and will never recover. Never.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-59445471601484300882020-08-08T23:34:17.508-04:002020-08-08T23:34:17.508-04:00Oh, I am soooo crazy in love with In Watermelon Su...Oh, I am soooo crazy in love with In Watermelon Sugar! Have been for many years and treasure my copy.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-88267224951148627502020-08-08T21:47:23.189-04:002020-08-08T21:47:23.189-04:00I just added In Watermelon Sugar to my reading lis...I just added <i>In Watermelon Sugar</i> to my reading list. I read a bit about it, after seeing your comment, and "mind bending" sounds just about right! Thank you for mentioning it.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-26319012273446174612020-08-08T21:45:51.519-04:002020-08-08T21:45:51.519-04:00Yay! for re-readings.Yay! for re-readings.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-66612036148729826982020-08-08T21:45:25.441-04:002020-08-08T21:45:25.441-04:00We all have (or should have) our hiding spaces. I ...We all have (or should have) our hiding spaces. I think I hide in the process of writing. Not in the words, but in the work. It's easier. 😉Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-82285672806799592592020-08-08T21:43:31.049-04:002020-08-08T21:43:31.049-04:00"a bit wearisome"? Just a bit!? You have..."a bit wearisome"? Just a bit!? You have more patience than I do.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-38169172392893329872020-08-08T21:42:28.599-04:002020-08-08T21:42:28.599-04:00I grabbed a copy of All the Bright Places right af...I grabbed a copy of <i>All the Bright Places</i> right after I read your comment (a few days go). I needed a book to read right after surgery (when sleeping--at least, not comfortably--is not really an option). And, oh my goodness! I sobbed while smiling. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-74362602953446447802020-08-08T21:37:29.657-04:002020-08-08T21:37:29.657-04:00So true.So true.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-80601692452267360782020-08-08T21:37:16.424-04:002020-08-08T21:37:16.424-04:00I suspect that Gabriel García Márquez's bones ...I suspect that Gabriel García Márquez's bones might start cracking in his grave if he learns that his magical realism is being called fantasy *cough*.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-9294404089354938632020-08-08T21:36:02.356-04:002020-08-08T21:36:02.356-04:00Yes, they do! Yes, they do! Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-5391102057105761912020-08-08T21:35:36.348-04:002020-08-08T21:35:36.348-04:00I've found (in my interrogations of friends wh...I've found (in my interrogations of friends who can't get into the book *cough*) that <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i> might not be the best first book to get into Gabriel García Márquez’s writings. The short stories "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" and "The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother" are often a good start. AlsoMagaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-65890202947455396482020-08-08T21:30:34.153-04:002020-08-08T21:30:34.153-04:00I am so happy you enjoy the writings of my beloved...I am so happy you enjoy the writings of my beloved Gabo! I mean, what's not to love? *hehehe*Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-38662414547030367592020-08-08T21:29:48.541-04:002020-08-08T21:29:48.541-04:00Oooh! I do love a book with a blooming title.Oooh! I do love a book with a blooming title.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-29444531201526724542020-08-08T21:28:22.677-04:002020-08-08T21:28:22.677-04:00You know, I lived in the country (way deep in the ...You know, I lived in the country (way deep in the woods) when I first read <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i>. I had no idea that it was "an important book". I was very pleased with myself when I learn that so many other readers thought it was great. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-14501763678618721962020-08-08T21:25:43.634-04:002020-08-08T21:25:43.634-04:00You aren't alone in the one. I have more than ...You aren't alone in the one. I have more than one friend who gives me funny looks when they learn that I read the book every year. Oh, well.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-54630984015046873522020-08-08T21:24:47.599-04:002020-08-08T21:24:47.599-04:00I love both books, too. I feel that The House of t...I love both books, too. I feel that <i>The House of the Spirits</i> reads like a very good romance, and <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i> is an admirable work of historical fiction. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-78412574350462518172020-08-08T21:22:09.179-04:002020-08-08T21:22:09.179-04:00Me too! Few things relax me more than organizing m...Me too! Few things relax me more than organizing my books. Or, "playing with" my books, as my Piano Man often describes it. 😁Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-62928970185935397052020-08-08T21:20:37.374-04:002020-08-08T21:20:37.374-04:00When I have been in a lot of pain, I have found my...When I have been in a lot of pain, I have found myself remembering (and repeating) that quote. The pain seems to kick less hard when one think of it as a path towards rebirth. Whatever works, right?Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-6492455307501197482020-08-08T21:18:57.311-04:002020-08-08T21:18:57.311-04:00One of the things I love most about blogging is ho...One of the things I love most about blogging is how easy is to find out what (and why) others love a particular book. In my reader's heart, that is usually the best recommendation. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-32653411060237357492020-08-08T21:18:00.859-04:002020-08-08T21:18:00.859-04:00I hope you enjoy the reading, Jim.I hope you enjoy the reading, Jim.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-41180942400760903492020-08-08T21:17:37.455-04:002020-08-08T21:17:37.455-04:00I think that the idea of One Hundred Years of Soli...I think that the idea of <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i> feeling like some kind of circular dream is very accurate. The same goes for your suggestion about reading it like an epic poem (especially the first time around). Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-4249839842827769252020-08-08T21:15:35.559-04:002020-08-08T21:15:35.559-04:00I love that first sentence so much!I love that first sentence so much!Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549689427675107575.post-59542604093481351212020-08-08T21:15:05.397-04:002020-08-08T21:15:05.397-04:00That's exactly how I felt when I was forced to...That's exactly how I felt when I was forced to take poetry classes as a teenager. The experiences left me hating poetry for years and years. I am so glad I gave it another go though... *wink, wink*Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.com