tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post8872241155380811969..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: August '10 RecapHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-24661486771235036882010-09-08T10:22:08.975-04:002010-09-08T10:22:08.975-04:00I loved your post about Gettysburg -- I've nev...I loved your post about Gettysburg -- I've never been, but someday... My brother lives in VA, and maybe we'll be visiting him again one day soon. I looked at your list of books read and I feel like a piker. Mine are so much less ... consequential! I'm heavy on mysteries, a thriller, "light fiction," for lack of a better word (I finished Jane Green's "Promises to Keep" a week or so ago, and I think that qualifies as light fiction.) Audiobooks? Same thing. I'm working my way through several mystery series. It keeps me exercising. My latest <a href="http://www.constancefeathers.com/" rel="nofollow"> non-fiction</a> is a memoir called "Secrets of a Mysterious Older Woman," the hilarious history of the author (Constance Feathers), post-divorce. Quite wacky, but true! She encourages every woman to become a MOW (Mysterious Older Woman," especially by refusing to live by society's silly rules and live the life you want. You get a slice of her life in rural France, as opposed to Paris or Provence. There, you wait for the cows to cross the road, and the women wear aprons and house dresses and don't sport French manicures. It's great as a gift for a woman going through a divorce, which is what I'm doing, for a friend who has a new dog and a vanished husband. She likes the dog more, I must say.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553309379795237911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-89518658583090910622010-09-07T17:43:28.576-04:002010-09-07T17:43:28.576-04:00Thanks Heather :) I look forward to the posts on ...Thanks Heather :) I look forward to the posts on the panels.Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-82035159509129056372010-09-07T08:50:56.303-04:002010-09-07T08:50:56.303-04:00Sheila - I generally prefer non-fiction so BURY MY...Sheila - I generally prefer non-fiction so BURY MY HEART was the perfect book for me. That said, I do think it deserves a second try - it really is a powerful book. And about book club - I'll definitely be posting summaries of the panels so hopefully we'll come up with some ideas that can help you!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-89161935271773426772010-09-06T21:00:38.740-04:002010-09-06T21:00:38.740-04:00Bury My Heart AT Wounded Kneee was a book club rea...Bury My Heart AT Wounded Kneee was a book club read of many years ago. I struggled with the book and found it so heavy. Now I am wondering if I would prefer the audio version - and if my tastes has matured enough to now handle this with the attention it deserves.<br /><br />I like the group you will have on Book Clubbers and how to make your club the best it can be. You may remember from our conversations in New York that this is something as a 9 year + book club leader that I strive for each and every book. Very interested in what they have to say.Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-80016319172265763742010-09-04T22:54:06.081-04:002010-09-04T22:54:06.081-04:00Trisha - I know the feeling, but at the same time ...Trisha - I know the feeling, but at the same time I look forward to the "normal" schedule that Fall brings.<br /><br />Alyce - Yeah, the coming of school can do that, but I'm sure your son's reading will pick up again soon. :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-459519322065244262010-09-04T15:33:54.969-04:002010-09-04T15:33:54.969-04:00Congrats on your August reading! How wonderful th...Congrats on your August reading! How wonderful that Kiddo is reading more on his own! My oldest son started out racing through books and then fizzled out. Now all he wants to do is play the wii. I think it has something to do with school starting in a few days. :)<br /><br />The panels at the Book Festival sound like a lot of fun. I hope it goes well, and can't wait to hear all about it!Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-40952978490617536612010-09-04T10:50:07.283-04:002010-09-04T10:50:07.283-04:00I always mourn the passing of summer. While I like...I always mourn the passing of summer. While I like Fall and all, it does mean back to work for me, so there's a bit of melancholy as I'm forced to be less lazy. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com