tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post3424732253460306491..comments2023-10-15T11:42:21.659-04:00Comments on pages turned: Sunday Salon: Petty ReadingSFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-59858309843369229232008-06-24T09:48:00.000-04:002008-06-24T09:48:00.000-04:00You're joking--there are no sewers? I had the boo...You're joking--there are no sewers? I had the books mixed up I guess. I've been waiting for JVJ to be chased by Javert through the sewers. I'm really disappointed. Where did I get this idea, anyway? Ha, I'm reading the wrong book! :)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-45355878994459610952008-06-23T17:24:00.000-04:002008-06-23T17:24:00.000-04:00I'm glad to hear in the comments that you are enjo...I'm glad to hear in the comments that you are enjoying The Glimpses of the Moon -- I'm about 100 pages in and am enjoying it a lot -- what a fun premise it has!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-9870464286585774462008-06-23T12:36:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:36:00.000-04:00The sewers were in Hunchback, although for all I k...The sewers were in Hunchback, although for all I know, Hugo may expound on them in Les Mis at some point as well. I'm sorry to hear the digressions continue in Marius. :(<BR/><BR/>For such a huge book, War and Peace was a surprisingly fast read. I think I read it in five-six weeks. I held back at first because a friend was supposed to be reading it with me, but once she bailed and I could set my own pace, things moved like wild fire.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-69146894284373596542008-06-23T12:09:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:09:00.000-04:00The digressions seem to get worse in the Marius se...The digressions seem to get worse in the Marius section. Say goodbye to Jean Valjean and Cosette for a while. I'm nearly finished with Marius and finally it's started to pick up again where I am actually looking forward to reading it rather than feeling a little like it's an exercise in patience and something to 'get through'. War and Peace is a action filled thriller in comparison! :) I'm looking forward to those sewers to be honest. I'll probably be reading through the fall, too, but I want to finish it before the end of summer!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-46772600975963294142008-06-23T08:24:00.000-04:002008-06-23T08:24:00.000-04:00I am now on p. 575 of Les Mis and am not yet to th...I am now on p. 575 of Les Mis and am not yet to the half way point. I think I'll be reading this one on into the fall--the library books do look very interesting to me right now.<BR/><BR/>Two chapters in to The Glimpses of the Moon and I can already say I recommend it. You could read it via Gutenberg and discuss it with the Golconda crowd, Bybee.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-12217852290538737182008-06-23T08:07:00.000-04:002008-06-23T08:07:00.000-04:00I'm looking forward to hearing about Glimpses Of T...I'm looking forward to hearing about Glimpses Of The Moon.<BR/><BR/>I picked up a free copy of Les Mis today. Wow, it's huge.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-21476181859118888872008-06-22T16:02:00.000-04:002008-06-22T16:02:00.000-04:00What is it about library books that look so intere...What is it about library books that look so interesting in the library but turn out to be boring at home - the plus side is that I haven't bought them!<BR/><BR/>I got as far as Waterloo in Les Mis a while back - it must be time to work my way through it - skimming does sound attractive right now.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-46361627253468086612008-06-22T12:51:00.000-04:002008-06-22T12:51:00.000-04:003 pm. I don't think the time's ever changed.3 pm. I don't think the time's ever changed.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-20547266307710564402008-06-22T12:47:00.000-04:002008-06-22T12:47:00.000-04:00Yeah, I hate when that happens: when a book arrive...Yeah, I hate when that happens: when a book arrives unexpectedly and you're not ready for it...or you forgot that you ordered it.<BR/><BR/>On <I>Les Mis</I>: I have it on my TBR shelf, but like <I>War and Peace</I> and books of that ilk, it probably will be there for years.<BR/><BR/>And even I, who doesn't watch soaps regularly, know that you can't like both <I>Guiding Light</I> and <I>General Hospital</I>. Aren't they, or weren't they, on at the same time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-47825626318358983952008-06-22T10:50:00.000-04:002008-06-22T10:50:00.000-04:00Exactly. Somehow the universe conspires to make so...Exactly. Somehow the universe conspires to make something as simple as reading a book just as difficult as it can possibly be.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-88232724069542062732008-06-22T10:46:00.000-04:002008-06-22T10:46:00.000-04:00Have you noticed that library books are like buses...Have you noticed that library books are like buses? You can have half a dozen on order for weeks and then they all turn up together. And what do you know. You've just found six you really want on the shelves and you don't have enough tickets to take them all out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com