tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post3077489553671703268..comments2024-03-15T23:05:11.993-04:00Comments on DC Spinster: Boom, down. More Books.peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17284634727671648704noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-87562169401235459292009-02-15T02:51:00.000-05:002009-02-15T02:51:00.000-05:00OK, last comment on this I swear: If you haven't a...OK, last comment on this I swear: If you haven't already, read John Toland's 'The Rising Sun.' Won the Pulitzer in 1971. Toland wrote about the WWII's Pacific theatre from the Japanese point of view. I tried reading Toland's biography of Hitler as a kid, but I couldn't get into it.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354343772757799928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-64265545285970446672009-02-15T02:47:00.000-05:002009-02-15T02:47:00.000-05:00Also read any books by Miami Herald reporter Carl ...Also read any books by Miami Herald reporter Carl Hiaasen - he writes very funny and well-written mysteries set in Florida. Protagonists are usually smarter-than-average regular Joes with a cynical side.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354343772757799928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-12817589203346115902009-02-15T02:43:00.000-05:002009-02-15T02:43:00.000-05:00I liked 'The Things They Carried' better than 'In ...I liked 'The Things They Carried' better than 'In the Lake of the Woods' but both are beautifully written. You know who you'd enjoy reading? Paul Bowles. Very clear and cold writing. Also brilliant. There's 'The Sheltering Sky' but also do read his short stories.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354343772757799928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-84019740721656682392009-02-13T02:17:00.000-05:002009-02-13T02:17:00.000-05:00I love non-fiction books. Read more than the aver...I love non-fiction books. Read more than the average bear and sometimes wonder when it's too much. Thanks for the book reviews.skoshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923635456444004747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-21127186651368961332009-02-13T02:10:00.000-05:002009-02-13T02:10:00.000-05:00I haven't read any of those books, but I did watch...I haven't read any of those books, but I did watch Demi Moore in <I>The Scarlet Letter</I>. I have about 10 books I'm trying to read right now. I don't misplace books, but I'm always misplacing my glass at a party. ;-)Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489181738411546254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-61775364955068132002009-02-12T18:08:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:08:00.000-05:00Just finished Big Boy Rules about the mercenaries ...Just finished Big Boy Rules about the mercenaries in Iraq. This book was written by a reporter. His perspective is a bit narrow since his time with these people was limited but it was a fascinating and sad read.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417579756659398192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-31248307734043223862009-02-12T17:27:00.000-05:002009-02-12T17:27:00.000-05:00How about One hundred years of solitude? it mixes ...How about One hundred years of solitude? it mixes past and present, fiction and reality. A fantastic book Novel prizeA Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-77970769854868442952009-02-11T23:44:00.000-05:002009-02-11T23:44:00.000-05:00I found out about 2-3 years ago that I really enjo...I found out about 2-3 years ago that I really enjoy reading history and historic biographies. You read quite extensively! I wish I had a better breadth with my reading. I tend to get interested in a topic and then read exhaustively on that alone.akshayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056795074199369977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-18586635433169511782009-02-10T16:04:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:04:00.000-05:00It's kind of sad to think, but I believe if I had ...It's kind of sad to think, but I believe if I had not been forced to read all those books in school, that I would enjoy them so much more. I hate the way our teachers beat a book to death... I'd rather just read it and be content with the meaning I find on my own.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670066440911102412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-39288048900043313392009-02-10T11:56:00.000-05:002009-02-10T11:56:00.000-05:00Those who don't study history are bound to repeat ...Those who don't study history are bound to repeat it ... they say!<BR/><BR/>I like learning social history, political history, <BR/>women's history (!), but somebody else can scope out the strategies and blood of wars.<BR/><BR/>Of course all recorded history has bias.. but historical fiction drives me nuts because I keep wanting to know what is relatively real history ... and what is just made up by the writer.<BR/><BR/>So.. cheers for you.. reading! and reading what you like to read.Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381269071684742007noreply@blogger.com