tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post7369889767453050141..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Books On HoldStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48391268291608764772012-06-20T09:59:24.316+01:002012-06-20T09:59:24.316+01:00Oh Merenia! Perhaps that is why... In my defence,...Oh Merenia! Perhaps that is why... In my defence, I did start it before you told me how wonderful T of T was - but, in my prosecution, I still haven't read T of T...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1829205957807026152012-06-20T05:33:50.637+01:002012-06-20T05:33:50.637+01:00Always commenting way after the fact....
Simon th...Always commenting way after the fact....<br /><br />Simon the reason you have never finished Told by an Idiot by Rose Macauley is because deep down you know you really should have read Towers of Trebizond by now. It is her smash hit and deservedly. You need to read it! Lucky I am on the other side of the world and cannot come and hammer on your door until you do...Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35803928910418281612012-06-18T09:40:40.696+01:002012-06-18T09:40:40.696+01:00They are dip-in books, aren't they? They work...They are dip-in books, aren't they? They work best that way. And a man was squashed by his books in Howards End, wasn't he? What a way to go!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42709748894924460832012-06-18T09:40:09.654+01:002012-06-18T09:40:09.654+01:00Oh, yes, of course - I always impulse buy books th...Oh, yes, of course - I always impulse buy books that I MUST have immediately, and then don't get around to them for many months...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77521417714591072802012-06-18T09:39:38.360+01:002012-06-18T09:39:38.360+01:00I don't know how people just read one enormous...I don't know how people just read one enormous Victorian novel at a time - I'd go mad!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91272037048346570622012-06-18T09:39:10.979+01:002012-06-18T09:39:10.979+01:00What fun, to have races among them! I usually do ...What fun, to have races among them! I usually do have one or two which I rush through, and some others a little bit behind, then all these 11 lagging somewhere...<br /><br />I'm not loving Wheel of Time, but it was never going to be my cup of tea.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11343311948414856392012-06-18T09:38:23.835+01:002012-06-18T09:38:23.835+01:00Very disciplined of you, Karen! I definitely coul...Very disciplined of you, Karen! I definitely couldn't stick to one at a time - my attention span is far too short...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22094940295977885642012-06-12T14:11:25.078+01:002012-06-12T14:11:25.078+01:00Great post and such a nice list of books showed he...Great post and such a nice list of books showed here.<br />thanks to share this post Simon.<br />I have read the "The Snow child" and its a nice book to read.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bonzoi.com" rel="nofollow">book publishing</a>bonzoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816352688858268433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4266930640158238002012-06-12T12:58:09.146+01:002012-06-12T12:58:09.146+01:00I always have letters or diaires on the go, and th...I always have letters or diaires on the go, and they take me three or four months to read, in the background.<br /><br />And, oh, the Finkler Question was DULL.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1065191376930867832012-06-12T12:55:02.648+01:002012-06-12T12:55:02.648+01:00I read a couple of pages this morning and liked it...I read a couple of pages this morning and liked it a lot more than I'd remembered - maybe I'll cut my losses and go back to the beginning.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27574971230410375972012-06-12T12:54:39.082+01:002012-06-12T12:54:39.082+01:00Ah, the first person who doesn't think I'm...Ah, the first person who doesn't think I'm crazy! Glad not to be alone on this one ;) I love starting reading books, like you, and I'm too impatient to wait til I've finished the previous one.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35769350863459286912012-06-12T12:54:03.195+01:002012-06-12T12:54:03.195+01:00I was surprised by how many people read Snow Child...I was surprised by how many people read Snow Child - it seemed so perfect for me and me alone! And yet I've still not finished it...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5872869272362108812012-06-12T12:53:33.173+01:002012-06-12T12:53:33.173+01:00How strange! I'm definitely with Harriet on t...How strange! I'm definitely with Harriet on this one. I wanted to love, I thought I would... but no. I'd also read Eva Ibbotson's A Countess Below Stairs (or similar title) shortly before starting Novel in the Viola, and they are incredibly similar. That didn't help.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1900594072602129352012-06-12T12:36:10.167+01:002012-06-12T12:36:10.167+01:00Ha! Yes, my pencilling isn't intended to accu...Ha! Yes, my pencilling isn't intended to accuse others of would-be thievery, but it is quite effective nonetheless...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42269399390970100482012-06-12T12:35:42.278+01:002012-06-12T12:35:42.278+01:00I must confess that I can't see the similariti...I must confess that I can't see the similarities between Finkler and Marilynne Robinson, but I'm glad you enjoyed Finkler! I never really thought I would (I tend not to enjoy Booker winners) so at least I wasn't left disappointed!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79757256355763213822012-06-12T12:34:45.602+01:002012-06-12T12:34:45.602+01:00I think I'd go crazy if I were actively readin...I think I'd go crazy if I were actively reading 16 books, but somehow I can keep them in my mind, just, if they're on the backburner...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3230082955144051782012-06-12T12:24:12.017+01:002012-06-12T12:24:12.017+01:00I think "Library @ Night" & "Re...I think "Library @ Night" & "Reader on reading" do best as "dip ins", they don't seem to quite work if you plough through from beginning to end. My favourits anecdote from "Library @ Night" is the one about the man who was squashed to death by his TBR pile(s)not that there is *any* danger of that *ever* happening to us!!!!<br />Keep meaning to read "Novel in the Viola" & "Snow Child" & then get swept off by other things.Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57437119486500704982012-06-12T01:02:12.582+01:002012-06-12T01:02:12.582+01:00I find I read a review of a book, get very excited...I find I read a review of a book, get very excited about it then by the time I receive it from library and Book Depository, etc. I am no longer in the mood b/c I have read another review on something else. Have had to really stop that behaviour and stick with the book at hand. As I am not an overly critical reader I will generally enjoy most of the books I pick up but that might be due to good luck rather than good sense of choice. Not familiar with your list. But could get excited about a couple of them. Pam ;-)Travellin' Penguin -- Pamhttp://travellinpenguin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1253340266077491532012-06-11T22:07:35.845+01:002012-06-11T22:07:35.845+01:00I'm always slightly envious of those, like you...I'm always slightly envious of those, like you, who read more than one book at a time. Almost without exception I stick to just one. When I do read more than one, I end up reading one straight through, and then going back to the other one.<br /><br />(I did say almost - right now I'm reading George Eliot's Daniel Deronda, and because it's huge and takes considerable effort, I've also started The Debut, by Anita Brookner.)Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51460772489740788812012-06-11T21:11:52.174+01:002012-06-11T21:11:52.174+01:00I don't think I can read one book at a time an...I don't think I can read one book at a time anymore; like Joan, I am easily distracted (I blame the internet:)). I usually have three to five books going at once, but I sort of read them in batches. I like to see which of the three or five "wins", ie which one I finish first. However, if I added up all those books where I have just read the first ten pages and then put them back on the shelf...that would raise the count to maybe around 20. <br /><br />I haven't read any of your 16, but I do have The Snow Child on my nightstand (and I haven't forgotten to also read The Love Child for comparison purposes as you recommended in a comment somewhere). I have heard good things about the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time books, but I haven't read it and am reluctant to commit to another never ending series (like Game of Thrones) just now.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69631715772662151182012-06-11T19:51:24.121+01:002012-06-11T19:51:24.121+01:00Do you mean Marilynne Robinson? I couldn't fin...Do you mean Marilynne Robinson? I couldn't find a reference to novels by Marianne Robinson. I love Marilynne Robinson's work but I can't say I see any similarity to "The Finkler Question." In fact, I bogged down half way through Finkler, found it boring, and decided not to continue with it.<br /><br />I guess I'm signing this Anonymous because I don't really know how to select a profile from the list below, but my name is Mary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53666379009612420892012-06-11T18:27:16.132+01:002012-06-11T18:27:16.132+01:00You're very brave Simon - I have actually trie...You're very brave Simon - I have actually tried to give up having more than one book on the go at a time and discipline myself a bit. I found I was never finishing a book and I still have many, many half read books lying about that I'll just have to start again. So since joining LibraryThing I am now making myself read a book from start to end before I go onto another - and the various reading weeks and cententary celebrations are helping with this, and I'm actually reading through to the end and enjoying my books very much now!<br /><br />As for 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', I read it years ago and loved it and laughed like a drain - I hope it growns on you!Kaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37107165360483905322012-06-11T16:39:45.213+01:002012-06-11T16:39:45.213+01:00I'm impressed! The most I've ever had on t...I'm impressed! The most I've ever had on the go at any one time is four, but more usually it's three. Even then, they get read at very different speeds! One of my three at the moment is Phillip Larkin's Letters To Monica. I've been reading it since December! It was a present for my 50th birthday - at this rate I'll still be reading it when I reach 60! As for The Finkler Question - I'm kind of glad to find someone else who thought it was dull - I didn't read as far as you did before I gave up on it!Colhttp://www.theonlywayisreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25295002858439703862012-06-11T13:46:13.056+01:002012-06-11T13:46:13.056+01:00'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' is a book I lov...'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' is a book I love, hope you give it another go soon. I used to read like this and if I went through my shelves would find dozens of half read books. It got to a point where I had to take myself in hand and stick to one book at a time. Not perhaps practical for someone in your walk of life though...Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67154571493072793322012-06-11T12:50:33.489+01:002012-06-11T12:50:33.489+01:00I'm like you, Simon. I'll bet that I have...I'm like you, Simon. I'll bet that I have you beat with the number of books in progress I have around the house. I'm a mood reader and I'm also easily distracted. I'm always eager to get on to the next book, a little like 'the grass is always greener'. I've become more disciplined, though, about giving up on a book if it doesn't grab me in the first 50 pages.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.com