tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post6508656082872391629..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Weekly Wrap-up for February 6, 2011: Weird Week and Yes, More Book Acquisitions.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-39300265499771848282011-02-13T10:58:32.202-05:002011-02-13T10:58:32.202-05:00This is a GREAT stack. I haven't yet read Cri...This is a GREAT stack. I haven't yet read <i>Crime and Punishment</i>, but I can highly recommend all the others, especially the Riordan and Hurston books.Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-83267289663773648862011-02-10T09:30:27.083-05:002011-02-10T09:30:27.083-05:00I have the same disease of buying books to match t...I have the same disease of buying books to match the others in the set. I did the same thing with Harry Potter and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I'm loving the Percy Jackson series as well. It's addictive. Planning to read his next series? I've heard it's even better.Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289499533606873690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-84342352613114962492011-02-09T08:33:09.550-05:002011-02-09T08:33:09.550-05:00Their Eyes Were Watching God is SOOOO good. It'...Their Eyes Were Watching God is SOOOO good. It's one of my favorites. I stumbled through its dialect for the first time as a youngish college student and again as a grad student. I loved it both times. <br /><br />Great haul! I hope your week is less crazy. We actually have ANOTHER snow/ice day today in Dallas. DALLAS of all places!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-73515784445568414532011-02-06T23:28:20.905-05:002011-02-06T23:28:20.905-05:00Can't wait to start Oliver Twist this week! Mi...Can't wait to start <i>Oliver Twist</i> this week! Mine will be busy too, so we'll see how I do about post-writing. Maybe I should just submit to being a month behind. (I am at least a month behind!) Then I won't feel all this pressure to just say something -- and I might get back to posting half-way through a book, instead of just briefly. So many books, and no time! <br /><br />I know you understand. :-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-79011727518420424402011-02-06T21:14:50.937-05:002011-02-06T21:14:50.937-05:00My mom's a teacher and she was very excited fo...My mom's a teacher and she was very excited for the snow days so she could get things done! <br /><br />I really love THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD. I'm rereading next month for my book club. As for THE MOONSTONE, it's not really suspenseful - it's just a mystery, so if you like Doyle then you'll probably like it. I just am not a mystery fan, so I would have liked more suspense...Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-74607062898876033402011-02-06T18:35:03.429-05:002011-02-06T18:35:03.429-05:00I've read two of the Percy Jacksons and quite ...I've read two of the Percy Jacksons and quite liked them. My youngest daughter, who is almost 10, is obsessed with them, and has now become obsessed with Greek Mythology.<br /><br />And Their Eyes Were Watching God is WONDERFUL. So. Good. Some people are a little intimidated by the dialect but it's not difficult. I hope you like it. <br /><br />And I would be jealous of your new stack of books except I have far, far too many unread books already. I volunteered at the library sale last week and managed to come home with only one teeny weeny book that I hadn't read (though I did cave and buy a couple of books that I had already read).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-34242380223617050872011-02-06T15:16:40.984-05:002011-02-06T15:16:40.984-05:00I'm not sure I have the "want it so I can...I'm not sure I have the "want it so I can read it" disease, I just have a terrible time resisting the lure of books! I'm glad you mentioned <em>Twelfth Night</em>--that's a title I've been trying to remember recently but couldn't. I think I've seen it but never read it. I'm curious what you'll think of <em>The Lost World</em> after having read all the Holmes books. Looking forward to that post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-13438172283438665942011-02-06T13:08:40.577-05:002011-02-06T13:08:40.577-05:00I've read The Moonstone. I liked it less than ...I've read The Moonstone. I liked it less than The Woman in White but more than Armadale. I wish I could have a couple days to finish off all the Percy Jackson books! I have most of them but I've only read through the second book.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878749520906342274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-51299855752151449352011-02-06T12:35:28.421-05:002011-02-06T12:35:28.421-05:00Don't we all suffer from the same book buying ...Don't we all suffer from the same book buying disease? :) I can't wait to see what you think of the Wilkie Collins. I have The Woman in White on my list for this year and am so looking forward to it.Elizabethhttp://beyondthebrush.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-34630977229531736102011-02-06T12:32:02.029-05:002011-02-06T12:32:02.029-05:00Ha, I just started reading the 3rd Percy Jackson b...Ha, I just started reading the 3rd Percy Jackson book last night. I didn't love the first book (it reminded me too much of Harry Potter) but I think the books have gotten better with each installment. :)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176612881975170987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-82349499178224598462011-02-06T12:08:15.570-05:002011-02-06T12:08:15.570-05:00I'm so jealous! I've been wanting to read...I'm so jealous! I've been wanting to read The Moonstone and Their Eyes Were Watching God.<br /><br />I'm glad you were able to do some fun reading this week. I've only read the first of the Percy Jackson series but I have the next two from the library waiting for me to get to them. Too many books and so little time!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-14332990323466573552011-02-06T11:38:55.536-05:002011-02-06T11:38:55.536-05:00I loved the Percy Jackson series; it's actuall...I loved the Percy Jackson series; it's actually one that I have no problem re-reading. Reading all of them in just a few days would be awesome. I love reading series like that.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-27344498580633757622011-02-06T10:52:07.442-05:002011-02-06T10:52:07.442-05:00You see, I have this disease, called "I want ...You see, I have this disease, called "I want it so I can read it"<br /><br />I think I may be suffering from the same disease ;)<br /><br />I hope next week is less stressful for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-23048111901982373762011-02-06T10:14:24.566-05:002011-02-06T10:14:24.566-05:00I was very tempted to order the Percy Jackson seri...I was very tempted to order the Percy Jackson series, might look into it again. Their eyes were watching God is one I want to get into, Zora Neale Hurston and her work sound so interesting. I have the same disease you do, and fortunately or unfortunately really there isn't a book store where I live, but I found that it is really easy to order online from my favourite book store. Book buying is why I am always broke - I just have to have them. <br /><br />Oliver Twist is not going too well for me, hopefully I will be done with book one for Tuesday's post. Great stack of books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-67129096287547738842011-02-06T09:19:53.088-05:002011-02-06T09:19:53.088-05:00I'm so glad you're enjoying the Percy Jack...I'm so glad you're enjoying the Percy Jackson series. I read the books last year, and I loved them. If you're looking for other YA reads, I definitely recommend The Hunger Games series. Also, I'm looking forward to your Oliver Twist post on Tuesday. :)Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00979296421309409564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-27776060873300395502011-02-06T09:06:53.820-05:002011-02-06T09:06:53.820-05:00Have you read Hurston before? She's wonderful!...Have you read Hurston before? She's wonderful!!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com