Comments on: AJC Renews Decatur Book Festival Title Sponsorship for Three More Years

By: Flashlight Links 02_13_12 « Flashlight Potential

Flashlight Links 02_13_12 « Flashlight Potential — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:05:59 +0000

[...] case you’re not familiar with this festival, here’s a recent post on how the AJC has re-upped their sponsorship of the Decatur Book Festival for three more years. [...]

By: Parker Cross

Parker Cross — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:45:40 +0000

I wonder how many people have dived into Of Human Bondage and given up on Somerset Maugham altogether? You are right, it’s grim. The short stories are gems, my favorites are Rain and Mr. Know All. The short novels are wonderful too, try Cakes & Ale, and The Moon and Sixpence.

If you are interested, here’s Mr. Know All.

http://maugham.classicauthors.net/knowall/

It won’t take more than 10 minutes to read.

By: FMFats

FMFats — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:41:05 +0000

I went to high school with a fella named Frank Wang in 1966 and have been pronouncing it correctly since then. Come to think of it, I bought a Seeds album around then, too. Sky Saxon forever!

By: MLA

MLA — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:41 +0000

It’s called an Eye Rhyme, sometimes a Sight Rhyme.

By: J_T

J_T — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:37:04 +0000

Pffffft! And just how do *you* know that he didn’t mean it to be pronounced “gong”?

By: tiptoe

tiptoe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:19:10 +0000

Except that it’s pronounced “wong,” isn’t it, which makes all of your rhymes–well, NOT rhyme.

By: FMFats

FMFats — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:46:11 +0000

Perhaps the staff of the Book Festival could work on a small art project to be auctioned off to benefit it. They could call it the Wang Gang Doodle.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:01:23 +0000

I wonder if there’s any chance that the Decatur Book Festival will book another show by the great wrestling madman Abdullah The Butcher. When he appeared at the festival in 2009 for an “exhibition” match, a total bloodbath ensued!