Comments on: Booking Through Thursday: all about books!

By: sheistoofondofbooks

sheistoofondofbooks — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:15:47 +0000

Sally, Kathy and Dar – those Mitford books came into my life just when I needed them. I wonder if I’d enjoy them as much re-reading now (take a number, Mitford! My TBR stack is too tall to think about re-reading!!)

Amy – *The Hobbit* is the only one I did finish. although. it. was. very. slow. going.

JLS Hall – you get “Aunt of the Year” award!

Beth F – maybe we’ll connect better on other books

Serena – I’ll go over to read your BTT. I’m not yet “doing” the Sunday Salon … (this BTT was so easy to answer, that’s why I decided to jump in)

Joanne – as I was reading *Eggbert* last night I thought that the kids and I should post a review about it; I’m glad someone else out there knows and loves it.

gautami – lucky you! I just lent my dog-earred copy to a neighbor. I hope she enjoys it. (one less book in the house … do you think anyone will notice?!?)

Dar – *Madonnas* this weekend; I promise! I read the original *Mitford* series, but I think Jan Karon came out with a few “specials” after that (which I haven’t yet read).

Shana – I just went thru our board books and purged quite a few (not our favorites, but those annoying books with just one word on a page — book cat car sleep
Our favorite Sandra Boynton is *The Going to Bed Book*

By: Shana @ Literarily

Shana @ Literarily — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:26:24 +0000

Gautami, enjoy Bel Canto. It is an amazing book.

Dawn, I think I’ve memorized some of the Sandra Boynton books, I’ve read them so much. But Not the Hippopotamus!

By: Dar

Dar — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:58:03 +0000

I loved the Mitford series. I stopped reading them a while back so I have lots to catch up on one day.

I really liked Madonnas of Leningrad. I look forward to reading your thoughts on it.

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:50:49 +0000

I won Bel Canto in a giveway. Yet to start it! My meme answers!

By: Joanne

Joanne — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:32:29 +0000

Your kids have great taste in books, I remember my boys loved the illustrations in the Eggbert book.

By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)

Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:17:13 +0000

So, I’m not the only one whose first time it was participating in BTT. Now I don’t feel so lonely!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:13:45 +0000

Father Tim is a great character. I think everyone would like to have a pastor like him.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:34:57 +0000

Ha! we must be very different. I read the first Mitford book, and I enjoyed it enough to finish it. The characters are fun, but I had no interest in reading the others. Maybe I’ll give the series another try someday. But I love Tolkien. I’ve read the entire series (Hobbit/LOR) a number of times since I first discovered them (lo those many years ago when I was in 7th grade!).

By: JLS Hall

JLS Hall — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:56:53 +0000

Your comment about reading books to your kids dozens or hundreds of times made me remember – I once read Dr. Seuss’s “Hop on Pop” to my niece 22 times in one evening. It put me off Seuss for years, but I’m still fond of the niece!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:31:03 +0000

Yay for Dawn joining in Booking Through Thursday!

I couldn’t finish The Hobbit! Great example of a book I gave up on!