tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post1861336436670311785..comments2023-11-05T19:08:10.849-08:00Comments on Booked for LIfe: The Last Ten Books TagRuthiellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-10732924996174124202018-12-26T00:18:25.388-08:002018-12-26T00:18:25.388-08:00Thanks for the comment Silvia! I think I prefer, i...Thanks for the comment Silvia! I think I prefer, if possible, to first read a book with my eyes but to use audio to re-experience it. As you point out, good audio can really enhance a book! Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-65845462082675698682018-12-22T20:10:53.565-08:002018-12-22T20:10:53.565-08:00Hey, I like this! Interesting, your comment on Our...Hey, I like this! Interesting, your comment on Our Mutual Friend. I always think that if we are able to find the humor in books -as in Dickens, Austen, then we can truly enjoy them, and conversely, I never started resonating with Austen until I unlocked that humor she has. To me, as you relate here, some authors, when listening to good audios, come to life and make me like their books better, or catch on things I couldn't get. Audios help me put a voice, and I can continue sometimes reading the same or different book by the author with a voice and tone, etc. Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-91502159223948190612018-12-22T18:18:43.378-08:002018-12-22T18:18:43.378-08:00Thanks for the comment Jane. I would love it if yo...Thanks for the comment Jane. I would love it if you do this tag as well. I want to know your answers! :D<br /><br />Happy Holidays to you too and the best in 2019!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-48793517174112509302018-12-22T09:19:35.272-08:002018-12-22T09:19:35.272-08:00What a great meme! I've been woefully remiss o...What a great meme! I've been woefully remiss on blogging this month, so maybe I'll do this after Xmas as a way of getting back in the groove.<br /><br />I think I liked Our Mutual Friend more than you did, but I agree that Dickens was moving toward crime/mystery fiction when he died. It's really a shame that he died so young--I think he had many more stories to tell.<br /><br />For some reason, I don't care for signed books either. I haven't sorted out why though.<br /><br />Best wishes for a warm, safe, and peaceful holiday season.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-55007241956189022432018-12-22T05:02:40.058-08:002018-12-22T05:02:40.058-08:00Duh! Yes, William. He lives in Shreveport and ha...Duh! Yes, William. He lives in Shreveport and has always been generous with his time. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-80579438520574480572018-12-21T20:55:05.771-08:002018-12-21T20:55:05.771-08:00Thanks Ruthiella. Maybe I should give it a try. ...Thanks Ruthiella. Maybe I should give it a try. College was a long time ago I might be ready for it now.Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-13712396189190874112018-12-21T20:17:09.553-08:002018-12-21T20:17:09.553-08:00Thanks for the comment Kathy! I read The Tin Drum...Thanks for the comment Kathy! I read The Tin Drum earlier this year. It was difficult in parts but a worthy read I think. But I probably would have felt differently about it had I read it in college. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-6884526876512714102018-12-21T18:46:43.889-08:002018-12-21T18:46:43.889-08:00Hi Ruthiella, The last book I reread Of Mice and M...Hi Ruthiella, The last book I reread Of Mice and Men. I was going to say I've never pretended to read a book I haven't read but then a memory came to me, The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass which our professor assigned us in college and which I could not get past the first chapter or two. In fact I should revisit that book just to see if it really was that unfathomable as I remember.Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-53156119433699306002018-12-21T14:04:02.801-08:002018-12-21T14:04:02.801-08:00Thanks for the comment Simon. Re: getting books s...Thanks for the comment Simon. Re: getting books signed, it has never come up. I am too lazy to seek out authors or to go to readings. :)Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-90325577161881078072018-12-21T14:01:53.423-08:002018-12-21T14:01:53.423-08:00Thanks for the comment jenclair! I am glad I am no...Thanks for the comment jenclair! I am glad I am not alone with Kushiel's Dart. <br /><br />James Joyce? Are you sure? Do you mean William Joyce maybe:D <br /><br />I know what you mean about not losing books but having trouble finding them...There are books I know I own in my house SOMEWHERE...<br /><br />Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-61245047980962549272018-12-21T13:27:32.176-08:002018-12-21T13:27:32.176-08:00Fun! Have you deliberately avoided getting books s...Fun! Have you deliberately avoided getting books signed by authors, or has it never come up? And how annoying about the Saul Bellow! I've only read one book by him, but I did like it.Simon T - StuckinaBookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199322354592885363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-46556746460883558052018-12-21T08:32:25.711-08:002018-12-21T08:32:25.711-08:00I abandoned Kushiel's Dart, too! Not at all m...I abandoned Kushiel's Dart, too! Not at all my thing. I had a children's book signed by James Joyce when he visited an NEA workshop and the only other signed book is one of the Tawny Man trilogy books by Robin Hobb. I do write in margins on nonfiction books, but never in fiction. I don't lose books, but sometimes have a hard time finding them. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-45313728726824827982018-12-20T15:32:30.050-08:002018-12-20T15:32:30.050-08:00Thanks for the comment Lark! My sister reads but m...Thanks for the comment Lark! My sister reads but much less now than she used to. And we never argue about books either! But it is fun talking to her about them. :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-3432703921878879862018-12-20T14:44:33.267-08:002018-12-20T14:44:33.267-08:00Fun tag. I've only ever had one book signed by...Fun tag. I've only ever had one book signed by an author...and that happened this last summer. And I don't know many people IRL to argue books with either. My sisters read a lot, but we never argue about books. :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com