tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post2560528191426246521..comments2023-05-04T06:30:59.672-04:00Comments on Book Buddies: Suggestions for our fall reading listUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-56180989090430950152010-08-21T11:05:17.715-04:002010-08-21T11:05:17.715-04:00Here's the order of books for the rest of the ...Here's the order of books for the rest of the year, so you can make plans to get your copies. In case you forget, look at the right sidebar of our blog, where I have <b>ALL</b> the books we have read or have planned.<br /><br /><b>SEPTEMBER</b> ~ The Postmistress ~ by Sarah Blake, 2010<br /><br /><b>OCTOBER</b> ~ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ~ by Betty Smith, 1942<br /><br /><b>NOVEMBER</b> ~ The Lacuna ~ by Barbara Kingsolver, 2009<br /><br /><b>DECEMBER</b> ~ The Housekeeper and the Professor ~ by Yoki Ogawa, 2003Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-89777270148796691062010-08-12T03:10:09.305-04:002010-08-12T03:10:09.305-04:00I like having the books picked several months in a...I like having the books picked several months in advance. This way I can check and see what the wait is like at the library. Then check again about a month before, if needed, to see more exactly when I think I should put a hold on the book so that it is most likely to give me the book during the time we are reading it. <br /><br />I also prefer books that have been out for awhile. Our library system only lets you have "New Books" for two weeks, and you cannot renew them if someone has a hold on them (or possibly at all). (I believe a "New Book" is a book that was published within the past year.) I really need to remember to ask them about those two points next time I'm there. <br /><br />It's often hard for me to read a longer book, a book with "depth", or a slower reading, thoughtful book in two weeks. Or if I'm just super busy. But I also know I'm a slower reader as well usually. <br /><br />I have too many books and was spending too much on books so I am on a book buying lock down. If it's out in paperback and I can't get a hold of it, I can usually find it cheaply online with advance notice. I don't buy hardcovers at full price and will wait to get them from the library. <br /><br />Anyways, too long a post to say that I do like knowing the books selections a couple months in advance and prefer books that have been out for a little while. But I also don't know when I next definitely plan to read with ya'll again (or even read a books again!), so go with what the others prefer. <br /><br />Oh, and I also agree on a short book for December. Or maybe a collection of short stories. I enjoy them more than I used to and don't read enough of them.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374611790605336205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-37172848912471367882010-08-11T15:49:55.216-04:002010-08-11T15:49:55.216-04:00Sounds like a good plan, Bonnie, thanks for all yo...Sounds like a good plan, Bonnie, thanks for all you do!Susan Tidwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508914812621410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-20518124322495537692010-08-11T15:46:57.302-04:002010-08-11T15:46:57.302-04:00Yes, Alison, it would be good to plan books throug...Yes, Alison, it would be good to plan books through the end of the year so all book buddies have time to round up whatever we pick. Some book choices may not be readily available because libraries aren't funding as many books, and some of us may have trouble justifying the cost of new hardbacks.<br /><br />Everybuddy, do you (like Alison) think we already have a good enough list for the rest of the year? Please speak up, and help me decide what we should do. If we choose the books from the comments, I think we should read the one with the fewest pages in December:<br /><br /><i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i> ~ 528 pages<br /><br /><i>The Housekeeper and the Professor</i> ~ 192 pages<br /><br /><i>The Lacuna</i> ~ 507 pagesBonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-74992433369426456402010-08-09T12:55:53.231-04:002010-08-09T12:55:53.231-04:00I'm speaking up. :)
All four of those are ...I'm speaking up. :) <br /><br />All four of those are great picks! Are you looking at planning books through the end of the year? <br /><br />I will definitely read <i>The Postmistress</i>, <i>The Housekeeper and the Professor</i>, and <i>The Lacuna</i>. I read - and loved - <i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i> less than three years ago, so (given the length of my to-read list) I probably won't re-read it at this point, although I would be interested in the discussion.alisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652716231337658058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-66599509298753024222010-08-09T07:17:08.847-04:002010-08-09T07:17:08.847-04:00I would like to read The Housekeeper and the Profe...I would like to read The Housekeeper and the Professor for sure. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn sounds interesting also.Susan Tidwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508914812621410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-80489071887391243502010-08-08T22:50:16.689-04:002010-08-08T22:50:16.689-04:00Speak up now or forever hold your peace! Based on...Speak up now or forever hold your peace! Based on comments left here by Jennifer, Shirley, Susan, Alison, and Bonnie, these books are where there's the most interest:<br /><br />The Postmistress (4)<br />A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (3)<br />The Housekeeper and the Professor (2)<br />The Lacuna (2)<br /><br />I'm going to designate <b>The Postmistress</b> our book for September. Before I settle on any of the others, speak up (again) and tell me whether or not you would read these books.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-56099759321721945542010-08-05T11:40:39.434-04:002010-08-05T11:40:39.434-04:00I've loved everything I've read of Barbara...I've loved everything I've read of Barbara Kingsolver's - so I'd be happy to read <i>The Lacuna</i>!alisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652716231337658058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-53365223600029294922010-08-05T06:26:16.151-04:002010-08-05T06:26:16.151-04:00The Housekeeper and the Professor sounds really in...The Housekeeper and the Professor sounds really interesting (not available at my library, but could get it from Amazon), and The Postmistress (since it is sitting here on my desk waiting on me...).Susan Tidwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508914812621410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-61621531779291997072010-08-05T06:22:13.827-04:002010-08-05T06:22:13.827-04:00I've read The Postmistress, though I would be ...I've read <i>The Postmistress</i>, though I would be willing to discuss it. I'm also willing to re-read <i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i>. My choices, however, would be <i>The Housekeeper and the Professor, Finding Nouf, and The Lacuna</i>.<br /><br />Shirley, we have several months until the end of the year. Do any others interest you?Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-82145244473061741922010-08-05T05:04:37.137-04:002010-08-05T05:04:37.137-04:00The most interesting to me is Postmistress as well...The most interesting to me is Postmistress as well as rereading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. The least appealing to me is The Dark is Rising. I've read The Lacuna--not nearly as good, in my opinion, as Poisonwood Bible, but still a worthy read.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155188609487120887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-43704165555243744772010-08-05T02:55:40.015-04:002010-08-05T02:55:40.015-04:00I've added Jennifer's suggestions to this ...I've added Jennifer's suggestions to this post. Come and read about all the possibilities -- and add other titles of books you want to read.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-32069978334415351512010-08-04T23:29:19.803-04:002010-08-04T23:29:19.803-04:00I would love to read all of these books here with ...I would love to read all of these books here with ya'll. Indeed, they are all on my (infinite) TBR list, except <i>Finding Nouf</i> which I haven't heard of before. <br /><br />As for suggestions, I'll put in my two cents with the caveat that I may not be reading them with ya'll depending on how things develop in my life. I'm thinking about rereading <i>The Great Gatsby</i>, which I like quite a bit, in September. I'm also thinking about rereading <i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i>, another that I liked a lot, in the fall. And lastly, I've been wanting to reread <i>The Dark is Rising</i> for awhile now. The series was a favorite of mine in junior high.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374611790605336205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-45567014480635896592010-08-04T19:55:35.056-04:002010-08-04T19:55:35.056-04:00I have The Lacuna on loan from a friend, but my li...I have <i>The Lacuna</i> on loan from a friend, but my library has several copies available. Come suggest some titles for us to read this fall.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.com