Comments on: So far… eh http://tinatangos.com/blog/books/so-far-eh/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: fluvial http://tinatangos.com/blog/books/so-far-eh/#comment-445 fluvial Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:22:03 +0000 http://tinatangos.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/so-far-eh/#comment-445 I meant to say that we should recruit other tanguera/os and compile an anthology of real stories from the tango trenches. I meant to say that we should recruit other tanguera/os and compile an anthology of real stories from the tango trenches.

]]> By: fluvial http://tinatangos.com/blog/books/so-far-eh/#comment-441 fluvial Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:21:23 +0000 http://tinatangos.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/so-far-eh/#comment-441 I had a similar experience. I got it as a gift and was really turned off by the vulgar talk and just general banality of the whole thing. We should each write two or three short essays about a tango experience and compile them into a book. :-) I had a similar experience. I got it as a gift and was really turned off by the vulgar talk and just general banality of the whole thing.

We should each write two or three short essays about a tango experience and compile them into a book. :-)

]]> By: La Tanguera http://tinatangos.com/blog/books/so-far-eh/#comment-444 La Tanguera Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:50:52 +0000 http://tinatangos.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/so-far-eh/#comment-444 Hum... you know, someone gave me the book as a present a while ago. It was a tanguera who had read it herself. She said the following while giving it to me... "look, it is crap... it is poorly written, and it also presents an image of the tango community that I don't know if I like... it's true that it's probably out there, full of sex and shallowness, but I have troubles thinking that this book will convey to the whole world that this is what tango is about... because it is so much more, so much deeper, so much more spiritual, so much more about important things..." Anyhow, she asked me if I wanted to take a look, and I took the copy... it's been sitting in my shelf since last Thanksgiving, and for some reason (maybe because I'd rather read good stuff) I haven't opened it yet. That said, I was (still am) curious to glance around the pages just to get the flavor... Did you know that Sandra Bullock bought the rights for the movie? (I think Miss Tango posted on this???) So the whole story will come out... and I want to be prepared :P Hum… you know, someone gave me the book as a present a while ago. It was a tanguera who had read it herself.

She said the following while giving it to me…

“look, it is crap… it is poorly written, and it also presents an image of the tango community that I don’t know if I like… it’s true that it’s probably out there, full of sex and shallowness, but I have troubles thinking that this book will convey to the whole world that this is what tango is about… because it is so much more, so much deeper, so much more spiritual, so much more about important things…”

Anyhow, she asked me if I wanted to take a look, and I took the copy… it’s been sitting in my shelf since last Thanksgiving, and for some reason (maybe because I’d rather read good stuff) I haven’t opened it yet. That said, I was (still am) curious to glance around the pages just to get the flavor…

Did you know that Sandra Bullock bought the rights for the movie? (I think Miss Tango posted on this???) So the whole story will come out… and I want to be prepared :P

]]> By: Elizabeth http://tinatangos.com/blog/books/so-far-eh/#comment-442 Elizabeth Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:17:17 +0000 http://tinatangos.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/so-far-eh/#comment-442 Tina, I was a hesitant to say anything. I read the whole book in order to know how to respond to people who were talking about it, some time ago. I just disliked it (to put it mildly). Poor writing is one thing, but the attitude of ageism and concern with sexual conquest was really a problem for me. Tango is so much bigger. The problems that other cultures have with Americans...they are in part, due to people who think like that author. Tina, I was a hesitant to say anything. I read the whole book in order to know how to respond to people who were talking about it, some time ago.

I just disliked it (to put it mildly). Poor writing is one thing, but the attitude of ageism and concern with sexual conquest was really a problem for me. Tango is so much bigger. The problems that other cultures have with Americans…they are in part, due to people who think like that author.

]]> By: tangospeak http://tinatangos.com/blog/books/so-far-eh/#comment-443 tangospeak Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:26:16 +0000 http://tinatangos.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/so-far-eh/#comment-443 Books like hers are definitely junk food for me - I knew from the first page that it wasn't exactly literature but got the book at time when I was still new to tango and was greedy for any personal stories involving tango. Gave the book to my sister to help her fall asleep at night - seems to be working. Books like hers are definitely junk food for me - I knew from the first page that it wasn’t exactly literature but got the book at time when I was still new to tango and was greedy for any personal stories involving tango.
Gave the book to my sister to help her fall asleep at night - seems to be working.

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