tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post677601044720110250..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: A Book Club Book?Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37235297490690105732013-01-31T05:34:41.848-03:302013-01-31T05:34:41.848-03:30Go for the book club book - I'd love to read i...Go for the book club book - I'd love to read it! I can so imagine you doing the 'story within a story' to perfection :-)<br /><br />I've never belonged to a book club - my husband is part of one, which isn't so much reading and discussing one book (they tried that, but found that they all read at such different paces that the discussions got very disjointed), but they get together once a month to "sell" the books that they've read to each other - they review them, and if another likes the review, they borrow the book, and then have to review it the next time.<br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19092068794076720872013-01-23T16:44:36.852-03:302013-01-23T16:44:36.852-03:30Go ahead and write the book, and then maybe edit a...Go ahead and write the book, and then maybe edit and publish all the emails. with permission of course. The main thing is to keep reading, keep writing and keep on being. Thanks for being an inspiration. Every BlessinFredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91197177964620304162013-01-23T11:40:14.363-03:302013-01-23T11:40:14.363-03:30Sign me up for an autographed first print copy.Sign me up for an autographed first print copy.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70660069127977239732013-01-23T00:59:44.663-03:302013-01-23T00:59:44.663-03:30RJA:
My initial thought was to throw a pre-planne...RJA:<br /><br />My initial thought was to throw a pre-planned murder at it. LOL.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36887903539905609732013-01-23T00:59:10.435-03:302013-01-23T00:59:10.435-03:30Ah Hattie - thanks for the enthusiasm!!
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WWWAh Hattie - thanks for the enthusiasm!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56542113280713982142013-01-23T00:58:41.426-03:302013-01-23T00:58:41.426-03:30Pamela:
That is too bad. Our facilitator does a bi...Pamela:<br />That is too bad. Our facilitator does a bit of this, she is very loud and tries to sidetrack but we get back on course.<br />I do hope you sort yours out and it sounds amazing, I love the concept!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90237254364152397702013-01-22T19:37:26.202-03:302013-01-22T19:37:26.202-03:30You can do it. Just make it different from the oth...You can do it. Just make it different from the others. Which you would, of course.R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-58978476134508319082013-01-22T18:48:27.474-03:302013-01-22T18:48:27.474-03:30Go for it!Go for it!Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10104701338782361932013-01-22T18:25:25.602-03:302013-01-22T18:25:25.602-03:30We have a readers' group here the 3rd Monday i...We have a readers' group here the 3rd Monday in the month. We each contribute a different book, plus a notebook for our reviews. Every month the books get passed on and on the 10th Month we read out all the reviews and score the best book. <br /><br />The group was started when books in English were hard to get hold of and there were some awful offerings (to my mind). I found too, like another commentator, it has become an an excuse to socialise and gossip, which isn't my scene. I think I'll have to revolt and start a breakaway group. <br /><br />Lady Luz(Pamela)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-83217693834415074772013-01-22T15:17:26.511-03:302013-01-22T15:17:26.511-03:30T:
Ah my dear you flatter me!
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WWWT:<br /><br />Ah my dear you flatter me!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5619258141028331462013-01-22T15:16:20.319-03:302013-01-22T15:16:20.319-03:30OWJ:
Yes my children would agree also!!
Thanks for...OWJ:<br />Yes my children would agree also!!<br />Thanks for your kind words!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62757117384631593052013-01-22T14:17:54.361-03:302013-01-22T14:17:54.361-03:30Because I have no siblings I don't understand ...Because I have no siblings I don't understand sibling rivalries, so a book on such a theme would likely go right over my old head. :-)<br /><br />I've never belonged to a book club - other than a library which I guess is a kind of book club.<br /><br />Whatever the topic, your special WWW spin would make it interesting to us all, whatever our backgrounds and experiences, or lack of 'em - I'm certain of it.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10678614612261431492013-01-22T13:48:59.312-03:302013-01-22T13:48:59.312-03:30Nick:
I think it is all coloured through the lens ...Nick:<br />I think it is all coloured through the lens of our needs and emotions during the event. What would be important to them would not be to you and vice versa. And age is also important.<br />One of my brothers had to come to me for some of his more horrific memories to have me validate them as he thought they might be remembered nightmares.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7176081133572768762013-01-22T13:46:56.974-03:302013-01-22T13:46:56.974-03:30GFB:
Well there was one recently about this man wh...GFB:<br />Well there was one recently about this man whose mother was dying called The End of Your Life Bookclub and he wrote about it. He and his mother had their own bookclub, wonderful idea.<br />I will explore further, thanks for the support.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74820833736776377552013-01-22T12:32:22.349-03:302013-01-22T12:32:22.349-03:30It's not just sibling memories that differ but...It's not just sibling memories that differ but everybody's. My sister has very different recollections from me, but so does my mother. Sometimes I wonder if we were actually at the same event.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-12117660133571816672013-01-22T11:19:41.648-03:302013-01-22T11:19:41.648-03:30I wasn't aware of a novel about a book club,WW... I wasn't aware of a novel about a book club,WWW. I think you should give it a try.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42834384082981265212013-01-22T10:37:34.467-03:302013-01-22T10:37:34.467-03:30SAW:
Go for a really long term one, best chances ...SAW:<br /><br />Go for a really long term one, best chances they will actually honour and talk about the books!!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76908122148222442522013-01-22T10:36:48.442-03:302013-01-22T10:36:48.442-03:30GM:
so true, for some reason your comment brought...GM:<br /><br />so true, for some reason your comment brought to mind my favourite movie of all time "The Dead" which is a lens on Dublin in the early 20th century.<br /><br />Yes, ma'am.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27862559652671495482013-01-22T10:12:31.321-03:302013-01-22T10:12:31.321-03:30I've only belnged to a book club once, but non...I've only belnged to a book club once, but none of the other women in it would ever read the assigned books! We ended up morphing into a walking. skiing, dining out club. WHich was lovely, but not what I was looking for. After my son is off to college, I think I may investigate joining or starting a new one.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29178447134415767162013-01-22T08:31:59.585-03:302013-01-22T08:31:59.585-03:30The comments spoke volumes to me.
Each of my child...The comments spoke volumes to me.<br />Each of my children see their childhood differently and probably their mom also and like Grannymar's. Yes, sad when a good friendship stops - have experienced this. <br />Wonderful that you have a book club and love reading all you share.<br />The novel - do it :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44151494794858443352013-01-22T06:03:13.147-03:302013-01-22T06:03:13.147-03:30We all see life through our own personal lens and ...We all see life through our own personal lens and no two snapshots are the same.<br /><br />Now as somebody said to me earlier... "Back to the kitchen with ya!", make that 'office' and start the buke!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7446847730259847062013-01-22T00:25:00.263-03:302013-01-22T00:25:00.263-03:30Orla:
We could both say that, I think....
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WWWOrla:<br />We could both say that, I think....<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16937269734035472482013-01-21T23:43:52.671-03:302013-01-21T23:43:52.671-03:30My whole life has been a book club in one way or a...My whole life has been a book club in one way or another. Lucky me.<br /><br />xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956614259563861254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62911710210773175332013-01-21T22:36:41.804-03:302013-01-21T22:36:41.804-03:30Molly:
I am happy there's a cheerleader in my ...Molly:<br />I am happy there's a cheerleader in my corner!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61550218557747761592013-01-21T22:36:15.408-03:302013-01-21T22:36:15.408-03:30Irene:
I totally agree. My siblings and I would di...Irene:<br />I totally agree. My siblings and I would disagree on many events. But it is always interesting.<br />Age at the event has a lot to do with it.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com