tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post3247492686646378851..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: A book I can't imagine reading--The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the UndeadCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-51871328157831817712010-08-06T13:56:04.484-05:002010-08-06T13:56:04.484-05:00(Although, the undead in Pratchett do tend to imbi...(Although, the undead in Pratchett <i>do</i> tend to imbibe embalming fluid, so I suppose Huck's dad could have been undead.)David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-46236172624552893442010-08-06T13:53:56.818-05:002010-08-06T13:53:56.818-05:00Hmm. I suppose Huck's dad might have been a b...Hmm. I suppose Huck's dad might have been a bit of a drunk, but ... a Zombie?David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-45636012716916849132010-08-05T12:54:40.544-05:002010-08-05T12:54:40.544-05:00I'm not sure what the writers of Huckleberry F...I'm not sure what the writers of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim were thinking of, either, speaking of problematic characters.<br /><br />That said, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a fun read (once) and I liked Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters--better, in some ways because Ben H. Winters mixed in more original stuff. May skim HF & ZJ to see if W. Bill Czolgosz thought about the problematic issues. May not--not sure quite how many of these I want to read.Bookwyrmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206423697706457318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-29813614626710615752010-08-05T07:10:49.447-05:002010-08-05T07:10:49.447-05:00WHAT?! No! I read the first part of Pride & Pr...WHAT?! No! I read the first part of Pride & Prejudice and Vampires, and it started off fun but got old fast. Just like this mash-up trend...Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-26909123217622491282010-08-05T04:49:34.606-05:002010-08-05T04:49:34.606-05:00*tsk* Now leave Dickens alone. Despite the fact th...*tsk* Now leave Dickens alone. Despite the fact that I'd like to sic vampires on the whole cast of David Copperfield...<br /><br />I do think this meme has been done to death, but ...obviously people are still having fun with it... ::sigh::tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-82410198434952928582010-08-05T04:47:25.750-05:002010-08-05T04:47:25.750-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-30274555894291143862010-08-04T21:05:06.850-05:002010-08-04T21:05:06.850-05:00Zombies are the metaphor for the gradual, almost i...Zombies are the metaphor for the gradual, almost imperceptible disintegration of lifestyle. Sounds kind of like what we're going through, eh? Anyway, it was fun to write. <br />DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-74105220665513291022010-08-04T20:47:50.982-05:002010-08-04T20:47:50.982-05:00I am so tired of these books. Enough already.I am so tired of these books. Enough already.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-71182155514503433502010-08-04T17:41:23.217-05:002010-08-04T17:41:23.217-05:00Ok. I just looked it up, and that's another o...Ok. I just looked it up, and that's another one I have NO desire to read!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-23512946777420729642010-08-04T17:34:30.332-05:002010-08-04T17:34:30.332-05:00It might pair nicely with The Adventures of Huckle...It might pair nicely with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.com