tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post4571666676908342727..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: HEY! WHATCHA DOIN'?Janie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-45974937055220688502021-11-13T00:49:35.486-05:002021-11-13T00:49:35.486-05:00I didn't think I would like audio books until ...I didn't think I would like audio books until I got a free trial and discovered I like having someone read to me at bedtime. I've heard "hey" all my life.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-34365813655766835902021-11-12T07:01:10.838-05:002021-11-12T07:01:10.838-05:00Hey is a relatively new thing here, imported from ...Hey is a relatively new thing here, imported from TV shows and movies as far as I can tell. I like it, actually. It seems to say something different from Hi, although maybe that's just my imagination. Something less formal, more gentle, somehow.<br /><br />I usually have a different book (or more) for upstairs versus downstairs because I am a lazy so and so and can't be bothered trudging upstairs or downstairs as the case may be. I'm not reading anything mind-blowing the last while; it's been escape reading only. And I'm a read-only person; audio books, like radio commentary, annoy me to an unreasonable degree but I have accepted this is who I am :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-71855493677634339152021-11-11T00:38:32.488-05:002021-11-11T00:38:32.488-05:00I grew up with hey, so it doesn't bother me. I...I grew up with hey, so it doesn't bother me. I don't think Plath felt she had any choice other than suicide because she was so depressed and ill.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-86164663003618469022021-11-10T21:16:55.297-05:002021-11-10T21:16:55.297-05:00Young people often say "hey" here in Can...Young people often say "hey" here in Canada, and it makes me cringe every time. Sylvia Plath was incredibly gifted! It makes me sad that she chose to end her life. Your book sounds interesting. I have a mountain of hardcovers waiting plus a bunch on the Kindle, and yet, I never seem to have the desire to sit and read anymore. We did recently enjoy a new series on Netflix called Luna Bay, set in Rome, 1962.Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-39018561167976484092021-11-10T15:43:36.329-05:002021-11-10T15:43:36.329-05:00The woman from Boston thought "hey" was ...The woman from Boston thought "hey" was Midwestern, but I've heard it all over the country. You're right about Plath and suicide, although quite some time passed before her manner of death became widely known, especially in the U.S. Her mother tried to keep it quiet. After it became known, she really shot to fame, which is sad. People become caught up in the tragic/romantic/mysterious aspect of famous suicides. I admit Ted Hughes was a man I loved to hate. He's dead and I still hate him and I didn't like his damn poetry. Plath's work, however, indicates she was on a path to literary glory--and she was already successful--so I appreciate Clark's analysis. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-18772366228650359342021-11-10T15:30:15.442-05:002021-11-10T15:30:15.442-05:00That's true. Red Comet is so heavy I have trou...That's true. Red Comet is so heavy I have trouble holding it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-38199011351673495302021-11-10T15:29:32.558-05:002021-11-10T15:29:32.558-05:00Red Comet is available as an ebook. I need to try ...Red Comet is available as an ebook. I need to try The Americans. Sweet Cheeks is sure I would like it. If you want some light, humorous reading Joyce Maynard's To Die For is a good one.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-81956639193604922222021-11-10T15:27:30.894-05:002021-11-10T15:27:30.894-05:00And Dickinson cut herself off from the world to wr...And Dickinson cut herself off from the world to write her poetry.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-61057557292268214732021-11-10T15:26:39.182-05:002021-11-10T15:26:39.182-05:00How interesting that the book changed your life! Y...How interesting that the book changed your life! You had four boys go to college. I'm surprised you have a penny left for anything.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-42633789257650711872021-11-10T15:23:41.033-05:002021-11-10T15:23:41.033-05:00The poet can give words to feelings that for the r...The poet can give words to feelings that for the rest of us are indescribable. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-47772142509734381022021-11-10T15:22:48.219-05:002021-11-10T15:22:48.219-05:00I haven't read Rona and Fredelle, but Joyce of...I haven't read Rona and Fredelle, but Joyce often speaks of them and writes about them.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-20132634622150262021-11-10T15:21:44.968-05:002021-11-10T15:21:44.968-05:00That's not your fault. Suicide helped make her...That's not your fault. Suicide helped make her famous.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-85638697281148449262021-11-10T15:21:06.308-05:002021-11-10T15:21:06.308-05:00At that moment, I thought it was part of rejecting...At that moment, I thought it was part of rejecting her family and trying to have a more normal lifestyle.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27710558178226425182021-11-10T15:20:09.975-05:002021-11-10T15:20:09.975-05:00Thank you, Hilary. The book includes some nice pho...Thank you, Hilary. The book includes some nice photos of Plath and family members.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-79581882064074225572021-11-10T15:19:25.227-05:002021-11-10T15:19:25.227-05:00Everything sounds good, especially George.Everything sounds good, especially George.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90713034094634483192021-11-10T14:56:44.363-05:002021-11-10T14:56:44.363-05:00I never knew "Hey" was a Midwestern thin...I never knew "Hey" was a Midwestern thing. I thought it was a Southern thing. Maybe both?<br /><br />I also love Plath's poetry and I hadn't heard of this book. (Funny how a short life leads to such a long book!) I think the author's goals are laudable but Plath's suicide will always add intrigue and drama to her life story, and people respond to that. I've often wondered how popular she'd be with readers if she hadn't killed herself. Maybe more like Muriel Rukeyser or Adrienne Rich or Denise Levertov -- well-known, but not stratospherically so. I don't meant to demean Plath's writing but the tragedy of suicide and/or early death inevitably elevates a person's fame and reputation to a whole new level -- think Ann Sexton, or Marilyn Monroe, or James Dean.<br /><br />In other words, on some level, she will unfortunately always be remembered for gassing herself in her kitchen.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-21497870183728119752021-11-10T14:29:10.502-05:002021-11-10T14:29:10.502-05:00Long books are easier to "read" if you l...Long books are easier to "read" if you listen to it as an audiobook.Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31241008164540353632021-11-10T13:57:48.223-05:002021-11-10T13:57:48.223-05:00Poor little girl. And oh the pseudo snob and her y...Poor little girl. And oh the pseudo snob and her youse! I love Sylvia Plath and might have to get myself that book. I’ll see if I can get it as an ebook. (Yes, I prefer REAL books, but the ebooks sure are convenient.) We’re watching, finally, The Americans, and were hooked in the first few minutes. I finished Miriam Margolyes and don’t have another book lined up. I don’t think I’ve read anything by Joyce Maynard. Maybe she should be next. I’m about to start reading tomorrow (final edit) chapters 1-17 of SG’s book. I’m not currently chastising myself. Don’t make me remember why I should. I’m so excited about your new job!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-50670713665482671312021-11-10T13:12:25.371-05:002021-11-10T13:12:25.371-05:00Really creepy and unexpected inside some people...Really creepy and unexpected inside some people's homes.<br />I am not familiar with Plath. Not even enough to know she killed herself. I do love Dickinson, though. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-38789023938288607662021-11-10T10:30:07.765-05:002021-11-10T10:30:07.765-05:00The Bell Jar is one of my favorite books. Plath...The Bell Jar is one of my favorite books. Plath's story is so heart breaking. It was after reading the Bell Jar that I decided perfection was a curse. Sylvia Plath freed me. The scene in the book with the spotless kitchen that gave them all food poisoning? That scene changed my life. <br /><br />I also keep different books in different rooms! When I'm doing embroidery, I leave the tv on. I'm still too broke from college costs to afford audible. LOL Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-12162984666482822482021-11-10T09:24:57.239-05:002021-11-10T09:24:57.239-05:00She sounds like a fascinating person and author. P...She sounds like a fascinating person and author. Poetry is just a wondrous way of communicating isn't it?Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82399269644793690252021-11-10T09:09:27.901-05:002021-11-10T09:09:27.901-05:00Sylvia Plath led a very conflicted life alright. I...Sylvia Plath led a very conflicted life alright. I think that's why so many second-wave feminists identified with her. I've never read any of Joyce Maynard's books but I have read memoirs by her sister Rona and her mother Fredelle Bruser, both of whom made their marks in Canadian literature and journalism.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66799073100450001162021-11-10T08:53:31.894-05:002021-11-10T08:53:31.894-05:00Sadly, I think I am one of those people who know P...Sadly, I think I am one of those people who know Plath simply because she killed herself, and that's not fair. may have to do some reading up on her works.<br /><br />xoxoBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-72191824861398213782021-11-10T07:39:30.133-05:002021-11-10T07:39:30.133-05:00I strongly suspect that a member of a prominent Bo...I strongly suspect that a member of a prominent Boston family would not have said "Youse guys!" That was probably a dead giveaway!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31467839554492182882021-11-10T05:17:28.918-05:002021-11-10T05:17:28.918-05:00Hi Janie - all the best with the new job. Red Com...Hi Janie - all the best with the new job. Red Comet sounds an interesting and informative read about Sylvia Plath - a book I'd like to look at (if I don't read it) at some stage. Thanks for the remembrances and the introduction to this book on Plath's life. All the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com