tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post5882734685786419250..comments2024-03-26T21:23:44.804-07:00Comments on Bibliomama: Mondays on the Margins: Book....StuffBibliomamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-65514512081520324372013-03-09T08:15:22.963-08:002013-03-09T08:15:22.963-08:00Please please please read Good Omrens. It is a cur...Please please please read Good Omrens. It is a cure for the blahs. I keep re-buying it because the copies I lend out never come home. I happily re-buy it. Omens. My gadget will not let me fix it. <br /><br />Seriously, I have bought it three times and will probably buy it again. Read it. Bunnyslippersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-35337906442962959842013-03-07T13:34:53.063-08:002013-03-07T13:34:53.063-08:00I brought home A Tree.. last year from the library...I brought home A Tree.. last year from the library, had never read it, loved the hell out of it, and then my husband, who is fairly specific in his fiction needs (Neil Stephenson, Charlie Stross, old sci-fi, the Master & Commander books) picked it up and loved the hell out of it. It's magic.<br /><br />As it is now Surly Thursday I hope you've got your pissy pants on. Come on. Let us have it.clarahttp://torturedpotato.com/the_comebacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-89905429198941117342013-03-05T14:15:55.925-08:002013-03-05T14:15:55.925-08:00Everyone has read A Tree Grows... except for me! I...Everyone has read A Tree Grows... except for me! I should rectify that. <br /><br />Two days ago I finally flipped to the last page of IQ84 (Murakami) and I've been at a bit of a loss as to what to do with myself. I've picked up a few books, read a page, and then wandered off. I think IQ84 may have screwed up my reading life for all eternity!! Or maybe just for a couple of days until I realize that I can actually go back to reading books that I truly enjoy again. <br /><br />To be honest, I've also been wondering if I might be depressed lately because I'm having a hell of a time convincing myself to do anything more than sit on the couch and stare out the window. I just feel incapable of having emotions or interests for the past few months. It's rather like being numb. But if it is depression, I am aware of it enough to know that it's really an inconvenient way of thinking so I'm trying my best to pretend that I'm not that way at all. Marilyn (A Lot of Loves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06657908406859803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-3825812698275397242013-03-05T10:45:59.529-08:002013-03-05T10:45:59.529-08:00Ok, so I'm about a dozen pages in to Good Omen...Ok, so I'm about a dozen pages in to Good Omens (ah, the beauty of iBooks preview); or, well, I'm not sure exactly how many real-life pages (ah, the drawbacks of iBooks preview) and I'm ready to go and buy everything Terry Pratchett has ever written. And to do penance for misspelling his name in all of the above comments.Sashahttp://ramblingnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-52535565155046806232013-03-05T10:26:19.087-08:002013-03-05T10:26:19.087-08:00Feeling spammed yet?Feeling spammed yet?Sashahttp://ramblingnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-18340380383659867822013-03-05T10:26:04.183-08:002013-03-05T10:26:04.183-08:00That should be "I almost included", not ...That should be "I almost included", not "I also included".<br />Sashahttp://ramblingnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-45051371585932673062013-03-05T10:25:26.444-08:002013-03-05T10:25:26.444-08:00Ok, I also included in that comment, vis a vis Ter...Ok, I also included in that comment, vis a vis Terry Pratchet: "Isn't there a whiff of Douglas Adams about him? I need a pick-me-up, so its either that or read Hitchhiker's for the umpteenth time."<br /><br />Then I looked at Good Omens on Good Reads (no relation), and not only has a friend (like an actual, flesh-and-blood friend) rated it 4-stars, but it's number 2 on this list:<br /><br />http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/312.Best_Humorous_Books#12067<br /><br />Number 1? Hitchhikers. Maybe I'll join you on Good Omens.<br />Sashahttp://ramblingnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-49974889587933904972013-03-05T10:21:16.827-08:002013-03-05T10:21:16.827-08:00I know what you mean about seeing signs without re...I know what you mean about seeing signs without really feeling like you're depressed. It's weird. Although I'm not sure I've ever fully realized the decision making thing - but it's totally true. How is it that we can see what our brain is doing without our brain seeing it too???<br /><br />I just finished Away, and The Dressmaker is in at the library, but Terry Pratchet has been on my list of authors to try.Sashahttp://ramblingnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-26527590271685874042013-03-05T09:14:15.109-08:002013-03-05T09:14:15.109-08:00A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a truly mind blowing b...A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a truly mind blowing book. It's so excellent. One of the scenes that so strongly stands out for me is when the kids are getting their shots, and their arms are dirty, and the doctor is completely exasperated with those "poor people". <br /><br />Sorry you're feeling depressed. I will tell you this: a friend of mine recommended We Need To Talk About Kevin. I don't remember how many chapters I read - not many - but I just couldn't do it. I was going into a depressive tailspin from that damn book. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212465957211363245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-83879678841880632342013-03-05T05:54:49.449-08:002013-03-05T05:54:49.449-08:00I'm not sure if I've waxed on to you about...I'm not sure if I've waxed on to you about how much I love A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but I know I have waxed on to a lot of people about it. I absolutely loved it.Mary Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494494129741610999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-88375726637773596392013-03-04T18:34:39.503-08:002013-03-04T18:34:39.503-08:00I love you guys - you so get me.I love you guys - you so get me.Bibliomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-17874362701156914442013-03-04T17:52:30.482-08:002013-03-04T17:52:30.482-08:00Back when I used to post reviews on Goodreads (bef...Back when I used to post reviews on Goodreads (before GR started eating them and they vanished from time to time) I always kind of made excuses for books when I read them at the wrong time of year--if it was summer but I read something ponderous it might not catch me properly, or if shit had gone down in life there was no way I could appreciate a book. So I'm comforted to see you noting this stuff too. I'm glad you liked A Tree so much. I assigned it a lot as extra credit to girls who I thought needed to read it. Today, it was one of the March Madness choices at Harper Collins Canada, and they paired it against one of the modern YA girl-saves-the-world books. http://hccmarchmadness.ca/vote/vote-2013/ No contest!Kimhttp://www.kimperative.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-32604856073814124882013-03-04T17:17:36.667-08:002013-03-04T17:17:36.667-08:00BTW, I know what you mean about life associations ...BTW, I know what you mean about life associations that surround novels making it hard to read them again.<br /><br />I used to love Willa Cather but now even thinking about her fills me with feelings of shame and failure (grad school trauma). It was sort of a triumph I was able read Death Comes for the Archbishop for book club last month. StephLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711343685652511843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-77468365370950924322013-03-04T17:14:24.973-08:002013-03-04T17:14:24.973-08:00I did my dissertation of female coming of age nove...I did my dissertation of female coming of age novels and though I didn't write on ATGIB I re-read while I was researching, just for background. (I'd read it as a kid.) It is a powerful novel. Both my mother and mother-in-law told me it was their favorite book when they were teenagers. (They are both 70ish.)StephLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711343685652511843noreply@blogger.com