tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post2051986269308418602..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: Gaaah!! -- A Musing on Characters and PlotCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-2823508862911593422008-12-21T01:27:00.000-05:002008-12-21T01:27:00.000-05:00Ceil, the island of Sicily (off the coast of Italy...Ceil, the island of Sicily (off the coast of Italy) is famous as the place where the Mafia originated. Therefore, it's a stereotype that Sicilians are violent people, fond of (and good at) killing.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-74918722740807265972008-12-20T21:48:00.000-05:002008-12-20T21:48:00.000-05:00i'm not a native speaker of English, and I couln't...i'm not a native speaker of English, and I couln't understand the line"as Sicilians like emptying a shotgun into an enemy's back. " in quotation.<BR/>Can you help me out?<BR/>THANK YOU.Cellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197773145131129174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-71351185068780086742008-09-22T16:14:00.000-04:002008-09-22T16:14:00.000-04:00I want to know what the first line is.I want to know what the first line is.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363411079221274431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-50945456104651214532008-09-22T08:42:00.000-04:002008-09-22T08:42:00.000-04:00SOunds incredibly interesting. What I like most he...SOunds incredibly interesting. What I like most here is that these are things (the first para) that probably every person who writes, or wants to, thinks about, but it is usually subconscious. To have it penned down so clearly is not only amazingly helpful, but also pleasantly surprising. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and Happy Birthday!Sharanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854112156033972511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-45103862649248503052008-09-22T00:00:00.000-04:002008-09-22T00:00:00.000-04:00And I predict you will love One Hundred Years of S...And I predict you will love One Hundred Years of Solitude...which for no good reason is what came to mind as I read the passage you quoted.suzanneelizabeths.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304462740451230118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-20031940438827066132008-09-21T23:41:00.000-04:002008-09-21T23:41:00.000-04:00I predict you will love The Disreputable History. ...I predict you will love <I>The Disreputable History</I>. (Are you one of those people who hates to be set up with too-high expectations? If so, then I predict you will...find it mediocre.) I read it last week. I was drawn in by the back cover synopsis, but actually found it deeper and better than the cover suggested. I'd love to hear what you think when you get to it.Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11880832233123386082noreply@blogger.com