tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post3528665618402488246..comments2023-11-05T04:34:13.851-08:00Comments on Princess Haiku: IN THE ZONE FOR A GOOD READDiane Dehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-38394185303063678222007-03-30T04:33:00.000-07:002007-03-30T04:33:00.000-07:00Thanks, Princess! You're always kind to me!So, if ...Thanks, Princess! You're always kind to me!<BR/><BR/>So, if you're tied to the water, you're a sort of nymph of the waters!:o)<BR/><BR/>I don't know... I'm tied to the mountain and to the rivers! I could be a nymph of the trees o a nymph of the sweet waters!:o)Zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322504890892990284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-74394167411265767602007-03-27T20:16:00.000-07:002007-03-27T20:16:00.000-07:00Zazi, the information on the mermaid is really fas...Zazi, the information on the mermaid is really fascinating. I can relate to being tied to the water after living on the Cal coast for years.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-21037656172719028192007-03-27T15:31:00.000-07:002007-03-27T15:31:00.000-07:00Mmm... I said you "Good night" because now I'm goi...Mmm... I said you "Good night" because now I'm going to bed. <BR/><BR/>But, watching the hour, I don't think you'll still go to bed!:o)<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry!<BR/><BR/>So... Have a good day!!!Zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322504890892990284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-10411854929959472972007-03-27T15:26:00.000-07:002007-03-27T15:26:00.000-07:00Good mornig Princess Haiku and thanks a lot for th...Good mornig Princess Haiku and thanks a lot for the comment!<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>A mermaid is a syren of the sea: that creature with a human body but a fish tail, too. <BR/><BR/>At the beginnig, the english language called "mermaids" only the syrens of the North Sea, so the word was referred to this particular syren. Then, it began to be referred to all the syrens of the sea with a human body and a fish tail. <BR/>But the syrens didn't always have this body! During the classic period, they were a sort of birds, creature ugly and perturbant (for example the syrens descripted by Homer in his Odyssea). Classic syrens had got a own meanings...<BR/><BR/>The metamorphosis is only happened during the medieval period.<BR/><BR/>The Undine is a sort of nymph and she belongs to the german mythology. She doesn't have a fish tail! She's a beautiful girl who can live far from the water but who is tied to it. However she's a strange creature... For some charateristics she's similar to a mermaid, but they are two different creatures.<BR/><BR/>If you wish books or tales about the mermaids you can read a novel by E.M. Forster or that of Tomasi from Lampedusa. Or the fable by Andersen, too!<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>Good night,<BR/><BR/>Zazie.Zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322504890892990284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-72303007813705564492007-03-27T01:07:00.000-07:002007-03-27T01:07:00.000-07:00John, never heard of that book and it's going on m...John, never heard of that book and it's going on my summer reading list which I will post after people stop leaving me recommendations.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-6965288018505255872007-03-27T01:06:00.000-07:002007-03-27T01:06:00.000-07:00Well, what is the difference between a mermaid and...Well, what is the difference between a mermaid and an undine?Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-88079780538547388092007-03-26T09:20:00.000-07:002007-03-26T09:20:00.000-07:00Uhm... I don't understand why yesterday I wrote th...Uhm... I don't understand why yesterday I wrote that Undine was a french mermaid! <BR/>She was a sort of water nimph belonged to the german mythology!!! She was similar to a mermaid, but she wasn't a mermaid!<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry!:o)Zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322504890892990284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-73450696457670969582007-03-25T12:08:00.000-07:002007-03-25T12:08:00.000-07:00Shantaram is a fabulous book-- it was riveting. Jo...Shantaram is a fabulous book-- it was riveting. <BR/>Johnny Depp purchased the film rights so I hope he will be the main character in the film.<BR/><BR/>Angela Carter desn't work for me eitherBobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-9808772742563958272007-03-25T05:45:00.000-07:002007-03-25T05:45:00.000-07:00Uhm... I think that "Kitchen" of Banana Yoshimoto ...Uhm... I think that "Kitchen" of Banana Yoshimoto is a good book, too! I read it about four years ago, when I was in Holland. During that period, I was falling in love with her books!:o)<BR/><BR/>But I recommend you "Undine" of La Motte Fouquè, a sort of fable about the french "mermaid". It's really fantastic! <BR/><BR/>Now I'm reading a postmodern book of Angela Carter, but I don't like it very much... It's too much strange and I don't understand it...<BR/><BR/>But... Have a good reading!!!:o)<BR/><BR/>Zazie.Zaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322504890892990284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-5244042097565312222007-03-25T02:57:00.000-07:002007-03-25T02:57:00.000-07:00It's a few years old now, but I can't recommend S...It's a few years old now, but I can't recommend <I>Shantaram</I> by Gregory David Roberts enough. I very rarely have time to read novels these days, yet I pretty much cleared the decks after starting <I>Shantaram</I>, unable as I was to put it down for the best part of a week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-23931010303174429832007-03-24T18:28:00.000-07:002007-03-24T18:28:00.000-07:00Thanks, Ched. I will take this list to the librar...Thanks, Ched. I will take this list to the library with me next week.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-1712129930877725482007-03-24T13:55:00.000-07:002007-03-24T13:55:00.000-07:00None of these are new, but I've been re-reading St...None of these are new, but I've been re-reading Steinbeck's stuff lately... and these books are lounging around me... You may have already read these, but here is my list:<BR/>Novels:<BR/>"The Ladies Paradise" by Emile Zola<BR/>Steinbeck's Winter of our Discontent<BR/><BR/>Novellas:<BR/>"Kitchen" by Banana Yoshimoto (2 novellas)<BR/><BR/>Short Fiction:<BR/>Women & Fiction Part 1 Editor: Susan Cahill<BR/>Maeve Brennan's Long Winded Lady. NY stories<BR/><BR/>Very Short Fiction:<BR/>"This Place on Third Avenue" John McNulty<BR/><BR/>odd novels, 'fun' reads<BR/>"About Yvonne" by Donna Masini<BR/>Anything by Joanne Harris (Coastliners, etc)<BR/>"The Talk of the Town" by Ardal O'Hanlon<BR/>Anything by Anita Brookner (weird but worthy)<BR/><BR/>Recently enjoyed memoir:<BR/>"Rory & Ita" by Roddy DoyleBobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.com