To follow up to this post: https://badgerthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/add-the-proper-nutrition/
What meal does your favorite book (or books) serve up as?
For me, my favorite has always been C.S. Lewis’, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. I think it’s always kind of seemed like ice cream. (I know, I should be geeking out and saying “Turkish Delight” but I’ve never had it, so I can’t really go there.) Not just any ice cream, but that perfect French Vanilla with strawberries and chocolate sauce with some banana cut on top, and only eaten when it’s 100+ degrees out in Texas.
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I’m totally blog stalking you today. I would say my feelings towards A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is like a nice cup of coffee on a rainy day. It’s warm, you wrap your hands around the cup and just get comforted by it.
A little blog stalking never hurt anyone. That’s what that weird girl sitting in my window sill said that one time anyhow.
I haven’t read that one. I’ll have to give it a look.
Hahaha, I figured you would understand! You should check it out one day. I read it when I was young and is probably the one I have re-read the most 🙂
I may, once I’m done with American Lit class. Who knows, maybe it’ll be assigned reading towards the end of the semester.
I’ll cross my fingers! If you do ever read it let me know what you think! What sorts of books have you been reading for Lit class?
The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Excerpts dating from 1490s to 1700s thus far.
Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
Puritan writing is Crap.
Pilgrim writing – also Crap.
Ben Franklin was cool as hell.
Anne Bradstreet was badass.
American Indian legends are just as awesome as Viking legends.
My eyes hurt after sixteen hours of straight reading.
This may be my favorite summary of things learned. Ever.
It could almost be a poem, with a bit of work.
I am a literary genius. *fetches black turtleneck*
I am actually currently wearing a black turtleneck!
Better yet.
I told my friend about your creative task and she decided to try too. Her comment is about to come.
When I think about Winnie-the-Pooh it seems like honey to me
That has some connotations. Is it just a reference to Pooh’s favorite food, or is it like honey and often too sweet to enjoy much of?
This is the first that comes into my mind when I think about Pooh.
I like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and I would relate it to a bag of mixed flavored Jelly Belly jelly beans.
You know, I’ve never read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. When I was a kid, I always thought it was too girly, but I should probably pick up a copy.
Also – buttered popcorn Jelly Bellies are the BEST.
They are the best. I eat them until my mouth gets sore.
Same here. Probably part of why I’m gaining weight…
It’s difficult for me to compare books with real food because I’m not a gourmet 🙂 But my favourite book is Alice’s adventures by Kir Bulychev, it’s Russian science fiction, I doubt it was translated into English. But I would like to live in the world of this book, it looks perfect to me.
And speaking of something international I can name Mumintrolls by Tove Jansson. This book was almost learnt by heart by me so many times I reread it. I couldn’t live without it in my childhood.
Analogies aren’t always easy. Especially when translating from Russian to English, I’d imagine.
But I didn’t give up 🙂 I kept on thinking about the task you proposed. And you know for Mumintrolls the allegory came quite fast – they are Mummy’s cookies by all means! As for our Russian book Alice’s adventures by Kir Bulychev, it took me pretty much time to imagine. In the end I managed to sum up the feelings this book gives to me. It helped me understand what I want in my life, cleared my mind. What has the same effect on me in the food sphere? I guess it’s a cup of coffee – wakes me up and makes my mind work properly. Did I fulfill the task successfully?
Yes, indeed.