tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post8663117582998214822..comments2023-10-30T06:46:11.502-05:00Comments on noodleroux: Oh, dear. I've cut the dickens out of my hand.Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-10686364358910407352010-05-20T13:41:33.637-05:002010-05-20T13:41:33.637-05:00I actually really liked the book Julie and Julia, ...I actually really liked the book Julie and Julia, but I can't bring myself to read Cleaving. I think all the butchery would bother me! I didn't even know about the adultery part. lolJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719194021742927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-81273559167924362412010-05-17T12:32:42.609-05:002010-05-17T12:32:42.609-05:00That's a good review. I'm about to read Ea...That's a good review. I'm about to read Eat Pray Love or whatever it is called. My coworker tells me the woman in the book is me - that she thinks it is me when she is reading. I hope that's flattering...Caronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799102663192977025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-7824228702918371992010-05-15T16:49:47.371-05:002010-05-15T16:49:47.371-05:00Corporate Behemoth: Meh. Ehn. Bleck. You're to...Corporate Behemoth: Meh. Ehn. Bleck. You're too wonderful for a clandestine spreadsheet to explain. <br /><br />You're only like Julie Powell in that you have a fantastic sense of style and are hawt with short hair. Wait. That's Amy Adams. <br /><br />I read the book before seeing the movie and thought she was a self-indulgent princess. I liked the movie because 1) Meryl Streep + Julia Child = amazing and 2) the movie Julie Powell was tolerable as played by Amy Adams.<br /><br />The idea of reading a whole book about adultery and butchering is more than I could handle.<br /><br />My fave book lately was The Forgotten Garden. It was fabulous in a modern gothic way.JeanGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926551757448081526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-75595130376565611272010-05-15T09:46:36.877-05:002010-05-15T09:46:36.877-05:00I can just picture an Editor saying, "...toss...I can just picture an Editor saying, "...toss in a good cheat! Emotional turmoil drives a plot...people love reading about the angst of others!"hope505https://www.blogger.com/profile/17009340882214475628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-3723575144193267992010-05-15T09:45:57.583-05:002010-05-15T09:45:57.583-05:00I can just picture an Editor saying, "...toss...I can just picture an Editor saying, "...toss in a good cheat! Emotional turmoil drives a plot...people love reading about the angst of others!"hope505https://www.blogger.com/profile/17009340882214475628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-1178097714043382502010-05-14T22:24:05.681-05:002010-05-14T22:24:05.681-05:00I was going to make some comment about abandoning ...I was going to make some comment about abandoning Cleaving because I didn't like the whole cheating aspect, but then I realized I'm reading (well, actually listening to) The Politician by Andrew Young, about John Edwards' cheating ass taking down his political aspiration. Ha! Cuz I'm consistent like that. <br /><br />I will hope to move on to more meaty and worthwhile reading. Good books ARE on my bookstand...sherileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499266464014693291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-70846595619810421472010-05-14T13:04:38.242-05:002010-05-14T13:04:38.242-05:00Cleaving is on my list to read because I LIKED Jul...Cleaving is on my list to read because I LIKED Julie and Julia so much. And my view of the author is totally skewed by the movie's version, naturally.<br />I read "The Art of Racing in the Rain" most recently--you should look for it, it's a dog-lover's kind of book. Author is Garth Stein.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-84369187881733795122010-05-14T11:47:33.683-05:002010-05-14T11:47:33.683-05:00I'm partial to biographies and memoirs...other...I'm partial to biographies and memoirs...other peoples' lives are particularly fascinating to me.<br />* : )hope505https://www.blogger.com/profile/17009340882214475628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-48864100206647169112010-05-14T11:14:16.422-05:002010-05-14T11:14:16.422-05:00I have heard that about Julie & Julia! The par...I have heard that about Julie & Julia! The part about not liking the author very much. I haven't read the book, though - just saw the movie.<br /><br />I do love to read, though. Mostly fiction, with an emphasis on mysteries and series. (And that rhymes, but I promise I didn't do it on purpose.) I have, recently, read more memoirs and non-fiction than before. And it's good to expand my horizons and repertoire and all that. But my favorite? Is still a good novel. <br /><br />Also. I'm so sorry to hear about your stress at Corporate Behemoth. So far in my career, I've avoided that kind of scenario. As a result, my layoff three years ago came as a major shock, but I think that might be preferable to the prolonged strain you and your colleagues are suffering right now. I hope resolution, whatever that may be, comes soon.Mary @ Giving Up On Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879039457971511498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-6083094446205190652010-05-14T09:40:52.209-05:002010-05-14T09:40:52.209-05:00The hubster conned me into starting this fantasty ...The hubster conned me into starting this fantasty series titled 'A Game of Thrones'. 4 books thus far in the series (of a proposed 7) and none of them less than 800 pages. In the olden days I'd have been happy with such a challenge. Now? It just ticks me off. I don't have time to read like I used to and now 2 books in I feel like I'm too devoted to quit. The story and character development are good though so at least I have that.<br /><br />Unfortunately, my reading time is mostly taken up these days with 'Duck and Goose', 'Little Quack' and 'I Am A Bunny'. While artful and cute, they just don't tickle the ole brain in the same fashion as my pre-baby reading choices.melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721133273344630448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-48656769699992778972010-05-14T07:46:44.526-05:002010-05-14T07:46:44.526-05:00I read Julie and Julia and didn't like it all ...I read Julie and Julia and didn't like it all that much. I found myself skipping to the parts about Julia. So I think I'll skip Cleaving. Thanks for saving me the time!<br /><br />What I'm reading depends on what room I'm in. The living room means I'm reading Home by Julie Andrews. The kitchen means I'm "reading" the Better Homes and Gardens book of Mexican Cooking. The bedroom means I'm reading She Got Up Off the Couch for the third time...love that book! I need to go to the library, but I'm so bad about returning things, I'm sure I owe money!Cyndi B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05838490005262293457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-82608005279262961302010-05-14T07:04:03.483-05:002010-05-14T07:04:03.483-05:00What kinds of books do you like?
Me? I'm a fa...What kinds of books do you like?<br /><br />Me? I'm a fantasy girl. And a librarian that serves teens so it works out pretty well for me. I just finished Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman. I loved the girl power and the parallels to my western imagination about Chinese culture. And The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. Also girl power and more mystery than fantasy.<br /><br />If you live in the Metro area and have a card to any one of the "big" systems (KCMO, Johnson County, Mid-Continent, KCK), you can use that card at any of the other systems on that list. I work in KCK and we have a fairly good audio collection and I imagine that Mid-Continent does as well, mostly because they are HUGE!Loonstruckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563503949084042420noreply@blogger.com