tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post1133998685376045166..comments2023-10-24T01:47:32.025-07:00Comments on Professor B. Worm: Review: Rooftops of TehranCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-47438491124347128782010-04-08T21:18:30.597-07:002010-04-08T21:18:30.597-07:00Hi Charlie. We just picked this up from the librar...Hi Charlie. We just picked this up from the library and I've made a start. So far so good.<br /><br />Ooh. Want to hear something funny/weird - the word verification code I have to enter for this comment is "ablogr". How did you do that?John Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-25276367239635316852010-03-31T10:28:40.275-07:002010-03-31T10:28:40.275-07:00you go through these too fast! i'm just now in...you go through these too fast! i'm just now in the middle of This is Where I Leave You. i can't keep up, man. it's cutting into my go-out-and-drink time.karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690274092026593186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-82200668776085643952010-03-28T09:51:18.942-07:002010-03-28T09:51:18.942-07:00AMANDA: What nice things you said! You are, indeed...<b>AMANDA:</b> What nice things you said! You are, indeed, a Lady.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-58687099709336714562010-03-27T16:44:38.681-07:002010-03-27T16:44:38.681-07:00My Goodness,I love coming to your blog. All of my ...My Goodness,I love coming to your blog. All of my other blogs are about mental illness, but yours always puts a smile on my face. True I came to blogspot because I wanted to write and read about mental illness. It's kinda of like another support group for me. However, I don't know how in the heck I found you. I know some of your followers are my followers. Maybe you found me. However, I LOVE BOOKS! My bachelor's is in Lit. Which I am probably telling for the 100th time. But you have wisdom of one of my greatest loves, Lit.<br /><br />Thanks my blog buddy,<br />AmandaMandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388649891410858782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-8694968829261825312010-03-27T10:32:54.876-07:002010-03-27T10:32:54.876-07:00This sounds like a beautiful book. I love a well ...This sounds like a beautiful book. I love a well told story that opens worlds to me about which I have previously known too little. Thanks!Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-70366889048731761452010-03-27T04:40:33.011-07:002010-03-27T04:40:33.011-07:00Hi Charlie. You have been tagged if you would like...Hi Charlie. You have been tagged if you would like to play. See the post called Tag on my blog. I hope you enjoy your weekend.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-17695638680883070452010-03-27T04:30:54.483-07:002010-03-27T04:30:54.483-07:00Great review, reminds me that I really need to sta...Great review, reminds me that I really need to start reading books again. Ones without pictures.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-33477233112344733182010-03-26T12:38:01.230-07:002010-03-26T12:38:01.230-07:00Thanks, Charlie. She's probably in the midst o...Thanks, Charlie. She's probably in the midst of it now. I thought I couldn't bite my nails with my fingers crossed, but I find that is not true.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-19940117248349913582010-03-26T12:10:04.781-07:002010-03-26T12:10:04.781-07:00LINDA Yes, that was the candidate who introduced m...<b>LINDA</b> Yes, that was the candidate who introduced me to the term. And since it's 3 p.m. "out East," I have my fingers crossed for her.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-90364523202882526072010-03-26T10:25:19.639-07:002010-03-26T10:25:19.639-07:00Iranians are Persians, not Arabs. I've been t...Iranians are Persians, not Arabs. I've been trying to make one of my uncles understand that for a long time...he isn't at all interested in the distinction, unfortunately. This sounds like a wonderful book. I may have mentioned being a sucker for the bildungsroman (yeah...I happen to know at least one PhD candidate who might have explained that term to you. And she's "defending" this afternoon. Cross yer digits.)Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-20069705667672028182010-03-26T09:10:12.928-07:002010-03-26T09:10:12.928-07:00See, there you go again! I keep telling you my &q...See, there you go again! I keep telling you my "to read" pile is growing to quickly and you keep coming up with more things for me to read. Sheesh!Fay Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123764854210271111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-52745016659094839072010-03-25T20:37:17.177-07:002010-03-25T20:37:17.177-07:00Nice review Charlie, and the book sounds excellent...Nice review Charlie, and the book sounds excellent. I bounced around a lot of different genres last year, but the Kite Runner was one of my favorite reads. I'll definitely seek this one out.John Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-29386447217291987582010-03-25T20:11:56.854-07:002010-03-25T20:11:56.854-07:00Good review, Chas. Must look that one up as I don...Good review, Chas. Must look that one up as I don't think I've read any Iranian Lit. Mahfouz's "Midaq Alley" was an interesting read. Orham Pamuk is a really good Turkish writer too. Thank goodness for good translators who are making this accessible to us.Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-32758722043618580612010-03-25T19:03:34.965-07:002010-03-25T19:03:34.965-07:00Wow. I am putting this on my Amazon wishlist ASAP...Wow. I am putting this on my Amazon wishlist ASAP!Wandering Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478039463695542535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-43388939900576825402010-03-25T18:51:36.587-07:002010-03-25T18:51:36.587-07:00Secret polis huh? I bet their questioning techniqu...Secret polis huh? I bet their questioning techniques are quite a spectacle to be seen.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-8304052818622110102010-03-25T11:12:34.612-07:002010-03-25T11:12:34.612-07:00SAVANNAH: Thanks for the tip--I'll do some Ama...<b>SAVANNAH:</b> Thanks for the tip--I'll do some Amazon window shopping for Mahfouz.<br /><br /><b>MARY:</b> A rooftop terrace also played a part in <i>The House of Sand and Fog</i>.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-81178100855685526192010-03-25T11:00:36.742-07:002010-03-25T11:00:36.742-07:00I meant to add that the Iranians I know of who'...I meant to add that the Iranians I know of who've relocated here have houses with rooftop terraces with grapevines and succulents. Interesting.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-6953456214523006852010-03-25T10:57:41.989-07:002010-03-25T10:57:41.989-07:00I look forward to reading this too. I loved Khaled...I look forward to reading this too. I loved Khaled Hosseini's books and if this one is similar, it goes on my list.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-20646734799336550322010-03-25T09:14:01.509-07:002010-03-25T09:14:01.509-07:00That sounds enchanting and will definitely go on m...That sounds enchanting and will definitely go on my list which is growing faster than I can keep up.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-4848098190963212042010-03-25T05:42:14.875-07:002010-03-25T05:42:14.875-07:00I've seen this one around and everyone has see...I've seen this one around and everyone has seen to have enjoyed it. Great review Charlie; thanks(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-57069112541664005342010-03-25T04:57:47.138-07:002010-03-25T04:57:47.138-07:00Love the review!Love the review!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-36808237460090680902010-03-25T03:30:39.700-07:002010-03-25T03:30:39.700-07:00and here i am going to the bookstore later today! ...and here i am going to the bookstore later today! i'll just have to add this to my list, sugar! xoxoxo<br /><br />(aside: have you read anything by the egyptian writer, naguib mahfouz? i think you might enjoy his style.)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.com