tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420658442051690546.post4463117760783172400..comments2024-03-13T03:01:29.212-04:00Comments on Mike's Short Attention Span Theater: A good book is hard to findMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13434942178702334897noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420658442051690546.post-66844562334238984542010-08-08T12:29:20.981-04:002010-08-08T12:29:20.981-04:00I have the same childhood memory--spending hours a...I have the same childhood memory--spending hours and hours in the library, getting lost in the pages; Thumbing through all the books on the shelves, the unmistakable scent scent of years' old, heavily fondled books. I still, as an adult, love the visit the library in Copley just for the smell and the quiet and, of course, the mice that live there, too.<br /><br />I too have a difficult time weeding through all the books 'everyone else thinks you should be reading' and actually finding something that holds my attention.<br /><br />A couple I've read in the past year and loved were "The art of racing in the rain" by Garth Stein and "The Help" by Kathryn Stokett. The latter holding rankes among my all-time favorites.<br /><br />I've also read the first two Stieg Larsson books so, as it happens, I feel beholden to read book three even though I didn't exactly love the first two.<br /><br />Mostly I read the classics. I just love them, books written before the influence to make a list of some sort, or influenced by other book. Books--just written. That's what "catches" me.<br /><br />P.S. Have a wonderful beach vacation. Sounds like a relaxing time.Terrianne, Call me Reehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825409536592806966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420658442051690546.post-71410884158262914902010-08-08T12:07:55.451-04:002010-08-08T12:07:55.451-04:00Demotheus: Too picky? Right on target! Maybe Julie...Demotheus: Too picky? Right on target! Maybe Julie (below) is right...i need an amazing book to get me back into the swing of things. Know what book I loved? East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Read that at the beach a couple of years ago, and passed it along to several family members, who devoured it as well. <br /><br />Bosguy: you're the second person in a week to recommend Robert Parker -- so i've just purchased the first book in the series (The Godwulf Manuscript) and downloaded to my iPad. Wish me luck!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434942178702334897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420658442051690546.post-43911818754634658492010-08-07T20:48:57.337-04:002010-08-07T20:48:57.337-04:00Hey Mike,
Check out the local library. Not sure ...Hey Mike, <br />Check out the local library. Not sure where it is in Southie, but I've recently been going to the S.E. annex. I'm a sucker for mystery novels and have been devouring Robert Parker's Spencer for hire books.<br /><br />BosGuyBosGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099527596080882841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420658442051690546.post-4710460188021633072010-08-06T19:25:15.976-04:002010-08-06T19:25:15.976-04:00I go through reading phases - sometimes I have two...I go through reading phases - sometimes I have two books going at once and other times I can't get through even two pages. I could be reading between the lines here, but even though you like the quick hit of a magazine, it sounds like you are nostalgic for books. Maybe you're just in a reading slump and need a really amazing book to get you back into it?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281093667007242929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420658442051690546.post-82543959242759439972010-08-05T19:27:47.283-04:002010-08-05T19:27:47.283-04:00I guess I'm in a different boat on this. Since...I guess I'm in a different boat on this. Since I'm in grad school, I relish the chances I get to read novels and have a stack waiting for me to go through. Magazines are fun but I always get bored with them because of how quickly I thumb through them. I think it is all about what else is going on in your life. Maybe finding that perfect book just doesn't work with your currently lifestyle. Because novels are a treat for me instead of school textbooks, I savor them. Who knows though. Maybe you're just being picky :DDemotheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542821751537245071noreply@blogger.com