tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post5479663187359936250..comments2024-01-13T23:31:34.532-08:00Comments on This Book Is For You: I Liked Atreyu Before It Was Cool To Like Atreyumary_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-58973333795968175702007-06-27T11:25:00.000-07:002007-06-27T11:25:00.000-07:00I did find Laura while making my display list, but...I did find <I>Laura</I> while making my display list, but am holding off because *gasp* I haven't seen the movie yet. Now, I've ordered it from Netflix several times, but Potts never wants to watch it with me.<BR/><BR/>As for L.M. Montgomery, my first thought was "Oh, everybody knows who she is." Then it occurred to me that she's kind of like the Dexys Midnight Runners of children's literature - which makes her kind of a perfect Zombie author.<BR/><BR/>She wrote a million books and I don't even know what happens in the Anne of Green Gables sequels.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm curious because when I was little, we'd get books as prizes for memorizing a certain number of bible verses in Sunday school. And Montgomery's Emily series was always among our dusty choices. They looked reeeaaaallly prissy. Like, if Montgomery let Diana narrate.mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-13681844759413576472007-06-27T06:20:00.000-07:002007-06-27T06:20:00.000-07:00I used to always recommend The Neverending Story t...I used to always recommend The Neverending Story to people when I worked at bookstores. I love the movie, but the book is far better!<BR/><BR/>I just got a bunch of very old L.M. Montgomery books that were my grandmothers (not part of the Anne series)-- do they count as Zombie Summer Reads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-16735264848398162362007-06-27T05:56:00.000-07:002007-06-27T05:56:00.000-07:00You might check out Vera Caspary's novel of "Laura...You might check out Vera Caspary's novel of "Laura," which was the basis for the movie. I've never run into another person who's read it, but I think it's pretty decent.notarysojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393842095041585457noreply@blogger.com