tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post7067946923760679..comments2024-01-20T18:08:44.444-05:00Comments on You Can Never Have Too Many Books: Happy birthday to meSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-3010606455094033422008-05-29T10:19:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:19:00.000-04:00Happy very belated birthday. You spree like nobody...Happy very belated birthday. You spree like nobody's business-- Great Job!John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-8650672185494121302008-05-22T14:29:00.000-04:002008-05-22T14:29:00.000-04:00It's the River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH -- ...It's the River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH -- great, friendly, knowledgeable staff with great recommendations. And they're very involved in their community.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-70687691327232803412008-05-21T22:56:00.000-04:002008-05-21T22:56:00.000-04:00chris: thank you, thank you, thank you! I did ha...chris: thank you, thank you, thank you! I did have a great one, and the books helped! lol I knew Possession was a chunkster, and I've tried it once already, but am giving it another go (see how reluctant I was to admit that! so many people have loved it!) And I am loving the Subterranean Press edition....oh my, no one said they were so lovingly well-made and crafted! <BR/><BR/>deslily: yes, that is my master plan, to convince my husband shelves are needed!!! :-) in my dreams we can afford built-in shelves, but sadly the Universe is turning a blind eye to these dreams!<BR/><BR/>chris: thanks! And yes, it is a lot.....I'm still kind of awed that I bought them all!<BR/><BR/>bybee: (big smile) I have a home-made brownie (deep chocolate kind that is better than any other) would you like one? I made them myself for the party, and only a few are left.....and I'm overjoyed that you love my shopping spree!! :-)<BR/><BR/>rhinoa: I will read the Mueller shortly. It was reviewed on Endicott Studios, that was how i found out about her. They have a great list of mythic books, and fairy tale books, to get. I read the Last Unicorn a long time ago, so it's due for a reread (still can't find Tamsin House which is out of print now! wah!), and I think i missed the deLint - this is my year for catching up with him! I love his writing. I think you and I - and alot of our fellow bloggers - share the same tastes! which makes it more fun when we read, to see who else has read it too and what they thought. and i did have a happy birthday, thanks :-)<BR/><BR/>jeane: isn't it just, books and birthdays? I always think if a birthday or Christmas go by and there's no book for me, well, that was a waste of time!!!<BR/><BR/>becky: if I can get some new shelves, I will be happily reorganizing them so I can see what I have now!! and very busy reading, so many delights there to choose from! thanks!<BR/><BR/>eva: it was rare to buy that many at once - rare, once in a life time so far! but oh so much fun. :-) <BR/><BR/>table talk: I LOVE your story! I think we should all give it to our loved ones as a cautionary tale! Did I tell you broke up with one boyfriend because he complained when I bought a book to give my mother for her birthday? But I like yours because it's true and what we all feel, I think. Book tokens are the perfect gift, for us book lovers. thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>Nymeth: I feel like I opened a treasure box, and all these books were there! I haven't read any Zadie Smith yet, but see above for the Last Unicorn - I loved it many years ago, and I've been a Douglas Adams fan since the sci-fi conventions came out with the buttons "42" on them, which is the answer to What is the meaning of life? Oh, and I wore one of those buttons for years!!! :-) I'll let you know as i read them - I will get to the Goose Girl soon since everyone is reading Shannon Hale these days. (Please let me like it....)!<BR/><BR/>lady p: the same back at you! happy birthday - did the kids take you out? get you anything? did John's family do a dinner for you? and yes, we can still see the tv! ha ha...<BR/><BR/>emily: hmmm, wonder if we'll be reading the books around the same time too? I think Odd Thomas will be for RIP3 this year. What's the name of your favorite New England bookstore? and i haven't heard of that Peter S Beagle book! Oh no, my to-get list just moved to 4 pages long! better not let my husband see it....I'm really hoping I enjoy the Thirteenth Tale, since people either loved or hated it here....I'll let you know. If only the birthday fairy had given me time to read all these!!!<BR/><BR/>tj: oh no, this was a once a year shopping trip, or once in several years! I usually manage to get 4 or 5 books into the house per month. We don't have enough bookshelves as it is! I may just have to go over to Ikea and see what's new, or see if anyone has any shelves on sale! I love China Bayles, and I've never read Iris Murdoch, so fingers crossed I see what everyone raves about in her. I love May Sarton's journals, so I'm hoping this will cross-over to her creative writing too. thanks for coming by!<BR/><BR/>Thank you everyone!! I hope you enjoyed this vicarious experience of binge-book buying through my eyes! I loved it! Thanks for all your birthday wishes too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-54669515366960842302008-05-21T20:51:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:51:00.000-04:00Wow, Susan! You do know how to rake in the books! ...Wow, Susan! You do know how to rake in the books! And so many wonderful reads here. The Sea, The Sea is one of my favorite Iris Murdoch's and I do love May Sarton and also Eudora Welty. It's hard to go wrong with Albert's China Bayles mysteries. You must have a very big house and lots of bookshelves if you get this many new-to-you books every month. Enjoy!<BR/>TJ ( tjacques.wordpress.com )TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185310467528435446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-2805027493394423852008-05-21T18:47:00.000-04:002008-05-21T18:47:00.000-04:00Happy, happy birthday!! Here's a funny coincidence...Happy, happy birthday!! Here's a funny coincidence: last time I was up at my favorite independent bookstore in New England, I bought both Letters from Maine and Odd Thomas. And I just started reading Beagle's _I See By My Outfit_, which is a travelogue of a trip he and his friend took from NY to CA on motor scooters, and it's got me interested in wanting to read his other stuff like The Last Unicorn. I hope you enjoy _The Thirteenth Tale_. I loved, loved, loved that book! A lot of people didn't, because they thought she was too derivative of the classics (Brontes, etc), but I thought that was her whole point: knowing what readers of those sorts of books are like and having great fun with us.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-28699225354325639142008-05-21T17:48:00.000-04:002008-05-21T17:48:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday and you ARE nuts! Can you guys eve...Happy Birthday and you ARE nuts! Can you guys even find the tv anymore? Poor Toby! It was very sweet of Holly-Anne to make you a card (and force her teacher to help :)). I was thinking about you; I started the "new" job yesterday and between that and exhaustion and dealing with son....it's been a challenge. I won't reveal how young you are; let's just say it's a good thing you showed pictures of all your books and not candles on the cake! Ha ha ha, love sis xoxoxPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256567414059449423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-2713011647152618802008-05-21T17:26:00.000-04:002008-05-21T17:26:00.000-04:00It sounds like you had a great birthday! And yay f...It sounds like you had a great birthday! And yay for getting new books :) I'm reading The Famished Road soonish too, as it's on two of my challenge lists. There are several books on your piles that I loved: On Beauty, Possession, The Last Unicorn, The Goose Girl, and of course the Douglas Adams. I hope you enjoy them, and the others too. As always, I look forward to your reviews.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-71129078405185720012008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:00Sorry I'm a day late coming in to say Happy Birthd...Sorry I'm a day late coming in to say Happy Birthday but the feelings are still heart-felt.<BR/>I live the books piles, but where are you going to put them all? Still that's a minor worry and not something that any true reader would let bother her for a moment. I know what you mean about wanting to just want spend a lot of money on books. Did I ever tell you about the time the chap I was going out with asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I said lots of book tokens so I could just go and wander round Waterstones and spend. he bought me an electric toothbrush and that was the last Christmas we spent together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-3630204345370739592008-05-21T12:02:00.000-04:002008-05-21T12:02:00.000-04:00WOW! Happy (belated) birthdya, and those are some...WOW! Happy (belated) birthdya, and those are some awesome book piles! Good for you for spoiling yourself. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-55405849882071986592008-05-21T11:17:00.000-04:002008-05-21T11:17:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday!!! It looks like you'll be busy for...Happy Birthday!!! It looks like you'll be busy for quite a while :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-78283112676625203142008-05-21T09:48:00.000-04:002008-05-21T09:48:00.000-04:00Happy birthday! What a great way to spend it- on b...Happy birthday! What a great way to spend it- on books!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-59557099672455675382008-05-21T08:49:00.000-04:002008-05-21T08:49:00.000-04:00That is an excellent stash of books! Alive Togethe...That is an excellent stash of books! Alive Together - Lisel Mueller (fairy-tale poetry) sounds particularly interesting, read it soon so I can read your review :) I hope you enjoy Peter S Bealge, Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith and Charles de Lint who are all some of my favourite authors. Hope you had a great birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-51270366623840085272008-05-21T08:12:00.000-04:002008-05-21T08:12:00.000-04:00As one bookworm Susan to another, I am deeply prou...As one bookworm Susan to another, I am deeply proud of you! Happy birthday...any leftover cake??Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-1966813479588307572008-05-21T07:52:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:52:00.000-04:00Whoa! That's a lot of books! Happy Birthday!Whoa! That's a lot of books! Happy Birthday!Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-64603104100116534782008-05-21T06:43:00.000-04:002008-05-21T06:43:00.000-04:00Happy (belated) Birthday!..well.. now you need mor...Happy (belated) Birthday!..<BR/><BR/>well.. now you need more bookshelves! lol You have some really good books there! I hope you enjoy them all!!!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-15525375081587146692008-05-21T01:10:00.000-04:002008-05-21T01:10:00.000-04:00Happy happy happy happy birthday!! Hope you had a ...Happy happy happy happy birthday!! Hope you had a great one :) From the looks of all of those books (and I mean that's a lot of books!) it really was a great one! Love the de Lint and the Beagle and The Thirteenth Tale and all kinds of other ones...you really got some great books there! I had no idea that Possession was such a chunkster!!! I signed up for that one too...oh well...one more chunkster to add to the list. They're so intimidating :/ Don't you love those Subterranean Press editions? Expensive, but well worth it!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.com