tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post850546772254963234..comments2024-02-14T17:33:59.172-04:00Comments on The Written World: Week in Review (34) and Short Story Sunday - Week 3Kailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-17559732313603402992011-09-27T13:44:13.755-03:002011-09-27T13:44:13.755-03:00**Ana: I really think if I had read it at a differ...**Ana: I really think if I had read it at a different time I would have enjoyed it a lot more...<br /><br />**Kim: It is like I can see the end in sight but can't quite seem to make it there... It's a weird reading month.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-10471882732292532892011-09-27T12:00:17.691-03:002011-09-27T12:00:17.691-03:00My reading has felt very slow in September. I stru...My reading has felt very slow in September. I struggled to get into books early in the month and haven't really recovered. Hopefully October is better!Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09240085627916462704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-72541394399441416222011-09-26T16:11:50.481-03:002011-09-26T16:11:50.481-03:00Aw, I'm sad to hear you weren't that crazy...Aw, I'm sad to hear you weren't that crazy about JS&MN. It's one of my favourite fantasy novels, but maybe it does help that it was the first of its kind I ever read.<br /><br />Perks would be a great choice for Banned Books Week!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-20533660756733945502011-09-26T07:31:25.081-03:002011-09-26T07:31:25.081-03:00**Cath: To be honest, I didn't like it that mu...**Cath: To be honest, I didn't like it that much. If I had read it when it came out, I might have loved it, but now there are just better books out there that far surpass it...<br /><br />**Carl: It was on my shelves for a while!<br /><br />I am a bit slow visiting posts, but I will make it there!<br /><br />**Aarti: Oh, is it a banned book? I should read it soon, then.<br /><br />I just feel like I am reading and not making progress...<br /><br />**naida: I really enjoy TLOTR, too. I look forward to rereading The Two Towers.<br /><br />**Michelle: I am enjoying Blameless so far. I am looking forward to getting drawn into it a bit more today.<br /><br />I wasn't a huge fan of Dr. Strange, sadly. Maybe because I have read many other books of the same nature?<br /><br />**Marg: Hopefully next week is better!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-15890045364986057692011-09-26T03:24:30.493-03:002011-09-26T03:24:30.493-03:00I was a bit meh about this week's reading too!...I was a bit meh about this week's reading too!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-68483384232343652682011-09-25T20:35:41.281-03:002011-09-25T20:35:41.281-03:00I absolutely adore The Parasol Protectorate series...I absolutely adore The Parasol Protectorate series. Alexia is SO hilarious! I hope you enjoy BLAMELESS.<br /><br />DR. STRANGE was...interesting. It was probably my first book about the fae, and I was completely unprepared for it. I still remember quite a bit of the novel several years after reading it, so it obviously made an impression (this was pre-blogging), but it definitely dragged toward the end. I'll be curious to see what you think of it.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-67857808902011918432011-09-25T18:43:17.020-03:002011-09-25T18:43:17.020-03:00It looks like you got some great reads in. TLOTR a...It looks like you got some great reads in. TLOTR are among my favorite books. Enjoy your sunday :)The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-86031092166601898012011-09-25T16:56:53.568-03:002011-09-25T16:56:53.568-03:00Ooh, I have The Perks of Being a Wallflower on my ...Ooh, I have The Perks of Being a Wallflower on my shelf- I got it for Banned Books Week a couple of years ago. I hope you enjoy it- let me know your thoughts!<br /><br />I think September has been a VERY slow reading month for me. However, I think part of that is to do with the fact that I'm just reading mammoth books. First Lionheart and now Lady of the English. Whew, I'm ready for something a little less epic next.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-16734590727449804122011-09-25T16:33:24.772-03:002011-09-25T16:33:24.772-03:00Can't wait to see your review of Jonathan Stra...Can't wait to see your review of Jonathan Strange. I am very jealous that you've now finished it while I still have it unfinished on my shelves. :)<br /><br />As you know from my post this week's stories were not my favorites. I do suspect that you might like the upcoming poem, Instructions, but we'll see. <br /><br />I think there was some beautiful imagery in Going Wodwo, but I still didn't connect with it. The whole idea of becoming a tree did remind me of Meran from the Charles de Lint short stories that we read in the Very Best collection earlier this spring.<br /><br />I don't find Bitter Grounds silly, necessarily, it is just one of those stories where I suspect I don't get some reference or something and so it doesn't work for me. And I would argue on some level then that it doesn't work much as a complete story because even if one doesn't get the deeper meanings there should be something about a story that at least feels understandable, and this one doesn't have that in my mind.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-72079236504144261012011-09-25T05:04:54.080-03:002011-09-25T05:04:54.080-03:00Overall what did you think of Jonathan Strange? I ...Overall what did you think of Jonathan Strange? I would love to read it but every time I look at it I blanch at its doorstop size. LOL. I need to get over that.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com