tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post870415370263459334..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: The Week or So in BooksMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-12312947119478561882008-11-21T19:21:00.000-05:002008-11-21T19:21:00.000-05:00I LOVED The Road, though it was very sad. The wri...I LOVED The Road, though it was very sad. The writing blew me away, though, and I gave it as a gift. My highest complement. ;)<BR/><BR/>I just finished Run last week, and I liked it a lot. I haven't written my review yet. <BR/><BR/>You've got me all intrigued with Sweetsmoke now. And I've thought of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, but I haven't decided if I want to add it to my list or not.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-1839821702583665082008-11-17T14:55:00.000-05:002008-11-17T14:55:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm one of the reluctant bunch about The Roa...Yeah, I'm one of the reluctant bunch about The Road. I have no doubt that the writing is first-rate. It sounds a bit grim and depressing for me to pick it up. Maybe the time is not right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-31525773724841669292008-11-16T20:42:00.000-05:002008-11-16T20:42:00.000-05:00I've picked up The Road several times, but I've al...I've picked up The Road several times, but I've always put it back. Somehow, it scares me to read. Maybe one day I'll take the plunge. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-44049721889727808832008-11-10T19:21:00.000-05:002008-11-10T19:21:00.000-05:00Elizabeth - Sorry that one didn't do it for you! ...Elizabeth - Sorry that one didn't do it for you! I found it to be a little bit slower of a read, but I think that might have been because I was taking my time to enjoy the descriptions... That old leper colony seems to be a more popular place than I'd expected! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Ruth - Glad to hear it! I'll have to get to it sooner rather than later before it disappears into the vast recesses of my unread book pile like so many that have gone before... <BR/><BR/>LF - It's so hard to resist the pull of book shopping! I'd been good for quite a while, so it had gotten to the point that every time I drove by a bookstore or even a Goodwill or Salvation Army store I'd be thinking about stopping drooling about the possibilty of buying a few books. I really needed a fix, I guess! LOL. And FWIW, I think having a coupon *does* mean that you need to go to the bookstore.... =PMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-15557709539116113472008-11-10T18:40:00.000-05:002008-11-10T18:40:00.000-05:00I came very close to stopping in at the bookstore ...I came very close to stopping in at the bookstore this morning after my stop at the post office, but I refrained. Just because I have a coupon doesn't mean I need to go to the bookstore. I'll probably cave tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>I bought my copy of The Road before Oprah but I still haven't managed to read it. Before the movie, I keep telling myself. Let's hope it lives up to the hype! The Reluctant Fundamentalist is another one waiting on my shelf to be read (You have good taste!)<BR/><BR/>Run is another one I've been curious about. And Sweetsmoke. I am glad to hear you are enjoying that one so far.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-17602798139751851572008-11-09T15:42:00.000-05:002008-11-09T15:42:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed Run. I'd probably rank it as one...I really enjoyed Run. I'd probably rank it as one of my favorites of the year. It was my first time reading Ann Patchett, but I'll definitely be looking for more of her work.Ruth Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863703037623512619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-75343030711608692262008-11-09T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:57:00.000-05:00Well, I can take your place in the leper colony fo...Well, I can take your place in the leper colony for Sweetsmoke - boy, that book just did not hold my interest.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939074543470696025noreply@blogger.com