tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post8724249025121784093..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: Sunday Salon: Summer's Trickling AwayMarie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-61692756878362024452011-08-18T00:12:24.850-04:002011-08-18T00:12:24.850-04:00I'm afraid to look and see where I stand on ch...I'm afraid to look and see where I stand on challenges. Summer is going by too fast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-40515533823343637182011-08-14T23:37:34.677-04:002011-08-14T23:37:34.677-04:00stop it! i don't want to think about summer co...stop it! i don't want to think about summer coming to an end--i'm not ready and have too much stuff to plan before school starts. :) my reading and blogging have been a bit lackluster, too. i guess it's too much time in the pool and on the beach for me. i shall try harder this week. have a great week!booklineandsinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560267428540493291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-19798692674734351552011-08-14T18:30:50.799-04:002011-08-14T18:30:50.799-04:00You're participating in some great challenges....You're participating in some great challenges. The Art of the Novella challenge really intrigues me. You described it so well...like a survey course in world lit in miniature! It is a terrific way to get a taste of many different authors.<br /><br />I read - tried to read!-one of Naipaul's books a few years ago but I found it difficult o get through and didn't care for his writing. After the remarks he made earlier this year I'm definitely not a fan!<br /><br />The Companion by Lorcan Roche sounds wonderful! I'm going to look into it. It always bothers me when a book I really am enjoying is almost finished!<br /><br />I hope you had a nice Sunday!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-27185847177982968042011-08-14T17:41:53.648-04:002011-08-14T17:41:53.648-04:00You're right, the summer has just flown by! Gl...You're right, the summer has just flown by! Glad you're enjoying the novella challenge, as it looks like a good one. I'm over-challenged, so trying to resist signing up for any more. ;)<br /><br />Hope your Sunday was awesome!Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-47013426426464459922011-08-14T16:40:35.694-04:002011-08-14T16:40:35.694-04:00Just stopping by to say hi and Happy Sunday. Soun...Just stopping by to say hi and Happy Sunday. Sounds like you have been very busy reading and there are many great blog posts in your future.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-34087058090045888682011-08-14T14:15:43.157-04:002011-08-14T14:15:43.157-04:00Thanks for the plug and all that Art of the Novell...Thanks for the plug and all that Art of the Novella love! It has been a blast so far. Curious to see how far we will all get. As the summer slips away...Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597485569740436880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-74475595020651084272011-08-14T14:11:00.044-04:002011-08-14T14:11:00.044-04:00I hate to see summer coming to an end.I hate to see summer coming to an end.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-80748512793729725332011-08-14T13:38:01.599-04:002011-08-14T13:38:01.599-04:00I know what you mean about how a book that you are...I know what you mean about how a book that you are taking a break from quickly becomes a DNF. This has happened to me on several occasions, most recently with Sex and the River Styx by Hoagland. There is just something about that book that makes me so melancholy and depressed that I don't ever want to pick it up again, though I know I am going to have to at some point. It sounds like your reading right now is really eclectic, which is wonderful! I love it when that happens. I am working on a book called Wildflower Hill right now, and after that it's going to be a dense tome about language that I am sort of dreading :(Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-35316062838705342042011-08-14T13:16:54.366-04:002011-08-14T13:16:54.366-04:00I'm so mad at myself for not carving out more ...I'm so mad at myself for not carving out more time for Frances' Novella Challenge. I plan on reading one, Mathilda by Mary Shelley, but I would love to have read more. Alas, school calls, the children are waiting, and the room must be prepared. Best to you in your challenges! Also, I just received a copy of Wherever You Go, and I'm looking forward to reading at as I saw you read it to. I think. I'll get back to you on it when I'm done; hope I'm not wrong in thinking you've read it as well.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-80594108450153074782011-08-14T12:05:01.210-04:002011-08-14T12:05:01.210-04:00As someone who has had 10 DNFs this year, I say dr...As someone who has had 10 DNFs this year, I say drop him and move on. I read one work years ago by Naipaul that I liked, about him traveling through the South called <i>A Turn In The South</i>, but since I've learned more about his recent comments about women writers, I'm less inclined to try anything by him.<br /><br />As for what I'm reading today, I'm reading <i>Say It With Bullets</i> by Richard Powell - in between visiting with sister-in-laws with my wife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-47900404322240889902011-08-14T11:29:02.831-04:002011-08-14T11:29:02.831-04:00Yeah, I'd say to move on to, except that I'...Yeah, I'd say to move on to, except that I'm the worst person to give that advice. I have a very hard time dropping a book, no matter how hard it is to slog through it. <br /><br />BTW, my hubby and I will be in Boston in early September for a few days. Maybe we can gather a few bloggies and get together!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-64924874203124166042011-08-14T09:55:12.317-04:002011-08-14T09:55:12.317-04:00Like Laura said, no wonder you're stuck! I'...Like Laura said, no wonder you're stuck! I'd recommend tossing him and moving on ;) Also, I agree - where has August gone???Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102250492155489672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-82644315195869080792011-08-14T06:46:03.929-04:002011-08-14T06:46:03.929-04:00Naipaul *shudder* no wonder you're stuck! I&#...Naipaul *shudder* no wonder you're stuck! I'd say switch to something else -- and I look forward to seeing what you choose!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219439074687598827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-47522463611047805212011-08-14T03:11:42.215-04:002011-08-14T03:11:42.215-04:00I'm not doing the art of the novella challenge...I'm not doing the art of the novella challenge (since experience shows that my signing up for a challenge=me failing at a challenge) but reading all the posts about these novellas has me wanting to explore some on my own. i love the look of the melville house novellas too; they'd look gorgeous lined up on a shelf. but maybe i'll start by downloading "benito cereno"...<br /><br />i can't believe how quickly this summer is going, either. hope you have a great august!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com