tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post4277408840641226336..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Weekly Wrap-up for January 30, 2011: Library Book Sales, New Acquisitions, and Reading.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-28960235659196593502011-03-08T19:51:47.881-05:002011-03-08T19:51:47.881-05:00I just finished the first book in your list, du Ma...I just finished the first book in your list, du Maurier's <i>Echoes of the Macabre</i>. Pretty amazing stuff, especially the two most famous stories, "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now." I have not however read <i>Rebecca</i>.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-77376202286030792342011-02-01T16:59:01.101-05:002011-02-01T16:59:01.101-05:00Oh, what a lovely stack of books! I read Midwives...Oh, what a lovely stack of books! I read Midwives while I was pregnant planning a homebirth--which is perhaps the worst time to read it. It was really wonderful, nonetheless.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the links to those posts. I have been overwhelmed lately and have fallen way behind on blog reading, so having a little guidance about things I might miss is wonderful.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24733879328564176242011-02-01T12:00:57.174-05:002011-02-01T12:00:57.174-05:00Shadow of the Wind=one of the best reads I've ...Shadow of the Wind=one of the best reads I've ever had the pleasure of plowing into over the course of three days. Honestly, you'll love it. It's a classic on its own. I was referred to this blog through my friend Jenna [readwritelive] and I absolutely am going to pay more close attention to it. I'm Abbey and I blog about my life as a third year English major who is applying to a study abroad program and graduate schools. I think our blogs have a lot in common and I really have enjoyed the portion of yours I've had the oppertunity to make my way through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-85910542031853028042011-02-01T10:07:42.004-05:002011-02-01T10:07:42.004-05:00Hesse, Kundera, Forster, and Maugham are some of m...Hesse, Kundera, Forster, and Maugham are some of my favorite writers - and Middlesex and The Reader are both great books (I would go so far as "brilliant" for Middlesex). Great stacks!!Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-75963421289182851152011-02-01T08:39:32.263-05:002011-02-01T08:39:32.263-05:00You got some GREAT books!!! I'm especially exc...You got some GREAT books!!! I'm especially excited that you have a copy of The Good Earth. Maybe you'll join the discussion I'm leading for the Classic Reads Book Club?! :)Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-38211250625545483412011-01-31T22:02:13.748-05:002011-01-31T22:02:13.748-05:00I definitely check the inside of used books, and I...I definitely check the inside of used books, and I don't just look - I also smell (imagine the strange looks I get at the bookstore). Once I bought a used book and it wasn't until I got home that I realized it smelled strongly of cigarettes. The stench was bad enough to make my fingers retain the odor after holding the book for a while. Gross.readrunveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900271005362196528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-31741605901623597842011-01-31T14:40:06.442-05:002011-01-31T14:40:06.442-05:00You picked up a good stack of books! Middlesex is ...You picked up a good stack of books! Middlesex is one of my favorite books! Difficult to read for the first 50 pages or so, but after that...fabulous! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it.Emily @ Eat the Books!http://eatthebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-11322156299475276522011-01-31T08:24:52.374-05:002011-01-31T08:24:52.374-05:00What a great book stack. I totally would SQUEE at ...What a great book stack. I totally would SQUEE at SO LONG A LETTER. I love that book. Must find a copy for myself.<br /><br />When you teach THE GLASS CASTLE and the writing of memoirs, make sure you teach the kids to not be all whiny and full of self-pity. I hate memoirs for the whiny, but love THE GLASS CASTLE because it's so awesome and not-whiny.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-85976559989869399702011-01-30T20:40:44.757-05:002011-01-30T20:40:44.757-05:00I hope you absolutely love The Shadow of the Wind!...I hope you absolutely love The Shadow of the Wind!!!Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-44638832633794606652011-01-30T18:41:57.775-05:002011-01-30T18:41:57.775-05:00Oh boy. You need to do what I do; just happen to ...Oh boy. You need to do what I do; just happen to find the new items in your closet. Works everytime. ;).<br /><br />Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-11169116828616412622011-01-30T17:58:31.860-05:002011-01-30T17:58:31.860-05:00READ MIDDLESEX NOW! Okay, a little overnethusiasti...READ MIDDLESEX NOW! Okay, a little overnethusiastic perhaps.<br /><br />I've wanted to read The Way We Live Now for awhile. I met Tony Kushner last year and I told him I liked Victorian literature, he said it was one of his favorites.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878749520906342274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-68286730124660476722011-01-30T15:34:32.277-05:002011-01-30T15:34:32.277-05:00you got a great lot of new books! congratulations!...you got a great lot of new books! congratulations! i really want to go book-shopping now, but my mum is tired and i don't have money to go on my own :( but, as my new semester starts tomorrow, i'll go book-shopping on saturday with my dad... luckily i'll get som "pleasure" books besides my school ones :D<br /><br />lots of luck!CaRiiToOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235918193299700180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-29869941291869179182011-01-30T14:43:10.736-05:002011-01-30T14:43:10.736-05:00Oh, how fun -- a used book sale! I've never be...Oh, how fun -- a used book sale! I've never been to one.<br /><br />I've been trying to make a point of reading short stories/poetry as well. I'm sticking to classics mainly, because they're tried and true. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for linking me!!*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24644070437558577892011-01-30T14:10:27.052-05:002011-01-30T14:10:27.052-05:00Oh my goodness, SO MANY great books here! I love l...Oh my goodness, SO MANY great books here! I love library sales and always buy way too much (but in support of a great cause!). I really hate any kind of marking (highlighting, underlining, etc) in my books, so I always check for that before buying. There's also a condition threshold I won't go below. Oh, and if a book smells musty, it's out; I get all sneezy if I read a musty-smelling book!<br /><br />Middlesex is a book I hope to get to semi-soon, at least. If you'd like informal company reading it, let me know :-)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-13260823152044246142011-01-30T12:50:03.509-05:002011-01-30T12:50:03.509-05:00I love the library book sale! I can always tell wh...I love the library book sale! I can always tell which are the most popular books in town because there are invariably eight to ten copies of the same book scattered about the room. <br /><br />I rather liked Midwives, but can't say the same for The Emperor's Children. It was an impulse book for me as well, but I was pretty disappointed in it.Christinahttp://ardentreader.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-39722418399812344592011-01-30T12:49:16.518-05:002011-01-30T12:49:16.518-05:00Oh gosh I am very jealous of your haul. It doesn&#...Oh gosh I am very jealous of your haul. It doesn't matter to me whether a book is hardcover or paperback but I do prefer them without writing.<br /><br /> I would love a copy of Angela's Ashes if you haven't already given it away. Its been on my list for a while but I just haven't gotten around to getting it. You are very kind to offer it up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052885236307107037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-9207025508927075942011-01-30T12:34:26.745-05:002011-01-30T12:34:26.745-05:00You got some awesome books! I didn't even know...You got some awesome books! I didn't even know libraries had sales. I should find out if mine here in MN has one. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-23738242665777982482011-01-30T11:23:09.707-05:002011-01-30T11:23:09.707-05:00Some great titles here. I prefer to buy new books...Some great titles here. I prefer to buy new books because I like the feeling of opening a new book and knowing noone has read it before me - sad I know. When I do buy secondhand, I would have to check for writing inside and underlining and my pet hate - people who mark typos and errors!Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-60888648620395626052011-01-30T11:16:03.721-05:002011-01-30T11:16:03.721-05:00Crazy, of your 21 finds this week, I have read 11 ...Crazy, of your 21 finds this week, I have read 11 of them. Even one of the more esoteric ones (<i>Looking Backward</i>). You have a lot of great reading ahead. Subject wise <i>Angela's Ashes</i> is pretty heavy, but it reads much more easily than then big boys you are tackling right now. It might provide some relief.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-67592567470360214852011-01-30T10:59:13.196-05:002011-01-30T10:59:13.196-05:00Grading. The one drawback of teaching. :) I feel y...Grading. The one drawback of teaching. :) I feel your pain.<br /><br />Congrats on the giant stack of books! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Middlesex. I just loved that one.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-795294435010529102011-01-30T10:38:48.512-05:002011-01-30T10:38:48.512-05:00I think I have at least half a dozen copies of Ang...I think I have at least half a dozen copies of Angela's Ashes at home; its a book we push on everyone who visits because its soooo good.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929468785993424955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-15542926841375554962011-01-30T10:16:12.929-05:002011-01-30T10:16:12.929-05:00I missed the library sale here at my new library, ...I missed the library sale here at my new library, but I am determined to go next year!<br /><br />For a light, fun read, you might want to try the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I'm reading it again (sort of as a palate cleanser from a pretty intense series I just finished), and it is just hilarious!Read the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997187112713403821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-52905672147292908542011-01-30T10:00:27.914-05:002011-01-30T10:00:27.914-05:00I love Steppenwolf and it's on my re-read list...I love Steppenwolf and it's on my re-read list for this year. (Damien was also really good and I want to read The Glass Bead Game this year. *sigh* I just love Hesse).<br /><br />Good luck with Middlesex. I couldn't get into it AT ALL. I think I'm alone on an island with that though. :)christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-37154400625545283322011-01-30T09:28:44.429-05:002011-01-30T09:28:44.429-05:00I always end buying duplicates too at the library ...I always end buying duplicates too at the library sales, but they are such good bargains, I'd rather take the chance! Enjoy your new stuff!StephTheBookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340476943567585965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17841627272844326622011-01-30T09:25:04.008-05:002011-01-30T09:25:04.008-05:00I love library sales! Mine is coming up in 2 weeks...I love library sales! Mine is coming up in 2 weeks and it's one of the only exceptions I made to my buy ban. :D<br /><br />The Good Earth is so good! I was surprised how much I loved it. And I've never read any of Maugham's plays! I really want to find one sometime!<br /><br />When I go to used sales, I always check inside to make sure there is no writing or highlighting. I'm a huge fan of trade paperbacks and will buy them over hardcovers whenever that's possible. I'm NOT a huge fan of hardcovers or mass market paperbacks. Hardcovers I'll buy if they're cheap, MM paperbacks only if there is no other option and it's a book I won't find anywhere else and it's in pristine condition. So not often. :DAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com