Comments on The Bookish Girl: Reader Wrap-Up

Read my book. Just got published for the first t...

2007-01-18T01:15:00.000-05:00

Read my book. Just got published for the first time after trying for years. So exciting! Access it at trinityenterprise.ca. Title: Underemployed. Author: K. Doan.
You can download the first chapter for free if you like.
If anyone sees this and reads the book, let me know what you think at my email, katie70@shaw.ca. That would make my day. Thanks.

I'll have to second the Ann Patchet reccomendation...

2006-07-14T14:16:00.000-05:00

I'll have to second the Ann Patchet reccomendation! Bel Canto is one of my all time favorites!

I have a couple Kingslover books sitting on the sh...

2006-07-13T15:29:00.000-05:00

I have a couple Kingslover books sitting on the shelf waiting for me to get to them, too. Looks like now I finaly will!

i loved "i know this much is true." i loved it so...

2006-07-13T02:02:00.000-05:00

i loved "i know this much is true." i loved it so much that i was sad when it ended. yes. i know. that's insane.

you have to read the poisonwood bible.

Thanks for the reviews - I love seeing what other ...

2006-07-12T16:49:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the reviews - I love seeing what other people are reading. I have been wanting to read Heat and totally agree with you about I Know This Much Is True. I only didn't put that down because a) I'm anal and b) I loved She's Come Undone. Will have to check out The Bean Trees too!

If you liked Bean Trees, you'll flip over Animal D...

2006-07-08T19:41:00.000-05:00

If you liked Bean Trees, you'll flip over Animal Dreams by Kingsolver. I think it's her best. And have you read Ann Patchett? Really wonderful writer. Thanks for sharing your reviews.

If you liked The Bean Trees, you've GOT to read An...

2006-07-08T19:39:00.000-05:00

If you liked The Bean Trees, you've GOT to read Animal Dreams. It's incredible! Thanks for sharing your reading. Have you ever read Ann Patchett? She's amazing.

BeanTree was great. I second the recommendation fo...

2006-07-08T10:39:00.000-05:00

BeanTree was great. I second the recommendation for the Poisonwood Bible. It was a powerful story, well told, well drawn.

I liked the Eight more than you seemed to. I liked the historical context, and the drawing together of the storylines at the end.

I, too, love all the Kingsolver books (including t...

2006-07-07T18:57:00.000-05:00

I, too, love all the Kingsolver books (including the Poisonwood Bible, although I think I listened to that on tape). Hmm, must go check out that LibraryThing...

I love the Bean Tree. I love all of Kingsolver's ...

2006-07-07T18:37:00.000-05:00

I love the Bean Tree. I love all of Kingsolver's books except the POisonwood Bible. That just didn't do it for me; I never even finished it. But the rest: excellent! And I picked up "Heat" the other day. I can wait to start in on it!

Love Kingsolver! Animal Dreams is one of my favor...

2006-07-07T09:25:00.000-05:00

Love Kingsolver! Animal Dreams is one of my favorite books...

Also Love LibraryThing! I love seeing who else owns the same books I do, and what else they have that I need to check out...

I'll have to look for Eventide, I've found several books I really liked from the list of what you're reading. Keep up the great reviews!

Thanks for the reviews! I'm always on the lookout...

2006-07-07T09:24:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the reviews! I'm always on the lookout for good stuff to read. I saw that library thing too and it really spoke to the geek in me.

I am so glad to see your review of Kingsolver's bo...

2006-07-07T09:17:00.000-05:00

I am so glad to see your review of Kingsolver's book! I have many of her books on my shelves - including The Bean Trees - because I have heard how good they are. Yet, I have not read any of them!
I read The Eight last summer - escapism ;) and I REALLY enjoyed Alias Grace. You said you read that one recently, right?

Thanks for the reviews, Wendy!

I adore the Bean Trees. It's my ex's favorite book...

2006-07-07T09:13:00.000-05:00

I adore the Bean Trees. It's my ex's favorite book and sometimes I still wish we could have taken the lessons from it about family and worked things out. I also love The Poisonwood Bible almost as much. The Eight is one of my favorites, and I was actually thinking about I Know This Much Is True this morning - I read it and liked it, but I enjoy long books. Have you read any Sarah Waters or Emma Donoghue? Thanks for sharing! AND, how do you balance knitting and reading? It's such an issue for me!

i read The Bean Trees last summer and really liked...

2006-07-07T09:02:00.000-05:00

i read The Bean Trees last summer and really liked it. i'm not usually into barbara kingsolver's nature thing, but it worked with that story. i've hit a reading phase myself, lately. if you've not read The Time Traveler's Wife, i highly recommend it. i read it in about three days last week.

I just finished reading Sarah Vowell's Assassinati...

2006-07-07T08:46:00.000-05:00

I just finished reading Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation - funny enough, came in handy when I was on the phone with an INS agent giving me an impromptu citizenship test ("Name 2 presidents that have been assassinated.")

Say, which SnB do you go to? Can you recommend any around town in particular that are cooler than others?

I literally JUST finished The Bean Trees myself. S...

2006-07-07T08:37:00.000-05:00

I literally JUST finished The Bean Trees myself. SO GOOD! I've read a couple other books by her also and they were all amazing. And I know that I just added a book by Haruf to my "to read" list (couldn't miss a name like that). We must have similar tastes in books.

I love to know what other folks are reading. Coinc...

2006-07-07T08:28:00.000-05:00

I love to know what other folks are reading. Coincidentally I'm reading "The Eight" right now too!