tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post4000965225839594800..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: I Was A Teenage BookwormeMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-15577101514039290812010-07-24T10:36:01.111+05:302010-07-24T10:36:01.111+05:30And err, forgot to add, I dont think I'll chec...And err, forgot to add, I dont think I'll check back again to see if you replied. So please email me instead. I am not only learning russian, but also french and bengali - once again - both for children's books and classical literature. <br />Yes, and sanskrit too !<br /><br />How do I get the time? because I am not into any of the modern tech habits ;)<br />http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~vishalrj/vishal yoginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136088295199305723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-35278188432440899502010-07-24T10:34:00.384+05:302010-07-24T10:34:00.384+05:30Not related to this post, but I just read a Tolsto...Not related to this post, but I just read a Tolstoy article in the asian age. Wanted to say that, I am learning russian for their books. I am also a big fan of children's books :) I wont say YA, because I am still quite old fashioned - as in I dont think books for kids or ya's should be full of exploring sexuality, etc.vishal yoginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136088295199305723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-72945528855013725332008-08-22T15:18:00.000+05:302008-08-22T15:18:00.000+05:30OK, I'm here responding more to Akash than the blo...OK, I'm here responding more to Akash than the blog itself., which is very good, I may mention, am a regular reader. I did visit <A HREF="http://www.indiaplaza.in/Goldenquill" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Indiaplaza Golden Quill</A>, other than a couple of names like Usha K R and Advaita Kala, have not heard of the rest. Anyone here read any of these books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-9832595256359935662008-02-21T18:16:00.000+05:302008-02-21T18:16:00.000+05:30V and I thank you for your compliment!V and I thank you for your compliment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-64598396719759158722008-02-18T14:24:00.000+05:302008-02-18T14:24:00.000+05:30hey was passing by... I read are u there god? too!...hey was passing by... I read are u there god? too!! and another fav of mine was 'tiger eyes' absolutely amazing!the_ego_has_landedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152269415357122546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-91825409293445245502008-02-17T11:07:00.000+05:302008-02-17T11:07:00.000+05:30@Bulbul:-The Undomestic Goddess was absolutely hil...@Bulbul:-<BR/>The Undomestic Goddess was absolutely hilarious!<BR/>And yes, at times, I read Enid Blytonzofiesaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14055357915138572800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1388887649620389432008-02-11T12:17:00.000+05:302008-02-11T12:17:00.000+05:30hey, you got written about in today's 'Ergo' in Ch...hey, you got written about in today's 'Ergo' in Chennai. your style is "self-consciously literary".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-58080927550921654012008-02-09T19:04:00.000+05:302008-02-09T19:04:00.000+05:30Hey,Am a huge fan. Keep writing the good stuff. I ...Hey,<BR/><BR/>Am a huge fan. Keep writing the good stuff. I am fron Chennai, and am trying to write a good dating/being single/'relationships' column for my paper. Not all that easy, considering our conservative attitudes down south, in spite of the current club, pub and partying culture...media organisations are still ruled by nammam uncles and starched-cotton-saree aunties :(<BR/><BR/>AVAbirami M. Krishnan/Abirami Muthukrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036633968524197661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-57892230162220073762008-02-08T06:36:00.000+05:302008-02-08T06:36:00.000+05:30Ah, Mazzy Star. My ex-girlfriend was a big fan of ...Ah, Mazzy Star. My ex-girlfriend was a big fan of Fade Into You. She kept insisting it should be "our" song. All that stuff about holding hands inside and what not. Dirty sleazy dykes.Emma Blowgunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168756016083859871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-12343283612772468002008-02-08T06:33:00.000+05:302008-02-08T06:33:00.000+05:30Who is this Judy Blume character?Who is this Judy Blume character?Emma Blowgunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168756016083859871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-38446228752336424062008-02-07T18:09:00.000+05:302008-02-07T18:09:00.000+05:30danke schön mister crowley. pity i missed it.danke schön mister crowley. pity i missed it.hedonistic hobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693480297800328494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-82942788906263978902008-02-07T16:22:00.000+05:302008-02-07T16:22:00.000+05:30hey... this opens at work now!!! by the way...what...hey... this opens at work now!!! by the way...what comment you deleted??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-48168691561769207442008-02-07T14:31:00.000+05:302008-02-07T14:31:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488382540458595578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-83877334215292711392008-02-07T13:01:00.000+05:302008-02-07T13:01:00.000+05:30I want my lesbian!I want my lesbian!Ishtaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564754448413359414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-62535866763668961592008-02-07T07:48:00.000+05:302008-02-07T07:48:00.000+05:30@ Crowley... you tell him!!loving iron maiden and ...@ Crowley... you tell him!!<BR/>loving iron maiden and knowing their songs is being a teenager?? i think ooold age makes ppl judgemental about other ppls choices and tastes.<BR/><BR/>oh and being in an IRC chatroom is really, really cool and definitely does not mean that the author of that comment has "way too much time on their beggar hands."<BR/>(sorry em and crowley... i know u dont need me defending you)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-19001795873112007342008-02-07T06:52:00.000+05:302008-02-07T06:52:00.000+05:30hey... i thought you quit smoking!! there is an in...hey... i thought you quit smoking!! there is an incriminating pic of u on Diabolique's facebook that!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-13901021587900360952008-02-07T00:26:00.000+05:302008-02-07T00:26:00.000+05:30I like the song you're currently pimping, btw...I like the song you're currently pimping, btw...Perakathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108830079471227958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-89552726627280968592008-02-06T21:59:00.000+05:302008-02-06T21:59:00.000+05:30fight, fight, fight, fight! :)fight, fight, fight, fight! :)Perakathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108830079471227958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-66033076786441428802008-02-06T16:40:00.000+05:302008-02-06T16:40:00.000+05:30Congratulations eM dear! It appears that the world...Congratulations eM dear! It appears that the world's oldest and most crotchety blog-reader has graced your page, who believes that an in-depth knowledge of avant garde metal is a sure sign of "acting like a teenager". <BR/><BR/>To this particular anon commentor: <BR/>Would you prefer it if I rattled off names of Glenn Miller songs, perhaps?<BR/>And why the anonymity, grandma (gramps, as the case may be)? Arthritis? Or did your dentures slip out and crack the keyboard?Mister Crowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410688259466030384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-29479673434096140492008-02-06T16:21:00.000+05:302008-02-06T16:21:00.000+05:30Hahaha! Completely echoing Bani about the three ot...Hahaha! Completely echoing Bani about the three other people :)<BR/><BR/>What about Paula Danziger's camp books? I still remember one about one girl with super curly hair and a camping tent full of bat droppings. And Everybody Else's Parents Said Yes. I still have one lying around (it might be yours).<BR/>Ooh, Ramona and Beezus and Henry something was his name?<BR/><BR/>Listing my favourites would take a while, but the ones that had an impact would have to be Are You There God, and the SVH in which Regina dies.<BR/><BR/>Love the post, brings back such memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-33073878582419768592008-02-06T14:43:00.000+05:302008-02-06T14:43:00.000+05:30loved it, obviously! there could be only one other...loved it, obviously! there could be only one other person (actually 3) who would have the same lists, the same classification (the period book, the divorce book, the same memories! actually, just probably the same copies! and dude...jacob have i loved...how long has it been since i heard that title?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-50134051209943580582008-02-06T14:39:00.000+05:302008-02-06T14:39:00.000+05:30I read very antiquated books when I was a kid, Mar...I read very antiquated books when I was a kid, Mary Norton, The Chalet School books, E.Nesbit etc. I did'nt like Judy Blume too much.La Figlia Che Piangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054189552538980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-78589327357159565222008-02-06T12:57:00.000+05:302008-02-06T12:57:00.000+05:30Stupid blog, stupid & predictable selection of “bo...Stupid blog, stupid & predictable selection of “books”. And the “classics” you mentioned are quite simply extinct chick-lit, dull dull dull horrrrrendously dull boring to the point of embarassment. Nobody reads that crap no more anyhow, except Victorian literature freaks, and ugly, drunk chicks with way too much time on their beggar hands. And me….WTF am I doing here anyway, reading a typically freakish chick-blog, and bothering to comment on top of that ! Just plain STUPID……people have no business posting links to this jackass page in irc chatrooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-23075837923220891862008-02-06T12:21:00.000+05:302008-02-06T12:21:00.000+05:30yes, yes and YES!!! I read these too and am thrill...yes, yes and YES!!! I read these too and am thrilled to discover a few more that I am keen to read even as a twenty-something with a heart of a pre-teen :P<BR/><BR/>Sweet Valley High was my staple when I outgrew the BSC, but had to read SVH in secret because it was for ages '16 and up' and I was 12 :P<BR/><BR/>Judy Blume! Ohhh Ramona! Paula Danizger! - I forget which ons it was called but it had something to do with pistachios and I remember buying a packet so I could eat them the same way the girl did in hers. <BR/><BR/>I loved the classics like Enid Blyton, Jane Eyre, Little Women as well...Good times...Sighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14098437493811974422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-22276291145745308392008-02-06T10:28:00.000+05:302008-02-06T10:28:00.000+05:30Pheno Menon, heh that's a good one. Mallu boy.Actu...Pheno Menon, heh that's a good one. Mallu boy.<BR/><BR/>Actually, Anonymous, I saw another one. But eM's written before that sometimes she writes KERELA instead of KERALA but doesn't feel like going back and changing it, so would we please leave her alone? :)Perakathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108830079471227958noreply@blogger.com