tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post6708571452807045482..comments2023-06-15T06:00:57.172-07:00Comments on At the Foot of the Stairs: Books Books Everywhere and Not a Word to ReadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-5457971813852681962009-03-11T17:43:00.000-07:002009-03-11T17:43:00.000-07:00Pilgrim at Tinkers Creek by Annie Dillard - and if...Pilgrim at Tinkers Creek by Annie Dillard - and if you get the collection Three (including Pilgrim) you won't regret it either.<br><br>Fr. Arseny translated by Vera Bouteneff. I PROMISE you it is not depressing.<br><br>And the latest - and most addictive of all on my bookshelf...any of the 20 odd Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brien. They. are. wonderful. (The books they made Master and Commander from...)<br><br>Enjoy.<br><br>I'm nothing if not eclectic.<br><br>L. at the blue house.Liza Gayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197139482146807060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-49663957289033837322009-03-11T20:01:00.000-07:002009-03-11T20:01:00.000-07:00Give me three random characteristics of your ideal...Give me three random characteristics of your ideal book this hour.Michelle de Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05732658807685860425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-2779303241760252482009-03-12T06:41:00.000-07:002009-03-12T06:41:00.000-07:00My all time FAVORITE book is the Art of Living by ...My all time FAVORITE book is the Art of Living by Sharon Lebell (Epictetus translated).<br><br>Probably not what you are looking for but the good news is it isn't a downer to read.Kathy Howenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-46214445709949753382009-03-12T16:33:00.002-07:002009-03-12T16:33:00.002-07:00I think you need a nice fantasy or mystery series....I think you need a nice fantasy or mystery series. Have you read any Tamora Pierce? (ch./ya fantasy) I love! her. <br> Do you want to get together and work/grade any time in the next few days? coffee shop? your studio? I'm having trouble with the concentration, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-34184085734088646822009-03-12T16:33:00.001-07:002009-03-12T16:33:00.001-07:00anonymous is Claire, btw!!anonymous is Claire, btw!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-43011980311287634472009-03-13T13:49:00.000-07:002009-03-13T13:49:00.000-07:00The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is a good one. ...The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is a good one. Not depressing, but a retelling of The Jungle Book. I loved it.<br><br>Matt P, by the way :)Apothecary of Discombobulationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996037256847996596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-73635685957899024892009-03-14T06:56:00.000-07:002009-03-14T06:56:00.000-07:00I prefer fantasy. Who wouldn't want to learn ...I prefer fantasy. Who wouldn't want to learn that they have special powers or characteristics that will save the world?<br><br>Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon<br>or<br>Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey<br>or<br>Sabriel by Garth Nix<br>or<br>Magic of Recluse by L.E.Modesitt<br><br>The first three have female main characters. As a reader of romance, you may enjoy that the super power Carey's main character possesses is essentially her sexual prowess (I suppose it goes a little deeper than that).Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912831494219734113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108724844214743792.post-51961422688150142252009-03-16T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-16T16:36:00.000-07:00Well, if you're looking strictly for fiction, ...Well, if you're looking strictly for fiction, I'm rather out of being able to provide anything without some tragedy. What IS IT with these fiction writers? Heh. But I'm currently reading Happier (taking a long time about it, too, because have been slicing and dicing the chapters with friends) and now am also reading Generation Me. Liking both. But Nonfiction.Kerinoreply@blogger.com