tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post5367003621159464214..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Effie Graham, The Passin’-On Party (1912)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-5447328616182220442013-02-02T11:00:44.907-08:002013-02-02T11:00:44.907-08:00Never heard of this one but sounds like something ...Never heard of this one but sounds like something I should probably read.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-64621909022406592122013-02-02T10:56:45.567-08:002013-02-02T10:56:45.567-08:00Ron, this seems like a delightful book to read in ...Ron, this seems like a delightful book to read in spite of its social and racial context which seems mild on the face of it. Thanks for the fine review.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-19218827575065755872013-02-01T21:20:06.050-08:002013-02-01T21:20:06.050-08:00Oscar, I can't tell at all what her motivation...Oscar, I can't tell at all what her motivation was, except in a teacherly way to broaden the perspective of the readers while entertaining them. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-90560806805152436932013-02-01T21:18:33.750-08:002013-02-01T21:18:33.750-08:00I think she's slipping quite a bit under the r...I think she's slipping quite a bit under the radar. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-75422503158473638112013-02-01T17:52:28.749-08:002013-02-01T17:52:28.749-08:00I'll have to read this. I wonder if her choic...I'll have to read this. I wonder if her choice of a "comic" approach made her observations more palatable (or possibly slid them under the radar) to many of her readers. <br /><br />Writing something more pointed might have been too risky. Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-88836078200010407462013-02-01T12:26:14.394-08:002013-02-01T12:26:14.394-08:00The author must have been obsessed with the racial...The author must have been obsessed with the racial problem and was trying to show reality for other white folks.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.com