Comments on: The Lovely Bones http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/the-lovely-bones/ Science, astronomy, politics, movies, and various minutiae. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JC http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/the-lovely-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-173617 JC Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:05:25 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/?p=544#comment-173617 Cindee - that seems to be the prevailing opinion: the book was far better than the movie. Cindee –
that seems to be the prevailing opinion: the book was far better than the movie.

]]> By: Cindee http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/the-lovely-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-173262 Cindee Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:57:15 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/?p=544#comment-173262 As someone who read the book and saw the movie, I will tell you that the movie (as movies typically do) falls light years short of the written word. It\'s a far better book, and the director completely missed the mark on this one. I will say, it probably still isn\'t a book you would enjoy, but the \ As someone who read the book and saw the movie, I will tell you that the movie (as movies typically do) falls light years short of the written word. It\’s a far better book, and the director completely missed the mark on this one. I will say, it probably still isn\’t a book you would enjoy, but the \

]]> By: The Ridger http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/the-lovely-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-172888 The Ridger Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:32:23 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/?p=544#comment-172888 Ah. Okay. Since I *do* know the rules, it doesn't faze me. The key to Gaelic especially and Irish to a lesser degree since they reformed their spelling is: half the letters are there to tell you how the other half are to be pronounced. They themselves are silent. You can pronounce anything once you get that down. Ah. Okay. Since I *do* know the rules, it doesn’t faze me.

The key to Gaelic especially and Irish to a lesser degree since they reformed their spelling is: half the letters are there to tell you how the other half are to be pronounced. They themselves are silent. You can pronounce anything once you get that down.

]]> By: JC http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/the-lovely-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-172493 JC Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:18:56 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/?p=544#comment-172493 My lame attempt at humor. It's actually pronounced "seer-sha" or "sur-sha". For someone ignorant of Irish (that is: me), the spelling bears about as much resemblance to its pronunciation as it does to "Jane". Maybe? My lame attempt at humor. It’s actually pronounced “seer-sha” or “sur-sha”. For someone ignorant of Irish (that is: me), the spelling bears about as much resemblance to its pronunciation as it does to “Jane”. Maybe?

]]> By: The Ridger http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/index.php/2010/the-lovely-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-172490 The Ridger Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:59:54 +0000 http://joshuacolwell.com/blog/?p=544#comment-172490 "Pronounced Jane"? I don't get it... What am I missing? “Pronounced Jane”? I don’t get it… What am I missing?

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