tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post5616745836214579169..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: The Books of 2014Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51048884631961913812015-01-26T16:17:00.286-03:302015-01-26T16:17:00.286-03:30Good idea, Hattie, I know you read a lot also but ...Good idea, Hattie, I know you read a lot also but more for study, I use it as poor escapism (mostly)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29223141742900475542015-01-26T15:07:01.538-03:302015-01-26T15:07:01.538-03:30Wow! You are a big reader! I probably should make ...Wow! You are a big reader! I probably should make a list like this myself. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48670632815871646222015-01-26T09:24:42.305-03:302015-01-26T09:24:42.305-03:30Anita:
Yes, it might be worth a revisit if charact...Anita:<br />Yes, it might be worth a revisit if characters stepping outside of "normal" might interest you along with the fresh takes on the world.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-34248744238140819912015-01-26T09:23:35.596-03:302015-01-26T09:23:35.596-03:30Enna - in my case they were gifts from a bro who a...Enna - in my case they were gifts from a bro who adored them so I did read them. Did you see there is a TV series now?<br />PS I do love fruitcake and cheddar and also peanut butter and salsa :)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-92107368472875711002015-01-26T07:42:26.704-03:302015-01-26T07:42:26.704-03:30...Harold Frye was my book club's selection so......Harold Frye was my book club's selection so I wanted to complete it in order to participate in the discussion. I was reading it at a time when I was very busy or stressed. Sometimes that effects my ability to appreciate a book. Could have been the case with this book... or maybe not. I have it on my Nook. Once day, I might scan back through it to see if I have a different opinion; especially if there's a prequel. Surely others besides you will eventually mention it to me.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90549849096874341902015-01-26T06:19:30.628-03:302015-01-26T06:19:30.628-03:30No need to explain - my daughter was the same - an...No need to explain - my daughter was the same - and a good friend. Both chucked it. I tried to read Doris Lessing's Golden Notebook because everyone was raving about it and fell at the first fence. Its like fruit cake and cheddar; I love them together but does everyone else? xEnnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25936991915560996702015-01-25T23:37:07.039-03:302015-01-25T23:37:07.039-03:30Hi Anita:
Interesting on the Harold Frye, I see th...Hi Anita:<br />Interesting on the Harold Frye, I see there's a kind of prequel out now about Queenie I haven't read it yet.<br />I love the different opinions about books soooo much.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61254060036753153002015-01-25T23:35:41.596-03:302015-01-25T23:35:41.596-03:30I have Enna and I must say (I know, I know - not p...I have Enna and I must say (I know, I know - not popular opinion at all) I found them a slog. Maybe we overstudied that historical period in school, but I just can't get into the characters at all. :(<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-35568976939404942532015-01-25T23:34:21.778-03:302015-01-25T23:34:21.778-03:30Maggie - maybe you should do a list as well??
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...Maggie - maybe you should do a list as well??<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36799823661652757942015-01-25T23:10:32.883-03:302015-01-25T23:10:32.883-03:30In your "very best" list, I've read ...In your "very best" list, I've read The Book Thief, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Wild, and The Help. I enjoyed 3 of them. The Harold Fry book, not so much.<br /><br />Happy 2015 reading! Shooting for 100?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-3906859503516660482015-01-25T21:54:02.236-03:302015-01-25T21:54:02.236-03:30It did indeed drag on towards the end but I though...It did indeed drag on towards the end but I thought it well worth the effort. Absorbing story and very likeable characters. I wonder have you read anything by Hilary Mantel? Wolf Hall or Bring up the Bodies? They are about Henry VIII's advisor Thomas Cromwell and the only way I can describe reading them is to say its more like devouring something. All jobs were abandoned till I'd finished them!Ennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68007274850482969312015-01-25T11:30:12.562-03:302015-01-25T11:30:12.562-03:30I read one or two in your favourite list! I enjoye...I read one or two in your favourite list! I enjoyed them too!<br />I also read such a lot!<br />Maggie xMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39014783319169199672015-01-25T10:28:28.946-03:302015-01-25T10:28:28.946-03:30Enna how did you rate The Goldfinch? I heard from ...Enna how did you rate The Goldfinch? I heard from two readers it bogged down badly and was far too long.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18559229635731490822015-01-24T21:46:11.984-03:302015-01-24T21:46:11.984-03:30I've only read Big Brother on that tremendous ...I've only read Big Brother on that tremendous list! You might like The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I'm going to try Flight Behaviour as I loved The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.Ennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-12728088641580782502015-01-24T12:33:58.007-03:302015-01-24T12:33:58.007-03:30That's quite a list!That's quite a list!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.com