Come out and play!

20 Responses to “Come out and play!”

1. Jill on January 8th, 2009 10:03 pm

   Well, for the past 2 months I’ve been trying to finish New Moon by Stephanie Meyer and The Shack by William P Young (by the recommendation of my niece). I have on my stack to start My Life in France-Julia Child and Testimony-Anita Shreve. Just got to find time to finish and start.

2. rhapsodyinbooks on January 8th, 2009 11:10 pm

   I am actually giving oup on a “chunkster” already – not even two weeks into the New Year. My TBR pile is too big and life is too short. So out goes “History of the Arab Peoples” (interesting but very very dense requiring lots of close attention). Since I feel consumed by guilt, I decided to read a book about feeling consumed by guilt, and am therefore currently enjoying “Foreskin’s Lament.”

3. softdrink on January 8th, 2009 11:13 pm

   I’m reading Anne Fadiman’s Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader. Have you read it? I think you’d like it.

4. Violet on January 9th, 2009 4:07 am

   I don’t think i am exactly lurking but I don’t comment everytime either. I am reading ‘The last empress’ by Anchee Min and enjoying it too.

5. Sarah on January 9th, 2009 4:33 am

   I’ve only recently found your blog and am enjoying it, although my comments have been few and far between. At the moment, I’m amidst a re-read of the Barsetshire series of books by Anthony Trollope.

   I notice you’re reading Reading the OED, which I’ve been coveting for some time. I’ll be interested to hear about it.

6. Caty on January 9th, 2009 5:47 am

   You told me, so it’s only fair that I tell you. I’m currently in the middle of Italo Calvino’s ‘If on a winter’s night a traveller’; next up are ‘The Gargolye’, Geraldine Brooks’s ‘People of the Book’, and Terry Pratchett’s Lords and Ladies. Not sure which one first, though.

   (I really can’t remember whether I’ve commented here before or not; maybe I should add something on improving my memory to the TBR!)

7. Michelle on January 9th, 2009 8:11 am

   I think I’ve commented a couple of times but in the spirit of delurking, hello!

   I’m reading A Mercy by Toni Morrison at the moment.

8. bermudaonion on January 9th, 2009 8:32 am

   I’m almost through with American Savior by Roland Merullo.

9. Chris on January 9th, 2009 8:51 am

   Hello! Not a lurker but I wanted to say hi.

   I’m reading Anne’s House of Dreams and The Age of Innocence.

10. Kristina on January 9th, 2009 8:53 am

    I’m reading Undercover by Beth Kephart. Its really good so far! Hi!!

11. Holley on January 9th, 2009 8:58 am

    I’m reading Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (sp?) and a biography of Dali called, fittingly, The Persistence of Memory.

12. Laura on January 9th, 2009 9:36 am

    I am reading Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis, Vol 1 of Plutarch’s Lives, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

13. Megan on January 9th, 2009 10:35 am

    Sometimes I worry I’m the opposite of a lurker — I comment too much. But I’m a loud person by nature!

    I just finished An Abundance of Katherines by John Green last night; it was really good! And I started Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? by Melissa Senate right after, since I’ve begun all the wedding party planning Thanks again for your advice!

14. Emily on January 9th, 2009 10:46 am

    Hi! I am a lurker…I found your blog a couple of weeks ago and love it! The adventures in bookselling crack me up! I’m thinking of starting my own book blog since I’m doing a few reading challenges with The Nest Book Club (thenest.com).

    Anyway, I just finished reading 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (I really enjoyed it and am glad I picked it up, even though the length is a little intimidating). And now I’m reading the 4th book in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Then I have The Golden Compass lying in wait.

15. Ti on January 9th, 2009 10:50 am

    I’ll play!

    I’m reading Twilight and loving it. I’m also reading Loving Frank. I’m a bit distracted with work and Facebook right now, but we won’t go there.

16. Anna van Gelderen on January 9th, 2009 1:49 pm

    Hello from the Netherlands, where I am currently reading the extremely enjoyable The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff and have just started in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale. I also regularly dip into 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem (Ruth Padel) and How To read a Painting (Patrick de Rynck), planning to finish both before the end of the year.
    Anna
    PS Love your blog.

17. Michele on January 9th, 2009 3:43 pm

    Reading The School of Essential Ingredients right now…it’s promising!

18. alirambles on January 9th, 2009 9:27 pm

    I don’t consider myself a lurker, but I’ll bite anyway. I’m reading David Copperfield, and Orange Mint and Honey.

19. Lorin on January 10th, 2009 11:45 am

    Do I lurk here? I can’t remember if I’ve commented before or not. Well, I love the blog, especially the adventures in book selling. I’ve never worked in a bookstore, but working retail is always fun. =)

    I’m reading Le Corbusier: A Life by Nocholas Fox Weber and the 5th Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic omnibus. A little high brow, a little not so much.

20. Nashx2 on January 10th, 2009 9:58 pm

    Actually, I just found your blog tonight, but in the interests of delurking, (which I am guilty of on several sites) I will share that I am currently reading Bill the Conqueror, by P.G. Wodehouse.

    Sadly, I confess I am an addict, I’ve been hooked since the age of 17.

    I am a Wodehousean impatiently waiting for 5 more titles to arrive from Amazon!!

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