tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post1997245157052589475..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Kon-TikiHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-35768100293187078742010-09-25T08:40:18.090-04:002010-09-25T08:40:18.090-04:00Kailana - I'm so glad my enthusiasm showed in ...Kailana - I'm so glad my enthusiasm showed in my review. I'm really quite enamored by the whole concept of a raft journey across the Pacific, then to know that the author went on to take other crazy adventures ... well, I just loved all that!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-46763590515852848412010-09-24T23:35:27.306-04:002010-09-24T23:35:27.306-04:00This books sounds fantastic! And, even if it didn&...This books sounds fantastic! And, even if it didn't your enthusiasm would make me want to read it anyway! :)Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-67709105528872936842010-09-24T08:51:52.582-04:002010-09-24T08:51:52.582-04:00Dreamybee - Ha! Maybe this would have been a good ...Dreamybee - Ha! Maybe this would have been a good Jeopardy question! LOLHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-18615154234882438812010-09-23T17:17:50.523-04:002010-09-23T17:17:50.523-04:00The name sounds familiear, but I couldn't have...The name sounds familiear, but I couldn't have identified him for anything! Sounds like a fun read!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-56334668326890085322010-09-23T09:37:15.765-04:002010-09-23T09:37:15.765-04:00blackwatertown - The Good Soldier is a new-to-me t...blackwatertown - The Good Soldier is a new-to-me title - I'll have to check it out. And I did actually see your post on A Tale of Two Cities. I love that book but you made a great point about the first line. :)<br /><br />fantaghiro23 - I'm a huge fan of adventure and exploration books but I must say that this one a really good one. I hope you have a chance to read it at some point! And thanks for sharing about The King's English - it sounds like a book that really influenced your life!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-20837192857680956622010-09-23T00:46:32.141-04:002010-09-23T00:46:32.141-04:00Wow. Great review! I have to say, now I'm defi...Wow. Great review! I have to say, now I'm definitely interested in this book, though, no, I haven't heard of it before. Strange that books I've read about sea journeys have all been fascinating, and it seems like this book is, too.<br /><br />Book that captivated me that I went out to find out more? I guess that would have to be The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller. After reading that book, tried to go to all it recommended, then kept note of all the reading lists. Then I got interested in publishing which is where I work right now.:)fantaghiro23https://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003796589218555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-32027483339635099202010-09-22T18:03:49.648-04:002010-09-22T18:03:49.648-04:00Thor Heyerdahl was in the popular imagination when...Thor Heyerdahl was in the popular imagination when I was young. I'm sure I've seen his raft in a museum, though a quick look on wikipedia says it's in Oslo. I haven't been, so the raft I saw must have been a reconstruction.<br /><br />What has caught my imagination lately? Ford Maddox Ford's The Good Soldier. I hear a lot of interesting chat about the author's life recently on the radio. So now I reading the book. Early days though.<br /><br />I read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for the first time recently. Very good once it gets going. But the opening line is not the gem people think it is (as I've been blogging lately.)<br />www.blackwatertown.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-53215245154428145862010-09-22T13:17:09.423-04:002010-09-22T13:17:09.423-04:00Alyce - He talks a bit about his theories being re...Alyce - He talks a bit about his theories being rejected but he makes a lot of good points as to why he believes them. I really want to learn more about it now!<br /><br />Daisy - Even better! So nice to "meet" you. :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-62250703341636081392010-09-22T13:11:04.001-04:002010-09-22T13:11:04.001-04:00Thank you, I love your blog. I've been a lurke...Thank you, I love your blog. I've been a lurker for quite some time, but when i saw your review of Heyerdahl's book i had to jump in and comment.Marguerite Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398827342633592815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-81232622700067111072010-09-22T11:57:29.186-04:002010-09-22T11:57:29.186-04:00I have heard about his books, but haven't read...I have heard about his books, but haven't read them myself. His adventures sound amazing! The biggest thing I remember reading about him is that his theories were controversial and rejected by most scientists (at least those about the settlement of South America). I know I would love reading about his adventures though.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-88772343203708578352010-09-22T11:29:43.533-04:002010-09-22T11:29:43.533-04:00Daisy - Very cool! I hope to read the other expedi...Daisy - Very cool! I hope to read the other expedition books at some point - glad to know they are as good as or better than this one. Thanks for commenting, and welcome to my blog. :)<br /><br />GMR - I'm glad that you can tell how excited this book made me. I was telling everyone about it for days afterward. LOL<br /><br />bermudaoion - Exactly! The story is so gripping but then I realized that NO WAY would I ever do that.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-55201088889665989282010-09-22T10:22:52.866-04:002010-09-22T10:22:52.866-04:00The book sounds fabulous - I get caught up in stor...The book sounds fabulous - I get caught up in stories like that and find myself wanting to embark on an adventure, but then I wake up and realize I would hate it. That doesn't mean I can't enjoy reading about it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-31096059991486950472010-09-22T09:58:26.657-04:002010-09-22T09:58:26.657-04:00Wow...great review! While this book doesn't s...Wow...great review! While this book doesn't seem like a good fit for myself (and no, I'm not familiar with it either so we may be sharing that rock), your enthusiasm radiates off the page..er...screen. It seems like you (as well as the Guys Lit Wire folks) truly found a story to which you connected....and I have to say, yes, that opening line does make you stop and think! As for a book that made me investigate more...alas, now that you asked, I can't think of one! LOL. Will have to get back to you on that.... Thanks for sharing...and happy reading!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-91074863071091440402010-09-22T09:33:03.985-04:002010-09-22T09:33:03.985-04:00Ooooh!! I read the Heyerdahl books several times a...Ooooh!! I read the Heyerdahl books several times as a kid! They were my favourites, along with Robinson Crusoe and the Emilio Salgari pirate books. I thought they would be forgotten by now :). I read Kon-Tiki, The Ra Expeditions and Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island, which was the one i liked best.Marguerite Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398827342633592815noreply@blogger.com