tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Guys Lit WireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2826125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-22205845887671696732021-04-23T20:28:53.047-07:002021-04-23T20:28:53.047-07:00It was a really good book but the ending could of ...It was a really good book but the ending could of been better honestly, hope they make a movie out of itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574129049626468898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-24526147809335812222021-03-29T13:42:41.613-07:002021-03-29T13:42:41.613-07:00I first came across The Tripod books when I was ag...I first came across The Tripod books when I was aged twelve in the mid-1980s and, as you can imagine, I remember being fascinated by this strange idea that when you reach the age of fourteen you had to be capped. That this must happen to boys when they finally reach their fourteenth birthdays – before they can begin to think and to reason for themselves. Indeed the Masters even considered capping all boys at the age of twelve, not only to be sure of it, but also because a younger child is less resistant and less questioning. More curious and thus more willing. In the end they decide against doing this as a child’s skull is not yet fully formed or developed. Capping Day is therefore a mandatory annual “coming-of-age” ritual for each and every boy. One in which they must all take part. Thus the head of each son and daughter is shaved before they are all assembled together to be capped. One by one. Every child is proudly presented by their parents as a new slave for The Tripods. As I child I could not understand why parents would do this. Until I realised the parents had been capped when they were children. After being presented before The Tripod, the boy is lifted up gently inside the capsule so that a cap of metal wiring can be successfully enmeshed and embedded deeply into his skull and brain. Interestingly before children are capped they often question it. “Why? I do not see why it has to happen. I would sooner stay as I am.” Indeed what teenager has not said to himself: “I will not believe in what adults believe in. I will rip up the rules of society. I will never conform like them.” Therefore as the child is taken to be capped he must be very gently reassured, encouraged and, most importantly of all, made curious by the adults as to what Capping is. “You can’t understand now, but you will understand after it happens. I can’t describe it. You won’t be hurt. As a person I am happy now.” Indeed when boys are returned to their parents, it soon becomes clear they no longer question as teenagers but are happy and contented adults. Yet another generation of future slaves successfully programmed and educated to serve, obey and even worship the current social, economic and political order. Their new Master. Their God, their Ruler, their State. Sound familiar. I recommend that parents today do encourage their children to read these subversive books. Particularly boys aged twelve.Neil Weltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136012163614236311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-28459400339779857762020-09-16T19:52:50.470-07:002020-09-16T19:52:50.470-07:00Read it. Great bookRead it. Great bookAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464612546671676162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-77966301148348950422019-03-25T03:00:53.984-07:002019-03-25T03:00:53.984-07:00Nice!Nice!Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673611311591392248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-86669752751372407752018-01-30T07:51:06.352-08:002018-01-30T07:51:06.352-08:00I'm honored to have been able to go along for ...I'm honored to have been able to go along for part of the ride, and will continue to cheer you on, Colleen and Sarah, as you forge new brilliant paths ahead! LeeLee Wind, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06314692778355984313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-49124664256341926392018-01-21T05:37:54.320-08:002018-01-21T05:37:54.320-08:00I hope leaving this behind means you're moving...I hope leaving this behind means you're moving on to bigger and better things. I'm going to miss you! You provided an important service to children's literature. I often came to this blog for well written, insightful reviews of books that were often overlooked in other places. Best wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-36405970899028040752018-01-17T06:37:49.861-08:002018-01-17T06:37:49.861-08:00I will follow wherever you go!! Love you and appre...I will follow wherever you go!! Love you and appreciate all of your support Guys Lit Wire!!!Mrs. Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805275135417368630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-46511225584490528342018-01-16T14:35:33.241-08:002018-01-16T14:35:33.241-08:00It's been a pleasure blogging with GuysLitWire...It's been a pleasure blogging with GuysLitWire. Thank you for all that you've done, and all that you will continue to do, collectively and independently! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-53232448121548272112017-11-17T10:18:42.933-08:002017-11-17T10:18:42.933-08:00Wonderful set of recs! I agree--anything by Kelly ...Wonderful set of recs! I agree--anything by Kelly Link is fantastic. :) Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-1679287607029375332017-10-23T10:03:40.513-07:002017-10-23T10:03:40.513-07:00Thanks to everyone who has commented so far! Keep ...Thanks to everyone who has commented so far! Keep those poems and recommendations coming!Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-7400592768231670852017-10-22T15:18:21.817-07:002017-10-22T15:18:21.817-07:00There are so many poems and poets that I love ... ...There are so many poems and poets that I love ... it's impossible to choose a favorite, but here's one that always gets me: <br /><br />The Illiterate by William Meredith<br /><br />Touching your goodness, I am like a man<br />Who turns a letter over in his hand<br />And you might think this was because the hand<br />Was unfamiliar but, truth is, the man<br />Has never had a letter from anyone;<br />And now he is both afraid of what it means<br />And ashamed because he has no other means<br />To find out what it says than to ask someone.<br /><br />His uncle could have left the farm to him,<br />Or his parents died before he sent them word,<br />Or the dark girl changed and want him for beloved.<br />Afraid and letter-proud, he keeps it with him.<br />What would you call his feeling for the words<br />That keep him rich and orphaned and beloved?<br /><br />Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-40539352371926542972017-10-21T10:35:40.235-07:002017-10-21T10:35:40.235-07:00What a great tribute to poetry! One of my current ...What a great tribute to poetry! One of my current favorite poem (my favorite frequently changes) is "Defining the Magic" by Charles Bukowski. You can read it here: http://www.slimcoincidence.com/blog/?p=1642 Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-55742496038119889022017-10-21T05:04:49.506-07:002017-10-21T05:04:49.506-07:00Here's a book to watch for in early 2018 that ...Here's a book to watch for in early 2018 that will get you wanting to write, write, WRITE your own poetry: Jabber-Walking by US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-9736313035130316282017-10-20T16:35:24.458-07:002017-10-20T16:35:24.458-07:00Great post! And, now I can comment.....all of a su...Great post! And, now I can comment.....all of a sudden. Not sure why. Oh, my choosing a favorite poem is not at all easy. I can tell you the name of the poem that brought me out of poetry childhood to poetry maturity. It's Ithaka by James Cavafy. I love it.<br /><br />Ithaka<br />by James Cavafy<br /><br />As you set out for Ithaka <br />hope your road is a long one, <br />full of adventure, full of discovery. <br />Laistrygonians, Cyclops, <br />angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: <br />you’ll never find things like that on your way <br />as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, <br />as long as a rare excitement <br />stirs your spirit and your body. <br />Laistrygonians, Cyclops, <br />wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them <br />unless you bring them along inside your soul, <br />unless your soul sets them up in front of you. <br /><br />Hope your road is a long one. <br />May there be many summer mornings when, <br />with what pleasure, what joy, <br />you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time;<br />may you stop at Phoenician trading stations <br />to buy fine things, <br />mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony, <br />sensual perfume of every kind—<br />as many sensual perfumes as you can; and may you visit many Egyptian cities <br />to learn and go on learning from their scholars. <br /><br />Keep Ithaka always in your mind.<br />Arriving there is what you’re destined for. <br />But don’t hurry the journey at all. <br />Better if it lasts for years, <br />so you’re old by the time you reach the island, <br />wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way, <br />not expecting Ithaka to make you rich. <br /> <br />Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey. <br />Without her you wouldn’t have set out. <br />She has nothing left to give you now. <br /><br />And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you. <br />Wise as you will have become, so full of experience, <br />you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-56623745491811093362017-09-13T07:09:28.551-07:002017-09-13T07:09:28.551-07:00This sounds like an excellent, painful read.This sounds like an excellent, painful read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-70109575960590847802017-08-29T00:21:45.468-07:002017-08-29T00:21:45.468-07:00As the book continues you fall harder and harder f...As the book continues you fall harder and harder for it especially as the kids get older and become more aware of the conflicts around them. It's just so smart and so unique; I've read nothing else like it even though it is set in such a familiar (magical boarding type school) surrounding.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-7457457835253873972017-08-28T10:48:43.619-07:002017-08-28T10:48:43.619-07:00I got a little intrigued by this book just from th...I got a little intrigued by this book just from the excerpt I read of it. Elliot kind of was a lot at first, and then... he kind of grows on you. It tells me good things that YOU liked it.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-32289584502873774732017-07-14T00:37:34.894-07:002017-07-14T00:37:34.894-07:00If ever a book demanded a warning label on the cov...If ever a book demanded a warning label on the cover, it's OLD YELLER!!!!<br /><br />It should read something like this: <br /><br />"WARNING: Old Yeller will break your heart. You will never recover from reading this book. If you encounter it as a child it will devastate you for life. Be sure to have a recovery plan in motion before you turn the final page. Also - it does not have a happy ending. We are telling you this, even though it is a spoiler, because YOU MUST BE WARNED."<br /><br />Of course, it could just be me that needed that warning. But then again, I also would have appreciated knowing that Bambi's mother was going to die, too.<br /><br />SIGH.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-13059382079971905282017-07-12T00:51:46.571-07:002017-07-12T00:51:46.571-07:00I bought several for my son and my nieces - they h...I bought several for my son and my nieces - they have all been winners. My son is 15 and he still won't part with his!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-55375819136073557322017-07-09T21:24:48.323-07:002017-07-09T21:24:48.323-07:00These just look so awesome. I know I would've ...These just look so awesome. I know I would've enjoyed these growing up. Maybe I'll pick up a few for my nephews.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-65564875799690013302017-07-05T00:06:41.297-07:002017-07-05T00:06:41.297-07:00It's just the best series - every kid I've...It's just the best series - every kid I've bought them for (and I've bought a lot over the years) has loved them. Adults too!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-13973753212635738682017-06-26T11:00:02.292-07:002017-06-26T11:00:02.292-07:00These look GREAT. I am all about real life scienti...These look GREAT. I am all about real life scientists, and people actually seeing who they are and what they do.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-69430784637141614232017-03-17T13:51:34.950-07:002017-03-17T13:51:34.950-07:00Thank you so much! Love to all at GLW!Thank you so much! Love to all at GLW!Lorie Ann Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894901682181719593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-44660843211450672582017-03-13T18:39:00.860-07:002017-03-13T18:39:00.860-07:00This sounds really good! I'll have to add it t...This sounds really good! I'll have to add it to my list. I can't help it--I like books about books...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-42395802396952094412017-02-27T08:47:32.930-08:002017-02-27T08:47:32.930-08:00I did not know that there were more books written ...I did not know that there were more books written for girls than boys. I must admit, though, I am a male authors who enjoys writing female protagonists, but nonetheless, I have written what you might call a romance novel for boys.<br /><br />Nice blog idea. My I recommend the mystery novelist Carl Hiaasen? He writes alot of great mystery novels geared toward middle-grade readers who are boys.Matt Janaconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090221218063241155noreply@blogger.com