LibraryThing Review

I added some of my daughter's books to my LibraryThing collection.

I decided to buy a book I have read in the past.

I added it to my collection and wrote a review for it.

"Chewy Louie" by Howie Schneider.

I really like this book! I read this book today at a preschool and both the teachers and children laughed when expected and told me afterward how much they enjoyed the story. It was a huge hit and I liked reading it because I knew my audience was enjoying it. The children told me stories of their own pets that had chewed on items around their home. While the antics of Chewy Louie are exaggerated, the story will strike a cord of understanding and sympathy with pet owners and dog lovers. ( )

  flag chrish-ivytech | Nov 4, 2011

http://www.librarything.com/work/717331/reviews/79670027 

 My discussion board post was less than successful I am afraid.

One response was to say I should have used "is" instead of "was." 

One response did actually discuss the topic of my post, but did not agree with it.

While posting this I noticed a couple spelling mistakes and changed them. 

102chrish-ivytech Oct 25, 8:07pm 

From the research I did for an English paper it appears that William Shakespeare rewrote many older works and changed them a bit to make them his own. He also periodically worked with other people to make his plays, usually people from his own theatre. He was not only a playwright but an actor and used the stories he knew well to create something new.
 

My paper was about the The Wooden O and not specifically Shakespeare, but it seems clear that he was not a "poor boy" but a somewhat educated man who was part owner and stockholder of a business that was successful.
 

I do not understand why people keep debating this issue but then there are those who swore for years that Elvis was alive. Some people like controversy, even if it is about someone who lived 500 years ago.
 

Do I like Shakespeare plays? I like to watch them more than I like to read them. The language is more engaging to hear than to try to read.

103MrAndrew Oct 26, 8:05am  Elvis "was" alive? Wrong tense, my dear sir.

104chrish-ivytech Oct 26, 3:35pm Ouch. By the way, I am a female. Have a nice day!

105MrAndrew Oct 27, 8:36am I assumed that you were knighted.

106nemoman Oct 29, 10:52pm Beknighted. What's all this stuff about Elvis being dead?

107nemoman Oct 29, 10:53pm Beknighted. What's all this stuff about Elvis being dead?

108oldstick Oct 30, 6:58am 

I like the idea of a committee at the Globe writing Shakespeare's plays but I don't believe it. I did entertain the thought that Christopher Marlowe wrote them at one time but does it really matter? No one is going to pay him any royalties and it is great to have a name to go with the works. I just hope what I read recently about the theatre in Stratford doesn't stop tourists. We need all the friends we can get!