Comments on: BAFAB-ulous http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/ A twenty-something writes about books, reading, and how it all affects her life. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:24:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Corvus http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2807 Corvus Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:22:16 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2807 Number 4 is American Gods by Neil Gaiman, number 6 is C.S. Lewis's The Horse and His Boy, number 10 is Return of the King by Tolkien, and 13 is Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Wow, I'm all sorts of up on my fantasy, aren't I? Number 4 is American Gods by Neil Gaiman, number 6 is C.S. Lewis’s The Horse and His Boy, number 10 is Return of the King by Tolkien, and 13 is Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Wow, I’m all sorts of up on my fantasy, aren’t I?

]]> By: Kim L http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2804 Kim L Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:46:09 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2804 5. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell 6. C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy 8. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 10. JRR Tolkien, Return of the King 11. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 13. Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley 5. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

6. C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy

8. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

10. JRR Tolkien, Return of the King

11. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

13. Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley

]]> By: litlove http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2801 litlove Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:41:14 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2801 Wow - it's really hard isn't it? I recognise so few, alas. 2. Agatha Christie, Murder at the Vicarage 7. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina 8. Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre 9. Virginia Woolf, The Waves 11. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice 13. Marion Bradley - The Mists of Avalon 14. Victor Hugo, Les Miserables 15 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the time of Cholera And several of those are guesses! Wow – it’s really hard isn’t it? I recognise so few, alas.

2. Agatha Christie, Murder at the Vicarage
7. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
8. Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
9. Virginia Woolf, The Waves
11. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
13. Marion Bradley – The Mists of Avalon
14. Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
15 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the time of Cholera

And several of those are guesses!

]]> By: Jessica http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2795 Jessica Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:15:07 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2795 Okay - here are my answers: 1. My favorite - BELOVED by Toni Morrison - I am currently teaching this book in my high school English class! 2. Is this a Miss Marple book? Agatha Christie? Just a guess - my friend Dawn loves these so the character names are familiar to me 3. This reminds me of The Scarlet Letter, or The Lottery 4. I'm not sure what this is, but I REALLY want to know, because it is lovely! 5. not sure 6. THE HORSE AND HIS BOY by C.S. Lewis- an often overlooked book, but truly wonderful 7. not sure 8. THE GREAT GATSBY - this is so funny - I am going to teach this book next! 9. Is this The Mysterious Benedict Society? I just purchased this book for my classroom library, and though I haven't read it yet, I have the description, and the character names seem to be familiar to me. 10. Not sure, but it reminds me of Cormac McCarthy 11. not sure 12. this seems very familiar 13. Is this Marion Zimmer Bradley? I think it is from Mists of Avalon - LOVE THIS BOOK 14. not sure 15. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - this is one of my favorite books of all time, and, amazingly, this is the book my book club is discussing on Tuesday! Thank you so much for this fun giveaway! I can't wait to see the answers! Okay – here are my answers:
1. My favorite – BELOVED by Toni Morrison – I am currently teaching this book in my high school English class!
2. Is this a Miss Marple book? Agatha Christie? Just a guess – my friend Dawn loves these so the character names are familiar to me
3. This reminds me of The Scarlet Letter, or The Lottery
4. I’m not sure what this is, but I REALLY want to know, because it is lovely!
5. not sure
6. THE HORSE AND HIS BOY by C.S. Lewis- an often overlooked book, but truly wonderful
7. not sure
8. THE GREAT GATSBY – this is so funny – I am going to teach this book next!
9. Is this The Mysterious Benedict Society? I just purchased this book for my classroom library, and though I haven’t read it yet, I have the description, and the character names seem to be familiar to me.
10. Not sure, but it reminds me of Cormac McCarthy
11. not sure
12. this seems very familiar
13. Is this Marion Zimmer Bradley? I think it is from Mists of Avalon – LOVE THIS BOOK
14. not sure
15. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez – this is one of my favorite books of all time, and, amazingly, this is the book my book club is discussing on Tuesday!
Thank you so much for this fun giveaway!
I can’t wait to see the answers!

]]> By: booklogged http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2781 booklogged Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:37:14 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2781 The only passage I recognized was #8. It's from Jane Eyre. The only passage I recognized was #8. It’s from Jane Eyre.

]]> By: Katherine http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2779 Katherine Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:30:54 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2779 My answers: 5. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell 7. Anna Karenina, Tolstoi 8. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 10. The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot 11. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 15. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez My answers:

5. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
7. Anna Karenina, Tolstoi
8. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
10. The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot
11. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
15. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

]]> By: Megan http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2741 Megan Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:53:00 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2741 Oh, my, this seems like good fun, so I guess I'm going to shame myself by attempting it and revealing my literary ignorance. Some are total guesses, some are kind of guesses, and about two I actually knew! So here it goes... 1. ? 2. ? 3. Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie 4. American Gods - Neil Gaiman 5. Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell 6. Chronicles of Narnia/The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis 7. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy 8. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 9. ? 10. The Lord of the Rings/The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien 11. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 12. ? 13. The Mists of Avalon 14. ? 15. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Oh, my, this seems like good fun, so I guess I’m going to shame myself by attempting it and revealing my literary ignorance. Some are total guesses, some are kind of guesses, and about two I actually knew! So here it goes…

1. ?
2. ?
3. Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
4. American Gods – Neil Gaiman
5. Gone With the Wind – Margaret Mitchell
6. Chronicles of Narnia/The Horse and His Boy – C.S. Lewis
7. Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
8. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
9. ?
10. The Lord of the Rings/The Return of the King – J.R.R. Tolkien
11. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
12. ?
13. The Mists of Avalon
14. ?
15. One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

]]> By: ravenous reader http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2730 ravenous reader Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:01:10 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2730 Here are the ones I know for sure (sort of) 1. Beloved, Toni Morrison 2. Scarlet Pimpernel 3. Things Fall Apart, ?? 4. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell 5. A Striped Armchair, CS Lewis 6.Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy 7.Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 8. ?? 9.The Waves, Virginia Woolf 10. ?? 11. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 12.Our Mutual Friend(??) Charles Dickens 13.?? 14.?? 15.?? My brain is exhausted! What a great test!! Here are the ones I know for sure (sort of)
1. Beloved, Toni Morrison
2. Scarlet Pimpernel
3. Things Fall Apart, ??
4. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
5. A Striped Armchair, CS Lewis
6.Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
7.Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
8. ??
9.The Waves, Virginia Woolf
10. ??
11. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
12.Our Mutual Friend(??) Charles Dickens
13.??
14.??
15.??
My brain is exhausted! What a great test!!

]]> By: Quick Update « Stuff as Dreams are Made on http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2725 Quick Update « Stuff as Dreams are Made on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:30:30 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2725 [...] going on! I’ve never seen a BAFAB week quite this big. I think my favorite of all has to be Eva’s. You get to play a little game with her’s. Although I have to admit that I did [...] [...] going on! I’ve never seen a BAFAB week quite this big. I think my favorite of all has to be Eva’s. You get to play a little game with her’s. Although I have to admit that I did [...]

]]> By: Walrus http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/bafab-oulus/#comment-2724 Walrus Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:22:59 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/?p=479#comment-2724 There you are. I've linked to you AND gone to C.B.'s blog to enter. Am I a good girl or what? Do you like the striped armchair? There you are. I’ve linked to you AND gone to C.B.’s blog to enter. Am I a good girl or what?

Do you like the striped armchair?

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