tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post6569310076782558815..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: Getting aheadCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-22748076463736994162007-12-19T22:38:00.000-08:002007-12-19T22:38:00.000-08:00I'm wondering if it isn't "A Long Fatal Love Chase...I'm wondering if it isn't "A Long Fatal Love Chase" which I also own but haven't read yet. ??Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-54531989450251300102007-12-19T13:47:00.000-08:002007-12-19T13:47:00.000-08:00In reading Twain I would suggest three of his leas...In reading Twain I would suggest three of his least known: Innocents Abroad (about a world tour he took), Roughing It (his ride on a stagecoach to Nevada and what life was like in a silver mine, etc.), Puddin Head Wilson (you will not believe all the twists and turns this plot makes!)<BR/><BR/>Could Mirlandra share the name of the dark Alcott book when she has a chance? I've wanted to read one for several years now, but never gotten around to it.<BR/><BR/>An interesting comparison is Sir A.C. Doyle vs G.K. Chesterton...Sherlock's sleuthing vs Father Brown Mysteries.A Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15290561642234703146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-79194908216955899292007-12-15T13:49:00.000-08:002007-12-15T13:49:00.000-08:00If you do end up doing Alcott, make sure you catch...If you do end up doing Alcott, make sure you catch her darker novels! I have one that I enjoyed. The name slips my mind, but you are welcome to borrow it!<BR/><BR/> - MMirlandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798009587580889308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-40975583214793746282007-12-13T14:47:00.000-08:002007-12-13T14:47:00.000-08:00Well, you know me. I'm happy to make suggestions, ...Well, you know me. I'm happy to make suggestions, but I suspect they might not be everyone's favorites. Most of all, I'd recommend that you attempt some variation in period: maybe choose authors working forward through history. That way, you get a fascinating look at influences over time. Another option is to play around with genre. There are so many different kinds of books and styles out there that a single year wouldn't even cover a small fraction.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964373798194372154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-80360852285907326882007-12-13T08:26:00.000-08:002007-12-13T08:26:00.000-08:00Where are the lists for the last two years? I have...Where are the lists for the last two years? I have some suggestions, now that I"m reading more and think I can jump back in (YAY!), but I want to make sure they aren't ones we've read before.<BR/><BR/>I would be delighted to read more Lewis. I believe I've only read <I>Screwtape Letters</I> and <I>Chronicles</I>.return home gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395345022200253380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-47035586097496148982007-12-12T17:05:00.000-08:002007-12-12T17:05:00.000-08:00If you're going to compare authors, what about com...If you're going to compare authors, what about comparing Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer? Or Dickens and Trollope? Maybe Dorothy Sayers and P.D. James? Or compare C.S. Lewis's Surprised by Joy with Frank Barker's biography, Flight Path.<BR/><BR/>I hope to come up with a dozen books to read next year - one for each month. It's the same thing I did last year. Then I also end up reading other books I see/hear/read about, but I have one "Special" book to look forward to each month. <BR/><BR/>I like your plan a lot, and look forward to reading about what you read.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-22333969602245342882007-12-12T16:16:00.000-08:002007-12-12T16:16:00.000-08:00I am going to delve back into old favorites;CS Lew...I am going to delve back into old favorites;<BR/>CS Lewis, Tolkien, Austen, Montgomery, Sayers,Alcott,Walter Farley....<BR/>And post reviews on my book blog. <BR/>Seems we have a few authors in common!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.com