tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post2088327119984368335..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Light books times three and sorry, sorry, sorryBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-2445885270656090452007-08-23T18:29:00.000-05:002007-08-23T18:29:00.000-05:00LC,The Case of the Missing Books is kind of over t...LC,<BR/><BR/>The Case of the Missing Books is kind of over the top on its humor; I can see how some readers would find that annoying. It was just perfect for my mood and needs, last week. <BR/><BR/>Must Love Dogs isn't quite as good as Life's a Beach, IMHO. I'm really glad I gave Claire Cook a second chance. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, the Shopaholic endings are always sweet and touching. I hate it when Becky's going nutty over brand-name clothing and such, but I always love it when she reaches that point that she shows what a huge heart she has and realizes how little "things" mean.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14852633380474848132007-08-23T08:12:00.000-05:002007-08-23T08:12:00.000-05:00I tried reading that librarian book and hated it! ...I tried reading that librarian book and hated it! But I kind-of enjoyed Must love dogs so I'll check out her new one. I do like the Shopaholic series, they make me cry, every time.lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21815086089187882212007-08-23T03:11:00.000-05:002007-08-23T03:11:00.000-05:00Josette,Yes, I think "naive" is a good work to des...Josette,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I think "naive" is a good work to describe Becky. <BR/><BR/>They're definitely easy, light reading. I'm a fan of chick lit, too - especially during slumpy times!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-61214586148174630902007-08-23T00:50:00.000-05:002007-08-23T00:50:00.000-05:00Hi there! Was just blog-hopping and I found yours...Hi there! Was just blog-hopping and I found yours!<BR/><BR/>I've read Shopaholic Sister & Abroad, and yeah, at times, I get so annoyed with Becky! She's, like, a very over-confident person and expects rainbows and roses every time. Erm, she's pretty naive, is that the right word to describe her?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the Shopaholic books are really easy to read! It does not require a lot of thinking. That's why I quite like chick-lit books although the plot can be trivial sometimes.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398849417612962089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-4850021706855369512007-08-22T16:31:00.000-05:002007-08-22T16:31:00.000-05:00Colleen,Thanks. I hope you enjoy the book; I thou...Colleen,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I hope you enjoy the book; I thought it was a really terrific, escapist read. <BR/><BR/>The driving is a killer, but it's better than chucking the kiddo into a car full of teenagers, as most do. I'd spend the whole time worrying if I did that, so I might as well just do the driving. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-74601344728308136702007-08-22T14:52:00.000-05:002007-08-22T14:52:00.000-05:00So glad you're back! I love the sound of The Case ...So glad you're back! I love the sound of <I>The Case of the Missing Books</I>. I'm going to check that one out.<BR/><BR/>Good luck on all the driving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-5005749119685909362007-08-22T12:30:00.000-05:002007-08-22T12:30:00.000-05:00Indigo,It's very fluffy, but I think it's a terrib...Indigo,<BR/><BR/>It's very fluffy, but I think it's a terribly fun read.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty much always short on time. There's just too much to get done in a day - add driving kids back and forth and it takes a huge chunk out of the day. I may really enjoy my empty nest years, when they get here. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-84860020641995016712007-08-22T00:11:00.000-05:002007-08-22T00:11:00.000-05:001637463OOhh...thank you for the review of The Case...1637463OOhh...thank you for the review of The Case of the Missing Books. I hadn't heard about that book, and it does sound good. It's now on my list of books to get!<BR/><BR/>Your Thursday does sound crazy...I feel almost guilty of my schedule these days. Freelancing can be fun but it's a chore waiting around for projects.purplefuguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272465055994687963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-35878225301339043012007-08-21T22:49:00.000-05:002007-08-21T22:49:00.000-05:00Wendy,I wish they'd let us jump in the pool!! Par...Wendy,<BR/><BR/>I wish they'd let us jump in the pool!! Parents aren't allowed because the pool isn't open to the public when the swim teams are practicing. Darn.<BR/><BR/>Glad you enjoyed TCoTMB, too. I thought it was fluffy but intelligently written, if that makes sense. Great escapist reading.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-42836637440709050132007-08-21T22:17:00.000-05:002007-08-21T22:17:00.000-05:00You lead such a busy life, Nancy! One of these da...You lead such a busy life, Nancy! One of these days you'll jump right in the pool after waiting in the heat, I bet! Haha<BR/><BR/>I read The Case of the Missing Books awhile ago and really enjoyed it. It was a fun light book. I am glad to read that you enjoyed it too!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-18275912581063867292007-08-21T19:49:00.000-05:002007-08-21T19:49:00.000-05:00Carrie,"Light" books are all I can handle. I keep...Carrie,<BR/><BR/>"Light" books are all I can handle. I keep hoping things will either ease up or I'll get into a routine, but when it's soooo hot and you have no choice but to run back and forth or sit in the heat, it kind of puts a kink in getting other things done! <BR/><BR/>I save the Shopaholic books for the right moment, also. There are times I don't think I could tolerate Becky at all - I was close to giving up, at first; the whole concept of buying expensive things because of a designer's name or because everyone else is wearing or carrying a particular item is something that escapes me.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-51629648934261289382007-08-21T16:03:00.000-05:002007-08-21T16:03:00.000-05:00I think light books are best right now! Sounds hid...I think light books are best right now! Sounds hideous. (school and chores and all that.)<BR/><BR/>The Shopaholic series is cute but as the series goes on, I need to be in the right frame of mind to read them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-77566072838675582082007-08-21T11:49:00.000-05:002007-08-21T11:49:00.000-05:00Stephanie,I know; it doesn't feel like school shou...Stephanie,<BR/><BR/>I know; it doesn't feel like school should start when it's so hot. I'm just counting my blessings that we have some cloud cover, today. Anything helps. :) Good luck to your daughter in kindergarten. I was shy at that age, too. <BR/><BR/>Nyssaneala,<BR/><BR/>It's been a very long time since I read Shopaholic & Sister. I always end up liking them all, in the end. <BR/><BR/>I'll need to do a few more cleaning miracles before my house is quite the way I want it to be, but anything helps. One step at a time. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-45025097071472605882007-08-21T10:16:00.000-05:002007-08-21T10:16:00.000-05:00I think August should be declared the month for li...I think August should be declared the month for light reading! I just finished Shopaholic and Sister last week...liked it the least of all of them, but I've heard Shopaholic and Baby is a better one.<BR/><BR/>I'm jealous of your cleaning miracles!!! I wish I could produce one of my own. :)Nyssanealahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880042178848084407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-72950231992525513892007-08-21T07:51:00.000-05:002007-08-21T07:51:00.000-05:00Tonight is the "Kindergarten Roundup". I have to...Tonight is the "Kindergarten Roundup". I have to take Ana in to meet her teacher and the rest of the kids in her class. She is a little on the shy side, but I think she is looking forward to it. Tomorrow, school starts for all. I can't believe summer vacation is over so soon!! Especially since it's still hot as blazes around here! <BR/><BR/>I love light summer reading! They all sound good !Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-66032938051977782802007-08-21T07:49:00.000-05:002007-08-21T07:49:00.000-05:00Cupcake,There were moments I skimmed in Life's a B...Cupcake,<BR/><BR/>There were moments I skimmed in Life's a Beach - she just went off on these long, boring descriptions about sea glass or her boyfriend's glass-blowing - but otherwise it was a decent book. I particularly like her father. I can definitely understand if you've had trouble reading the Shopaholic books. Becky always redeems herself in the end, but first you have to wade through all the descriptions of brand name this and leather that. Those bits are a little hard to get through, but once the story gets going, it improves dramatically.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14199810256576886982007-08-21T06:20:00.000-05:002007-08-21T06:20:00.000-05:00I've been thinking about Life's a Beach because I'...I've been thinking about <I>Life's a Beach</I> because I'm always up for a good, frothy distraction. So thanks for the write-up. Sophie Kinsella's writing drives me insane for the very reason you listed. Not sure I can last the entirety of a Shopaholic book.cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116838567343233668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-24391187546181251532007-08-20T19:14:00.000-05:002007-08-20T19:14:00.000-05:00Tara,I actually performed a second Cleaning Miracl...Tara,<BR/><BR/>I actually performed a second Cleaning Miracle, today. Astounding! I can't recall the last time this room had so much visible walking space. It won't last, but it's really exciting to actually see the floor. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you feel the same about Becky - yep, she's very much like Curious George. I would never have thought of him, but he's really similar in many ways, isn't he? Funny. I always end up loving the stories so much that I don't want to part with them. The Shopaholic books are among just a few series' that I keep lined up on a special shelf, in order of publication.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-40617423880946775262007-08-20T16:08:00.000-05:002007-08-20T16:08:00.000-05:00I know what you mean about the Cleaning Miracle......I know what you mean about the Cleaning Miracle......I had one last week as well and it was undone just as soon as everyone came home. I feel the same about those Shopaholic books, annoyed, and that Becky always redeems herself in the end (not unlike Curious George come to think of it..). I just cannot resist them thought (the shopaholic books).Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-31890698487091835822007-08-20T12:12:00.000-05:002007-08-20T12:12:00.000-05:00Andi,Well, thank you, but no need to be impressed....Andi,<BR/><BR/>Well, thank you, but no need to be impressed. It's only been within the last few years that I discovered what typically works best to keep me reading during a slump - in my case, really light books like chick lit and YA novels. If not for the fact that I now know that, I'd be whining about not reading a thing, right now. :)<BR/><BR/>Heather, <BR/><BR/>I don't know what I'd do without my brain break reads to escape to, I really don't. Don't you wonder how non-readers survive stressful times? Books are *it* for me - my escape.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-45346687769046854422007-08-20T11:57:00.000-05:002007-08-20T11:57:00.000-05:00Nat,I feel your pain. I've got to get up my coura...Nat,<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain. I've got to get up my courage to either call A.'s mother about the athletic pass she needs to get (so I don't have to sign her out and then sit in the heat to wait for the two kids) or just tell her to get her grandmother to pick her up till she has one. The heat is wrecking me. Hope everything you need to do goes smoothly, so that you don't have to be out for too long. <BR/><BR/>The Case of the Missing Books isn't very mysterious, but it's a nice, light summer read. I definitely recommend it. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-8474210684877655842007-08-20T11:14:00.000-05:002007-08-20T11:14:00.000-05:00Definitely sounds like some good, light reading to...Definitely sounds like some good, light reading to help take your mind off of the rush!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-57753377678228343272007-08-20T11:03:00.000-05:002007-08-20T11:03:00.000-05:00I'm just darned impressed that you can do all that...I'm just darned impressed that you can do all that you do and still read as many books as you do! When life gets nutty my reading takes a distinctive nose dive! (right now)<BR/><BR/>:DAndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-23879467319070482502007-08-20T09:03:00.000-05:002007-08-20T09:03:00.000-05:00'human octopus' hee hee! Great pic!'The Case of t...'human octopus' hee hee! Great pic!<BR/>'The Case of the Missing Books' sounds great. I'm fully in mystery mood what with reading them for the Summer Mystery Challenge. Adding it to my wishlist. <BR/>I have to be out and about midday for the next couple of days! So not looking forward to it. This weather is killing me!tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-10308015014388843342007-08-20T08:43:00.000-05:002007-08-20T08:43:00.000-05:00Chris,I really think it was the heat that wrecked ...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I really think it was the heat that wrecked me. I spent most of the weekend sleeping. Using the A/C knocked the number of miles on a tank of gas from the usual 400 to 310, as well. I very seldom crank the car while sitting, but last week it was a necessity! At least we're cooling off to the 90's. :)<BR/><BR/>Nikki,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. Yes, same boat. Now that I'm down to just the 2 reviews for Estella, I feel like a bit of the weight has been lifted. It doesn't hurt to keep the blog reviews short, now and then, especially if you need to catch up.<BR/><BR/>School began 11 days ago, on the 8th. All that running around from school to pool to band hall is required. No rides are provided to the pool, so everyone carpools but I'm overprotective and won't let my son ride with a full car driven by a teenager. That means I'm stuck chauffeuring. I'm used to it; what I'm not accustomed to is having to spend extra time in the heat because I have another rider who has to be entertained for an hour. I'll need to find a solution for that, pronto!<BR/><BR/>Jenclair,<BR/><BR/>I think I'm going to attempt to throw myself back into the cleaning, this morning, but I'm going to read, first. I'm not feeling very motivated. :)<BR/><BR/><I>The Case of the Missing Books</I> is great fun. Israel is kind of a negative character, but the goofball humor makes it a very quick, enjoyable read - great for summer. Hope you like it.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.com