tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post6201746656823001783..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: This Week's Read: Passing by Nella LarsenJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-62072146464186412552020-07-05T12:59:49.614-04:002020-07-05T12:59:49.614-04:00Iliana - Passing was a good read! I'm starting...Iliana - Passing was a good read! I'm starting to listen to more bookish podcasts, especially when I'm in between audiobooks. Novel Pairings is a good one. I really enjoyed the summer reading episode they released last week.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64895410898907281222020-07-04T16:41:25.519-04:002020-07-04T16:41:25.519-04:00That intro definitely makes me want to know more a...That intro definitely makes me want to know more about the letter and what's going to happen next. Thank you for the link to Novel Pairings. I need to pick up more classics and this may be a great way to remember to add more classics to my current reads.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4170768632110552082020-06-30T17:15:51.999-04:002020-06-30T17:15:51.999-04:00Stacy - Her first novel, Quicksand, is pretty shor...Stacy - Her first novel, Quicksand, is pretty short, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-15654429334447858532020-06-30T17:14:58.436-04:002020-06-30T17:14:58.436-04:00Becki - Podcasts cut down on my audiobook time, so...Becki - Podcasts cut down on my audiobook time, so I tend to listen in between books. I've found a few that are very good!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-6563492447027987952020-06-27T22:37:46.663-04:002020-06-27T22:37:46.663-04:00This would be perfect for my book a day challenge!...This would be perfect for my book a day challenge!stacybuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153048131267328535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-62016196728815444822020-06-27T12:04:24.906-04:002020-06-27T12:04:24.906-04:00That does sound very interesting! I haven't go...That does sound very interesting! I haven't gotten into podcasts much, but that sounds like a great theme for one :) Thanks for sharing!Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806368588509578414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-12546282893887469472020-06-25T13:46:49.949-04:002020-06-25T13:46:49.949-04:00Judy - I'll be reading The Vanishing Half shor...Judy - I'll be reading The Vanishing Half shortly, too, and it does sound like the themes will be similar to Passing. Should be interesting to compare the two. I liked this book enough to request Larsen's autobiographical novel, Quicksand. It's also very short.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-56984000451743309182020-06-25T13:43:10.013-04:002020-06-25T13:43:10.013-04:00Les - I've only listened to a few episodes of ...Les - I've only listened to a few episodes of Novel Pairings and like it... though not quite as much as He Read, She Read. The episode featuring Passing dropped this week. I can listen to it now that I've finished the book.<br /><br />Didn't think of it at the time, but I just reread the opening and it does have a Mrs. Dalloway feel to it. I liked Passing enough to request Larsen's other short novel, Quicksand. Glad to hear your library is open for curbside service!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-24904742419944779302020-06-25T13:36:50.870-04:002020-06-25T13:36:50.870-04:00Susan - This was a good, short read... and I felt ...Susan - This was a good, short read... and I felt virtuous finally picking up a classic again. ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-35233394983710221672020-06-25T13:33:09.049-04:002020-06-25T13:33:09.049-04:00Sam - I feel the same way about classics, but this...Sam - I feel the same way about classics, but this is only the second one I've read all year. Ended up finishing Passing and liked it enough to want to try Larsen's other novel. JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-80212952594626104242020-06-25T12:55:41.931-04:002020-06-25T12:55:41.931-04:00One of my reading groups just picked The Vanishing...One of my reading groups just picked The Vanishing Half! I think I may have read Passing long ago but don't remember it well, so a reread is in order.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-19354171594556905032020-06-24T23:41:37.828-04:002020-06-24T23:41:37.828-04:00OK, first of all, you listen to Novel Pairings? I ...OK, first of all, you listen to Novel Pairings? I love Chelsea and Curtis (He Read She Read), but haven't spent much time listen to NP. Of course, now I will. Chelsea is great! :)<br /><br />I've never heard of Passing or Nella Larsen, but Mrs. Dalloway (which I loved) came to mind as soon as I read that passage, so I'll have to request a copy of Passing from my library (which has thankfully begun curbside pickup, not that I really need to add any more books to my stacks...). Thanks for the inspiration!Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-52089289995794232572020-06-24T18:15:23.208-04:002020-06-24T18:15:23.208-04:00Sure definitely keep reading ... two women who wan...Sure definitely keep reading ... two women who want to cross the color line in 1920s New York .... sounds intriguing. I have not heard of this novel ! But now I know it. Seems good.thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-42289652978752251002020-06-24T13:44:03.702-04:002020-06-24T13:44:03.702-04:00I would absolutely keep reading this one. I'm ...I would absolutely keep reading this one. I'm trying ("trying," being the key word here) to read more "classic" literature this year. But that's not in the sense of reading the recognized great classics, more just going back and finding books I've never heard of from the first half of the twentieth century. It's amazing what we miss by just chasing the new titles around every year.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-81753525060837709992020-06-23T21:37:59.223-04:002020-06-23T21:37:59.223-04:00Yvonne - I learned about it from other bloggers, t...Yvonne - I learned about it from other bloggers, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-8619544955502577722020-06-23T21:37:09.996-04:002020-06-23T21:37:09.996-04:00Laurel-Rain Snow - Half way through and I think it...Laurel-Rain Snow - Half way through and I think it's definitely worth reading.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-37199167502545371352020-06-23T21:36:21.613-04:002020-06-23T21:36:21.613-04:00Diane - It's really good so far.Diane - It's really good so far.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-91393826587577151382020-06-23T15:23:03.410-04:002020-06-23T15:23:03.410-04:00I hadn't heard about this book. It sounds so ...I hadn't heard about this book. It sounds so good.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-10177692669052374882020-06-23T09:34:20.297-04:002020-06-23T09:34:20.297-04:00I have been eyeing this book, and now I want to pi...I have been eyeing this book, and now I want to pick it up and read! Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: <a href="http://snowconnections.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/tuesday-excerpts-the-golden-cage//" rel="nofollow"> “THE GOLDEN CAGE” </a><br /><br />Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-85023686437898250672020-06-23T07:23:14.481-04:002020-06-23T07:23:14.481-04:00Definitely sounds worth reading; thanks for sharin...Definitely sounds worth reading; thanks for sharing.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com