tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post8736751540627184296..comments2024-03-27T21:15:22.992-07:00Comments on Heart of Light: Reading, latelyRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-2059731629903696672015-05-25T22:20:51.809-07:002015-05-25T22:20:51.809-07:00Definitely overhyped, but still a super quick and ...Definitely overhyped, but still a super quick and entertaining read. It's not particularly elegantly written, but still very worth it... as a borrow, not buy. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403645469173903143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-91823127814945361462015-05-19T19:21:23.090-07:002015-05-19T19:21:23.090-07:00Do you have a kindle? I believe in Mud Vein so mu...Do you have a kindle? I believe in Mud Vein so much that I will gift it to you! Eva @ All Books Consideredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463453822150052462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-90345731942467044632015-05-19T13:14:32.005-07:002015-05-19T13:14:32.005-07:00I read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves at t...I read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves at the end of last year and loved it! I went into it knowing absolutely nothing, which made it more fun because I didn't know who Fern was for a while. <br /><br />I'm still debating Girl on the Train. I guess I should just add it to my library list already - I probably won't get it until the end of summer anyways!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-14450895257826051812015-05-19T13:12:58.334-07:002015-05-19T13:12:58.334-07:00Thanks hon, I think that's how it's shapin...Thanks hon, I think that's how it's shaping up for me. There are so many firsts right now and they keep hitting me hard. Hugs to you. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-69450200362562918972015-05-19T13:09:55.670-07:002015-05-19T13:09:55.670-07:00That would be such a fun idea! Sadly, all my cookb...That would be such a fun idea! Sadly, all my cookbooks are packed up right now, and I won't have them out again until we live in a larger place. So right now I'm just getting by without any cookbooks!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-64114285138481945932015-05-19T13:09:05.164-07:002015-05-19T13:09:05.164-07:00I haven't read Girl on the Train and I can'...I haven't read Girl on the Train and I can't decide if I should! Is it getting overhyped?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-5075435353210834232015-05-18T16:26:29.749-07:002015-05-18T16:26:29.749-07:00I just read Girl on the Train and enjoyed it, sort...I just read Girl on the Train and enjoyed it, sort of in the vein of Gone Girl. My favorite book of this year is We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. It was so good - part mystery, part family drama, part social commentary. The author's voice was so fresh and funny. Do you know when you have to keep reading the sentences over and over again because you recognize truth when you read them and want to commit a particular phrase to memory? All.through.this.book.for.meTina L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-77148263829495460222015-05-16T13:38:17.878-07:002015-05-16T13:38:17.878-07:00I like your book lists--thank you! I'm going t...I like your book lists--thank you! I'm going to check a couple out.<br />After my dad died, I felt like various shades of shit for a year. That one-year anniversary was important to me; I felt that since I had survived the all the firsts--birthdays, holidays, important moments-- without him, I could keep on surviving. Grief is still there, lurking and painful, but I feel much, much better.<br />Everyone is different...but it does get better. Keep taking care of yourself and just let yourself feel the ups and downs. xoChristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-45366054431673202442015-05-15T19:05:42.216-07:002015-05-15T19:05:42.216-07:00Would you be able to do a cookbook version?Would you be able to do a cookbook version?Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515645435093240674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-49940977564473917092015-05-15T07:26:49.653-07:002015-05-15T07:26:49.653-07:00Sending you lots of positive energy! Thanks for s...Sending you lots of positive energy! Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Kate<br />www.lamiabellavita.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-76941658564768615402015-05-15T01:01:31.175-07:002015-05-15T01:01:31.175-07:00Great to have you back in any form, love your book...Great to have you back in any form, love your book reviews/what you've been reading.<br /><br />Just lost a very dear family member a few weeks ago, but my dear parents are still here and in good health, I so admire your strength and honesty here, thanks for sharing and I hope you will have more good days than bad in the near future.<br />I go to work and shower etc, but have not been out much otherwise nor been reading. I ordered Liane Moriartys Big Little Lies, unopened on my desk still - but think I will get into reading again this weekend :) <br />Putting Station Eleven on my list, since you and commenters here are discussing it, as my next read!<br /><br />Hugs (from Europe/long time reader, your site is still bookmarked in my favorites and opens up from when I marked it, with the post regarding your save the dates before your wedding, so cute.)<br /> xx HeiðdísAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-85682966083176902822015-05-14T20:49:19.123-07:002015-05-14T20:49:19.123-07:00I LOVED Station Eleven too. I'm generally a s...I LOVED Station Eleven too. I'm generally a slow reader and I ate that one up in a couple of days. You will LOVE it!!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359128714036822993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-26103619681706816712015-05-14T19:59:26.966-07:002015-05-14T19:59:26.966-07:00Have you read Girl on the Train yet? I just starte...Have you read Girl on the Train yet? I just started but I was curious if you had any thoughts about it.<br /><br />I liked Bebe. Her 'pause' sleep trick worked like a charm!!<br /><br />I found myself agreeing with a moderate amount of all joy and no fun- although I didn't want to..<br /><br />Love chatting books! XoxoJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718573592529028826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-22783690325294946012015-05-14T15:33:38.025-07:002015-05-14T15:33:38.025-07:00I did like, just didn't love it! But I added T...I did like, just didn't love it! But I added The Little Friend to my waiting list, so maybe that will win me over. <br /><br />I really enjoyed STiCP when I read it a few years ago. Wish I'd been keeping track on the blog from the start so that I could remember more details about what I thought about it. <br /><br />Just added Night Film to my wish list, thanks! Oddly, I'm having trouble finding Mud Vein on my library website (even when I search by the author's name!), so I might have to try to get it in person. Weird. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-14915650206240347192015-05-14T15:15:29.361-07:002015-05-14T15:15:29.361-07:00Sad you didn't like The Secret History more --...Sad you didn't like The Secret History more -- I am a huge Donna Tartt fan. BUT YES Station Eleven and Last Night in Montreal both by Emily St John Mandel are GREAT! My favorite reads of this year so far<br /><br />I would also recommend Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher and both Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Night Film by Marisha Pessl Eva @ All Books Consideredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463453822150052462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-3886100799550291262015-05-14T14:47:45.381-07:002015-05-14T14:47:45.381-07:00Thank you, dear. It's appreciated, truly.
So...Thank you, dear. It's appreciated, truly. <br /><br />Sounds like you're on a reading streak! I loved Gone Girl too. And re: challenging vs. not, I think you just have to go with what you're feeling sometimes. I used to have a rule that I checked out equal numbers of "quality" books and "fun" books, just because otherwise I tend to go nuts on mysteries and ignore literature. I've veered away from it, but do try to remind myself to pick up something decent if I notice that I've been devouring thrillers back to back! But ultimately, I do think any reading is good reading. It's just that books function differently. Sometimes you need to think and sometimes you just need to escape. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-53473043830942202792015-05-14T14:44:09.059-07:002015-05-14T14:44:09.059-07:00So good to hear, because I am also meh about the I...So good to hear, because I am also meh about the Inspector Wexford series! I always feel like something is wrong with me because they seem to be so popular but they just don't grab me. Excited to try this other one!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-6920238171275645042015-05-14T14:43:19.296-07:002015-05-14T14:43:19.296-07:00So excited to get into it! I'll report back. I...So excited to get into it! I'll report back. I bought The Art of Fielding for my dad when it came out, but I forgot about it. I should check it out!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-13312372164186648082015-05-14T14:42:24.116-07:002015-05-14T14:42:24.116-07:00Thanks - I will check out Little Friend! I was dee...Thanks - I will check out Little Friend! I was deeply obsessed with both Harriet the Spy and To Kill a Mockingbird, so it sounds like I'm the target audience!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-40082865680581431452015-05-14T14:41:47.438-07:002015-05-14T14:41:47.438-07:00Yay, another Spellman fan! If you think of the oth...Yay, another Spellman fan! If you think of the other series, hook me up! <br /><br />Adding these others to my library wish list. Thank you!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-10110297298765645122015-05-14T14:41:08.173-07:002015-05-14T14:41:08.173-07:00I will shame-facedly admit that I haven't read...I will shame-facedly admit that I haven't read ANY David Mitchell, even though I feel like everyone I know is in love with Cloud Atlas! I need to get on that. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-37926530842957815672015-05-14T14:35:49.359-07:002015-05-14T14:35:49.359-07:00Hi Rachel,
Firstly, sending lots of hugs your way...Hi Rachel, <br />Firstly, sending lots of hugs your way. I've missed you but re-joining the world after a tragedy takes time. There will never be a need for an apology. <br /><br />As tight as my time allows, I have just finished several books after a hiatus of two years - what the? 'Gone Girl' was incredible and then I watched the film and thought that it was incredible too and sometimes (okay, most times), the films are never as good as the books. 'American Sniper' was also really good and I only read it because several of my Year 11 History students told me I should. I confess, I watched the film first and then read the book but it's told in a diary entry sort of style with entries from his wife included as well and it's a very interesting story. It reminded me a lot of a good friend of mine and my husbands who has served three tours of Afghanistan and struggled to 'come home' mentally. Now, I'm reading 'Call the Midwife,' after a friend lent it to me. It's good - mostly in the form of diary entries too but in Chapters. Very descriptive. <br /><br />Some of your books always make me feel I should challenge myself more in my reading. I think I might look into some of yours. <br /><br />Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-80749917762475851652015-05-14T14:22:26.124-07:002015-05-14T14:22:26.124-07:00Currently reading The Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara ...Currently reading The Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine. Only halfway through but it's a totally gripping crime story about an utterly dysfunctional British family that ultimately ends in sororicide (just looked up this term, didn't even know it existed! Because fratricide is more common?). Vine is the alter ego that Ruth Rendell used to write psychological thrillers. I've always been very "meh" about her Inspector Wexford novels. But this one is very good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-33767524827179952992015-05-14T13:58:44.556-07:002015-05-14T13:58:44.556-07:00You will LOVE LOVE LOVE Station Eleven. I just. It...You will LOVE LOVE LOVE Station Eleven. I just. It's the best book I've read in a while.<br /><br />Currently reading: The Art of Fielding, a book about college baseball. It's great. AND I don't like sports!thebeejayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177125351998868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-78837095396978097402015-05-14T13:36:07.771-07:002015-05-14T13:36:07.771-07:00The other one of his books I love is "Black S...The other one of his books I love is "Black Swan Green." Have you read it? It's the most "normal" of his books in narrative structure--but the writing and everything else is on point as always.Yuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402179460519913489noreply@blogger.com