Comments on: What the Manolo Is… http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: beloml http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-370115 beloml Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:11:16 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-370115 Thanks for recommending Richard Russo's "The Straight Man" recently. I've been in the higher ed world for 20 years and had never heard of it. Thanks for recommending Richard Russo’s “The Straight Man” recently. I’ve been in the higher ed world for 20 years and had never heard of it.

]]> By: Meg Q http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-369157 Meg Q Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:46:40 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-369157 Helprin is great (and F&F was very sweet and funny - as well as wish-fulfillment for many people, myself included - *why* didn't *they* turn out that way???). Buckley - LGM is okay-funny, but you really should read the book "Thank You for Smoking". Even better than the movie. Helprin is great (and F&F was very sweet and funny - as well as wish-fulfillment for many people, myself included - *why* didn’t *they* turn out that way???). Buckley - LGM is okay-funny, but you really should read the book “Thank You for Smoking”. Even better than the movie.

]]> By: Katie http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-368416 Katie Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:38:00 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-368416 I am so glad that you've discovered Mark Helprin! He has been my favorite author for a decade and I cannot recommend "Winter's Tale" enough. It is beautiful, strange, fantastic, and utterly unforgettable. You will not be disappointed. Also wonderful and completely breathtaking are Helprin's children's books--the Swan Lake series, which were illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, who is better known for his book "The Polar Express." I am so glad that you’ve discovered Mark Helprin! He has been my favorite author for a decade and I cannot recommend “Winter’s Tale” enough. It is beautiful, strange, fantastic, and utterly unforgettable. You will not be disappointed.

Also wonderful and completely breathtaking are Helprin’s children’s books–the Swan Lake series, which were illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, who is better known for his book “The Polar Express.”

]]> By: Steven K http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-368233 Steven K Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:35:14 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-368233 My favorite Helprin book is "Soldier of the Great War," which is, along with "King Henry V," one of the most stirring portraits of nobility and richness of the human spirit that I am aware of. My favorite section from the book, which has become part of the fabric of my life, is this slightly expurgated bit: "The spark of life is not gain. Nor is it luxury. The spark of life is movement. Color. Love. And furthermore... If you really want to enjoy life, you must work quietly and humbly to realize your delusions of grandeur." My favorite Helprin book is “Soldier of the Great War,” which is, along with “King Henry V,” one of the most stirring portraits of nobility and richness of the human spirit that I am aware of. My favorite section from the book, which has become part of the fabric of my life, is this slightly expurgated bit: “The spark of life is not gain. Nor is it luxury. The spark of life is movement. Color. Love. And furthermore… If you really want to enjoy life, you must work quietly and humbly to realize your delusions of grandeur.”

]]> By: Jillian http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-367615 Jillian Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:56:05 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-367615 You listen to the Decemberists!! Majour, majour points, Manolo. You are now even cooler to me, and that is saying something! You listen to the Decemberists!! Majour, majour points, Manolo. You are now even cooler to me, and that is saying something!

]]> By: Andrew C http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366998 Andrew C Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:42:12 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366998 The Manolo, who was most, most generous in his piece for the Washington Post Express regarding shoes for my scoliosis-afflicted daughter, must be sure to read A City in Winter, the second of Helprin's children's books illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. I cannot recommend the other books in the series, but A City in Winter, which I read during one of my daughter's surgeries, is written with the breath of heaven. The Manolo, who was most, most generous in his piece for the Washington Post Express regarding shoes for my scoliosis-afflicted daughter, must be sure to read A City in Winter, the second of Helprin’s children’s books illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. I cannot recommend the other books in the series, but A City in Winter, which I read during one of my daughter’s surgeries, is written with the breath of heaven.

]]> By: AvidFan http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366766 AvidFan Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:28:44 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366766 Read Winter's Tale. It will make you weep for the beauty of it. Read Winter’s Tale. It will make you weep for the beauty of it.

]]> By: Jessica http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366654 Jessica Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:32:07 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366654 Don't get me wrong, Manolo's are my shoe soulmate, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't playing the field; for example, go look at the Balenciega's on Ashley's feet.... www.whowhatweardaily.com --jess Don’t get me wrong, Manolo’s are my shoe soulmate, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t playing the field; for example, go look at the Balenciega’s on Ashley’s feet….

http://www.whowhatweardaily.com

–jess

]]> By: aimlessjoys http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366619 aimlessjoys Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:43:42 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366619 I was moved to stare as I noted a special deal if one purchases The Crane Wife w/ the latest from Yo Lo Tengo. Hahahaha! I am very tempted to turn on again the 1-click option...but noooo, I will wait for previous selections to arrive first. Thanks for the rec on Helprin. I'm going back in time, re-reading A Confederacy of Dunces, & am getting slightly depressed by it this time, even as I derive a wicked grin, still, from time to time. Time does take its toll even on some good literature, alas. But the Manolo points the way to rich chuckling & the circuitous path of amusement worth the trouble. I was moved to stare as I noted a special deal if one purchases The Crane Wife w/ the latest from Yo Lo Tengo. Hahahaha! I am very tempted to turn on again the 1-click option…but noooo, I will wait for previous selections to arrive first. Thanks for the rec on Helprin. I’m going back in time, re-reading A Confederacy of Dunces, & am getting slightly depressed by it this time, even as I derive a wicked grin, still, from time to time. Time does take its toll even on some good literature, alas. But the Manolo points the way to rich chuckling & the circuitous path of amusement worth the trouble.

]]> By: Amy http://shoeblogs.com/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366493 Amy Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:31:52 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/01/16/what-the-manolo-is-91/#comment-366493 I love the Decemberists. The Crane Wife is fantastic. I love the Decemberists. The Crane Wife is fantastic.

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