tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post2918840639155355301..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: Sunday bitsJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-75990301261243996182009-04-06T17:33:00.000-04:002009-04-06T17:33:00.000-04:00Amber, it was 2666 by Roberto Bolano. It was publ...Amber, it was <I>2666</I> by Roberto Bolano. It was published posthumously, so I don't have to worry about his feelings. :)Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-11582247847929356132009-04-06T16:12:00.000-04:002009-04-06T16:12:00.000-04:00So, you're not gonna tell us which book it was? I ...So, you're not gonna tell us which book it was? I know you want to be nice and all, but what if I pick it up and waste my time, too? Can't you protect us poor, time-starved writers from straying too far?Amber Loughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374291005610549082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-62077253553869418432009-04-05T22:15:00.000-04:002009-04-05T22:15:00.000-04:00Beth, I'm so proud!Yes, exactly, life is too short...Beth, I'm so proud!<BR/><BR/>Yes, exactly, life is too short and all that, and yet I read on.<BR/><BR/>But <I>The Book Thief</I> is fabulous -- such a good reward for giving up,Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-78953339635173129652009-04-05T21:43:00.000-04:002009-04-05T21:43:00.000-04:00I hate hate hate dumping a book. It's a stupid th...I hate hate hate dumping a book. It's a stupid thing to resist doing, because with so many good books out there why waste time on a bad one? But I just dumped one last week that I'd picked up on the advice of the NYTimes Sunday Magazine. And I'm glad I gave up, because instead I picked up The Book Thief and read it this week and LOVED it.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Jacqui - This is the first time I've commented on a blog anywhere, ever! Congrats on being responsible for stripping me of my lurker status. (That sounds rather lurid, doesn't it?)Beth W.noreply@blogger.com