tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post1360794427316340440..comments2023-11-05T06:33:38.414-05:00Comments on in omnia paratus: Literary Personalitykelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03977519857849750493noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post-6725380193935661422011-07-06T13:18:50.509-04:002011-07-06T13:18:50.509-04:00So funny - in a "I can totally relate" k...So funny - in a "I can totally relate" kind of way. This is like my love-hate relationship with the hipster movement. I have bought many a book to make myself look cool and well-read. Is it more embarrassing that I am a book poser who really has never read the 19th century printed book of War and Peace I have displayed prominently on my shelf, or is it more embarrassing that I read Twilight three times? Not sure. But I like what I like and there is some social proof in the masses. And heck, if I ever want to be an author on the NY Times Bestsellers list, I better not shun it now. <br /><br />Besides, my usual book choices are random books at the library that catch my attention through their title or book jacket. No one knows what they are. They aren't usually best sellers or revered works. The authors are unknown. But I enjoy my little private discoveries. <br /><br />I've never been able to keep up with a book club because I just can't stand not choosing my own books! <br /><br />Enjoy whatever the heck you want. I won't judge. I only judge people who claim to hate reading. :)Lara Zierke https://www.blogger.com/profile/14678809883294746934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post-54672271668815701302011-06-27T22:04:33.870-04:002011-06-27T22:04:33.870-04:00ps2: LOVE the photo. I want to see YOU do that, th...ps2: LOVE the photo. I want to see YOU do that, though. Pregnant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317490856193625596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post-76411000764410773882011-06-27T22:03:59.844-04:002011-06-27T22:03:59.844-04:00Reading Atlas Shrugged is like jogging: you need a...Reading Atlas Shrugged is like jogging: you need a partner in order to get it done. I had a partner--actually several, since it was a book club book, but they all dropped out so it was just me and Nicole Empey finished it. The girl who RECOMMENDED the book didn't even finish! Bah! I must say it was worth it in the end. <br />As you know, I personally love your mini Barnes and Noble, but you are correct when you say that everything ultimately comes back to harry potter, for it is matchless.<br />PS I know how to make your home smell like Barnes and Noble....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317490856193625596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post-86551802742887644162011-06-27T17:28:00.999-04:002011-06-27T17:28:00.999-04:00Like you I am a huge fan of literature. I have qui...Like you I am a huge fan of literature. I have quite the collection of books and on occasion I stop and look at my shelves and wonder when my taste in literature will grow up. And then I remember that I read what I read because the author has written it in such a way that it sucks me in and I forget where I am and suddenly 5 hours later as the light through the window begins to fade I snap out of it and remember I'm not actually chasing down bad guys with a stun gun strapped to my side 50 years in the future, I'm just reading about it. AND I love it! Keep up the eclectic book gathering, it says that you're a person that gets a great deal of joy from many different things :-)ReLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408648962903216798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post-90908878628060218102011-06-27T15:04:09.972-04:002011-06-27T15:04:09.972-04:00I had to get over the idea that I was some kind of...I had to get over the idea that I was some kind of literary savant. I think I realizes I was just a normal person when I went to college and had classes with other English majors; then I wasn't the only one who had read Gone With the Wind when they were twelve.<br /><br />I love good books, and Christian has convinced me that critical acclaim isn't the only way to judge good books from bad. Is it entertaining? Do we enjoy it? If so, we call it a good book. I love my YA fiction {I'm reading Jackaroo for probably the sixth time}, and I'm not ready to give it up. I so enjoyed BJD, but I also loved Atlas Shrugged.<br /><br />I feel like if we only read critically acclaimed/scholarly books, then reading would get boring. It would be like going to school all the time.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502995957638811707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147312878657678801.post-59362780488171574352011-06-27T14:19:27.372-04:002011-06-27T14:19:27.372-04:00Hmmm...I never asked if I could put my books on yo...Hmmm...I never asked if I could put my books on your shelf when we lived together b/c I was slightly embarrassed that it was pretty much all chick lit crap. I've gotten over that now. I love that crap. Reading to me is an escape from reality. And I want to escape to a place where everyone falls in love and the story ends with a pretty little bow...somewhat like my movie choices... :)<br />BJD Forever!!Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292286363728591783noreply@blogger.com