tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post5297968718595972946..comments2023-12-24T08:02:36.605-05:00Comments on Betsy Transatlantically: Literary Leading LadiesBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953626122327472245noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-83398261733178145912013-05-15T06:48:18.255-04:002013-05-15T06:48:18.255-04:00haha I'm not judging you! but lt me know if yo...haha I'm not judging you! but lt me know if you want suggestions as to where to start :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-69800404251975451302013-05-14T21:18:26.601-04:002013-05-14T21:18:26.601-04:00Okay, how much will you judge me if I tell you tha...Okay, how much will you judge me if I tell you that I've never read any of those books? *cowers*Whitney Hhttp://twitter.com/observantturtlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-16759202070740521292013-05-14T11:54:46.449-04:002013-05-14T11:54:46.449-04:00Nah. My network is regulated. But apparently not t...Nah. My network is regulated. But apparently not too well, because I spend most of my lunch hour on the internet blog-surfing and the work police have not come to arrest me for slacking yet :Dkcsalingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-58088061056694580462013-05-14T06:30:06.802-04:002013-05-14T06:30:06.802-04:00well, long story short: I want to read is adult no...well, long story short: I want to read is adult novels and theological writings. have you?Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-82307345766524068452013-05-14T06:29:31.791-04:002013-05-14T06:29:31.791-04:00haha I love how we're spreading the PEI mania ...haha I love how we're spreading the PEI mania :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-88194417184981599222013-05-14T06:29:16.412-04:002013-05-14T06:29:16.412-04:00whoa girl, you got skillz! mad literary fangirl sk...whoa girl, you got skillz! mad literary fangirl skillz :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-50127329526602054332013-05-14T06:28:53.343-04:002013-05-14T06:28:53.343-04:00haha no of course not! can't wait to see what ...haha no of course not! can't wait to see what you come up with.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-89215874354289495302013-05-14T06:28:41.813-04:002013-05-14T06:28:41.813-04:00YAY welcome to the club :)YAY welcome to the club :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-22876277582083978622013-05-14T01:45:20.354-04:002013-05-14T01:45:20.354-04:00For me, it's Pippi, Harriet the Spy, and Anne ...For me, it's Pippi, Harriet the Spy, and Anne Shirley. I loved Anne so much, that when I was ten, I convinced a friend's family that PEI was where they should go on their family vacation and then I invited myself to go along with them! It remains one of my fondest holiday memories :)Sara Louisehttp://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-8738603358749384542013-05-13T23:24:26.994-04:002013-05-13T23:24:26.994-04:00Yes and yes to Meg Murray and Vicky Austin. This m...Yes and yes to Meg Murray and Vicky Austin. This makes me want to hop downstairs and get their books off the bookshelves! I always felt for Meg and how she felt so awkward and different, yet she really grows into her own in those books. Also, I'm freaking out that there are Anne of Green Gables tours, and I need to look into this immediately!!!!!Sarah // The Quixotic Chicahttp://thequixoticchica.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-50218771795731701122013-05-13T19:20:29.885-04:002013-05-13T19:20:29.885-04:00Christianity, yes, but C.S. Lewis specifically, I ...Christianity, yes, but C.S. Lewis specifically, I don't think so :)Georgia Christakisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-43347748189630752672013-05-13T18:51:58.212-04:002013-05-13T18:51:58.212-04:00Every time I start thinking about what I would com...Every time I start thinking about what I would comment, I realized I had a mini-novel in my head. You don't mind if I eventually steal this idea for my own blog, do you? :DBelle Viergehttp://www.findingmyvirginity.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-74846635352572898832013-05-13T18:38:04.198-04:002013-05-13T18:38:04.198-04:00I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE WHO READ THE DARKANGEL ...I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE WHO READ THE DARKANGEL TRILOGY!!!!!!!!!! I seriously loved those books.Belle Viergehttp://www.findingmyvirginity.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-51784569404861190832013-05-13T18:17:29.280-04:002013-05-13T18:17:29.280-04:00I just finished reading The Poisonwood Bible! I th...I just finished reading The Poisonwood Bible! I thought it was brilliant!Belle Viergehttp://www.findingmyvirginity.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-8038782404194497162013-05-13T16:33:09.850-04:002013-05-13T16:33:09.850-04:00"even at 10 I knew she wasn't actually a ..."even at 10 I knew she wasn't actually a heroine..." <br /><br />HA so true... speaking of which, I totally love: http://thehairpin.com/2012/08/texts-from-nancy-drew<br /><br /><br /><br />(poor Ned...)Camilla R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-10826268816983040352013-05-13T14:36:53.658-04:002013-05-13T14:36:53.658-04:00oh man. you got a good one. keep him! haha :)oh man. you got a good one. keep him! haha :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-58316612562194987112013-05-13T14:36:15.459-04:002013-05-13T14:36:15.459-04:00have we talked about CS Lewis before?have we talked about CS Lewis before?Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-11262994576368522572013-05-13T14:35:51.821-04:002013-05-13T14:35:51.821-04:00I'm at work so I can't look up passages, b...I'm at work so I can't look up passages, but maybe you can? I remember squirming as I read!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-17169478355302332692013-05-13T14:33:53.359-04:002013-05-13T14:33:53.359-04:00Yes! And lucky for me, Mr. TBS would totally be do...Yes! And lucky for me, Mr. TBS would totally be down to go too. A few months ago, we wanted to put on a leisure movie as we worked on something on the couch (that is not intended to sound dirty, but I have no other way of wording it), and HE said, "Green Gables. The first one." I was so happy that it made me all hot and bothered. (Okay, that one WAS supposed to sound dirty.)Lindsayhttp://twitter.com/SapphireLindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-79838164131883942542013-05-13T14:33:13.864-04:002013-05-13T14:33:13.864-04:00I hear that from pretty much all of my peers- I th...I hear that from pretty much all of my peers- I think the complex interweaving story telling technique (something he picked up from studying medieval sagas and texts) and verbose passage are a challenge for modern readers, but as a Christian I've derived more meaning from his books than any others. I guess it's all about perspective :) I LOVED this post, thanks for sharing.Georgia Christakisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-7444516016259350732013-05-13T14:19:46.304-04:002013-05-13T14:19:46.304-04:00Really? I remember some vague hints, but it's ...Really? I remember some vague hints, but it's been a while since I read those books! I guess they didn't make an impression. Oops :pkcsalingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-64183401984286522382013-05-13T14:15:17.626-04:002013-05-13T14:15:17.626-04:00haha thank you. I am honored. p.s. did you know yo...haha thank you. I am honored. p.s. did you know you can go on Anne of Green Gables TOURS?Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-58546479782334690642013-05-13T14:08:28.238-04:002013-05-13T14:08:28.238-04:00This post includes the names Anne Shirley and PEI,...This post includes the names Anne Shirley and PEI, so naturally, it's the only important blog post of the day in the entire universe.Lindsayhttp://twitter.com/SapphireLindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-35727348668029076382013-05-13T12:29:22.152-04:002013-05-13T12:29:22.152-04:00I HAVE NEVER READ SUPERFUDGE. also, I've neve...I HAVE NEVER READ SUPERFUDGE. also, I've never read the Ramona books, which everyone cites as THE BEST BOOKS FOR GIRLS EVER. glad I'm not the only one with niche favorites :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-35401462393611514782013-05-13T12:28:25.915-04:002013-05-13T12:28:25.915-04:00"offers" may be putting it gently :P (J..."offers" may be putting it gently :P (JUST KIDDING, NANA! I LOVE YOU!)<br /><br />I was reading something about how more books for boys are more universal than girls' books are for boys - does that make sense? it's okay for us to read books with strong male characters but less okay for guys to read books with strong female characters. sad!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com