tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post3988233054579651686..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: What I Want to ReadNeurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-74397457132814983382010-12-14T22:40:33.202-06:002010-12-14T22:40:33.202-06:00Hi Theresa,
Four or five books a week is definite...Hi Theresa,<br /> Four or five books a week is definitely a lot. I know of several graduate students who don't read outside of school just because they have to do so much of it for school. It is interesting that there aren't a lot of graduate student protagonists, especially since so many people pursue advanced degrees these days.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-35942970793844108692010-12-14T16:57:36.299-06:002010-12-14T16:57:36.299-06:00Graduate reading? The worst. In my History cours...Graduate reading? The worst. In my History courses, I had to read a book a week. When it was four or five books a week, it was not easy to keep up. I think I took a fiction break for several years after that.<br /><br />I can't think of any good graduate student protagonists either. The Wonder Boys was my favorite that had graduate students in it. I think they were graduate students. It was a long time ago.<br /><br />If I come across any good fiction like what you're looking for, I'll let you know.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-83701466747519390872010-12-09T15:39:53.250-06:002010-12-09T15:39:53.250-06:00Hi notesfromnadir,
That's a good idea. I thi...Hi notesfromnadir, <br /> That's a good idea. I think it'd be interesting to write about it from the college teacher's perspective, because I got this whole other view of college once I started teaching.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-10046021031506636402010-12-09T11:18:20.681-06:002010-12-09T11:18:20.681-06:00Why not write a chick lit book set in a university...Why not write a chick lit book set in a university? I'm sure you could write an entertaining book about it.<br /><br />I guess Jane Austen could be seen as classical chick lit--just never thought of it that way!notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-12069285196999021592010-12-08T23:34:38.034-06:002010-12-08T23:34:38.034-06:00Hi Anna,
Those titles sound interesting; thanks ...Hi Anna,<br /> Those titles sound interesting; thanks for the recommendations! <br /><br />Hi FB,<br /> The only PF book I read was Suze Orman's book for the Young, Broke and Fabulous; it was pretty good. I like Sophie Kinsella's books too. I went to one of her booksignings in Chicago and she was so nice to everyone. You're right, though, about how some chick lit authors are bad. I've bought a couple books lately that I regretted buying.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-3716816306507210502010-12-08T15:42:38.478-06:002010-12-08T15:42:38.478-06:00All I read are PF books.
And chick-lit like Sophi...All I read are PF books.<br /><br />And chick-lit like Sophie Kinsella's works, although I find some OTHER chicklit writers to be awful. There's an art to writing a good fluffy story.FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-55883920278522875242010-12-08T14:56:58.195-06:002010-12-08T14:56:58.195-06:00Thanks for the inspiration. Now I will have to ch...Thanks for the inspiration. Now I will have to check out Lahiri :) I agree that there aren't enough books about chick grad students. I did find Groff's Monsters of Templeton and Katherine Howe's Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (though admittedly, the last is more along the lines of a Possession-type romance about research). Good luck!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961332983813359209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-69134089222487005802010-12-07T23:36:15.893-06:002010-12-07T23:36:15.893-06:00Hi Karen,
I think I will! Maybe not all in the s...Hi Karen,<br /> I think I will! Maybe not all in the same book, though. I tend to write stories that are too long. :)Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-50615821730389294722010-12-07T16:15:34.103-06:002010-12-07T16:15:34.103-06:00I DO think of Jane Austen as chick lit!! And I lov...I DO think of Jane Austen as chick lit!! And I love the genre too. As for what you want in it, you should just write it yourself!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com