Comments on: A Reading Challenge; Help! http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/ Adventures in Writing on the Road Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:46:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:30:03 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-688 Moonrat visited me? That is so cool, LOL! :-) My reading has deteriorated in the last year. I want to get the love back! I recently closed my piano studio, so I have all the time in the world, and I have no kids. The only thing I have to do is write, and I may as well learn something about that through reading! :-) Moonrat visited me? That is so cool, LOL! :-)

My reading has deteriorated in the last year. I want to get the love back! I recently closed my piano studio, so I have all the time in the world, and I have no kids. The only thing I have to do is write, and I may as well learn something about that through reading! :-)

]]> By: moonrat http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-687 moonrat Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:01:26 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-687 wow. really? for REAL? i am SO jealous of you. it usually takes me a week to finish a book--when i'm working hard at making time for reading!! wow. really? for REAL? i am SO jealous of you. it usually takes me a week to finish a book–when i’m working hard at making time for reading!!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:22:29 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-673 I never knew there was a book to the movie! I have all the Tolkien listed. I haven't read the non-trilogy ones, so I'm looking forward to that! I'm so excited for this year of reading! :-) I never knew there was a book to the movie!

I have all the Tolkien listed. I haven’t read the non-trilogy ones, so I’m looking forward to that!

I’m so excited for this year of reading! :-)

]]> By: Joey Radu http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Joey Radu Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:21:41 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-668 You should revisit Tolkien. You must read Watchmen. And soon! Some of the short stories are a tad weak, and a few will rip your heart out in just a handful of pages. Selby is probably (at least word-wise) one of the most powerful writers of the last century. (And it's no longer just me [of the people I personally know] who believe this! Yay!) As evocative and sweet a title as The Glass Castle is, it really isn't relevant to the book, which is just (haha, JUST) an incredible memoir. (Basically, the Glass Castle is just a symbol of broken promises [and no, that's really not giving anything away, LOL].) Yes, the baseball book. Unlike the movie with it's Hollywood ending, however, the book is actually an example of quality story-telling. (If you can't tell, I myself am not a fan of the movie.) You should revisit Tolkien.

You must read Watchmen. And soon!

Some of the short stories are a tad weak, and a few will rip your heart out in just a handful of pages. Selby is probably (at least word-wise) one of the most powerful writers of the last century. (And it’s no longer just me [of the people I personally know] who believe this! Yay!)

As evocative and sweet a title as The Glass Castle is, it really isn’t relevant to the book, which is just (haha, JUST) an incredible memoir. (Basically, the Glass Castle is just a symbol of broken promises [and no, that's really not giving anything away, LOL].)

Yes, the baseball book. Unlike the movie with it’s Hollywood ending, however, the book is actually an example of quality story-telling. (If you can’t tell, I myself am not a fan of the movie.)

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:57:45 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-664 Awesome! I'm headed over to take a look, Valerie! Awesome! I’m headed over to take a look, Valerie!

]]> By: Valerie http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Valerie Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:48:01 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-663 Great meme! I posted this in my blog here: http://valeriekwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/fun-book-meme.html Great meme!

I posted this in my blog here:
http://valeriekwrites.blogspot.com/2009/08/fun-book-meme.html

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:26:53 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-661 You recommended those before, Robin! I've had Garth Nix in my TBR pile for a while. I'm going to read him this year! And I'm re-reading Harry Potter, of course. :-) You recommended those before, Robin! I’ve had Garth Nix in my TBR pile for a while. I’m going to read him this year!

And I’m re-reading Harry Potter, of course. :-)

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:26:03 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-660 Oh, okay, Edie! I still put it on the list. Not Marley and Me, but I'm getting brave and I'm putting that on the list right now. :-) Oh, okay, Edie! I still put it on the list. Not Marley and Me, but I’m getting brave and I’m putting that on the list right now. :-)

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:25:25 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-659 Christina, I'm so excited about all these books I'll get to read! Wow! I feel like I'm in a candy shop! Christina, I’m so excited about all these books I’ll get to read! Wow! I feel like I’m in a candy shop!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Natasha Fondren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:24:52 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/book-a-day-reading-challenge/a-reading-challenge-help/#comment-658 Thanks, Eric! I wrote a bunch of those down. I still have one you recommended a while back, too. (You said it had weird sex, or something, and so I was all over that, LOL!) Thanks, Eric! I wrote a bunch of those down. I still have one you recommended a while back, too. (You said it had weird sex, or something, and so I was all over that, LOL!)

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