tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post6710271539835729723..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: It's book you-know-what!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-70985844180996318142008-06-19T20:19:00.000-04:002008-06-19T20:19:00.000-04:00Jill, sometimes you just have to elbow some little...Jill, sometimes you just have to elbow some little old ladies to get what you want in life...uh...don't you? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Susan - Ooo, that's a big recommendation. Now I'm doubly looking forward to it! <BR/><BR/>LF - have you read Black Cross? It's a chunk of historical thriller awesomeness! If you like Greg Iles, you'll love Black Cross. Okay, I'm done with my book commercial, back to our regular programming. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Katherine - Oh, too bad about Secret History of the Pink Carnation. I got it home and during book "debrief" time actually looked at it and then wondered why it is that I had particularly wanted it in the first place because it doesn't sound like something that's even normally my cup of tea, but I get all grabby and insane when you unleash me on cheap books, it's like I can't even help it! LOL. Glad I've got some winners in my future, too!<BR/><BR/>Andi - I've run out of space myself - I'm developing stacks, on half of my purchases are still in a box camped out on my bedroom floor. But then there's that other book sale in July, you know, the *really* huge awesome one..... Oh my. I wish I had the willpower to put myself on a book-acquiring moratorium, but I can never quite managed it... =/<BR/><BR/>Susan - I love Stephen King but I never know what to expect from his books as they seem to go in all different directions these days. My best friend claims to have liked this one, but uh, she doesn't read too many books, so I don't know whether to trust her. I mean, can you really trust people who don't love books? ;-)<BR/><BR/>justareadingfool, I'm reading Three Cups of Tea right now. I'm enjoying it, but it's kind of a slow read for me right now. Don't know if it's the book or that I'm a little burned out on non-fiction! What you said is how I try to rationalize my book sale problem - I mean there *are* plenty of worse things to be addicted to. Books, for the most part, are cheap and harmless (unless you trip over the accumulated piles and hurt yourself.....). <BR/><BR/>ti - there's nothing not to like about a good book sale! =)<BR/><BR/>Debi - ah, yes, just looking at the tasty books puts a smile on my face. I'm selfishly glad to have company in my Spring Reading Thing failure! Now if there were a Spring Book Buying Thing, then I would totally have it made! =D <BR/><BR/>Matt - oh, yes, I'm definitely geared up for some summer reading, and fall, and winter, uh next spring and summer and ... yeah. ;-) One thing I've noticed about myself as I've gotten older is that I prefer books that are grim and insightful. A friend of mine asked me to recommend her a happy book when she was having a hard time, and I was hard pressed to think of even one (I've managed to get a few into my recommendation arsenal now, but it was hard!). I can recommend good books but none of them are exactly...cheery. So grim but insightful? That's good news for me! <BR/><BR/>Toofondofbooks, glad to hear you say that about The Road from Coorain! It was one of the few that we picked up that I really hadn't heard much about, so it's great to have it recommended! =)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-42609824995429424382008-06-18T14:12:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:12:00.000-04:00_The Road from Coorain_ is a wonderful book. It i..._The Road from Coorain_ is a wonderful book. It is my favorite of Jill Ker Conway's memoirs.<BR/><BR/>I, too, love book sales! I posted about some recent finds <A HREF="http://sheistoofondofbooks.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/friends-of-the-library-book-sale/" REL="nofollow">here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-38657603402848689082008-06-17T19:09:00.000-04:002008-06-17T19:09:00.000-04:00Beautiful pile of books. Now you're geared up for ...Beautiful pile of books. Now you're geared up for summer reading! :) I've been searching for other Brookner books after Hotel Du Lac. I recommend The Blackwater Lightship and other Colm Toibin books, which are a bit grim but very insightful and candid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-89977062808792017722008-06-17T18:54:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:54:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh...just look at all those yummy books!!!...Oh my gosh...just look at all those yummy books!!!! I bought two of the same books as you at our last library sale (Lisey's Story and The Devil in the White City), but haven't read either of them yet. And I've got to say it's nice to hear that I'm not the only who's going to fail miserably on the Spring Reading Thing.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-47235566218935519072008-06-17T11:29:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:29:00.000-04:00Wow! You got a lot of good stuff! I love book sale...Wow! You got a lot of good stuff! I love book sales.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687620527201679249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-86692812271276577182008-06-16T19:12:00.000-04:002008-06-16T19:12:00.000-04:00I've heard the Three Cups of Tea book is good. Oth...I've heard the Three Cups of Tea book is good. Other than that, I've heard of some of the others, but really can't comment. <BR/><BR/>On the subject of book sales: they are the best or worst, depending on how you look at it, although as several people when I'm there keep reminding me, I could have worse addictions. I think I should get a shirt with that on the back: "Hey, I could be addicted to cocaine, you know?" and wear that to the book sales (of course, it might give some of those old ladies a heart attack on the spot ;).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-75432653573588355542008-06-16T11:07:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:07:00.000-04:00I deleted the last comment b/c I posted under my h...I deleted the last comment b/c I posted under my husband's id. Sorry :)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, your book piles look like tons of fun. I've only read 2 of the books - Uglies and Devil in the White City. I liked both, but didn't LOVE either. I also tried to read Lisey's Story, but I couldn't get into it. I'll be interested to hear your opinions!<BR/><BR/>I'm also a shameless collector of free books. I've got around 35 at the moment. Far Keep is one of them - I can't wait to read it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-90260632262903610582008-06-16T11:02:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:02:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499685795689368497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-370307751273662102008-06-16T09:43:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:43:00.000-04:00Hotel du Lac is really lovely, and I'm dying to re...Hotel du Lac is really lovely, and I'm dying to read the new Chabon - but perhaps I should read the old Chabon I have before I get more books. <BR/>I'm so jealous, but I have put myself on a book-buying moratorium. I won't be able to walk in my bedroom if I don't. <BR/>Thanks for sharing.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059619056144553609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-83053232138230562712008-06-16T08:26:00.000-04:002008-06-16T08:26:00.000-04:00I've read couple of these books. Didn't like The S...I've read couple of these books. Didn't like The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, but I thought that Devil in the White City was very good. I alo really liked The Painter From Shanghai (all three books are reviewed on my blog, somewhere). Happy readingKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108897586586146730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-58424664859047448502008-06-15T21:48:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:48:00.000-04:00I'm drooling over all those books! I have only re...I'm drooling over all those books! I have only read one Greg Iles book, but I knew long before I finished it that it wouldn't be my last. He's a great writer. There are quite a few you got that I have on hand to read but haven't managed to yet. Happy reading!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-91822562497441609062008-06-15T21:42:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:42:00.000-04:00Mmm. The River Midnight. One of my all-time favori...Mmm. The River Midnight. One of my all-time favorites.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-50317530863712583832008-06-15T21:07:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:07:00.000-04:00That's quite a treasure trove of books! I especial...That's quite a treasure trove of books! I especially loved that you elbowed old ladies to get the Chabon book. Great story!<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563369624457858904noreply@blogger.com