tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post8765664654845297991..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: BooksTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-89182571870691209262008-08-02T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-02T19:52:00.000-07:00Hi Terry, this meme is a great idea. I wish there ...Hi Terry, this meme is a great idea. I wish there were more hours in a day to fit in all the books I'd like to read. Are you into sci-fi at all?<BR/><BR/>Happy New House too!The Materhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08930405332285748751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-88009662470708126052008-08-02T07:49:00.000-07:002008-08-02T07:49:00.000-07:00Oh! And I forgot to add that I just adore "Me Tal...Oh! And I forgot to add that I just adore "Me Talk Pretty One Day." Have you heard Sedaris read the piece about his french class and talking about Easter? It makes me laugh so hard I cry every time I hear it.Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-46088218848290617522008-08-02T07:47:00.000-07:002008-08-02T07:47:00.000-07:00I'm so glad you posted this, Terry! I loved r...I'm so glad you posted this, Terry! I loved reading about your book choices. I really tried to read Chabon's Cavallier & Clay and simply couldn't get into it. I have it on my shelf, thinking to try again, because everyone raves about it. Sounds like we were both deeply affected by Beloved, too.Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-11495090965942079142008-08-01T09:47:00.000-07:002008-08-01T09:47:00.000-07:00If you enjoyed Garp you might also like A Prayer F...If you enjoyed Garp you might also like A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving. Right now I am reading The 13th Tale by Diane Setterfield and find it engrossing. I find it hard to believe that there are so many people who read romance novels. Bleechh! I would have been insulted too by the garage sale man.<BR/>JanJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615007932636751108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-37907677783345564852008-07-31T10:57:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:57:00.000-07:00Have you read the Harry Potter books? They are ab...Have you read the Harry Potter books? They are absolutely fantastic! And not just for kids, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-70320710210174842442008-07-31T10:55:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:55:00.000-07:00Thanks Terry, I thought I was the only one in the ...Thanks Terry, I thought I was the only one in the world who thought The Notebook was utter dreck. <BR/><BR/>I think it's time for me to re-read Franny and Zooey, the quote about the chicken soup brought it all back. <BR/><BR/>CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-69325453128351983362008-07-30T15:36:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:36:00.000-07:00Franny and Zooey is one of my all time favorite re...Franny and Zooey is one of my all time favorite reads. I read the Yiddish Policemans Union and thought it was an o.k. read but didnt get the great praise that was heaped on it. My recomendation for a really fun quick read is the books by Colin Cotterill that center around the life of a seventy year old coroner in Laos. Politcally interesting and parts that make you just snort out loud in mirth. Cotterill knows of what he writes as he has been living in and around Laos and Thiland. Oh, the books are The Coroners Lunch, Thirty three teeth,and Curse of the Pogo stick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166011380454448476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-14575692113817046322008-07-30T14:09:00.000-07:002008-07-30T14:09:00.000-07:00I read the O'Keeffe biography and really liked it....I read the O'Keeffe biography and really liked it. I do recall that there were places that were slow moving, so I think if you stick with it, you'll enjoy it overall. I can recommend without any reservations Duchamp by Calvin Tomkins. Fascinating stuff!<BR/><BR/>I love biographies. :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663411184129275195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-21880395943259672392008-07-30T13:44:00.000-07:002008-07-30T13:44:00.000-07:00Have you read Michael Chabon's Kavalier and Clay? ...Have you read Michael Chabon's <I>Kavalier and Clay</I>? That was wonderful! I can lend you my copy, if you'd like. Ditto <I>Middlesex</I> by Jeffrey Eugenides; definitely NOT your typical romance novel! <BR/><BR/>I have so many books lined up to read, but it seems lately that I hear about something that sounds interesting, put it on my Hold list at the library, and bam, it's ready for pickup and due in three weeks. I've been reading a lot of non-fiction for that reason.Revalanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523121402264988240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-73887381386617974892008-07-30T12:18:00.000-07:002008-07-30T12:18:00.000-07:00"the notebook" A case where the movie was better (..."the notebook" A case where the movie was better (if that is possible) than the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com