tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post115187294304767948..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: BooksFirst - June 2006yellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152887886988100022006-07-14T10:38:00.000-04:002006-07-14T10:38:00.000-04:00sonofcarl, I've read "A Brief History..." and can ...sonofcarl, I've read "A Brief History..." and can happily recomend it. In fact anything by Bryson is a joy to read. I say this not only because he's a great writer but I have read every one of his books. My favorite is "A Walk in the Woods". <BR/><BR/>omniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152122949289785722006-07-05T14:09:00.000-04:002006-07-05T14:09:00.000-04:00Okay... so I got the book's name wrong...AND faile...Okay... so I got the book's name wrong...AND failed to notice that it was listed as "bought" but not "read", but other than that it's a fair question.<BR/><BR/>I do look forward to reading a review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152121398202350442006-07-05T13:43:00.000-04:002006-07-05T13:43:00.000-04:00What is your opinion of A Brief History of Everyth...What is your opinion of A Brief History of Everything? I actually had it in my hands on the weekend, but opted not to add it to my "to be read" pile yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1152062113588957102006-07-04T21:15:00.000-04:002006-07-04T21:15:00.000-04:00I'm glad you liked my idea enough to use it. I've...I'm glad you liked my idea enough to use it. I've just posted my June reading list. If any one is interested you can catch it here:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cdavies.wordpress.com/2006/07/03/june%e2%80%99s-books/" REL="nofollow">june books</A> <BR/>http://cdavies.wordpress.com/2006/07/03/june%e2%80%99s-books/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151965155259552112006-07-03T18:19:00.000-04:002006-07-03T18:19:00.000-04:00LOVED Sarah Vowell's ASSASSINATION VACATION. I was...LOVED Sarah Vowell's ASSASSINATION VACATION. I wasn't crazy about Nick Hornby's A LONG WAY DOWN -- not as good as ABOUT A BOY or HIGH FIDELITY, more on par with HOW TO BE GOOD, which I was also "meh" on. Bill Bryson is fabulous -- if you haven't read IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY, you must. Thomas Friedman is such a blowhard on talk shows that he's put me off the idea of reading any of his books. As you know, I'm a longtime Anne Tyler fan-slash-stalker, and I thought DIGGING TO AMERICA was her best book in quite a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151938693835147412006-07-03T10:58:00.000-04:002006-07-03T10:58:00.000-04:00I also buy more books than I read.Michele sent meI also buy more books than I read.<BR/>Michele sent meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151932129465545052006-07-03T09:08:00.000-04:002006-07-03T09:08:00.000-04:00Oh, I don't have that much of a backlog right now,...Oh, I don't have that much of a backlog right now, as I don't buy so many books when school's in session. But, I'll play as best I can.<BR/>Books bought recently:<BR/>Carl Hiasssen, Basket Case<BR/>Julia Child, My Life in France (currently reading)<BR/><BR/>Books I've read:<BR/>A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby<BR/>To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (my yearly re-read of my favorite book ever)<BR/><BR/>School's only been out for a week, give me time to catch up.HRH Courtney, Queen of Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019876055788862713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151893259063859902006-07-02T22:20:00.000-04:002006-07-02T22:20:00.000-04:00i use to eat a candy called spree when i was a you...i use to eat a candy called spree when i was a young lad -- which further reminds me of how i hated to get "Smarties" in my trick or treat bag at Halloween. I'm actually quite amazed I don't have diabetes. Thanks for my memory trip down sugar lane.<BR/><BR/>michele sent me.Unique Designs from Zazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691883868843839849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151886056680439522006-07-02T20:20:00.000-04:002006-07-02T20:20:00.000-04:00I see this as sharing the literary wealth. How uni...I see this as sharing the literary wealth. How unique, and enchanting. I never leave your blog without my head bubbling with new ideas for extending the pwoer of the written word.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151883732227840402006-07-02T19:42:00.000-04:002006-07-02T19:42:00.000-04:00Oh... and i'm here via michele...Oh... and i'm here via michele...Panthergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701693312528047037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151883714374017202006-07-02T19:41:00.000-04:002006-07-02T19:41:00.000-04:00Oh man.... I wrote about books today too, includin...Oh man.... I wrote about books today too, including Digging to America, which I've only recently started. I am slightly sorry that I read your synopsis, because I don't like to know what happens in a book!! <BR/><BR/>I'm finding it a bit tedious, so I'm hoping things will pick up soon.Panthergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701693312528047037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151883301721466692006-07-02T19:35:00.000-04:002006-07-02T19:35:00.000-04:00Here via Michele. I also buy way more books then I...Here via Michele. I also buy way more books then I read.Sariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962927403449841434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151881291643704642006-07-02T19:01:00.000-04:002006-07-02T19:01:00.000-04:00I read The Lexus and the Olive Branch in 2000, and...I read <I>The Lexus and the Olive Branch</I> in 2000, and its optimistic ideas on globalization and free-market solutions struck me a naive then. I imagine the past five years haven't helped the book seem more apposite.<BR/><BR/>I heart Sarah Vowell, even if she clearly has some <A HREF="http://www.salon.com/sept97/columnists/vowell970905.html" REL="nofollow">questionable tastes</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com