tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post6563222072256180827..comments2024-03-29T07:25:51.368-07:00Comments on carola bARTz: Books and BeyondCarola Bartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-3580739543066609922021-02-24T05:16:59.837-08:002021-02-24T05:16:59.837-08:00Impressive list! As I keep quoting: So many books,...Impressive list! As I keep quoting: So many books, so little time!<br /><br />be safe... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-46949678854338707872021-02-22T15:50:23.411-08:002021-02-22T15:50:23.411-08:00That certainly is a great list of books you've...That certainly is a great list of books you've read.<br /><br />I was reading an article recently which said that during the pandemic more people have been turning to books ... that's good :)<br /><br />All the best Jan Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-3296371463803187442021-02-20T15:37:52.210-08:002021-02-20T15:37:52.210-08:00Thank you so much for a lovely book blog post, wil...Thank you so much for a lovely book blog post, will be checking some of them out. This Tender Land was the first book that came to me from the library after a very long wait and I truly hated for it to end.windrock studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361331676987978496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-16701968971943792002021-02-20T09:36:21.669-08:002021-02-20T09:36:21.669-08:00Good for you! This is amazing! I have to admit, I ...Good for you! This is amazing! I have to admit, I think I'm going to get into audio books. My love is creating my art, but then I feel like I'm missing out on so many amazing books! Big Hugs! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-5410012435222328312021-02-19T13:01:44.469-08:002021-02-19T13:01:44.469-08:00Carla, I also read The Splendid and the Vile by Er...Carla, I also read The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson and enjoyed it even though it was quite lengthy, but not unusual considering the subject. I have read nearly all Larson's works with the exception of the one on the Americans living in Nazi Germany (maybe one day). The Dutch House read by Tom Hanks was enjoyable I agree. Last year I tracked my reading for the first time by listing completed or listened to titles in an online file and was surprised to find the combined ebook and audiobook total was 61. My 2021 total is at 20 so far. I was a huge fan of podcasts until discovering audiobooks were enjoyable when doing mindless tasks like laundry folding, house cleaning or cooking. I can see by your photo that you are a huge Barbara Kingsolver fan.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-47595217859646568972021-02-17T23:39:42.337-08:002021-02-17T23:39:42.337-08:00Beautiful blogBeautiful blogRajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-51267904212508975482021-02-17T00:27:39.649-08:002021-02-17T00:27:39.649-08:00Oh, oh, oh, dangerous post! I still have way too m...Oh, oh, oh, dangerous post! I still have way too much on my list already.<br />Last I re-read "Charlotte´s Web" for my Niece (reckon too advanced for a ten-year old) and now re-read "Penguin Bloom". <br />Dumb. So many new stuff and I re-read!<br />For my Niece (she hates English at school but I want to change her mind and make her understand how powerful this language is).Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-15783874928837774942021-02-16T15:50:15.814-08:002021-02-16T15:50:15.814-08:00I took note of some of your books. I am currently...I took note of some of your books. I am currently reading, The Best of Me, by David Sedaris. I have been in a funk for a few months and haven't been reading as much :( Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-17446934139468576402021-02-16T11:52:38.890-08:002021-02-16T11:52:38.890-08:00What a grand bunch of books! You're yet anothe...What a grand bunch of books! You're yet another who loved "The Splendid and the Vile." I should have added that to my last Amazon buy -- not that I need to add to my stack. It sounds wonderful. But lots of them do. I've never done audio books but I could see where Tom Hanks would be the right narrator for "The Dutch House," which I really enjoyed in paper form. Natalie Goldberg is always good. And the Eleanor Roosevelts look like something I'd like. Well done, my friend!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-88352339451977053052021-02-16T08:34:36.546-08:002021-02-16T08:34:36.546-08:00Wow, that's a lot of books you read last year,...Wow, that's a lot of books you read last year, Carola. I think it's great that you enjoy reading so much. I have been wanting to get back to reading, but my eyesight is not the same as when I was younger. A Promised Land sounds like a good one. Writing Down the Bones, Freeing the Writer Within sounds like something I'd like to read. And I think that if we don't worry so much and think so much, we can be more creative in our writing. Keep reading, Carola. We learn many things, and we can pass what we learn to others. Your post title is a really good one. : )<br /><br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-20218733515400465312021-02-15T22:37:38.120-08:002021-02-15T22:37:38.120-08:00Thank you.
And how I love seeing Barbara Kingsolve...Thank you.<br />And how I love seeing Barbara Kingsolver on your bookshelves. Love her work - with the exception of her last novel which I thought was heavy handed.<br />I agreed with her but thought she was pushing her barrow too hard.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-72098133109823565202021-02-15T19:01:53.731-08:002021-02-15T19:01:53.731-08:00The Splendid and the Vile was my pick for favorite...The Splendid and the Vile was my pick for favorite book read in 2020. I am now on a kick of reading about Winston Churchill. I aim to read This Tender Land, since last week I read the brilliant novel Ordinary Grace by that author. I am reading the first in his Cork O'Connor mystery series today. We have some similar tastes in reading. I live in northern California too.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-53982236630129584792021-02-15T13:33:11.038-08:002021-02-15T13:33:11.038-08:00I also enjoyed This Tender Land - William Kent Kru...I also enjoyed This Tender Land - William Kent Krueger is one of my favorite authors (one of many). I just finished Writing Down the Bones. I have The Dutch House on my tbr list - hopefully I’ll get to it soon. I’m making notes of some of your other 2 star reads.Karen Lakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493883087361055962noreply@blogger.com