tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post6022133520896212215..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: Of Harry Potter, My Grandfather, and Five Uses of ReadingCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-70172650756173490232011-02-12T04:33:05.684-05:002011-02-12T04:33:05.684-05:00I can't believe how much of this I just wasn&#...I can't believe how much of this I just wasn't aware of. Thank you for bringing more information to this topic for me. I'm truly grateful and really impressed.Health Newshttp://publichealths.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-10238510556168027602010-03-20T12:35:45.861-04:002010-03-20T12:35:45.861-04:00Cheryl: thanks for sharing the text of your talk ...Cheryl: thanks for sharing the text of your talk with those of us who could not attend this conference. I envy your relationship with your grandfather. In today's mobile society, it is hard to maintain close family relationships. <br /><br />I appreciated the categories in your speech. As a teacher, I have grieved over students who lack any avenue of empowerment or escape, who use role models from TV, movies, or tabloids for their self-creation, who grow up without any meaningful connections from within or from outside of their family structure. I applaud the writers among us who can, through the magic of their words, provide these avenues for the young minds of today.Patricia Nesbittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-32613398544755854082010-03-19T10:23:59.895-04:002010-03-19T10:23:59.895-04:00Cheryl -
I'm sitting here with goosebumps - ...Cheryl - <br /><br />I'm sitting here with goosebumps - literally - on my arms, and a lump in my throat. It's incredibly clear to me why you do what you do and why you love it. When your grandfather talked to you about A Curse Dark as Gold, I can only imagine how you felt.<br /><br />I look at my 10-year-old daughter, who is also "retiring". She does not read books. She DEVOURS them. She reads faster than I do. She's read every Harry Potter book, much of Neil Gaiman's, loves Madison Finn, has skipped Twilight (thank you very much), but is also getting into Daniel Pinkwater (because I loved Daniel Pinkwater), the Happy Hollisters (because my wife loved them), and of course all the Little House books. <br /><br />She probably reads five-ten books a week, depending on the length, and you can see her withdrawing into those worlds. Fortunately, she's got a set of close friends and would still rather be with them than in Hogsmeade. Truth be told, however, I think she'd prefer to be in Hogsmeade WITH her friends.<br /><br />I had the same experience as you with Harry Potter. "What's this all about?" And then I read and read and read. And read to my kids, who now do it themselves. It's my depth of feeling for the characters of HP that inspires me to be a better writer. <br /><br />When my son was little, after I read him Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for the seventeenth time, he said, "How do I read?" <br /><br />He figured it out, as did his sister. Thank you for posting the talk. As you can guess, it has certainly had an impact on me.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686142500678187823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-30019462204007346162010-03-18T02:29:21.989-04:002010-03-18T02:29:21.989-04:00I miss waiting on the Harry Potter series *sigh*I miss waiting on the Harry Potter series *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-921917463598978572010-03-15T17:51:10.561-04:002010-03-15T17:51:10.561-04:00Cheryl,
I've had the privilege of meeting you...Cheryl,<br /><br />I've had the privilege of meeting your grandfather at the festival, and loved meeting him again in your speech.<br /><br />I am going to send the link to my dear friend C.S. Adler, who had to cancel at the last minute. She was so sad she could not come, but I know she will want to read your memories of your grandfather and the festival.<br /><br />Thank you.Jennifer J.http://www.jenniferjstewart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-2385501260143640812010-03-15T17:47:02.405-04:002010-03-15T17:47:02.405-04:00What a beautiful tribute to reading and to your Pa...What a beautiful tribute to reading and to your Papa. Thank you for sharing!<br /><br />--AngieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-65304246157897380022010-03-15T16:56:11.879-04:002010-03-15T16:56:11.879-04:00Cheryl,
Thank you so much for sharing your talk w...Cheryl,<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your talk with those of us who were not at the festival. Every word resonated--and by the end, I was bawling.<br /><br />~ Andrea<br /><br />P.S. I love your Elizabeth Bennet motto, and I'm also a little worried about the Twi-hard fans of Edward Cullen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-51987613133395027672010-03-15T11:28:16.284-04:002010-03-15T11:28:16.284-04:00Cheryl, your talk was wonderful in so many ways th...Cheryl, your talk was wonderful in so many ways that it is difficult to say anything other than "thanks for sharing". I am sure that wehrever he is your Papa is very proud of you.Raquel (NY)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14132210848198190110noreply@blogger.com