Haiku U : From Aristotle to Zola, 100 Great Books in 17 Syllables
10 journalers for this copy...
YAIB (Yet Another Impulse Buy). I picked this one up at the local Borders; as I thumbed through it, my eye fell on this haiku version of The Iliad, and I couldn't resist:
"Sing, Goddess, of how
brooding Achilles' mood swings
caused him to act out."
{giggle}
"Sing, Goddess, of how
brooding Achilles' mood swings
caused him to act out."
{giggle}
[Working on my backlog of to-be-journaled books; I read this one almost two months ago!]
"Lite" yes, but cute, beginning with the foreword: "After Gutenberg, millions of books on all subjects were published, some of them highly influential, 'great,' or at least very long. This in turn led to eyestrain, paper cuts, deforestation, and adult reading groups." Some of the entries that tickled me the most:
"Lite" yes, but cute, beginning with the foreword: "After Gutenberg, millions of books on all subjects were published, some of them highly influential, 'great,' or at least very long. This in turn led to eyestrain, paper cuts, deforestation, and adult reading groups." Some of the entries that tickled me the most:
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury TalesThere are many others that I enjoyed, including the spectacular and many-footnoted entry for Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. There's Balzac, and Nabakov, and Kafka, and George Bernard Shaw (the entry for Saint Joan includes a seriously groan-worthy pun, as do several of the other items). I'm seriously tempted to look up my BC-registered copies of the titles lampooned herein and post the appropriate haiku as part of my journal entry!
Pilgrimmes on spryng braecke -
roadde trippe! Whoe farrtted? Yiuw didde.
Noe, naught meae. Yaes, yiuw.
Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Vengeance! Black blood! Aye!
Doubloons to him that harpoons
the Greenpeace dinghy.
Isaac Newton, Philosophiae Naturalis, Principia Mathematica
Cherry blossoms fall
with Force equal to Mass times
Acceleration.
And, my very favorite of all (caution: contains spoiler!):
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Snow-drops hang like tears.
Shy, sweet, saintly Beth has died.
One down, three to go.
Controlled release: I handed this to BCer bookczuk today in Cambridge, where I had the pleasure of meeting her and her family. (Had a wonderful time, though it went by too quickly... I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip, and I'll see you in Charleston in 2007, if not before then!)
Update - thanks for posting the photo!
Update - thanks for posting the photo!
I'm dreadfully late in journaling on this book, but I had to snatch it back from a certain teenager who had appropriated it. Humph.
I had read some of Baders Haikus for Jews, which I thought a scream and look forward to reading this. I'll probably offer it up in a ring when through. Thank you Gory!
Pictured: The czuks and Gory at John Harvard Brew Pub!
I had read some of Baders Haikus for Jews, which I thought a scream and look forward to reading this. I'll probably offer it up in a ring when through. Thank you Gory!
Pictured: The czuks and Gory at John Harvard Brew Pub!
We had an absolutely marvelous evening reading Haiku to each other! TheSIL did a fantastic reading of many of my favorites, including the above mentioned LMA/Little Women. But our hands down favorite was the Odyssey. Unfortunately, Bumma has obsconded withthe book so I can't quote it here. Give me time. With three bookcrossers in this household, the haiku should turn up *somewhere*!
Pictured: Bumma and TheSIL. Aren't they darling???
Pictured: Bumma and TheSIL. Aren't they darling???
caught the book from bookczuk and read it out loud at the dinner table last night, having laughed myself silly reading it while trying to set the table. It is hysterical. Reading out "Little Women" was almost impossible. I was laughing too hard.
A Bumma fav:
The Odyssey
Aegean forecast--
storms, chance of one-eyed giants,
delays expected.
One of my favs:
Wuthering Heights
Wild. Strange. A bit damp.
Heathcliff waits for Cathy's ghost.
Women. Always late.
Hey all you college kids: skip the Cliff notes! Read Haiku U!
It's back to you, little czuk!
A Bumma fav:
The Odyssey
Aegean forecast--
storms, chance of one-eyed giants,
delays expected.
One of my favs:
Wuthering Heights
Wild. Strange. A bit damp.
Heathcliff waits for Cathy's ghost.
Women. Always late.
Hey all you college kids: skip the Cliff notes! Read Haiku U!
It's back to you, little czuk!
This one's headed out on an International Book Ray:
fsr44 USA (Intl)
HallieK USA (US/CA)
Rampallion USA (USA)
echesketch USA (US preferred, but can do Int'l)
tyvmdear USA (Int'l)
deadendmind GRE (Int'l)
serendipity-sg GRE (int'l)
RockDg9 OZ (Int'l)
silentmiaouw SUI (Int'l)
vannessave USA (USA)
ladiibbug USA (USA)
twiggywig USA (USA)
buffra USA (Int'l)
quizgirl UK (Int'l) (PM me- I want to RABCK it to someone on your side of the pond!)
The usual rules apply.
Book travels the World
Bringing joy to many folks.
Czuk stuck at home. Sigh.
Pictured: A sand gator made by MartiP's relatives on Memorial Weekend at the Isle of Palms (right outside of Charleston. Come see us in 2007! Though the gator will sadly be gone by then!)
fsr44 USA (Intl)
HallieK USA (US/CA)
Rampallion USA (USA)
echesketch USA (US preferred, but can do Int'l)
tyvmdear USA (Int'l)
deadendmind GRE (Int'l)
serendipity-sg GRE (int'l)
RockDg9 OZ (Int'l)
silentmiaouw SUI (Int'l)
vannessave USA (USA)
ladiibbug USA (USA)
twiggywig USA (USA)
buffra USA (Int'l)
quizgirl UK (Int'l) (PM me- I want to RABCK it to someone on your side of the pond!)
The usual rules apply.
Book travels the World
Bringing joy to many folks.
Czuk stuck at home. Sigh.
Pictured: A sand gator made by MartiP's relatives on Memorial Weekend at the Isle of Palms (right outside of Charleston. Come see us in 2007! Though the gator will sadly be gone by then!)
I had a ball reading this, sharing the best bits with Mrfsr and sending off a few to a friend who could use a laugh. My favorites?
St. Augustine, The Confessions
This is just to say
I screwed around. Forgive me.
I enjoyed it so.
Nathanial Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
Grim, gray New England -
all adulterers receive
free monogramming.
Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited
Gay Anglo-Catholics -
what else to expect from a
man named Evelyn?
I will send off to
HallieK, causing her to
giggle and snicker.
St. Augustine, The Confessions
This is just to say
I screwed around. Forgive me.
I enjoyed it so.
Nathanial Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
Grim, gray New England -
all adulterers receive
free monogramming.
Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited
Gay Anglo-Catholics -
what else to expect from a
man named Evelyn?
I will send off to
HallieK, causing her to
giggle and snicker.
Oh my goodness! Got this in the mail today and it's just hilarious! I had to read it right away and I think I'll probably read through it a couple more times before I mail it off!
One of my faves:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Gallant avenger.
Egg-dipped cheese sandwich. Thy name
is Monte Cristo.
It's...so...funny!! *laughing hysterically on the ground*
Will get the next address and send it on at the end of the week. Thanks so much bookczuk!!
One of my faves:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Gallant avenger.
Egg-dipped cheese sandwich. Thy name
is Monte Cristo.
It's...so...funny!! *laughing hysterically on the ground*
Will get the next address and send it on at the end of the week. Thanks so much bookczuk!!
Mailing this off to Rampallion today. I do sincerely apologize for keeping this so long. Life gets in the way.... Happy Reading and thanks for sharing this one bookczuk!
Delivery confirmation #0305 1720 0001 9044 9746
Delivery confirmation #0305 1720 0001 9044 9746
So glad to receive this . . . am laughing already. Thanks to all for sharing this!
Hilarious! I gobbled it up in one sitting.
I hadn't noticed that some kind person enclosed STAMPS so I could mail the book free of charge! Thank you so much.
I mailed this to echesketch this morning.
I hadn't noticed that some kind person enclosed STAMPS so I could mail the book free of charge! Thank you so much.
I mailed this to echesketch this morning.
Journal Entry 13 by rampallion at Controlled Release in Given To A Friend, Friend -- Controlled Releases on Friday, September 30, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (9/30/2005 UTC) at Controlled Release in Given To A Friend, Friend -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
On its way to echesketch!
On its way to echesketch!
Received 10/3/05 and plan to soak it up quickly!
I had a great time with this book! Bookczuk, thank you for offering it out to others.
I finished it in one small sitting and kept it a bit longer than I had planned to read to others but it is now on the road again. Next stop: tyvmdear in Canada.
May it travel well and safe.
Received today. Will read right away. Thanks for includung me in this bookray.
Now that was fun : )
Here are the ones that really stuck out for me:
The Confessions -
This is just to say
I screwed around. Forgive me.
I enjoyed it so.
Gulliver's Travels -
Thus I was first great,
then small, and much vexed to learn
that size does matter.
Metaphysics -
Substance had essence.
Form adds whatness to thatness.
Whatsits have thinghood.
Kama Sutra -
Advice for those in
a difficult position.
First, be flexible.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I will be sending onto the next reader as soon as I get an address.
Here are the ones that really stuck out for me:
This is just to say
I screwed around. Forgive me.
I enjoyed it so.
Gulliver's Travels -
Thus I was first great,
then small, and much vexed to learn
that size does matter.
Metaphysics -
Substance had essence.
Form adds whatness to thatness.
Whatsits have thinghood.
Kama Sutra -
Advice for those in
a difficult position.
First, be flexible.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I will be sending onto the next reader as soon as I get an address.
Dropped into the mail today. Sorry for the delay.
Thanks again for sharing this great little book with me.
Thanks again for sharing this great little book with me.
Received the book today, thank you! I'm looking forward to reading, it must be great fun!
I was delighted to find a dollar in the book! I'll go to wheresgeorge.com straight away! :-)
I was delighted to find a dollar in the book! I'll go to wheresgeorge.com straight away! :-)
What a lovely little book! It had me giggling repeatedly!
It's amazing how much wit can fit in a few syllables. I have many favorite Haikus from this book, but I'll write the ones on Greek writers and thinkers because I feel pretty patriotic right now. :-P
Homer - The Iliad
Sing, Goddess, of how
brooding Achilles' mood swings
caused him to act out
Sophocles - Oedipus Rex
Chorus: Poor bastard.
Oedipus: This is awful!
Blind Seer: Told you so.
Plato - Phaedo
By Zeus, Socrates!
It seems you're right once again!
Time for your hemlock.
Homer - The Odyssey
Aegean forecast-
storms, chance of one-eyed giants,
delays expected.
Herodotus - The Histories
Go tell the Spartans-
the Persian hordes are fierce and
wear funny slippers.
Aristotle - Metaphysics
Substance has essence.
Form adds whatness to thatness.
Whatsits have thinghood.
Heeheehee!
Thank you for the bookring bookczuk!
I will send it to serendipity-sg as soon as I can.
10 Febr. 2006: Sent it to serendipity-sg today.
It's amazing how much wit can fit in a few syllables. I have many favorite Haikus from this book, but I'll write the ones on Greek writers and thinkers because I feel pretty patriotic right now. :-P
Homer - The Iliad
Sing, Goddess, of how
brooding Achilles' mood swings
caused him to act out
Sophocles - Oedipus Rex
Chorus: Poor bastard.
Oedipus: This is awful!
Blind Seer: Told you so.
Plato - Phaedo
By Zeus, Socrates!
It seems you're right once again!
Time for your hemlock.
Homer - The Odyssey
Aegean forecast-
storms, chance of one-eyed giants,
delays expected.
Herodotus - The Histories
Go tell the Spartans-
the Persian hordes are fierce and
wear funny slippers.
Aristotle - Metaphysics
Substance has essence.
Form adds whatness to thatness.
Whatsits have thinghood.
Heeheehee!
Thank you for the bookring bookczuk!
I will send it to serendipity-sg as soon as I can.
10 Febr. 2006: Sent it to serendipity-sg today.
Journal Entry 21 by s3rendipity from Thessaloniki - Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloniki Greece on Sunday, September 3, 2006
What a little wise book...The extract of philosophy and reflection from ancient to modern times.(Sorry for the delay, i ll contact today RockDg9 to pass it on)