tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post2510194984350616489..comments2023-02-13T04:44:54.971-08:00Comments on High Noon: A Book and Movie Review Blog: Book Review: Belle by Cameron DokeyÉowynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-64238930424107100782016-01-20T17:48:58.180-08:002016-01-20T17:48:58.180-08:00Faith,
It is such an amazingly thrill worthy and p...Faith,<br />It is such an amazingly thrill worthy and powerful story isn't it? Yes, I get kind of excited about it too. :) it's so timeless as well... I actually just found a "modern" ie. early 1900's non-magic retelling of it last month and reading it two times I fell quite in love with the whole idea of it all over again! Do you have a favorite re-telling?Éowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-62218558911731711002016-01-14T21:19:01.865-08:002016-01-14T21:19:01.865-08:00I love Beauty and the Beast so much, I've got ...I love Beauty and the Beast so much, I've got to add this one to my must-read list!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186467404412400689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-58470276329886841312015-01-29T12:47:08.345-08:002015-01-29T12:47:08.345-08:00Hamlette,
Seeing John Wayne as a practical youth a...Hamlette,<br />Seeing John Wayne as a practical youth always does something to my brain. :) And yes, those stories are always so fascinating!<br /><br />I haven't seen <i>She Wore a Yellow Ribbon</i>, but Heidi and Arwen both love it. :) As for the others - I <i>really</i> like John Wayne in <i>Fort Apache</i>, but I like Tyree in <i>Rio Grande</i> so it's kind of a draw between the films.Éowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-74524067729681379022015-01-24T13:52:44.783-08:002015-01-24T13:52:44.783-08:00Stagecoach is fascinating! I love stories about a...<i>Stagecoach</i> is fascinating! I love stories about a diverse bunch of characters being stuck together in trying circumstances and having to work together even if they don't like each other, which is pretty much what the whole movie is about. And oh my, is John Wayne ever young in it!!! It's the movie that made him a star, not just a steadily working actor.<br /><br />I like both <i>Fort Apache</i> and <i>Rio Grande</i> fairly well, though I like <i>She Wore a Yellow Ribbon</i> better, possibly just because I've seen it more often.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-14693997602062215732015-01-24T13:35:07.479-08:002015-01-24T13:35:07.479-08:00Hamlette,
In my whole life I have only seen two Jo...Hamlette,<br />In my whole life I have only seen two John Wayne's, <i>Fort Apache</i> and <i>Rio Grande</i> and I liked him <i>very</i> much in the first, but hopefully sometime this coming week I may be able to help the deficiency by watching <i>Stagecoach</i> . :)<br /><br />Oh, and thanks a lot! :)Éowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-13859116256669625352015-01-24T13:25:53.037-08:002015-01-24T13:25:53.037-08:00Natalie,
Wonderful. :) I hope it does!Natalie,<br />Wonderful. :) I hope it does!Éowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-61401915642958850942015-01-22T17:18:18.426-08:002015-01-22T17:18:18.426-08:00"Hondo" is a great John Wayne movie! On..."Hondo" is a great John Wayne movie! One of my 10 favorite JW westerns.<br /><br />If I ever find a used copy of LOTWS, I'm so buying it.<br /><br />And I'll set LHK aside to include next time I send a box to your house.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-67792003984253846182015-01-22T15:32:00.509-08:002015-01-22T15:32:00.509-08:00I'll have to see if my library has this one! I...I'll have to see if my library has this one! I love Beauty and the Beast!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315660089925645214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-79741272054130249322015-01-22T14:52:03.408-08:002015-01-22T14:52:03.408-08:00Hamlette,
Thanks for the recommendations! I will b...Hamlette,<br />Thanks for the recommendations! I will be sure to check them out! I know Heidi owns "The Virginian" and "Zorro."<br /><br />When looking up "Hondo" on the library I saw that there was a film version of it starring John Wayne. Have you ever watched it? <br /><br />All this talk about "Light of the Western Stars" and "Riders of the Purple Stage" has been too much for me and I decided I must read them again! I ordered them from the library, so in the first time in forever - isn't that a line from Frozen or something? Well whatever it is it is super apt in this case - I'm going to hold the real things in my hands! I've read my favorite parts in LOTWS about 2 dozen times on my laptop, but holding a real book in your hands is just totally different, as if you were meeting one of your already-very-best-friends for the first time!<br /><br />Oh, and I would love to read "Left-Hand Kelly!"Éowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-24157775560868891332015-01-21T10:08:37.226-08:002015-01-21T10:08:37.226-08:00OH! And "The Virginian" by Owen Wister....OH! And "The Virginian" by Owen Wister. I own and love that one too.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-50867285422996259352015-01-20T10:58:28.602-08:002015-01-20T10:58:28.602-08:00I didn't even know they existed until this pos...I didn't even know they existed until this post! I'm hoping to get the one about Rapunzel soon, as it's one they have.<br /><br />Now I will tell you a sad truth: I haven't read many westerns. Watched them by the hundreds, yes, but for some reason, I just haven't read lots of them. Which I'm starting to remedy! Since last year, I've been making a conscious effort to read more westerns. <br /><br />I really like "Hondo" by Louis L'Amour and "Shane" by Jack Schaefer. Those are two I've read more than once and own copies of. We've already discussed "Riders of the Purple Sage," I think. There's a good, little-known trilogy of Christian westerns called The Diamond of the Rockies by Kristen Heitzmann. They're a little more romancey than I often get into, but it's a really good romance, and not gloopy. You can see more about them <a href="http://www.kristenheitzmannbooks.com/books/series/diamond-of-the-rockies-series" rel="nofollow">here</a> on the author's website. I love that it doesn't end with them getting married, but goes through this very interesting, struggling marriage to figure out how it will all work. <br /><br />I've also been enjoying the work of writer Elizabeth Grace Foley -- I've read both her novel "Left-Hand Kelly" and her short-story collection "The Ranch Next Door and Other Stories." I greatly liked the short stories, and the novel was good too, though I didn't love it. (I might consider sending it your way if you'd like to read it...)<br /><br />And I LOVE the original Zorro book, "The Mark of Zorro" by Johnston McCulley. Wonderful and fun.<br /><br />Hmm, what else? OH! "Sixteen Brides" by Stephanie Grace Witson. If you haven't read this yet, Get It As Soon As You Can!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-80133085476059751352015-01-20T09:27:18.319-08:002015-01-20T09:27:18.319-08:00Hamlette,
I hope you like it! And your library has...Hamlette,<br />I hope you like it! And your library has others of her books? That's wonderful! Have you ever had the chance to read any?<br /><br />I couldn't be more pleased that you are relishing Light of the Western Stars so much! Though I don't agree with every ideal within its covers, there is just something about the story and the setting and the descriptions, isn't there? :) I have recently starting getting very much into westerns but as a fairly new reader in the genre I was wondering if you, as a Professional Western Fan, have any particular favorites? Éowynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740991607580029470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090684238369503263.post-4107467497371623602015-01-19T18:11:01.932-08:002015-01-19T18:11:01.932-08:00This sounds great! The library has a couple other...This sounds great! The library has a couple other books by this author, but not this one.<br /><br />I'm just a little over half done with <i>Light of the Western Stars</i> and absolutely loving it! Thanks so much for that recommendation a while back.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com