tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post4203179321529341305..comments2024-03-27T21:15:22.992-07:00Comments on Heart of Light: Reading, latelyRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-68722699403162472732012-06-12T02:56:28.971-07:002012-06-12T02:56:28.971-07:00This book is AMAZING! You have such great taste in...This book is AMAZING! You have such great taste in books, I love your recommendations!!! Keep it up! xxAnnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-26505023513281520572010-03-13T18:37:21.332-08:002010-03-13T18:37:21.332-08:00i know what you mean.. i am often surprised at how...i know what you mean.. i am often surprised at how much i dislike books with raving reviews and vice versa.. <br />i was not a big fan of the Time Traveler's Wife which is a book so many worship.<br />Will have to look this book up. Currently i am trying my hand at a classic, just started reading Tolstoy's Anna KareninaHena Tayebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419428884435062756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-34141828791517287612010-03-12T22:26:49.417-08:002010-03-12T22:26:49.417-08:00I just finished reading this book too and absolute...I just finished reading this book too and absolutely loved it as well! <br /><br />I also try to stay away from Amazon as I don't want to have any preconceived notions before I even start reading any book. But then again, I am the type of person that hates having movies spoiled for them . . .Pinjinghttp://www.pinjing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-55574535944839437072010-03-12T18:02:44.094-08:002010-03-12T18:02:44.094-08:00also, can we talk about your uglydoll quintopus so...also, can we talk about your uglydoll quintopus so carefully perched next to your Excellent Contemporary Fiction? don't act like i didn't notice.<br /><br />do you know they have GLOW IN THE DARK UGLYDOLL ACTION FIGURES now?<br /><br />as my terrifying old boss used to say: just sayin.bigBANG studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566014806881346604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-32677228366889504682010-03-12T16:25:26.352-08:002010-03-12T16:25:26.352-08:00I loved this book too!I loved this book too!Jane Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984475822269048737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-13018449441463798312010-03-12T14:08:25.152-08:002010-03-12T14:08:25.152-08:00kay so I should read it then. Not just ponder it&#...kay so I should read it then. Not just ponder it's cover on my bedside table? I admit I decided to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo first because I need something that I can get into FAST and read in small spurts while breastfeeding. Hedgehog will be next.kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291233186222706297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-76323597762549132682010-03-12T13:06:49.196-08:002010-03-12T13:06:49.196-08:00We first listened to this as a very charming audio...We first listened to this as a very charming audiobook and then I read it - imagine my delight when I saw there was a movie, which we went to see while in France on holiday last summer!! Considering the complexities in the story, which we loved, the movie version really is good.<br />The only thing I dread is some American movie-maker who needs to make a "better" US version... sadly, this happens all the time to European movies. Yeuch.<br />Oh, and I picked it up 'cos we adore hedgehogs!!MelDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-74336985392354736012010-03-12T12:49:53.883-08:002010-03-12T12:49:53.883-08:00I almost bought this book the other day at our tin...I almost bought this book the other day at our tiny local bookstore. The title drew me in as well. However, I have more books to read right now than I have time to do so I'm holding off for now... :)Jennyhttp://www.backwoodswife.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-65316182599862887172010-03-11T19:26:05.980-08:002010-03-11T19:26:05.980-08:00It's on my list, I've heard such good thin...It's on my list, I've heard such good things too.Michelle {lovely little things}https://www.blogger.com/profile/15767111489206858130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-48668330882469518062010-03-11T17:43:16.224-08:002010-03-11T17:43:16.224-08:00i had such a hard time getting into this novel so ...i had such a hard time getting into this novel so I walked away...glad you liked it though. sometimes with young kids and pure exhaustion at the end of the day i have to walk away from books that don't immediately grab me.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059382962318939524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-29298390717147239312010-03-11T15:54:01.288-08:002010-03-11T15:54:01.288-08:00reading the reviews after having read a book almos...reading the reviews after having read a book almost like going to a book club. find out what others thought & maybe gain some new insight into the book!<br />will add "elegance of the hedgehog" to my list -- thanks :)// Sarahhttp://habit-online.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-78021469525589525902010-03-11T11:56:24.472-08:002010-03-11T11:56:24.472-08:00thank you thank you rachel! putting in on my if-I-...thank you thank you rachel! putting in on my if-I-ever-make-it-to-the-fucking-library list. I WILL MAKE IT TO THE FUCKING LIBRARY.<br /><br /><br />I suspect that many of my favorite books are ones that other people find pretentious.east side bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206689296805893265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-17953965588888076112010-03-11T10:25:49.070-08:002010-03-11T10:25:49.070-08:00this is so next on my list of books to read.this is so next on my list of books to read.cevdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463468394602351113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-76094951067141312602010-03-11T10:18:39.468-08:002010-03-11T10:18:39.468-08:00i always read the reviews too. books are so expen...i always read the reviews too. books are so expensive that i want to be forewarned if i can. sometimes i agree and sometimes i disagree - i like exploring. it's not the friday night knitting club out of nowhere is it? that would not make me happy.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-77227034038599942582010-03-11T10:04:30.139-08:002010-03-11T10:04:30.139-08:00I loved that book. Once I finished it I mailed it ...I loved that book. Once I finished it I mailed it off to a blog-friend and she really enjoyed it too. The end was amazing; I really wasn't expecting it. I really want to read Gourmet Rhapsody which is the story of the man in the apartment complex (the food critic) that dies.stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236399150738812466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-42284820340590289452010-03-11T10:00:57.507-08:002010-03-11T10:00:57.507-08:00Nadia Bordeaux FR
This book was very popular and ...Nadia Bordeaux FR<br /><br />This book was very popular and last year; a movie was made out of it. "L'élégance du hérisson" with a famou french actress Josiane Balasko...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-60377929660503074262010-03-11T09:26:54.354-08:002010-03-11T09:26:54.354-08:00I just recently finished reading this book too! S...I just recently finished reading this book too! Struggled through it in the beginning, wondering where it was going...but thought it had great little gems throughout it about humans, life, relating to one another...and the ending was such a surprise! I completely agree that it was "sweet and funny and unusual"!LBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488349790149883042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-68580562338344911652010-03-11T09:25:32.893-08:002010-03-11T09:25:32.893-08:00Haven't read it, but I love your ugly doll. He...Haven't read it, but I love your ugly doll. He's wonderful.Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997875522614810785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-60815031889121522582010-03-11T08:56:00.054-08:002010-03-11T08:56:00.054-08:00I liked Hedgehog a lot! And if you're in the m...I liked Hedgehog a lot! And if you're in the mood for some more Francophile lit, I just finished Julia's My Life in France, which was a total delight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-1071651228555314722010-03-11T08:48:49.104-08:002010-03-11T08:48:49.104-08:00I actually do read them before, but that's a g...I actually do read them before, but that's a good idea not to get influenced. I guess I can look at the rating to see how popular it is without spoiling it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443232979548229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-56403724184648666072010-03-11T08:35:13.191-08:002010-03-11T08:35:13.191-08:00I've heard the title of this book floating aro...I've heard the title of this book floating around lately. I'm glad to hear you liked it. I think I'll add it to my Goodreads pile :)Amanda Nicolehttp://www.thereadbaron.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-7412660015690410852010-03-11T08:22:19.217-08:002010-03-11T08:22:19.217-08:00I usually don't read reviews of novels, but of...I usually don't read reviews of novels, but of art/design/cooking/etc. books, I do. The ones where it doesn't need to be a surprise. :)MICHELLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917187290057083844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-6095168427179405212010-03-11T07:54:12.575-08:002010-03-11T07:54:12.575-08:00I absolutely agree I'm on a fan of reading rev...I absolutely agree I'm on a fan of reading reviews before anything (books, resto's, trips, hotels). Just go judge for yourself and you'll enjoy it a lot more<br /><br /><br /><br />D e g a i n e <br /><br />http://www.fashiondegaine.comD e g a i n ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778366973089978662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-24415859336423379592010-03-11T07:18:46.221-08:002010-03-11T07:18:46.221-08:00I loved that book, too!I loved that book, too!babshttp://babsbabble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-86188428730049567702010-03-11T07:05:12.032-08:002010-03-11T07:05:12.032-08:00hey, we come to books in all kinds of ways: i firs...hey, we come to books in all kinds of ways: i first read norman rush's <i>mating</i> because he was next to salman rushdie on the fiction shelf and i saw that he'd won a few awards, and i first read bulgakov's <i>the master and margarita</i> because there was a black cat on the cover. both are favorites of mine now.<br /><br />i have a compulsive review-reading thing with movies, actually: when i get home from the theater i make a beeline for rottentomatoes.com to see how critics felt about it. on amazon specifically, i remember a blog competition awhile back to find the worst possible review for the best possible book; it was pretty hilarious. we should resurrect something like that!<br /><br />C&C, i know what you mean. i get very george mcfly: "hey, you! get your damn hands off of her!"laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429404210444847213noreply@blogger.com