tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post705316863764131651..comments2023-03-25T07:22:55.017-05:00Comments on A Random Hodgepodge of Bookishness: 2012 Comment Challenge & A Few GoalsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805048784056376058noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-25891864604207561032012-01-13T20:14:39.081-06:002012-01-13T20:14:39.081-06:00I am the same way - for every book I read out of m...I am the same way - for every book I read out of my stack, I add two or three more!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805048784056376058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-50835387177807065842012-01-13T20:13:49.118-06:002012-01-13T20:13:49.118-06:00I remember all those days of grad school! Luckily,...I remember all those days of grad school! Luckily, since I took quite a few children's courses, I still got to do lots of fun reading, in addition to all the other.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805048784056376058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-41978889330254253282012-01-13T20:12:27.023-06:002012-01-13T20:12:27.023-06:00It was interesting that so many scenes were cut. I...It was interesting that so many scenes were cut. I know the movie is rarely like the book, but it sounds like these are really different. I'm eager to compare both, and then like you, watch teh director's release.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805048784056376058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-33130023393071499972012-01-13T20:10:33.595-06:002012-01-13T20:10:33.595-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805048784056376058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-30212137945412443082012-01-13T11:03:59.041-06:002012-01-13T11:03:59.041-06:00Hey, I just read the Rob Lowe biography as well, p...Hey, I just read the Rob Lowe biography as well, partly because my book club did The Outsiders, with special guest starts of two 13 year old kids (who found us very dull and went off to play video games).<br /><br />Anyway, it inspired me to order the director's release of The Outsiders so I can see all the scenes that Lowe said were cut.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005286623073064886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-58707597319238034262012-01-11T20:29:29.864-06:002012-01-11T20:29:29.864-06:00Thanks for joining us on the Comment Challenge! I ...Thanks for joining us on the Comment Challenge! I haven't set any reading goals this year. I think I just want to catch up on my reading... as if that's possible. I may have to stop the clock at Jan 1, 2012 and read nothing new until I've read the old.<br /><br />Like that's going to happen. Good luck with your goals!MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-71677029575780254252012-01-10T23:55:25.169-06:002012-01-10T23:55:25.169-06:00I loved The Outsiders growing up and Harry Potter ...I loved The Outsiders growing up and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is amazing! I hope you enjoy both.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929468785993424955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-9416822348803227792012-01-10T00:14:59.232-06:002012-01-10T00:14:59.232-06:00I have piles of books I plan to read. I'm alwa...I have piles of books I plan to read. I'm always finding new ones to add to the piles, and there are some I never seem to get to. A friend's book is my next read. One goal at a time.<br /> Kathy Cannon Wiechman (Swagger Writers)Kathy Cannon Wiechmanhttp://swaggerwriters.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-3414296742710915592012-01-08T21:24:28.165-06:002012-01-08T21:24:28.165-06:00No specific goals here, except that I want to find...No specific goals here, except that I want to find time to read more for pleasure. I get so bogged down with coursework for grad school that sometimes I forget reading is my first love, and what led me to library school in the first place!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474931995839974066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-59255923802163678182012-01-08T17:35:56.167-06:002012-01-08T17:35:56.167-06:00I love seeing what everyone is reading!
Andrew - ...I love seeing what everyone is reading!<br /><br />Andrew - eclectic lists are the best!<br /><br />Delightful Childrens Books & Rachel - I love that you are reading with your kids!<br /><br />Jeff - Ha!<br /><br />Pen & Ink - I read The Peach Keeper last year and enjoyed it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03805048784056376058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-54700106433577248882012-01-08T10:29:18.242-06:002012-01-08T10:29:18.242-06:00We started blogging at almost exactly the same tim...We started blogging at almost exactly the same time! I had set a goal of 2 posts a week and I came close but didn't exactly meet it last year and am already falling behind this year! I don't have any book-specific goals, although over the last month or so I've been reading a lot of middle-grade fiction, in an effort to get more up-to-date in that area.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-90853642504769985772012-01-08T00:05:13.198-06:002012-01-08T00:05:13.198-06:00And by all means, if anyone reading this (Amy???) ...And by all means, if anyone reading this (Amy???) is interested in checking out the online book club, give me a shout at jen AT funkandweber DOT com. I look for volunteer discussion leaders, and if you lead a discussion, you can pick the book. Almost anything goes (sorry, horror is out). I'm always there to help, pick up slack, or take over as needed with discussion-leading. We read and discuss one book a month.JenFWhttp://www.arisgarden.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-57549051103944890052012-01-08T00:00:20.451-06:002012-01-08T00:00:20.451-06:00Last year, I committed myself to reading more wide...Last year, I committed myself to reading more widely by starting an online book club. It worked: I read books I never would have chosen on my own, and I even liked most of them! Best of all, we discussed them, and I got more out of them as a result. <br /><br />Participation in the book club is down just now, as two of my best readers/commenters just got busier than usual. So my goal is to find some more readers to talk books with and to continue to read more widely.JenFWhttp://www.arisgarden.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-19308511549951983262012-01-07T16:17:12.266-06:002012-01-07T16:17:12.266-06:00I don't set goals. I am a bookaholic. I MUST...I don't set goals. I am a bookaholic. I MUST read. I'd like to discover new authors this year. If you like Magic realism. I thoroughly recomment Sarah Addison Allen.The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-38292555408478887562012-01-07T11:32:58.332-06:002012-01-07T11:32:58.332-06:00Great goals.
I enjoyed the comment challenge las...Great goals. <br /><br />I enjoyed the comment challenge last year, so I'm doing it again. <br /><br />I joined three reading challenges, so my reading goals are tied up in those -- food books, books about Ireland, and the fun and quirky What's in a Name challenge.Joy Weese Mollhttp://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-12166099681250450022012-01-07T11:06:32.103-06:002012-01-07T11:06:32.103-06:00i loved the outsiders i can't believe i have r...i loved the outsiders i can't believe i have read a book that you haven't. haha jeffJeff and Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329450268807168285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-7384215127932758192012-01-07T08:03:32.859-06:002012-01-07T08:03:32.859-06:00I want to finish reading The Name of this Book is ...I want to finish reading The Name of this Book is Secret with my seven-year-old daughter, then read the other books in the series.Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-88474756090488725762012-01-06T22:54:38.077-06:002012-01-06T22:54:38.077-06:00My seven-year-old has been asking me repeatedly to...My seven-year-old has been asking me repeatedly to read through history with him, and I keep putting him off. My reading goal is to pick out and read some children's books about history with him. He will not be asking me to read with him for much longer, so I'd better take him up on it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-47657665580022019592012-01-06T20:53:48.729-06:002012-01-06T20:53:48.729-06:00As a teacher, I can't read during the school y...As a teacher, I can't read during the school year because I have no willpower when it comes to stopping. I either get behind with school work or I'm dead tired the next day because I read too late. So, my goal every summer is just to read as many books as I can. <br />So glad you have Dao's and my love of reading!<br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426087944902239926.post-92019062857275002342012-01-06T20:42:09.085-06:002012-01-06T20:42:09.085-06:00Hi Amy
The books i have for this month are THe Pr...Hi Amy <br />The books i have for this month are THe Prague Cemetary by umberto Eco. It happened in Boston by Russell greenan and then hopefully guns, germs and steel by Jared diamond. A little eclectic (spelling?) <br />like the site<br />Cheers<br />AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com