tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post7786702638201730544..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Weekly Wrap-up for July 24, 2011: New Books, Decisions, and Reading.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-35310544943094224492011-07-27T09:18:49.672-04:002011-07-27T09:18:49.672-04:00Congratulations on the job! :) Also, East of Eden ...Congratulations on the job! :) Also, East of Eden is definitely a must-read. I read it while on a camping trip last summer and I still can't believe how much of an impact it had on me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-33938048458559435172011-07-26T22:05:59.124-04:002011-07-26T22:05:59.124-04:00Congrats on the job! I'm so happy for you. I l...Congrats on the job! I'm so happy for you. I love your latest purchases. Don't listen to Don, I think it looks pretty ;)Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456284399025708010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-39230444019919222462011-07-24T18:47:38.238-04:002011-07-24T18:47:38.238-04:00Loved me some Gawain. (I also love saying the nam...Loved me some Gawain. (I also love saying the name. It's a good thing that I never want kids; knowing me, I'd do something drastic like name it 'gawain' *snort*)<br /><br />I'm scheduled to read East of Eden for the Classic Circuit this go around. Super excited and hopeful. Every thing that I've read by Steinbeck I've thoroughly enjoyed. <br /><br />And YAYYYY for the job!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-3043247115309300252011-07-24T18:43:13.065-04:002011-07-24T18:43:13.065-04:00Oooh, I read Sir Gawain in college in my Brit Lit ...Oooh, I read Sir Gawain in college in my Brit Lit class and really enjoyed it! I went to Borders yesterday myself and the line was insane and I only walked away with 3 things because I didn't have the patience to REALLY look around. The closest B&N to be is about a half hour and its a huge PITA to get to.SarahBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807338988005426647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-37762629032517720952011-07-24T17:42:26.543-04:002011-07-24T17:42:26.543-04:00Borders seems to have been the place to be last ni...Borders seems to have been the place to be last night! I was there too. I didn't get much, both because I was short on time, and because much of what I would be interested in is still only at 10% off. (Of course, I will probably be back again as the sale goes on...) However, I did learn that the local Borders is one of the 30 that might be bought by Books-a-Million, so we have some hope now that we will still have a bookstore! I don't know anything about BaM, what their selection is like or anything, but my fingers are crossed that this would be a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-57964716494871799392011-07-24T16:21:40.984-04:002011-07-24T16:21:40.984-04:00I'm trying to hold out until the sale is much ...I'm trying to hold out until the sale is much bigger and more appealing. The 10% is about how much I'll pay at B&N for my books.<br /><br />I just hope the books I want won't be gone! I'm thinking of compiling a massive, massive list of books that I want to look for and printing it out. Thankfully, these books aren't the types of books people usually trip over themselves for, so I have hope!Becca A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11142425697063892170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-50716819773790708802011-07-24T15:56:36.370-04:002011-07-24T15:56:36.370-04:00I went to Borders Saturday too! I wanted so much, ...I went to Borders Saturday too! I wanted so much, but I only ended up buying a book of classic poetry that I really, really wanted. I'm on a personal book buying ban until I make a dent in what I own. :-)Jillianhttp://jillianreadsbooks2.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-18187050246528383232011-07-24T15:34:36.693-04:002011-07-24T15:34:36.693-04:00I love that your nook is named Homer! Such an exce...I love that your nook is named Homer! Such an excellent tie-in to your blog. Mine is named Alfred, which is not connected to my blog and is therefore not as clever.Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177812350470523072noreply@blogger.com