tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post8540827128150060253..comments2023-10-08T11:36:09.130-04:00Comments on Holly Goes Lightly: Ann Patchett and I Could've Been Friends...Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288757682987893354noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-78157363594363679622011-09-05T19:35:04.915-04:002011-09-05T19:35:04.915-04:00Me either! State of Wonder is on my list... Than...Me either! State of Wonder is on my list... Thanks for stopping by!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288757682987893354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-4867090230658669162011-09-05T00:57:22.785-04:002011-09-05T00:57:22.785-04:00I just finished "State of Wonder" and en...I just finished "State of Wonder" and enjoyed Patchett's writing very much, but the ending of the book makes it very obvious that the author has never had children. While children would have given her less time to write, the experience would have made her a much richer writer. I guess there's always a trade off, but I personally would not have wanted to miss out on the experience of having children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-65330023898853390572010-06-25T00:42:37.515-04:002010-06-25T00:42:37.515-04:00I am soooooo glad we found each others blogs! I lo...I am soooooo glad we found each others blogs! I love your writing... great tone and style. And of course I totally love your hat!@nicolewickhttp://www.nicolewick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-67058980001351031012010-04-09T12:41:50.587-04:002010-04-09T12:41:50.587-04:00I had not heard of Ann Patchett until this post. ...I had not heard of Ann Patchett until this post. Now one of our homeschooling mother's is looking to do a book club meeting on it. I guess now I am going to have to read it! I will let you know what I think. When I am done I will post a book review on my blog (www.startsateight.com) about it.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152901528565504850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-53918975778675995622010-03-31T07:13:01.831-04:002010-03-31T07:13:01.831-04:00Prove her wrong, Holly! So many "Mom-Writers...Prove her wrong, Holly! So many "Mom-Writers" have already. Look at the Twighlight series (Ok, so it's not exactly a high form of literature). S.M. went down to her basement office and typed out her books after putting her kids to bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-16934360729816641002010-03-30T20:18:06.478-04:002010-03-30T20:18:06.478-04:00Dear love, I can't tell you how much I enjoy y...Dear love, I can't tell you how much I enjoy your posts. <br /><br />Also? I think you should leave your family.<br /><br />And join my book club.freckletreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277829321822042967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-44047525889317348812010-03-29T20:46:09.051-04:002010-03-29T20:46:09.051-04:00Great post. Good thing her Mum didnt like books.Great post. Good thing her Mum didnt like books.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640295303098476856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-1215858589335253562010-03-29T18:03:37.331-04:002010-03-29T18:03:37.331-04:00MGBR- I wasn't going to pull out my plucky fem...MGBR- I wasn't going to pull out my plucky feminist streak, but you've unleashed it with your comment.<br /><br />Men are expected to follow their vocational calling, or their "dreams." Fatherhood is a man's responsibility, but is rarely described as a man's calling. <br /><br />Apparently, motherhood is still looked upon as an all-or-nothing vocation. If a woman chooses to have aspirations beyond homemaking AND have children, she is incapable of giving her best to either. At least, that's the idea that Ann seems to be perpetuating. <br /><br />Perhaps she is saying, "If you have a big dream-don't approach it halfway, give it your all!"<br /><br />Or maybe she is saying,<br /><br />"Motherhood is for women who are not intellectually motivated."<br /><br />Or perhaps she was trying to say,<br /><br />"Look. I'm sorry. I just don't do kids."<br /><br />All I know is that her words got me in a John Locke from Lost type of mood. Hey lady, don't tell me what I can't do.<br /><br />Everyone should still read Bel Canto, though.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288757682987893354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-17352841939754939452010-03-29T15:22:50.725-04:002010-03-29T15:22:50.725-04:00It is possible! It is; it is! It just takes lots o...It is possible! It is; it is! It just takes lots of time, lots of patience and lots of cheese sticks. If it weren't for cheese sticks, my children would starve. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-21142771105294885042010-03-29T14:32:39.079-04:002010-03-29T14:32:39.079-04:00Remember I said that I had read books by her daugh...Remember I said that I had read books by her daughter? I got it backwards--it is her MOTHER! Her mother is author Jeanne Ray, and she writes very light-hearted books (I am sure VERY different from Bel Canto, which I have not read). But you should read Eat Cake--very fun!Toasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886711135599784087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176707597013847097.post-15424849171333103922010-03-29T14:22:14.058-04:002010-03-29T14:22:14.058-04:00But what about men who are writers? Do children in...But what about men who are writers? Do children interfere with their vocation? Why or why not? (These questions are admittedly Elvera Berry-ish.)MGBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307897102167463086noreply@blogger.com