tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post3956381348641478465..comments2024-01-20T20:11:51.589-07:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Books Read in November: Part 1, NovelsMartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-10241103321991217282009-12-06T15:16:51.145-07:002009-12-06T15:16:51.145-07:00Marti,
I really appreciate your brief book commen...Marti,<br /><br />I really appreciate your brief book commentaries. Our book club here has a hard time choosing books, largely because most of us are too busy to read anything but whatever book we choose for book club, so we don't have many fresh suggestions. Thanks for the ideas!<br /><br />PaulaPaulaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595613485410215794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-63294921300149632622009-12-03T13:37:52.954-07:002009-12-03T13:37:52.954-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589040362643829954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-84848801105388552472009-12-01T10:28:28.924-07:002009-12-01T10:28:28.924-07:00Dianne - I'll publish a list at year's end...Dianne - I'll publish a list at year's end of all the books I've read this year. <br /><br />Take a look at the 2008 list too: http://tellingsecrets-mks.blogspot.com/2009/01/2008-book-blogging-roundup-for-archives.html<br /><br />My absolute favorite biographical work is Valerie Griffiths' "Not Less Than Everything," about the women of the China Inland Mission. I bet your friend would enjoy it too. Though... it's rather clearly an "M" book and would need to be handled with care, e.g., couriered to her, not mailed. <br /><br />Among the best mysteries I read lately were Eye of Jade, by Diane Wei Liang (written by a Chinese American) and Rhapsody in Red, by Donn Taylor (Christian fiction, but very thoughtful.)<br /><br />By the way, Dianne, I want to talk to you about Fuller sometime. The answer to the "Should I go to grad school?" question continues to elude me, but I'm hoping to look at it more carefully after the new year.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-17768762536317824842009-12-01T10:18:05.435-07:002009-12-01T10:18:05.435-07:00Fiona - Jane of Lantern Hill is great :-) I loved ...Fiona - Jane of Lantern Hill is great :-) I loved watching her transformation... and I also like The Blue Castle, though it's certainly darker. <br /><br />I remember that line from You've Got Mail, too, and I also agree!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-58404187563242882432009-11-30T23:05:26.298-07:002009-11-30T23:05:26.298-07:00Hey, Marti, a worker friend of mine in east asia h...Hey, Marti, a worker friend of mine in east asia has requested a "like-minded novel" or "well-written biography". i love your book reviews and wondered if you have any ideas for me. have you read any this year that make it to the top of your list? thanks!!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589040362643829954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-12560537526951288912009-11-30T15:56:01.711-07:002009-11-30T15:56:01.711-07:00LOVE the photo!
My absolute favourite LM Montgo...LOVE the photo! <br /><br />My absolute favourite LM Montgomery book was Jane of Lantern Hill - one of the very few books I read more than once when I was growing up. I still have very pleasant memories of it. I recommended it to a friend recently and after she read it, she remarked that perhaps one of the reasons I liked it so much was because of the relationship Jane has with her dad... She might be right.<br /><br />~There's a line in the film You've Got Mail where the Meg Ryan character says that reading books when you're young impacts your life in a way no other reading does... and I think I agree!Fiona L Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445783368358188925noreply@blogger.com