tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post2741003473634711399..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: The Sunday Salon: Current Reading, A Read-Along, and the TBR Double Dog DareJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-15073824594028427852013-02-14T13:19:24.716-05:002013-02-14T13:19:24.716-05:00Staci - I think the combination read/listen for Va...Staci - I think the combination read/listen for Vanity Fair will really help me this time. Listened to the first two chapters this morning and am looking forward to reading a little more tonight... We'll see. <br /><br />You're in for a treat with Downton Abbey. Can't believe you've managed to avoid spoilers!! I was disappointed to stumble upon a big one before the season started, but it still surprised me when I watched. Enjoy!!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-16235607444955734992013-02-12T18:33:57.032-05:002013-02-12T18:33:57.032-05:00I love my Kindle and the ease as to getting books ...I love my Kindle and the ease as to getting books is very addicting!! I have Mudbound on my iPhone to listen to at some point. So cool that it was a 5 star read for you! Score for me!! I also have a copy of Vanity Fair that's been languishing for some time on my shelves...but I'm too intimidated to read it. Maybe I should give it a shot? Hmmmmm....what to do!! ?? I will be sitting down and watching Season 3 in one day. It's been so hard to deprive myself but I'm glad that I did it this way and if you can believe it I've not heard or read one spoiler!!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-86288748062401576892013-02-12T12:37:44.442-05:002013-02-12T12:37:44.442-05:00Brenda - I sometimes have a hard time sticking wit...Brenda - I sometimes have a hard time sticking with biographies, but 40 pages in, this seems to be both well-written and interesting. I'll probably read it slowly over the next couple of months.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-68294640974722463582013-02-12T06:36:23.388-05:002013-02-12T06:36:23.388-05:00I have always loved the poetry of Edna St. Vincent...I have always loved the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, and I have that book too. I started reading it years ago, but never read past page twenty. The book was good, but something was going on and I never went back to it. I will someday. I want to know what you think of it.Mrs. Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017425815067633696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-14426635541920302092013-02-11T19:11:55.556-05:002013-02-11T19:11:55.556-05:00Carol - That's definitely the downside of elec...Carol - That's definitely the downside of electronics... remembering to charge the battery ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-84994729020522302722013-02-11T19:11:07.697-05:002013-02-11T19:11:07.697-05:00Darlene - Yes, I'm loving this kindle! Have al...Darlene - Yes, I'm loving this kindle! Have also just discovered 'kindle singles' and think I'll download a novella by Richard Russo next :-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-44079751056413604792013-02-11T19:09:53.968-05:002013-02-11T19:09:53.968-05:00Meg - Oooh, wish I'd heard about the C&P r...Meg - Oooh, wish I'd heard about the C&P read-along. It's near the top of my list!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-27756123030257615422013-02-11T19:08:49.817-05:002013-02-11T19:08:49.817-05:00JaneGS - Sweeney Todd was definitely the weirdest ...JaneGS - Sweeney Todd was definitely the weirdest musical I have ever seen but, you're right, the songs were great! I read an excellent bio of Richard Yates last year - hope this is just as good.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-12447797508291130822013-02-11T19:03:58.596-05:002013-02-11T19:03:58.596-05:00BethF - Thanks to all the chunksters and free clas...BethF - Thanks to all the chunksters and free classics, my kindle is the best!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-9273591804803355232013-02-11T19:03:02.613-05:002013-02-11T19:03:02.613-05:00Cat - Glad all our snow can help cool you off... I...Cat - Glad all our snow can help cool you off... I'm sure we'll be complaining about heat before too long ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-77774548518204728432013-02-11T16:36:43.518-05:002013-02-11T16:36:43.518-05:00Lisa - Such is life in central New York ;-)Lisa - Such is life in central New York ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-7886461429527772472013-02-11T15:36:17.654-05:002013-02-11T15:36:17.654-05:00Sounds like you had a good day.
I love my Kindle,...Sounds like you had a good day.<br /><br />I love my Kindle, except when the battery's dead like it was last night.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915400068613145577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64472391823911105102013-02-11T12:55:01.400-05:002013-02-11T12:55:01.400-05:00Gotta love the Kindle! That's one thing I rea...Gotta love the Kindle! That's one thing I really love about eReaders - a heavy book becomes so much easier to read. I'm the glad the snow wasn't too bad out your way this time. Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-29111761728754534902013-02-11T09:14:51.434-05:002013-02-11T09:14:51.434-05:00I really want to read Vanity Fair at some point. I...I really want to read Vanity Fair at some point. I am currently doing a read-along for Crime and Punishment!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-54785584906492343082013-02-11T08:45:35.999-05:002013-02-11T08:45:35.999-05:00I wish I could join in the Vanity Fair read-along....I wish I could join in the Vanity Fair read-along. I really love that book but I feel buried and one more reading commitment might snow me under, so to speak.<br /><br />I love Edna St. Vincent Millay's sonnets and would really like to read some non-fiction by Nancy Mitford, so this will have to go on the list. Literary bios are among my favorite sub-genres!<br /><br />Enjoy Sweeney Todd--my son was in a teen production a few summers ago, which was my first exposure to it. Great songs, weird story! :)<br /><br />JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-34471625825890843802013-02-11T08:31:09.361-05:002013-02-11T08:31:09.361-05:00Glad you weren't totally snowed under -- and t...Glad you weren't totally snowed under -- and those eReaders sure do make it easy to read the clunkers.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-67868696713735619432013-02-10T20:33:41.835-05:002013-02-10T20:33:41.835-05:00Good luck!
I have Vanity Fair on my Classic Club l...Good luck!<br />I have Vanity Fair on my Classic Club list but don't dare take on any more at present. It is so hot here at present even reading progress is sluggish. At least reading about all the snow elsewhere has a cooling effect. :-)Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-18928031371227710582013-02-10T20:03:13.186-05:002013-02-10T20:03:13.186-05:00You know someone's had a lot of snow when just...You know someone's had a lot of snow when just under a foot is "business as usual!" Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-36077006247875862102013-02-10T19:53:14.410-05:002013-02-10T19:53:14.410-05:00Sandy - Medical reasons? Haha - I love it!! We'...Sandy - Medical reasons? Haha - I love it!! We'll see what James has to say ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-3257833081794651702013-02-10T19:51:57.321-05:002013-02-10T19:51:57.321-05:00Lisa May - Mudbound was everywhere a few years ago...Lisa May - Mudbound was everywhere a few years ago, but I never got around to reading it... big mistake! I started Vanity Fair several years ago with an online group, but fell behind and set it aside. Hopefully things will work out better this time.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-2540642807176389732013-02-10T19:49:47.614-05:002013-02-10T19:49:47.614-05:00Sam - I have a feeling you will love Mudbound, too...Sam - I have a feeling you will love Mudbound, too!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-11896960855982284062013-02-10T19:48:59.882-05:002013-02-10T19:48:59.882-05:00Diane - I just saw your photos... very impressive,...Diane - I just saw your photos... very impressive, even by Syracuse standards ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-52639584187033276232013-02-10T19:48:14.357-05:002013-02-10T19:48:14.357-05:00Audrey - I just read your latest post and you are ...Audrey - I just read your latest post and you are definitely enabling a biography binge;-) Hope you enjoyed the snow today!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17097164877176360752013-02-10T19:47:16.564-05:002013-02-10T19:47:16.564-05:00I can't wait to read book 2 of the trilogy - n...I can't wait to read book 2 of the trilogy - not sure I'll be able to wait for another vacation!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-22378973100161061622013-02-10T16:05:44.694-05:002013-02-10T16:05:44.694-05:00I'm pretty sure James would understand about g...I'm pretty sure James would understand about getting that book on your Kindle. You could throw your back out lugging that thing around, and we wouldn't want that. So let's just say that the Kindle purchase was for medical reasons. I have actually found myself SITTING DOWN this afternoon...the boys are out target shooting, my daughter is doing homework, and dinner has been prepped. Blog reading then book reading! Woo hoo!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.com