tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post7628541170649125995..comments2024-01-20T18:08:44.444-05:00Comments on You Can Never Have Too Many Books: Confession is good for the soul.....Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-46067604400126928382008-09-02T23:52:00.000-04:002008-09-02T23:52:00.000-04:00table talk: I have to admit, I am surprised! I t...table talk: I have to admit, I am surprised! I thought for sure you would have read it! It really is worth looking at, especially if you read Sylvia Plath before (I think i recall you saying you had).<BR/><BR/>jspeyton: I've done the meme, thanks so much! Surprisingly difficult to do! Still have to read The Terror, hoping to do it this weekend (I need a chunk of time to properly read it).<BR/><BR/>heather j: I got bogged down too - i am enjoying it, but only once i figured out he was being humourous!!! I've put it aside for the RIP challenge, so will pick it up in Nov again.<BR/><BR/>bybee: Did you like birthday Letters? I can't believe it didn't come back to you! I love it, it's awesome poetry. (yikes, that's twice I've used that tonight. My teenage son is rubbing off on me! help!!) I think you should read Archie comic books until your TCIB relents and buys you some lovely ginger tea :-) with some cookies of course! She ought to, making you read Dickens and Austen at the same time!<BR/><BR/>nymeth: I think we readers are like that 'Herding the Cats' challenge title says - we are independent and can't really be collared/led, by challenges, other people's tastes (except when we like the same books!), no matter our good intentions! I'm not giving up on challenges, though! I love this RIP3, and I've enjoyed 888 so much (especially being able to cross off books as I read them!)<BR/><BR/>kim l: see my answer to Nymeth. I really think that challenges should be guidelines. And you are right, FUN, more than anything else, something we do because we enjoy it. My problem is that I have an inner conflict between being well-read (what my inner literary bookworm insists is cool to be seen reading) and reading for complete and utter fun. It will be interesting to see which wins out, which I think the challenges I do complete will be the answer! so it's always more of an inner challenge within myself that I am answering. but I do like to win, so I hate signing up for things and not finishing!!! lolSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-76855565253668500942008-09-01T21:06:00.000-04:002008-09-01T21:06:00.000-04:00Why take the challenge too seriously? I'm pretty ...Why take the challenge too seriously? I'm pretty sure the point is to have fun, so I think you are perfectly within your rights to change things around. I don't think I've followed any of my challenges to the letter yet. Just no time, and plus my interest does tend to wander. Let it be fun!Kim Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024112944002002232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-18929785124554229112008-08-29T10:40:00.000-04:002008-08-29T10:40:00.000-04:00"I am giving myself permission to add or delete bo..."I am giving myself permission to add or delete books through the year because the one main thing I have learned is, the bigger the challenge or the longer it lasts, the more it is certain that some book or two is going to come along who wants to be read for that challenge long after it's started!!!"<BR/><BR/>Yup, exactly. Which is why this whole following lists thing isn't working very well for me anymore...especially for year-long challenges.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-1989886940464849142008-08-29T08:36:00.000-04:002008-08-29T08:36:00.000-04:00me again :)You mentioned in a comment on my blog t...me again :)<BR/><BR/>You mentioned in a comment on my blog that you were trying to change your blog layout but couldn't get it to work ... if you're still working on it, maybe I could help. It took me a while, but I finally figured out how to do the 3 column thing, and I think I still have the instructions ...Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-60958918437036507812008-08-29T02:55:00.000-04:002008-08-29T02:55:00.000-04:00My Tough and Cool Inner Bookworm never offers to g...My Tough and Cool Inner Bookworm never offers to get me anything...not one crumb or drop, and I've been trying to please her with a double whammy of Austen and Dickens...Jerk.<BR/><BR/>I had a copy of Birthday Letters and I lent it out, never saw it again. Sob.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-35630799585601740222008-08-28T11:06:00.000-04:002008-08-28T11:06:00.000-04:00I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Midnight's...I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Midnight's Children - I'm reading it now too (although I'm finding it slow going).Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-15665411404711703342008-08-28T08:55:00.000-04:002008-08-28T08:55:00.000-04:00I was this close to putting "The Terror" on my R.I...I was <EM>this</EM> close to putting "The Terror" on my R.I.P. III list, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I can't wait to hear what you think of it!<BR/><BR/>By the way, I've tagged you for a meme! Check out BiblioAddict for details! =)jspeytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084212108074287249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-36637847825619693332008-08-28T03:43:00.000-04:002008-08-28T03:43:00.000-04:00I'm ashamed to say that "Birthday Letters' has sat...I'm ashamed to say that "Birthday Letters' has sat on my shelf, unopened, since the day it was bought - and I'm fairly certain that wasn't long after publication day. I know that I'm a really poor reader of poetry and ought to try and do something about it but..... you know the story. There are always so many other things out there to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-24839695839187825872008-08-27T21:39:00.000-04:002008-08-27T21:39:00.000-04:00alexandra: well, I'm thrilled! thank you so much ...alexandra: well, I'm thrilled! thank you so much for dropping by! this is so unexpected! And thank you too for the offer of The Price, that is really kind of you (I know as a writer that if I read and review it, that will be great publicity for your book, which I am also very happy to do if I like it.) I will let you know when I've read The Harrowing, which will be during the next two months as The Harrowing is part of the RIP 3 Challenge also (it's on my list to pick from, but I know I'm going to read it!) This is such a pleasure.I did have a link to your blog before I accidentally wiped mine out early this month. Have a great fall out there on the West Coast, too! <BR/><BR/>raidergirl3: Hurrah! I don't have to feel guilty at all! (actually, the non-fiction books are staring at me politely outraged. I will get to them, just not this year!) and now to 8 weeks of pure horror and dark fantasy bliss :-) I love the 888 Challenge, and in the back of my head I keep wondering how 999 would sound - but maybe 3 books in 9 categories, or 9 books in 3 categories....anyway, I know once the challenge is over, I will feel a big hole, also.<BR/>Thank you! and blogger challenge police - see? here's my license!!! :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-10786893895205951642008-08-27T20:44:00.000-04:002008-08-27T20:44:00.000-04:00whe-oh, whe-oh, blogger challenge police here, ple...whe-oh, whe-oh, blogger challenge police here, please pull over.<BR/><BR/>You are changing your list? *mock outrage* how dare you, oh, wait, the rules specifically state, and I quote: <I>5. You may change your list or your categories at any time.</I><BR/><BR/>Nevermind. [emily litella's voice]raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145452263098688113.post-67934741859733709382008-08-27T19:06:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:06:00.000-04:00Susan, I'm honored that you chose THE HARROWING as...Susan, I'm honored that you chose THE HARROWING as part of your challenge, thank you so much! If you like it, let me know and I'll send you a copy of THE PRICE (they're not related but equally spooky).<BR/><BR/>Have a great and haunting fall...<BR/><BR/>- AlexAlexandra Sokoloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881770599534651858noreply@blogger.com