Comments on: Lolly gets Literary

By: penny [aka peninah]

penny [aka peninah] — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 01:12:07 +0000

yay! someone else who has a book “stash” in addition to all her yarn. I also often put books on the nypl hold list and then when my turn comes (which could be months or days) i wonder why or how i heard of this book. (that happened with the architecture of happiness). it’s a bit fun that way actually.

i often have many books going along with all the knitting projects. the day i can learn to read a book, knit, AND type will be a day I’m truly happy. I have the first two down (but only for hardbacks).

*sigh* my dream is to have gorgeous bookshelves/library like your picture and a nice reading chair. I spent the time reading your post looking up at my walls and musing how nice bookshelves would look there. hah! [we are looking to move so ANY new furniture is strongly debated first ... i have been sneaking both books and yarn into the flat for months. shh! don't tell my husband.].

By: JessaLu

JessaLu — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:53:05 +0000

Right now I am listening to The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and it is riveting ) So much so that I listened to it while walking around the mall yesterday ;o)

My current ‘before bed’ reading is Book 2 of the Septimus Heap series which is a ‘young adult” book but it’s just enough of an easy read that I can absorb it at 1am.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:28:59 +0000

This last year it has been very hard to keep up with my reading (because of the new restaurant). However, a two week vacation last month found both DH and I reading more than viewing in Paris and Rome. Niether of us had realized how much we missed page turning;) The World to Come, by Dara Horn was a great read. As was Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Right now I am trying to finish The Orientalist, by Tom Reiss so that I can read Ali and Nino, by Kurban Said (the orientalist). For my knitting time I have been listening to The Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon. I love light listening while knitting, but I have also been getting a small Scottish history lesson in the process.
It is fun to read what everyone else is into. I almost purchased Water for Elephants for that vacation. I’ll have to get it to have on hand for one I am taking in February.

By: The Purloined Letter

The Purloined Letter — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:02:33 +0000

Ha! Right now I’m preparing the very final copy of my manuscript for publication–will send if to the copy editor on Saturday!–and can’t wait to get back to actually reading!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:08:51 +0000

I’ve gotten back into reading again this past week or so now that the only craziness of school left this semester is finals. (yeah, I should probably be studying) I’m deep into The Plot Against America, just a couple years behind everyone else as usual, but I’m loving it.

By: Amanda Cathleen

Amanda Cathleen — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:47:53 +0000

Is that a picture of your personal library? If so, I am insainly jealous! With 3 kids, I usually buy and read kid books and lose myself in trashy historical romance novels. Mostly because my town’s library doesn’t have kid friendly hours in the winter (1-6, umm.. naptime dinnertime?)
Omnivore’s dilema does sound like a very interesting read to me. Awhile a go I realized I keep buying the same fruits and veggies, and decided then to break out and tray new things.

By: Moni

Moni — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:47:41 +0000

I just finished “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, V.1. The Pox Party” by M.T. Anderson. It won the National book award this year for Y.A. It was good but slightly disturbing, I think, for younger readers.

Right now I’m reading “Strapped: why American’s 20 and 30 somethings can’t get ahead.” By Tamara Draut. Very insightful. Maybe it will enlighten me on the fact why I am so broke constantly.

I love your bookshelves! I am envisioning something like that for one wall of my living room. Where did you get them? Or did you hubby build them himself?

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:53:14 +0000

I feel the same way as you do… I prefer real books than audio books! Besides, my english is much better reading than listening… It is an accent thing… LOL

I have learned British and mostly in books… so… You know what I mean…

To answer, your question, right now I am reading the Old Testament in French. Never did before… I only have read it in English and I thought I would have to fix that…

On my nightstand, “Les Fleurs du Mal” de Charles Beaudelaire (bilingual edition) and The Da Vinci Code that has been put on the side a little… I knew I shouldn’t watch the movie before reading the book! LOL

The latest book I have enjoyed is “At Knit’s End – Meditations for Women who Knit too much” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. I loved it!

Happy Holiday Season!

{{{HUGS}}}

By: jess

jess — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:48:09 +0000

I just finished Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior a couple of weeks ago. It was interesting and an enjoyable read.

By: Zarah

Zarah — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:06:52 +0000

I am in serious envy of moth your book and yarn stash! I love to read, but I rarely make time for it anymore. Since I can’t knit and read at the same time, I find myself watching much more TV than I used to. I am asking for several new books for Christmas, so hopefully I will find some books I’m excited about and get back into the reading habit.

PS – Do you have a whole room of your house dedicated to books?