tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post4445417113697315523..comments2024-02-22T16:41:48.351+00:00Comments on I'm Trying, Honestly!: Reading and Me!Winifredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12415302188575538163noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-30091681771609960122009-02-23T06:13:00.000+00:002009-02-23T06:13:00.000+00:00I wish I had more time to read, but I still work. ...I wish I had more time to read, but I still work. I do pick up a book every now and then and try to read a couple chapters each time. I can't read in bed cause I always fall asleep! <BR/><BR/>Strange that you mentioned the name Cyril as I used to have a pen pal from Scotland by that name when I was in school...many years ago!<BR/><BR/>I found this to be quite an interesting post!<BR/><BR/>((( HUGS )))Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388218387599733572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-78778529868706440332009-02-21T16:55:00.000+00:002009-02-21T16:55:00.000+00:00I don't have a whole lot of extra time for reading...I don't have a whole lot of extra time for reading. I am like you if I read, I don't get anything done. I read magazines more that anything. I read the books for my small group at church for my spiritual journey. I do read the Bible most nights before I go to bed. I wish I had more time to read!!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12450001180027863012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-79498827317643725902009-02-20T09:37:00.000+00:002009-02-20T09:37:00.000+00:00Dear Winifred ~~ Good post about your reading habi...Dear Winifred ~~ Good post about your reading habits. I used to read a lot, especially at night, but my eyesight doesn't allow that now without a magnifying glass, which does not encourage it any more. Thanks for your comments and reminding me that there is always tomorrow.<BR/>Take care dear friend, Love, Merle.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-20975109509163266552009-02-20T08:59:00.000+00:002009-02-20T08:59:00.000+00:00I have read a few of A M Smith's books and enjoyed...I have read a few of A M Smith's books and enjoyed them. He always seems to draw me in with unusual titles. I usually try to finish a book even if I'm not particularly enjoying it. However I had to give up on "Labyrinth" by Kate Mosse, which was a "Richard and Judy" recommendation. My daughter and my mother also gave up on it - my daughter said she just didn't care about the characters and I think that just about summed it up for me too.<BR/><BR/>Have recently read "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" which I did enjoy. Another I would recommend is "The Time Travellers Wife". <BR/><BR/>Happy reading Winifred. A xStrawberry Jam Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695110960213262472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-69862211093004057982009-02-20T01:32:00.000+00:002009-02-20T01:32:00.000+00:00My taste in books these days is leaning towards no...My taste in books these days is leaning towards non-fiction-memoirs, biographies, Nature books, animal stories, travel memoirs, May Sarton's books, etc. I loved F Scott F. and The Great Gatsby was a favorite. I love the phrase “he dispensed starlight to casual moths” which you mentioned. Have read a lot of Ernest Hemmingwat's books, but liked Fitzgerald more. I was never fond of detective stories, but do enjoy a good mystery now and then.<BR/><BR/>But I enjoyed your post about reading, Winifred. Have a great weekend.<BR/><BR/>RenieRenie Burghardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660484248593903002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-23448681660180134942009-02-20T00:00:00.000+00:002009-02-20T00:00:00.000+00:00I am pretty much the same way. If I get half way ...I am pretty much the same way. If I get half way through the book and it is a struggle, I give up. A few books like that though, I have just put aside because they came so highly recommended by so many people I just think it was the mood I was in or something and will try again another day. One book that comes to mind is "The Pillars of The Earth". As many books as I have read, I regret to say I have not read a whole lot of classics but that is my goal. I hope to at least try to read all of the Classics and some Shakespeare.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373560689980768576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-13746691380226324422009-02-19T14:27:00.000+00:002009-02-19T14:27:00.000+00:00Life is too short to spend on a book that brings n...Life is too short to spend on a book that brings no joy. Like you, I read until I'm finished and ignore everything else. I like it like that. If a book can hold a reader's attention in that manner, then it's a good one. I don't feel guilt about that, I feel joy that an author took me there. I'd rather read knitting patterns than a bad book.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-58017010672992655852009-02-19T02:19:00.000+00:002009-02-19T02:19:00.000+00:00I only read one of A. McCall Smith's books about t...I only read one of A. McCall Smith's books about the #1 Detective Agency, and I had trouble getting it read. I personally thought it was boring. But, a friend recommended it and thought it was great, so I struggled through and read it to the end. <BR/><BR/>Maybe, I should do like Hippo Chick and listen to it instead of reading it.<BR/><BR/>I read a lot in the winter when I am penned up in the house and there is not much of anything else to do. I don't read before bed time because it keeps me awake, as you said you can't put the book down, so instead of sleeping you stay up and read. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-87042397575288058812009-02-19T02:15:00.000+00:002009-02-19T02:15:00.000+00:00I have had 2 of the #1 Detective Agency books on m...I have had 2 of the #1 Detective Agency books on my shelf forever and still not got to them, but I will. I am a read for 30 minutes to get to sleep person every night of my life. It turns my brain off and lets me sleep well. I am a great lover of Bill Bryson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-66353116916074423182009-02-19T01:19:00.000+00:002009-02-19T01:19:00.000+00:00I do the same thing. That is what I miss about the...I do the same thing. That is what I miss about the village, it's library.<BR/>PatsyPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362836138711754490.post-19848862653823065542009-02-19T00:32:00.000+00:002009-02-19T00:32:00.000+00:00I've read most of the #1 Detective Agency Books. ...I've read most of the #1 Detective Agency Books. Actually, I've listened to them on audio. The reader is fabulous. I'm not reading anything right now, but have a whole stack of books I bought at the used book sale to start now that we're settled in Nevada.<BR/><BR/>~hippo hugs~hippo chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404395478018699210noreply@blogger.com