tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1599964955276450994..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: A Reader on Reading - Alberto ManguelStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5089602105386151742013-12-28T16:02:34.346+00:002013-12-28T16:02:34.346+00:00I have seen many great quotes about reading by thi...I have seen many great quotes about reading by this great mind. The book goes on my wishlist. Thank you very much for the recommendation.<br /><br />Marianne from <a href="http://momobookblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Let's Read</a>Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29781355393077139892013-12-25T21:13:56.400+00:002013-12-25T21:13:56.400+00:00The only minor quibble I have with Manguel is how ...The only minor quibble I have with Manguel is how often he talks about Borges. But in every other way, he is the perfect person to discuss books and reading, being so eloquent and unsnobbish. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33643710435027093452013-12-24T14:20:58.101+00:002013-12-24T14:20:58.101+00:00I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed r...I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading this post. It's been a while since I've read a book about books, I think in part this is a result of book blogging and reading book blogs. I just may pick up a book on books in the new year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4456488333966876662013-12-24T14:03:44.646+00:002013-12-24T14:03:44.646+00:00I think you'd like his essays a lot, Helen... ...I think you'd like his essays a lot, Helen... treat yourself to reading one of yours over the Christmas holiday :DStuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44427717426369419132013-12-24T14:03:09.076+00:002013-12-24T14:03:09.076+00:00I thought that was so perspicacious of him!I thought that was so perspicacious of him!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72156013289240027702013-12-24T14:02:54.270+00:002013-12-24T14:02:54.270+00:00This is true! Perhaps it's good to read generi...This is true! Perhaps it's good to read generic ones about reading, rather than ones about specific books, because they tend to make me appreciate my own books rather than want to buy more...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29509959624180693462013-12-23T09:20:10.794+00:002013-12-23T09:20:10.794+00:00Heh, kaggsy is so right! I've never read any M...Heh, kaggsy is so right! I've never read any Manguel, although I have a couple of his books.<br /><br />And I too agree about editions! I have one or two books which are really quite skanky now but I cannot replace them with smart new copies because that would be Wrong.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23095581305885874972013-12-21T04:51:31.627+00:002013-12-21T04:51:31.627+00:00That note about how the edition one first read bec...That note about how the edition one first read becomes one's definitive edition is so resonant with me - I've been re-reading a lot of Agatha Christie of late on my e-reader and they just don't seem quite 'right' without those surreal and gory 60s/70s covers which, when I first read her books, were so cheap secondhand and thus perfect for my teenage budget. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52217519459004021872013-12-20T14:02:50.169+00:002013-12-20T14:02:50.169+00:00Books about books are wonderful, and also a very d...Books about books are wonderful, and also a very dangerous thing - much like reading book blogs, they can have a bad effect on the wishlist and the bank balance and the amount of space remaining in your house! Nevertheless, they are wonderful fun and I fear these will be going onto that wishlist...... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com