Comments on things mean a lot: Weekly Geeks #3, Blogging Tips Meme and Bookworms ...

Becca: Yes, it's possible that you'd feel differen...

2008-05-16T21:16:19.104+01:00

Becca: Yes, it's possible that you'd feel differently now. But if not, ah well...some books just don't work for us!

Trish: Done :P

Terri b: Thank you so much for the suggestion. I'll definitely look for The Dreaming Tree!

nymeth: Might I make a C.J. Cherryh suggestion? Af...

2008-05-16T05:20:50.971+01:00

nymeth: Might I make a C.J. Cherryh suggestion? After looking over some of the titles you read I'm thinking you might like one called The Dreaming Tree. It is a one volume version of two of her novels, The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels. Something about this one has really hung with me.

Glad you are enjoying Rusalka. I'm looking forward to reading it.

grrr--I was thinking about tagging you for the 6 t...

2008-05-15T17:54:46.963+01:00

grrr--I was thinking about tagging you for the 6 things about me meme, but didn't tag anyone. I would love to know 6 random--even small insignificant things about you!

Although I normally love WWII-related books, I act...

2008-05-15T06:13:29.078+01:00

Although I normally love WWII-related books, I actually wasn't a huge fan of The Diary of Anne Frank. Perhaps I was too young to appreciate it...I think I will have to re-read it now and see if I still feel the same.

Ken: You're right, it did its job. I just didn't w...

2008-05-14T20:15:42.859+01:00

Ken: You're right, it did its job. I just didn't want to sound disrespectful to those who did have friends or family members die. And wow, what a wonderful Christmas gift! There's nothing like sharing good music (or good books, of course).

shereadsbooks: At the time I didn't know anyone else who was quite as obsessed with it as I was, but I seem now that it's common enough - and it's a good thing that it is.

guatami tripathy: You're absolutely right. I look forward to your post!

Mrs S. I will still do the meme, I just need to feel a bit more inspired and a little less blah than I did the other day :P I'm thrilled to hear that you're participating in the Carnival!

Tanabata: It does make sense. And thanks! It was actually easier and faster to do than I expected :)

I only read The Diary of Anne Frank for the first ...

2008-05-14T18:55:17.121+01:00

I only read The Diary of Anne Frank for the first time last year, but I agree with you that it's more a story of a young girl growing up and all the emotions that normally entails, than a story of the Holocaust, if that makes sense the way I said it.

BTW, well done on the tabs at the top. You've been busy but it looks great and so organized! :)

Hi Nymeth - I'm going to turn the meme on its head...

2008-05-14T07:31:15.419+01:00

Hi Nymeth - I'm going to turn the meme on its head and ask your readers to comment on 6 random things about you instead :)

I'll start:

You're hosting the next Bookworms carnival and its about Fairy Tales (I'm going to participate in this - my first one - and I'm v excited!)

Anyone want to post random fact number 2?

After reading this, I have read a good many boks o...

2008-05-14T02:58:35.822+01:00

After reading this, I have read a good many boks on the Holocaust.

I must gifted about 20 copies of this bok to vario...

2008-05-14T02:57:40.191+01:00

I must gifted about 20 copies of this bok to various children in my family and friend. I think this needs to be read by all. I do not think of it as a horrific or strange.

This remains one of my favourite books till date. I think like you, I will review it too and soon.

Childhood Memories

The Diary of Anne Frank was also a favourite of mi...

2008-05-14T02:17:13.849+01:00

The Diary of Anne Frank was also a favourite of mine when I was growing up -- still is, really. I don't think that it's strange reading material for youngsters ... in fact I remember that several of my grade eight classmates had also read it.

Kim: Number the Stars is another great one. It is ...

2008-05-13T19:39:07.372+01:00

Kim: Number the Stars is another great one. It is frustrating, isn't it? Especially if the blog is a very good one content-wise and you really want to read more, except you can barely access the posts!

Hearther: You're welcome :) I'm glad my tip was useful!

Melody: It's one that stays with you, that's for sure. And you're welcome :)

Literary Feline: I imagine that she had that effect on several people - and I'm very glad she did.

Debi: Anne Frank's personality is fascinating, and I think that when you're young it's easy to sort of "forget" her fate and focus on who she was instead. And that makes the book's impact even greater when you finally realize exactly what happened to her. And thank you! They come in handy, don't they? Even for me, when I want to find a link to an old post of mine for some reason or other. I'm glad Weekly Geeks finally encouraged me to do this!

Chris: thank you :)

JP: It makes sense that they did. It's so easy for young people to feel close to Anne.

Stephanie: It's not bad, no - it's never too late to read it!

Jenclair: Yes. And she doesn't let us forget.

Terri B. You're welcome! I love Rusalka so far - it's my first Cherryh book and I'm really enjoying her writing.

Chris, you're welcome. I'm glad you like the song! The lyrics really are great. For the whole album, actually. And no, it's not embarrassing...like I was telling Stephanie, it's never too late. And you know, this book is not hard to read in the same sense that Night, for example, is. Of course that being fully aware of what happened to her, getting to the very last entry is incredibly sad. But throughout the book you get to know and "spend time" with a remarkable young girl who was an incredible writer despite being so young.

You know I've never read The Diary of Anne Frank.....

2008-05-13T19:07:38.671+01:00

You know I've never read The Diary of Anne Frank...it's almost embarrassing to admit. But after growing older and knowing her history it's always seemed like it would be such a hard book to read. But you write about it so beautifully that I'm tempted to put my barriers aside and dive into it. I know it's an important book. Love the Neutral Milk Hotel song and those lyrics are great....video is really powerful...thanks for sharing :)

Love many of the books you have listed to read or ...

2008-05-13T18:16:32.401+01:00

Love many of the books you have listed to read or have read. I see you are reading Rusalka. My husband and I are Cherryh fans. I've got Rusalka on my list of books for 1st in a Series Challenge.

Thanks for the tips! I've wondered about adding ta...

2008-05-13T18:13:36.257+01:00

Thanks for the tips! I've wondered about adding tabs. I love sites that are easily navigable. I do have archives and labels, but they are down at the bottom of my sidebar. I'm thinking tabs might be the way to go to help make moving around my site easier.

The Diary sent me into research about other surviv...

2008-05-13T16:06:20.638+01:00

The Diary sent me into research about other survivors and a continued interest in all aspects of WWII and Nazi Germany...with fear and loathing. Yet Anne illustrates the triumph of the spirit.

What a lovely post!! Is it bad that I have never ...

2008-05-13T15:54:08.564+01:00

What a lovely post!! Is it bad that I have never read this?? It's one of those books I've always meant to read, but I just haven't done it! Thanks for the reminder that I reall need to get on it!

i've never actually read the whole diary. i've rea...

2008-05-13T15:36:10.338+01:00

i've never actually read the whole diary. i've read the play and used parts of the diary for teaching - and it was very effective 'cause the kids loved the book! they really got into her life and her world.

That's one I never read but really should. Great p...

2008-05-13T13:14:50.254+01:00

That's one I never read but really should. Great post.

What a beautiful post, Nymeth! Thank you so much f...

2008-05-13T12:23:29.944+01:00

What a beautiful post, Nymeth! Thank you so much for sharing this. I have to admit I've never read it...I think I've always been too scared. Annie read it about a year ago, and I admit I was always a bit puzzled by her reaction. Now I think I understand. I just assumed that it would leave her depressed, but I didn't see that at all. In fact, she just wanted to talk about Anne as a girl...and now I can understand that that's really how she saw her, as a little girl as opposed to a tragedy.

And I meant to tell you yesterday, but I think I forgot, that I love your tabs at the top...I spent a lot of time checking them out. I really love your authors one!

Anne Frank's story was a favorite of mine growing ...

2008-05-13T05:38:48.272+01:00

Anne Frank's story was a favorite of mine growing up too--it had such a deep impact on me. I think she is in part what created my thirst for learning more about that time in history--she and my father.

That is indeed a powerful book, Nymeth! I had only...

2008-05-13T04:34:45.906+01:00

That is indeed a powerful book, Nymeth! I had only read once but the story is enough to stay in my mind for long...

And thanks for the great advice regarding the drop-down menus for blogs. :)

Thanks for the reminder about The Diary of Anne Fr...

2008-05-13T04:30:57.211+01:00

Thanks for the reminder about The Diary of Anne Frank - I too read it several times and felt a close affinity to Anne. And thanks for the link to more blogging tips! I've been trying to figure out how to add a search box and now I know. :)

What a powerful book that is! I only read it once...

2008-05-13T02:37:46.890+01:00

What a powerful book that is! I only read it once, but I remember being very moved by it. The first book involving WW2 that I ever read was Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. I remember very distinctly trying to wrap my mind around why people were killing people just because they were Jews.

And thank you for being the first one to offer blogging tips for my meme! I can't agree more with your advice. It is so frustrating to try and navigate a poorly designed blog. It doesn't make me want to come back, that's for sure.