tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post6348709778050048645..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Quirky QuagmireHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-38308175778819657782012-04-20T21:52:06.049-04:002012-04-20T21:52:06.049-04:00Tom Robbins? I haven't read him in forever. ...Tom Robbins? I haven't read him in forever. Very, very quirky. Keep hearing about this Gaimen guy - haven't read him yet. As to Meyer - you didn't LOL at the sparkly vampire bit? Why ever not? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-22075716073686080822012-04-19T19:38:08.650-04:002012-04-19T19:38:08.650-04:00Fun post today. Stephanie Meyer definitely could u...Fun post today. Stephanie Meyer definitely could use some naked time! I guess vampires don't have much of a sense of humor though. Another quirky character in HP is Professor Trelawney.JCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388577451208340399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-2494762302939786642012-04-19T16:25:23.013-04:002012-04-19T16:25:23.013-04:00I love quirk, as long as it's consistent. I te...I love quirk, as long as it's consistent. I tend to write quirky sidekicks. You're right, Twilight didn't have a funny aside to be found, which makes for drab characters. SOMEONE must have a sense of humor in a story!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-49584930894976233042012-04-19T15:47:31.310-04:002012-04-19T15:47:31.310-04:00I love The Graveyard Book; and all the other books...I love <i>The Graveyard Book</i>; and all the other books I've read by Neil Gaiman, for that matter.<br /><br />Interesting post on quirks!<br /><br /><br />The Golden Eagle<br /><a href="http://thegoldeneaglesblog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Eagle's Aerial Perspective</a>Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-47791256116183586122012-04-19T14:45:59.735-04:002012-04-19T14:45:59.735-04:00Great post! I love quirky. :)Great post! I love quirky. :)Tracy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960615884046852962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-31604575454403803212012-04-19T14:30:18.521-04:002012-04-19T14:30:18.521-04:00hah, I think of quirky as kind of an odd duck! not...hah, I think of quirky as kind of an odd duck! not in a bad way, just well, 'quirky'...I think it is a great word!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-51378153648223043192012-04-19T13:10:47.833-04:002012-04-19T13:10:47.833-04:00M.J. is right about THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. I would al...M.J. is right about THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. I would also nominate THE BLUE GIRL by Charles de Lint. And Luna might just be my favorite character in all of the Harry Potter books, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-43554342677142429322012-04-19T11:41:26.333-04:002012-04-19T11:41:26.333-04:00Hello, Hart! I agree with you about The Book Thief...Hello, Hart! I agree with you about The Book Thief. Markus Zusak tossed in some amusing scenes and unexpected lines that evoked a chuckle. it takes a talented writer to do that in a serious plot without making it seem out of place!<br /><br />Have a quirky week and happy A to Z!!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-48458589508257650102012-04-19T10:26:48.174-04:002012-04-19T10:26:48.174-04:00I wanted Harry to end up with Luna. Not sure why, ...I wanted Harry to end up with Luna. Not sure why, but it made more sense to me. Sure, give Ginny a toss, but Luna for the long run. More fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-54030962904681660092012-04-19T09:42:47.587-04:002012-04-19T09:42:47.587-04:00Hello Hart,
I loved this! So much I just had to s...Hello Hart,<br /><br />I loved this! So much I just had to share your thoughts on my A.D.'s FAV 5 of the A to Z Challenge today!<br />http://adduling.wordpress.com/<br /><br />If you do no see my FAV 5 right away, I am still working through, have two more to post :0) So do check back!<br /><br />Have a wonderful day!<br />A.D.A.D. Dulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895813040880939329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-22549921233216532752012-04-19T07:47:33.644-04:002012-04-19T07:47:33.644-04:00Not being into quirk is for jerks! I've only r...Not being into quirk is for jerks! I've only read one Tom Robbins novel (Frog Pajamas) but I loved it. Thanks for the reminder that I need to read more of them.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-64826053445824040732012-04-19T07:36:48.126-04:002012-04-19T07:36:48.126-04:00Monty Python is my type of quirky.
And we selecte...Monty Python is my type of quirky. <br />And we selected the same word today, Hart!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-27844828943844424042012-04-19T05:47:06.213-04:002012-04-19T05:47:06.213-04:00Terry Pratchett is my kind of quirky!!
It's...Terry Pratchett is my kind of quirky!! <br /><br />It's Thursday! Isn't it time to get NAKED?!?!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-74463292494564762302012-04-19T03:11:38.415-04:002012-04-19T03:11:38.415-04:00Neil Gaiman and the Graveyard Book is a great exam...Neil Gaiman and the Graveyard Book is a great example of quirk. I also think Charles de Lint fits the bill too.<br /><br />I'm unfamiliar with Tom Robbins though.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.com