tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post8432358087179691334..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Just Had To Buy But...Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-74364888859556512312011-03-05T12:27:54.623-05:002011-03-05T12:27:54.623-05:00couchpotatocritic:Oh, I love historical biographie...couchpotatocritic:Oh, I love historical biographies. What I like to do is use a pencil to outline bits and pieces I might want to remember as I go along. And honestly, I think most of the stuff in these long tomes isn't meant for us to remember. I think as long as you get the gist of the person's story, you're doing all right.<br />So much to read, so little time. You know how it goes...<br /><br />I don't read many lives of writers, mostly historical personages. I love reading about Churchill, for instance.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-43328737244791427842011-03-05T01:03:21.108-05:002011-03-05T01:03:21.108-05:00Big biographies are hard for me to get into. They ...Big biographies are hard for me to get into. They usually take a log time—so long that I forget what happened at the beginning, so I'm constantly having to backtrack and try and recall what's already happened. While I love authors' books, I often don't care a whole lot about their actual lives. :/ That's kind of...shallow? Mean? But I know some people who read biographies and detest fiction. Fortunately there are enough genres to go around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-68511587769932944772011-03-03T11:28:28.214-05:002011-03-03T11:28:28.214-05:00Sometimes I'll not pay attention for a few day...Sometimes I'll not pay attention for a few days and some new and interesting conversation has sprung up and I just have to join in. It's a great blog.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54071665648579408312011-03-02T22:01:39.345-05:002011-03-02T22:01:39.345-05:00Yes, DBB is very good; it's challenging. Ever...Yes, DBB is very good; it's challenging. Everyone has strong opinions on books, authors, movies social issues, including women's roles, and grammar and punctuation! <br /><br />Can spend an entire post discussing commas, semi-colons, parentheses and emdashes. Or errors in books and newspapers. But it's all fun and sometimes informative.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-92052842076439365772011-03-02T19:19:15.158-05:002011-03-02T19:19:15.158-05:00Kathy, I know, eventually I'm going to read th...Kathy, I know, eventually I'm going to read this series. Then I can join in the discussion if it pops up again. I like DBB.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49837303010493516672011-03-02T18:17:08.820-05:002011-03-02T18:17:08.820-05:00Donna Leon's series is great. Two friends of ...Donna Leon's series is great. Two friends of mine and I are addicts. <br /><br />We share the books. I get them out of the library--or, upon occasion, purchase one, and then hand them over.<br /><br />Leon deals with social issues, but built into the plot, and character development, a good plot, observations on life in Venice and in Italy.<br /><br />Over at DBB we've had discussions about this series, especially about Paola Brunette, who has strong views, but is always still home to make fantastic lunches and dinners for her family--and loves Henry James.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-17079857710726924152011-03-02T10:00:22.707-05:002011-03-02T10:00:22.707-05:00gautami triphathy: I'm heading right over to y...gautami triphathy: I'm heading right over to your blog to comment. I saw a couple of familiar titles on your list. Books that have been languishing around here also. ;)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28344278626634332442011-03-02T09:58:08.990-05:002011-03-02T09:58:08.990-05:00Kathy: I did read one Donna Leon a while back - so...Kathy: I did read one Donna Leon a while back - someone gave it to me for my birthday - and I loved it. I can't imagine why I haven't kept up.<br />I will definitely be reading more in that series.<br />I think, over the summer would be a good time.<br /><br />I'll keep an eye out for the James references. ;)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12063506660926757162011-03-02T09:56:04.776-05:002011-03-02T09:56:04.776-05:00Healigan: I must stop being intimidated by James a...Healigan: I must stop being intimidated by James and just wade in - right? <br /><br />ERAGON was a sensation, I know, when it was first published. A 16 year old after all. Maybe I expected too much.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-50101829159987883892011-03-02T02:02:35.140-05:002011-03-02T02:02:35.140-05:00Reading this list with Henry James' name on it...Reading this list with Henry James' name on it reminds me of Donna Leon's series featuring Commissario Guido Brunette, police inspector in Venice. His spouse, Paola Brunette, is an English literature professor who is never without a book by Henry James.<br /><br />Brunette opines often, "There are three people in my marriage--myself, Paola and Henry James." Or else he complains that she takes James on vacation with her.<br /><br />Anyway, that is a series you might investigate whenever you get out from under the TBR lists, library books and purchased tomes. Good luck!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76806050274969038242011-03-01T22:40:06.831-05:002011-03-01T22:40:06.831-05:00I gotta read 4!
Here is my Top Ten Picks post!I gotta read 4!<br /><br />Here is my <a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/03/top-ten-books-i-just-had-to-buybut-are.html" rel="nofollow">Top Ten Picks</a> post!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-53107857166293809172011-03-01T21:10:17.509-05:002011-03-01T21:10:17.509-05:00Henry James: always worth it, a master. The Boston...Henry James: always worth it, a master. The Bostonians and The Ambassadors still stick with me 30 years later. <br />Eragon: written by a 16 year old. A 16 year old with tremendous talent as a storyteller, but still...16.Healiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198319344895178005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91767600380475733402011-03-01T19:04:49.684-05:002011-03-01T19:04:49.684-05:00Dani: That's the whole confusion thing for me,...Dani: That's the whole confusion thing for me, I know I'll like it. At some point, it will get done. But I don't want it to be a chore. :)<br /><br />I have friends who loved ERAGON. I may give it another go at some point. But...<br /><br />My favorite dragon books, I must admit, are Naomi Novik's brilliant Temeraire series.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85774078409178683982011-03-01T18:34:00.216-05:002011-03-01T18:34:00.216-05:00Jonathan Strange is definitely a bit of a slog at ...Jonathan Strange is definitely a bit of a slog at times (all those footnotes!) but by the end I quite liked it. <br /><br />I thought Eragon was derivative of all the other fantasy novels I've read, so I was not impressed. I know a lot of people who liked it, though.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04306698846042209600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25651790776343000842011-03-01T15:43:37.256-05:002011-03-01T15:43:37.256-05:00Thanks, Lorna: I think you've hit it on the he...Thanks, Lorna: I think you've hit it on the head with Jonathan Strange - I can't see an end to it either. But I own it, so I'll persevere at some point. <br /><br />Yes, the Edmund Morris trilogy (Even more enormous in scope that Brand's book!) has been recommended to me. I'm thinking about it. ;)<br /><br />So much to read, so litte...well, you know.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13446087617523338212011-03-01T15:24:46.944-05:002011-03-01T15:24:46.944-05:00I took JSMN back to the library without finishing ...I took JSMN back to the library without finishing it! Part of me loved it and part of me could not see a way to the end of it!<br /><br />And if you like TR, can I suggest the Edmumd Morris trilogy, if you haven't read it? My father swears by them, reading them all a second time before I borrow them!<br /><br />LOVE your blog, adding your link to my blogroll!<br /><br />LornaLornahttp://ginlemonade.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-65968408389302346942011-03-01T15:09:58.673-05:002011-03-01T15:09:58.673-05:00Bev: The thing is, I do WANT to read it. I really ...Bev: The thing is, I do WANT to read it. I really do. But I'm thinking the audio version is how I'm going to do it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11090185057570383942011-03-01T15:08:42.462-05:002011-03-01T15:08:42.462-05:00Daisy: It's hard when your friends love a book...Daisy: It's hard when your friends love a book and you're so/so. I may give this one another good look one of these days.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44811056063193492702011-03-01T15:03:15.830-05:002011-03-01T15:03:15.830-05:00Yours is the second list with Jonathan Strange on ...Yours is the second list with Jonathan Strange on it. I've been tempted to get that one, but have successfully resisted so far...<br /><br />Here's my list of the temptations I could not resist: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/03/top-ten-tuesday-is-weekly-meme-created.htmlBev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-45269294910317085462011-03-01T14:08:21.378-05:002011-03-01T14:08:21.378-05:00I really enjoyed Eragon, sorry it didn't work ...I really enjoyed Eragon, sorry it didn't work for you. Maybe I should start going to the library again, it's nice that the books stare accusingly from their shelf instead of the ones in my house.. Well, after I finish the books I own and haven't read :)Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468649356197119023noreply@blogger.com