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Mary Wells | 07/25/2008 12:00 am

Mary Wells: wOw Keeps Me From Reading

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In response to: What is your favorite book of this summer thus far? Why?
Mary Wells
wOw wants me to write pieces with pictures no less and I am also supposed to send answers to questions that invade my life and reveal themselves everywhere, in the popcorn, in the salad, in my telephone bills. I used to read myself to sleep nights but since wOw I go to sleep pondering answers to what will happen to Hillary now, for God’s sake — and now what do I think about Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction — and what will happen if my granddaughter wears a nose ring to school — and what did happen to good old Bill Clinton for heaven’s sake — and are there really angels and is Tom Cruise one — and on and on. I know I have read books because I have piles of them next to my bed and all have corners turned down but obviously none of them got to my psyche. Next year.
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joan larsen
Mary Wells, like you, the sheer variety of topics in WOW has begun to stir my mind in ways I can’t believe. I probably have revealed more of myself than I should in responding as many have made me look backward, bringing up memories of childhood and young love that have obviously been not seen the light of day for eons. I find it good, and often dinner table conversations have taken a new turn when I have turned the questions onto others. Fascinating stories have resulted - a WOW plus that hasn’t been talked about. I know what you mean. There are so many hours in the day — and something(s) got to give. The choices we make — but you and I know that we don’t do it unless it is compelling, challenging and just plain FUN!
By joan larsen on 07/25/2008 12:32 am
James the Game
That’s why I use my real name on my posts: what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. I enjoy being an open book.
By James the Game on 07/28/2008 5:09 pm
theresa troy
Mary, I can certainly relate to your last message. Since wOw I have been spending lots of time at my computer. I guess you could say I’m addicted. I thoroughly enjoy the comments from your highly intelligent contributors. However,since I am retired, I still squeeze in time for books.I lead a book group and have to find the time to complete one book a month. I also read other books in between.I appreciate the book suggestions…keep them coming!
By theresa troy on 07/31/2008 10:54 pm
Dorothy S
Mary, Wowowow has absorbed , as if drawing up droplets of time, parts of each day. It has been pleasant. Hearing differences of opinions well stated, and life-views spoken, are enlightening to me. Due to several of the women suggesting that Ann Karinina was a favorite book, I asked my son for this for my birthday. Just finished reading it. My college courses were filled with lab sciences of biochemistry, biology, neurochemistry, microbiology and so forth,…. and so I missed all the great literature courses of a liberal arts education. My limited understanding of Tolstoy’s book is this: loved the discussion on the politics, segmented society, religion, agricultural methods and the changing social stratum. The plot of the characters seemed to be a frame upon which these insights were draped. How could he have written such a modern book in 1870’s? Thank you wowowow for this gift of suggesting this book.
By Dorothy S on 09/01/2008 8:19 am