tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post2654590004280328258..comments2023-10-15T11:42:21.659-04:00Comments on pages turned: Paltry readingSFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-13980643772640637342013-05-20T02:17:13.945-04:002013-05-20T02:17:13.945-04:00Even during your "paltry" times, you are...Even during your "paltry" times, you are reading more than I am.<br />For several reasons, this year 2013 is going to be a slow reading year for me, as compared to any other year in the past twenty.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-13721816278495463172013-05-05T20:06:07.415-04:002013-05-05T20:06:07.415-04:00Of course that should be Olive not Oliver.Of course that should be Olive not Oliver.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-48798778983531708322013-05-05T20:04:33.398-04:002013-05-05T20:04:33.398-04:00Yes I found Strout through and Anne Tyler intervie...Yes I found Strout through and Anne Tyler interview, too. Didn't know she had a new book out. While I liked Oliver Kitteridge I found it rather depressing. Can't imagine anyone being ABLE to write like Anne Tyler!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-79883059160823155042013-04-23T07:06:22.554-04:002013-04-23T07:06:22.554-04:00Paltry reading seems to be the norm for me lately,...Paltry reading seems to be the norm for me lately, too; either the book's one of those mediocre and unaffecting "Myeh" reads, or the book's just an offense to literature itself.<br /><br />Good luck to you, to both of us. Like you, I've resolved to stop reading books that'll simply pass the time. I mean, we have to demand more, right?Sashahttp://silverfysh.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-46999179776994314722013-04-13T12:25:54.714-04:002013-04-13T12:25:54.714-04:00I'm glad to hear you liked The Burgess Boys. I...I'm glad to hear you liked The Burgess Boys. I've loved the other Strout books I've read (haven't gotten to Amy and Isabelle yet) and look forward to more.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-388203958871812122013-04-13T09:43:15.534-04:002013-04-13T09:43:15.534-04:00None of our local libraries have ordered 'The ...None of our local libraries have ordered 'The Burgess Boys' and I've been dithering over whether or not to buy it. I think you've just pushed me over the edge.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-75782604647499588372013-04-12T11:54:24.908-04:002013-04-12T11:54:24.908-04:00It's been a slow first quarter of the year for...It's been a slow first quarter of the year for me too. it can only get better right? At least I hope so!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-78647261830027594342013-04-12T09:06:10.922-04:002013-04-12T09:06:10.922-04:00Strout has just recently been on my radar, but I h...Strout has just recently been on my radar, but I hadn't heard this about the possible Tyler influence. Must check out The Burgess Boys.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-2699726973781425002013-04-12T08:46:50.085-04:002013-04-12T08:46:50.085-04:00I think you'll be able to tell early on whethe...I think you'll be able to tell early on whether or not it's going to work for you. I expect it will, since you're an Anne Tyler reader as well.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-8608215565803803482013-04-11T22:34:50.891-04:002013-04-11T22:34:50.891-04:00I was shying away from The Burgess Boys, but now t...I was shying away from The Burgess Boys, but now that I see you've read and loved it, I'll read it, too. Going on your say-so!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.com