tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post5641400456423670463..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: Some of Us Read Some of Us Just Buy Books Part 2Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-12739272573649262132008-02-02T21:20:00.000-05:002008-02-02T21:20:00.000-05:00JK, I'll say it was a quite a haul. I finally sta...JK, I'll say it was a quite a haul. I finally stashed them on a shelf under my TV for lack of other space, and just seeing them there makes me smile. LOL! =DMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-28094199860728864952008-01-27T17:50:00.000-05:002008-01-27T17:50:00.000-05:00Wow! "The Haul" is right -- that has to be one of ...Wow! "The Haul" is right -- that has to be one of history's all-time greatest shopping trips...Mr. Nautonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306447102220923922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-79670644481770529892008-01-23T08:49:00.000-05:002008-01-23T08:49:00.000-05:00Thank you, thank you! *takes a bow*Jill, I'm grea...Thank you, thank you! *takes a bow*<BR/><BR/>Jill, I'm greatly looking forward to The Sparrow, I've heard so much good about it. Gettysburg was a crazy place to go to school - how many places can you stand outside the door of your college apartment and watch a Civil War-attired band march by or run into ghost hunters in the elevator on your way to work (but never actually see any ghosts)? <BR/><BR/>Susan - Ah, it was you! You started it all! ;-) Looking forward to reading it!<BR/><BR/>Eva - Hey, you've got teetering book piles too, I've seen them with my own eyes! :-P And I'll definitely do your meme here in the next few days. =)<BR/><BR/>Sam - I totally agree. I've probably learned as much history from novels as I have from non-fiction history books, and in novels, the history seems so much more accessible. <BR/><BR/>Literary Feline, that's definitely me, too, bringing many more books into the house than I'm reading, but I'm always reading *something* (and yes, that does count for something!) so I'm confident I'll have time to get to them all or, at least, plenty to bequeath to my loved ones when I'm gone...right? Heh heh. =)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-44911845670165639792008-01-22T10:12:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:12:00.000-05:00I've tagged you for a meme I made up! Feel free t...I've tagged you for a meme I made up! Feel free to participate or not-up to you. :)<BR/><BR/>http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/my-very-own-reading-meme/Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-84152139678819271922008-01-21T17:10:00.000-05:002008-01-21T17:10:00.000-05:00You got a great deal and a lot of great reading ah...You got a great deal and a lot of great reading ahead of you! I seem to bring more books in than I actually read and so sometimes I feel like all I do is buy books. I'm working my way through them though and so that must count for something, right?<BR/><BR/>I've only actually read one of the books that you recently purchased (Reading Lolita in Tehran) but several others are in my TBR collection.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-80699470051434704852008-01-20T20:40:00.000-05:002008-01-20T20:40:00.000-05:00Wow...32 great books for $39 has to be the best ha...Wow...32 great books for $39 has to be the best haul I've seen in 2008. <BR/><BR/>I'm also a Civil War freak and really love Civil War novels if they are well written. It always amazes me how much history can be learned from a well-researched novel.<BR/><BR/>I spent a whole day in Franklin, TN, a couple of years ago touring the plantation home that is featured in the book you bought and looking around the town. It is not the greatest novel in the world, but having toured the area just before reading it, it became a memorable one for me. <BR/><BR/>You did good... :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-80330578701930742512008-01-20T20:26:00.000-05:002008-01-20T20:26:00.000-05:00Looks like a bunch of fun! :) Do you know what wo...Looks like a bunch of fun! :) Do you know what would also be fun? A huge, teetering pile for us people who have promised not to buy any new books to salivate over. ;)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-70873005961618014542008-01-20T20:16:00.000-05:002008-01-20T20:16:00.000-05:00Awesome haul!I might be responsible for the Gilded...Awesome haul!<BR/><BR/>I might be responsible for the Gilded Chamber... I don't think it had been in a VBB before I had a few extra copies left over from my book club... check the JEs next time you see it. Lovely book, btw. Great read.<BR/><BR/>I have March on my TBR, too. One of these days...Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-6193209466374381802008-01-20T18:57:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:57:00.000-05:00Megan! Am I jealous? YES. Did you get a BIG bang f...Megan! Am I jealous? YES. Did you get a BIG bang for your near-impoverished buck? YOU BET. Kudos to you for getting such a wonderful collection of books for almost 40 bucks. Did I mention that I am jealous?<BR/><BR/>I see you snagged The Sparrow. A wonderful book that I hope you enjoy.<BR/><BR/>I was also enthralled that you went to college in Gettysburg. I have a huge interest in Civil War Fiction and enjoyed Widow of the South immensely. The Battle of Franklin was bloodier than Gettysburg, if you can imagine that. It's a haunting book.<BR/><BR/>ENJOY!<BR/>JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563369624457858904noreply@blogger.com