tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post3628857491486846177..comments2024-01-04T21:12:50.043-06:00Comments on lines... in pleasant places: Nathan CoulterLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-87988308959762061572009-01-25T04:40:00.000-06:002009-01-25T04:40:00.000-06:00Thanks for the review. I've read Hannah and found ...Thanks for the review. I've read Hannah and found it moving. I've also read Fidelity (short story collection) and I really liked that better than Hannah. The stories are based on Port William, too. B.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969587263030261179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-72677393635788646322009-01-24T18:12:00.000-06:002009-01-24T18:12:00.000-06:00I had never heard of Wendell Barry until I read re...I had never heard of Wendell Barry until I read reviews on other blogs. Now I can't wait to read his books. I think I will start with jayber Crow or Hannah Coulter first.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-90027945925811973222009-01-24T14:21:00.000-06:002009-01-24T14:21:00.000-06:00Good review. I agree with your thoughts... I found...Good review. I agree with your thoughts... I found Nathan Coulter to be pretty bleak. I thought it was partly because there's basically no feminine presence in the novel at all.<BR/><BR/>I had the good fortune to read both the revised version and the original, which is harder to find. The original novel was longer, but still bleak. It's interesting to compare the two, especially in light of what you point out about how a whole series of books have grown up around Port William, which weren't in the works when this one was written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-19571221235993194792009-01-24T09:41:00.000-06:002009-01-24T09:41:00.000-06:00Amy, Hannah is not a part of this novel at all bec...Amy, Hannah is not a part of this novel at all because it covers only a small portion of Nathan's youth. <BR/><BR/>When he wrote Nathan Coulter, Berry did not have in mind the rest of the novels he later came to write.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-82253625485810258962009-01-24T07:30:00.000-06:002009-01-24T07:30:00.000-06:00I've read Hannah and I'd be curious to read the ot...I've read Hannah and I'd be curious to read the other side of the story. Is Hannah a large part of this story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-84324418647511532382009-01-24T02:20:00.000-06:002009-01-24T02:20:00.000-06:00I was very eager to read Wendell Berry because eve...I was very eager to read Wendell Berry because everyone was talking about him, and Nathan Coulter was the first book I read. I was knocked sideways by the theme of death in the book--I just wasn't expecting something like that. I've recovered enough to read several more of Berry's novels and I am a big fan as well. But first Port William novel or not, I wouldn't recommend reading Nathan Coulter first!Karen G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00680320370181357559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-8570384082709284942009-01-23T13:57:00.000-06:002009-01-23T13:57:00.000-06:00I enjoyed Nathan Coulter but it did not move me li...I enjoyed Nathan Coulter but it did not move me like Hannah Coulter did.<BR/><BR/>CarolCarol in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857397650456513967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-57076393384678860982009-01-22T12:15:00.000-06:002009-01-22T12:15:00.000-06:00Jennie, I think Hannah Coulter first because she's...Jennie, I think Hannah Coulter first because she's a woman and you'll enjoy her story as a way of introducing you to Port William, Kentucky and the cast of characters.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-2903530169800458152009-01-22T12:08:00.000-06:002009-01-22T12:08:00.000-06:00So are you still recommending Hannah Coulter firs...So are you still recommending Hannah Coulter first? I've got it in my shopping cart for the next time I check out at amazon. :-)Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-71389615950430621142009-01-22T10:30:00.000-06:002009-01-22T10:30:00.000-06:00I didn't research Wendell Holmes before the Hannah...I didn't research Wendell Holmes before the Hannah Coulter book club, so I didn't really know there were others. How nice. They sure are FAST. I am really having trouble slowing it down enough to participate with the group. I look forward to this one. Also...didn't Hannah say Nathan was very sparing with his words...your same verbage with his book!Good Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564125572253231179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-13885678427152556562009-01-22T08:48:00.000-06:002009-01-22T08:48:00.000-06:00I love Miss Read's books! I have read all of them...I love Miss Read's books! I have read all of them (including her cookbook) and I own *almost* all of them!<BR/><BR/>Nathan Coulter really was a lot like The Pond. Did you ever read that book? About a young boy coming of age in rural Virginia in the early 1900's. And prose-wise, more like Hemingway, I think.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057870.post-28277630910528469662009-01-22T08:11:00.000-06:002009-01-22T08:11:00.000-06:00Unlike Jan Karon where there is so much dialogue.M...Unlike Jan Karon where there is so much dialogue.<BR/><BR/>More like Miss Read.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever read any of those... about the English countryside?Dana in Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com