tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post2094118826820008598..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : February Reads in Review (2009)Bookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-37130107981173478062009-03-18T17:30:00.000-05:002009-03-18T17:30:00.000-05:00Rebecca,I'm always convinced I'm behind, no matter...Rebecca,<BR/><BR/>I'm always convinced I'm behind, no matter how much I read and how fast, but yes . . . sort of really behind, here. I accepted a few too many ARCs, last month. Oopsy. <BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry about your father. I lost my father when I was 27 and my mother last year. I'm officially orphaned and not even that old. Sucky. Another favorite grief book is Good Grief -- if you haven't happened across that one it's worth looking up. It's a classic that describes the steps of grief and I found it very reassuring. Hugs to you.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-2827317073385241172009-03-18T15:56:00.000-05:002009-03-18T15:56:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, did you say you were behind on read...I'm sorry, did you say you were behind on reading?!? Wow, my Feb. list looks positively pitiful next to yours and you were behind? Wow! Thanks for recommending When God & Grief Meet. My dad passed away in late January and I have been reading grief books and this looks like a good one. I am putting it on my Friday Finds post. Thanks again!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-20123030494011076652009-03-17T11:45:00.000-05:002009-03-17T11:45:00.000-05:00Joy,I think you'd be happier with Tending Roses th...Joy,<BR/><BR/>I think you'd be happier with Tending Roses than Talk of the Town, but I could be wrong. It just depends on your mood, I suppose.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-32302575863851426772009-03-17T07:16:00.000-05:002009-03-17T07:16:00.000-05:00Tending Roses is the one that caught my eye, but I...Tending Roses is the one that caught my eye, but I didn't know it was part of a series. I'll look into Talk of the Town, too. Thanks!Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-76942868534040449122009-03-16T22:38:00.000-05:002009-03-16T22:38:00.000-05:00Les,I didn't know your hours had been cut. I'm be...Les,<BR/><BR/>I didn't know your hours had been cut. I'm behind on blog reading, once again, so I may have missed a post or two. I can't seem to keep up. <BR/><BR/>Staying off the computer does help. I'm trying to avoid spending much time on the computer on the weekends. Marathon training helps force that a bit. Have fun catching up on your reviews!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-34562481217013208862009-03-16T21:06:00.000-05:002009-03-16T21:06:00.000-05:00Not bad at all!! You read almost 4 times as many b...Not bad at all!! You read almost 4 times as many books as I did. However, I'm on a roll and just finished two in the past few days. I'm not spending quite as much time on the computer and that's paying off with my reading. Plus, my hours at work have been cut AGAIN, so I'll have a few more hours each day to add to my reading time. <BR/><BR/>Now to catch up on my reviews. I have three to write!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-23976506088329821112009-03-16T20:46:00.000-05:002009-03-16T20:46:00.000-05:00Carrie,Well, steaming poo is a rather diverting to...Carrie,<BR/><BR/>Well, steaming poo is a rather diverting topic, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Bybee,<BR/><BR/>Same here; I adore Roddy Doyle and will follow him to the ends of the earth. He's one of those rare writers who can make you double over with laughter or sob. The Giggler Treatment is really cute -- probably not for everyone, but I loved it.<BR/><BR/>Miss Pettigrew is an upper. I ordered the book and movie at the same time, not realizing my husband had seen the movie. He gave me the oddest look and said, "It's . . . bittersweet. You'll love it." He was right on both counts. The book has a more upbeat ending than the movie, but I enjoyed both.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-32527692591511007412009-03-16T20:01:00.000-05:002009-03-16T20:01:00.000-05:00I'm a huge Roddy Doyle fan...so I would read anyth...I'm a huge Roddy Doyle fan...so I would read anything he wrote...even stuff about steaming poo.<BR/><BR/>Miss Pettigrew looks interesting. The movie played here, but I missed it.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-89187203888630407242009-03-16T19:37:00.000-05:002009-03-16T19:37:00.000-05:00All those lovely concise reviews and I am diverted...All those lovely concise reviews and I am diverted utterly by 'steaming poo'. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-63845957359160649622009-03-16T14:04:00.000-05:002009-03-16T14:04:00.000-05:00Dar,Thank you. Plenty of them were short, but I'm...Dar,<BR/><BR/>Thank you. Plenty of them were short, but I'm still happy. I really liked everything I read. A Reliable Wife was too dark for me, but it still held my interest. <BR/><BR/>Michelle,<BR/><BR/>I'm really in an in-between phase of my life, so my reading is filling in a gap, here or there. I've got to figure out what to do next and then I'm sure it'll drop off, again. Job or school is next on the agenda.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-77872778061501033052009-03-16T13:58:00.000-05:002009-03-16T13:58:00.000-05:00Alyce,That's hilarious! I won't tell, I promise. ...Alyce,<BR/><BR/>That's hilarious! I won't tell, I promise. :)<BR/><BR/>Care,<BR/><BR/>Some of them were very short. I call that "cheating".<BR/><BR/>Joy,<BR/><BR/>Talk of the Town was my personal favorite, but if you prefer a deeper read, go with Tending Roses. It's the book most Wingate fans love the most. I haven't yet read it, but I've read Good Hope Road (which is in the Tending Roses series) and that one grabbed me because of the setting and the tornado. It was like going home.<BR/><BR/>Jenclair,<BR/><BR/>I didn't actually take that photo, darn it. It's a great statue, isn't it?Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-81007921563811736952009-03-16T11:34:00.000-05:002009-03-16T11:34:00.000-05:00Where did you find the time?!? How do you do it! ...Where did you find the time?!? How do you do it! I only read two or three in Feb...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404879513387292219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-4993513829286102952009-03-16T09:57:00.000-05:002009-03-16T09:57:00.000-05:00That's quite the load of books you made it through...That's quite the load of books you made it through-awesome!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-4257105973239345442009-03-16T09:31:00.000-05:002009-03-16T09:31:00.000-05:00Ha! How do you have time to get those wonderful p...Ha! How do you have time to get those wonderful photo?!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-3787988819379945452009-03-16T07:04:00.000-05:002009-03-16T07:04:00.000-05:00This is a fabulous list of books! I'm trying to s...This is a fabulous list of books! I'm trying to squeeze a Wingate book into my reading, but haven't been successful yet. Hopefully, one of these days it'll happen. What's your favorite Wingate title? (I know, I know - there's no guarantee that I'll like it, just because you did. I'm just curious.) *grin*Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-28512663326928254882009-03-16T06:49:00.000-05:002009-03-16T06:49:00.000-05:00WOWza is right. That's a long list of lots of bo...WOWza is right. That's a long list of lots of books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-75745354100970574272009-03-16T00:12:00.000-05:002009-03-16T00:12:00.000-05:00You got a lot of reading done in February! How fu...You got a lot of reading done in February! How funny is it that the only book on your list that I've read is "For Men Only!" Shhhh! Don't tell my husband I read his book! ;) Hahaha!Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-91916476184934810432009-03-15T22:38:00.000-05:002009-03-15T22:38:00.000-05:00Trish,Thank you. I'm pretty happy with that numbe...Trish,<BR/><BR/>Thank you. I'm pretty happy with that number. :) So far, March is going pretty well. I think I've read 7 books. It might possibly mean I have no life, but we won't go there.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-10291620621494583002009-03-15T22:15:00.000-05:002009-03-15T22:15:00.000-05:00Holy Caloley! 15 books is so great! You definite...Holy Caloley! 15 books is so great! You definitely are a reading fool (or bookfool?). Hope March is just as great.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.com