tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post2353529028509062575..comments2024-03-28T13:54:54.596-05:00Comments on RA for All: Monday Discussion: Books for Feeling VictoriousBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-78174528034750012582012-02-06T13:54:47.744-06:002012-02-06T13:54:47.744-06:00Mike BPL REF
The Biographical novel "The...Mike BPL REF<br /><br /> The Biographical novel "The<br /> Agony and the Ecstasy" about<br /> Michelangelo's struggle to <br /> paint the ceiling of the <br /> Sistine Chapel is one of my<br /> favorite books about triumph.<br /> Struggling to create this epic<br /> masterpiece while battling with<br /> a dictatorial Pope, the artist<br /> will not give up or give in and<br /> completes his work true to his<br /> vision. And the result is still<br /> there for us to appreciate hun-<br /> dreds of years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-47885497618570416442012-02-06T13:47:36.965-06:002012-02-06T13:47:36.965-06:00Wow! Stories about victory are satisfying, but the...Wow! Stories about victory are satisfying, but they rarely make me want to cheer as much as tales about overcoming adversity. If you show me the victory, I may have feelings of the details neatly wrapped in, but I also get left with "Now what?" Perhaps because the media is so different, I find it's movies that make me want to cheer, and my favorite is <i>Cool Runnings</i> about the Jamaican Olymipic bobsled team who don't win, but who don't give up. There are other movies like the bicycle racing <i>Breaking Away</i> that cause this reaction in me, too. In fact, the American Film Institute has a fun list of <i>100 Years … 100 Cheers: America’s Most Inspiring Movies</i> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Cheers to help select “view alikes.” <br /><br />Why is the only book I can think of like this <i>Gone with the Wind</i> with Scarlett saying that she will think about it tomorrow when she’ll rise to meet the challenge again? I can’t wait to see what others suggest!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608405553721025518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-39739463464473880992012-02-06T13:37:11.250-06:002012-02-06T13:37:11.250-06:00Not to be a downer, but personally I prefer traged...Not to be a downer, but personally I prefer tragedy.John BPL RAnoreply@blogger.com