tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post6717125485514415852..comments2024-01-20T18:08:44.444-05:00Comments on You Can Never Have Too Many Books: breakdown and some book talkSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-39004995576256423472014-12-03T18:15:06.461-05:002014-12-03T18:15:06.461-05:00Stefanie: thank you so much. I am still healing,...Stefanie: thank you so much. I am still healing, it's slow going though. Much slower than I'd like!<br /><br />Emily: thank you for sharing what you want through after Sandy Hook. I wondered at your silence, how you were doing. One problem I have is that I can't concentrate on anything so even video games start to annoy me quickly. I think I'm supposed to pay attention to me, right now! lol I did think about Anne of Green Gables (one of my childhood comfort books) but as I can't read long enough, and I know it's kind of long-winded in places, I can't read it :-( <br /><br />Jane: thank you so much, also. Jane Austen is a possibility for me, though surprisingly I am finding non-fiction easier to read. Of the few I have been able to read! <br /><br />raidergirl: thank you for all the good thoughts and wishes :-) I am hoping to do something fun with my blog for the advent season to help at least talk about books here with all of you! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-5092488932204568452014-12-01T22:55:05.929-05:002014-12-01T22:55:05.929-05:00So sorry - it was just terrible in Ottawa, and so ...So sorry - it was just terrible in Ottawa, and so sorry that you're in a troubled state. I'm sending good thoughts and wishes and hopes for good books. When you're ready, the blog (and we) will be waiting for you.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-34248975576856264722014-11-30T14:09:52.854-05:002014-11-30T14:09:52.854-05:00I'm sorry to hear that you're having troub...I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble and my thoughts are with you as you work through the trauma. I can understand how reading mysteries would not be a good idea. I have a friend who swears by Austen and Heyer as therapeutic reading, and returning to old favorite might be a way of healing and finding a reading groove again. I find starting new books to be difficult sometimes--new characters, scenes, situations to learn about, but rereading is like visiting an old friend.<br /><br />Take care and best wishes.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-80927856380106087512014-11-27T00:29:17.652-05:002014-11-27T00:29:17.652-05:00So sorry to hear what you've been going throug...So sorry to hear what you've been going through. I imagine it may be a bit like the way I felt after the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut -- although everyone is different. I didn't read much. Spent a lot of time playing addictive computer games. I've found, though, that going back to childhood favorites, when it comes to books, is a good thing to do in times of trauma. Good luck with your healing!Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-21766548106941778122014-11-24T11:10:32.154-05:002014-11-24T11:10:32.154-05:00So very sorry to hear your news. I am glad you are...So very sorry to hear your news. I am glad you are feeling well enough to do a post. I hope you continue on the path of healing. Big hugs!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-60984393647420472952014-11-23T10:43:53.548-05:002014-11-23T10:43:53.548-05:00Margaret: Thank you so much for your kind words an...Margaret: Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts. My library has Gladys Taber so I have requested two of her books. Miss Read I hope to find in a good used book store tomorrow :-) <br /><br />Cath: I know, FB is a good way to keep in touch, isn't it? I missed being on here though, and seeing people talk about books. <br /><br />I am taking time to heal, as much as I can (and need). Thanks :-) It's mostly me wanting to read, knowing that reading is a comfort for me and a way that I heal, so it feels upsetting that I struggle with that too. <br /><br />I wondered if you or Jodie would bring up Angela Thirkell! lol I've checked over here, and she's difficult to find, so as I can get back into bookstores to look, I will keep looking for her. So far it's hard to concentrate in bookstores, another sad sign for me :-( <br /><br />Thank you for your hug, and hugs back. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-39510996944998567982014-11-23T06:44:38.829-05:002014-11-23T06:44:38.829-05:00I knew what was going on with you from FB of cours...I knew what was going on with you from FB of course but I'm really pleased to see your post here as well. Take time to heal, Susan. Don't feel pressured by blogging or the feeling that you have to read. You don't. Give yourself space and time.<br /><br />Angela Thirkell is another author I would add to Miss Read. I love both of them. <br /><br />Take care. *Hugs*<br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-8367778199952176352014-11-23T04:46:46.260-05:002014-11-23T04:46:46.260-05:00I'm so sorry - I wondered about your silence o...I'm so sorry - I wondered about your silence on the blog! It's so hard when reading brings back the memories and horror of it all. I hope you fare better with Miss Read and Gladys Taber - both such gentle writers of beautiful books. Thinking of you - take care!Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-21980568214439889482014-11-22T23:13:20.530-05:002014-11-22T23:13:20.530-05:00Nan: I just looked up Gladys Taber on Amazon. Wow...Nan: I just looked up Gladys Taber on Amazon. Wow, how did I ever miss her? She sounds perfect. Thank you so very much!!! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-63778255187549674802014-11-22T23:09:29.280-05:002014-11-22T23:09:29.280-05:00Nan: thank you so much! I have been trying all k...Nan: thank you so much! I have been trying all kinds of books, from Charles Dickens, to Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle, to non-fiction biographies, to George Eliot, and several mysteries. Thank you for your suggestions, I am going to go look up Gladys Taber now. I know I've thought about picking up a Miss REad, but can't remember if I did. Our library usually has one, so I will look for one to try. Thank you for your kind thoughts, too. I wish you lived closer too! It would be wonderful if the group of us who lived in the Northeast here could meet up somehow one day :-) I'd love that.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-35581178137755595712014-11-22T19:39:48.936-05:002014-11-22T19:39:48.936-05:00I'm so sorry. I didn't know you lived ther...I'm so sorry. I didn't know you lived there. And to have something personally upsetting as well is just too much. I wish I lived closer. Perhaps reading kinder, gentler books would be easier? Miss Read always does it for me. Or your own Bill Richardson's little masterpiece, says I, Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast. Gladys Taber is always wonderful. Again, I'm sorry and will be thinking of you.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com