tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post8279357511058189457..comments2023-07-08T08:41:34.394-05:00Comments on Knit Wit on the Prairies: Sad.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02829064350820161435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-23648254821031468222010-09-02T22:40:30.915-05:002010-09-02T22:40:30.915-05:00The Road was a fascinating read. Depressing for su...The Road was a fascinating read. Depressing for sure, but so well crafted that I felt like I was there. That made it worthwhile.double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-13807001783853621902010-08-31T13:44:46.393-05:002010-08-31T13:44:46.393-05:00The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ...The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is very sweet. As is any of the Anne of Green Gables books. I felt the same way about The Road but tried hard not to get too emotionally invested in the characters. I couldn't put that book down - McCarthy's style is like no other.Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-5351287039638247062010-08-28T00:52:22.315-05:002010-08-28T00:52:22.315-05:00Coupland's "Generation A"
I'm c...Coupland's "Generation A"<br /><br />I'm currently reading Schindler's List. I'm not done yet, but it's horribly fascinating. I never saw the movie, either. <br /><br />Try any of Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe books. I usually pee my pants from laughing.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121927281998746424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-2412490130247458722010-08-26T21:54:13.095-05:002010-08-26T21:54:13.095-05:00I just finished the crystal drop (yes, I read yout...I just finished the crystal drop (yes, I read youth novels, partially because I can then recommend them - or not - to my grade 7s, and partially because I'm taking "Children's Lit" this fall, and partially because, well, why not?) which takes place, well, now, in Alberta, but it's a bit 1984 in that it was written when now was well in the future. There is no water, there are no animals, there is just desert, desert, desert. It ends well, as most youth lit does, but it's left me thinking and feeling like a carbon footprint giant. <br /><br />I liked water for elephants, too, and my parents have just loaned me shantaram, which they both absolutely loved. I'm only 6 pages in, but I've already laughed out loud once. That might be worth a go.<br /><br />Miss you. J. PS thanks for the granola bar recipes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-11542237391923452002010-08-26T17:09:50.802-05:002010-08-26T17:09:50.802-05:00Amy--I absolutely loved Water for Elephants. The ...Amy--I absolutely loved Water for Elephants. The Elephant in the book is such a character!<br /><br />Maybe I will have to revisit that one, or crack open Julie and Julia again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829064350820161435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-63588324988271565952010-08-26T17:03:22.791-05:002010-08-26T17:03:22.791-05:00Do you want me to comment here or there? How abou...Do you want me to comment here or there? How about here and there :) I felt the same way about Angela's Ashes. I couldn't finish it because it just got more and more tragic by the page. I recently made the mistake again with A Fine Balance - but I can say my life is richer for having read it, simply because it was beautifully written and I learned about a way of life of which I was totally unaware.<br /><br />Suggestions for happy books? I will sarcastically (but mostly truthfully) say don't read anything Canadian - Adam and I joke that the trifecta of Canadian literature is winter, child abuse and alcohol.<br /><br />I love crime novels and historical fiction - although not happy necessarily, they are at least an escape. Donna Leon's books are set in Venice which makes them quite romantic. Ian Rankin - set in Scotland. I am keen to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo just so I can be like everyone else ;) <br /><br />NatalieNatalienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-73587355118803139242010-08-26T16:34:55.541-05:002010-08-26T16:34:55.541-05:00Oy, I try to avoid sad books. I read Nevil Shute&...Oy, I try to avoid sad books. I read Nevil Shute's "On the Beach" when I was 13. It's another post-apocalyptic novel and nearly 20 years later thinking about it still leaves me feeling anxious, apprehensive, depressed and unsettled.<br /><br />My best friend Steph is a total bibliophile and blogs her book reviews at <a href="http://steph-bookinit.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bookin' It.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19190622.post-24054156253438412972010-08-26T15:57:56.146-05:002010-08-26T15:57:56.146-05:00I loved Water for Elephants, and recently finished...I loved Water for Elephants, and recently finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and liked that too. I also enjoyed The Help. All have not sad endings :)Amy Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783685807814576868noreply@blogger.com