tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post8890086222456942427..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Lavinia (a DNF post)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-82436582824108343542009-11-30T11:33:49.872-05:002009-11-30T11:33:49.872-05:00Cara - Thanks for chiming in! I actually DO want t...Cara - Thanks for chiming in! I actually DO want to read (rather, listen to) The Aeneid, especially since I'm co-hosting the Really Old Classics Challenge. I enjoy the old stories on audio ... which is why I think this particular story didn't work so well for me.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-52720201572198324752009-11-28T17:03:17.727-05:002009-11-28T17:03:17.727-05:00Thank you for including a link to my review! I jus...Thank you for including a link to my review! I just found it when I was getting the link for the <i>Lavinia</i> review for the Aeneid retelling <i>Black Ships</i> I'm scheduling for Tuesday. You really don't need to read the Aeneid first. The Wikipedia page and a little Wiki surfing will do just fine. Of course, if you WANT to read it, props to you. I personally don't like audiobooks because the narrator gets in the way. Also, I've had many experiences where I've put a book down in the first 50 pages only to come back to it later and love it. You're not alone. ;-)Cara Powershttp://oohbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-76507688814960545732009-11-08T00:54:59.937-05:002009-11-08T00:54:59.937-05:00Lisa - Yes, I think I'll be READING this one o...Lisa - Yes, I think I'll be READING this one on my next try ...Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-73167290912292256812009-11-06T23:11:13.355-05:002009-11-06T23:11:13.355-05:00This one has been on my radar. So I've learne...This one has been on my radar. So I've learned a) do the advance reading and b) do not listen to it. I've had some problems with audio books before. Sometimes the reading really enhances the book and other times I feel like it has ruined it for me and I've given up on the audio version of the book.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-31471109233084140152009-11-06T08:55:31.633-05:002009-11-06T08:55:31.633-05:00bermudaonion - I HOPE so, b/c I really wanted to l...bermudaonion - I HOPE so, b/c I really wanted to love this one.<br /><br />Kailana - So glad I'm not alone!<br /><br />kelly! - I agree, it didn't sound that creepy, but the cover turned me off. I'll have to READ that one rather than LISTEN to it, I think.<br /><br />Dreamybee - Exactly - too many distractions ...<br /><br />Rebecca Reid - I'm very hopeful that the 2nd try on this will be successful ... AFTER I've read the AENEID. ;)<br /><br />thetruebookaddict - I'm sorry you're in a similar situation. :( But glad you know what I'm talking about. And thanks for the award!<br /><br />Justin Narin - Thanks!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-10815843610742176422009-11-06T06:44:30.721-05:002009-11-06T06:44:30.721-05:00I agree, there are times when circumstances won...I agree, there are times when circumstances won't let you enjoy a book! It's ok...take your time<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freedomdebtreliefreviewsite.com/" rel="nofollow"> Freedom Debt Relief Review</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-37565806910535574092009-11-05T23:46:16.954-05:002009-11-05T23:46:16.954-05:00Okay, first of all, I have this book and I plan to...Okay, first of all, I have this book and I plan to read it...someday!<br /><br />Second, I am currently listening to The Vampire Lestat in my truck. Now anyone that knows me, knows I LURVE Anne Rice. And this is my second reading of this book. However, earlier today I found myself getting really annoyed with it. I don't know if it was the narrator or what. Sometimes I think audio books (and the people who read them) can really get on your nerves...especially if you have other crap going on in your life (which I seem to have a lot of lately)!<br /><br />So don't feel bad about your experience. I think we all "go there" sometimes!<br /><br />Here's a little cheer up...an award for you!<br /><br />http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2009/11/kreativ-blogger-award.htmlMichelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-64409540772751656962009-11-05T21:13:08.600-05:002009-11-05T21:13:08.600-05:00I was pretty surprized to see it was a DNF -- unti...I was pretty surprized to see it was a DNF -- until i saw that you haven't read THE AENEID. I haven't either, so those two have to go together for me. <br /><br />I hope you can get back to it once you've read AENEID...or at least, I hope it really is as good as I've heard from others!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-3671415314534002292009-11-05T15:51:18.002-05:002009-11-05T15:51:18.002-05:00I can't imagine trying to listen to an audio b...I can't imagine trying to listen to an audio book in the house. Even with nobody home I think I would find too many distractions! Sorry about the bad timing. I feel your pain! ;)Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-74946828615373502752009-11-05T14:15:12.113-05:002009-11-05T14:15:12.113-05:00You NEED to read In The Woods! It really would hav...You NEED to read In The Woods! It really would have been a perfect beach read - it's not as creepy as the cover leads you to think, and it is SOOO GOOOD! <br /><br />Then read The Likeness as well. Those were 2 of my favorite books of 2009.kelly!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-36880712065847138812009-11-05T12:48:32.808-05:002009-11-05T12:48:32.808-05:00I know that I would probably enjoy a book at a dif...I know that I would probably enjoy a book at a different time instead of the time that I read it. Mood and circumstances strongly influence what I think of a book.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-32789564645978242182009-11-05T08:27:56.081-05:002009-11-05T08:27:56.081-05:00I do think circumstances influence how much you en...I do think circumstances influence how much you enjoy a book. Maybe this one will work for you later.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com