we’re re-inventing the book club.Tumblr (3.0; @kindlegarten)http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/<p><ul><li>Did anyone identify with Ignatius, or any of the characters?  I mean a lot of them were pretty big caricatures, but they all kind of have problems and qualities that normal people face on a smaller scale.  Ignatius retreats into his own world when he comes across hardships.  His mom has to deal with a big child - and has no idea how to help him.  Mancuso feels and acts like a fool.  Man, this is sounding kind of sad.  Is this a reflection of how I feel? </li> <li>I&#8217;ve historically hated childish characters.  I hated Catcher in the Rye for this reason, and Ignatius was frustrating for similar reasons.  </li> <li>From the covers of the books I had seen, I really secretly wished he had a big bird sidekick.  I was sad that he didn&#8217;t :(</li> <li>I would have really liked to read more about the the college professor.</li> <li>Umm, Mrs. Levy?  Problems&#8230;?  Mommy problems? </li> <li>More about George!  Also, Jones!</li> <li>I didn&#8217;t like the way it ended, but I guess it was appropriate for the book&#8230; but no spoilers! :)</li> </ul></p>http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/25553741781http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/25553741781Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:56:00 -0400itsdchen“When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.”<br/><br/> - <em>Ignatius from A Confederacy of Dunces, at around 14% on the kindle. -Tiffany</em>http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/19625247123http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/19625247123Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:23:48 -0400tiffanychu<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0lojez8Qt1rqce2to1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>“And now for the most important question: Team Gale or Team Peeta?”</strong></em></p> <p>Team Gale: 3 (Crystal, Tiffany, David)<br/>Team Peeta: 1 (Curtis)</p> <p>Very intellectual discussion, indeed.</p> <p>-Tiffany</p>http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/18988352157http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/18988352157Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:30:00 -0500tiffanychu<blockquote> <p>Suzanne Collins is a french fry.</p> </blockquote> <p>Her writing is very plot-driven and the books are definitely addicting but ultimately there&#8217;s not too much substance. So when you finally emerge after days of nonstop reading, you still feel empty (or hungry, womp womp). Empty calories.</p> <p>- Crystal</p>http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/18986608226http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/18986608226Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:55:00 -0500crystaleia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m03bn2UBxW1rqce2to1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Puns galore.  Should the title of this blog be “Kindlegarten” or “Kindlegarden”? </p> <p><a href="http://kindleculture.blogspot.com/2009/05/kindle-comic-kindle-garden.html" target="_blank">hat tip</a></p> <p>-Tiffany</p>http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/18427991024http://kindlegarten.tumblr.com/post/18427991024Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:35:00 -0500punsillustrationtiffanychu