tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post4294097169483504038..comments2023-11-23T08:14:20.747-05:00Comments on Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia: books i've been meaning to read for...foreverCeceliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-80310270150655992082010-05-28T09:20:24.011-04:002010-05-28T09:20:24.011-04:00Wow, I'm impressed that you challenge yourself...Wow, I'm impressed that you challenge yourself to read in Spanish. I'm curious if having to work that much harder at the reading makes the book any less enjoyable.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-38034996940306562882010-05-21T14:09:24.912-04:002010-05-21T14:09:24.912-04:00Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of ...Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude is pure greatness. <br />The book that has been on my shelf since forever is "I went to Vassar for this" by Naomi Neale. I don't know why...I loved "Calendar Girl"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-66834371164786049572010-05-21T07:20:58.094-04:002010-05-21T07:20:58.094-04:00Allende is one of my favorite authors and I went t...Allende is one of my favorite authors and I went to Chile once with my dad but I was only 12 and hardly remember anything.<br />Pinks Carnation has been on my shelf for forever too but I've heard it's a great historical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-88758151229781390552010-05-20T10:57:47.822-04:002010-05-20T10:57:47.822-04:00The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is an exc...The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is an excellent beach read or rainy day book. Light, but with enough substance that you don't feel cheated after you're done.Librarian Whohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297586158986723969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-15941832083201666122010-05-20T03:50:17.095-04:002010-05-20T03:50:17.095-04:00I am hoping to read The Secret History of the Pink...I am hoping to read The Secret History of the Pink Carnation in June. I am using it for my Colorful Reading Challenge. For some reason I have this one, and the third in the series, The Deception of the Emerald Ring, but don't have the 2nd book. I don't know how this happened. lolBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-55051620706120077902010-05-19T16:19:57.131-04:002010-05-19T16:19:57.131-04:00Isabel Allende is on my shelves as an author that ...Isabel Allende is on my shelves as an author that I've put off. I'm sure once I start reading her books, I will want to get through them all but for some reason I just haven't started the first one.<br />(I love lists!)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-38789222710835903922010-05-19T13:58:21.824-04:002010-05-19T13:58:21.824-04:00The books on my TBR shelf that I have been putting...The books on my TBR shelf that I have been putting off, and will likely continue to put off, is obscene.<br /><br />1) Gabriel García Márquez's <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i><br />2) Erich Maria Remarque's <i>All Quiet on the Western Front</i><br />3) Ken Follet's <i>The Pillars of the Earth</i>Rabid Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307255127156087170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-90978544924139430682010-05-19T13:05:42.503-04:002010-05-19T13:05:42.503-04:00The Secret History of The Pink Carnation is an exc...The Secret History of The Pink Carnation is an excellent rainy day book!April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-21191443545349459672010-05-19T12:36:59.753-04:002010-05-19T12:36:59.753-04:00+JMJ+
I don't think I'd be able to put of...+JMJ+<br /><br />I don't think I'd be able to put off reading a book by a particularly beloved author! What made you delay in this instance? =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-31777350946874361572010-05-19T12:03:19.959-04:002010-05-19T12:03:19.959-04:00Oh yeah...I've been meaning to read a ton of b...Oh yeah...I've been meaning to read a ton of books. Here are a few that have been on my shelf for 10 years at least:<br /><br />A Confederacy of Dunces<br />One Hundred Years of Solitude<br />The Sheltering SkyLenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-81884692525089124202010-05-19T11:48:20.035-04:002010-05-19T11:48:20.035-04:00I know how you feel about Shannon Hale, I had '...I know how you feel about Shannon Hale, I had 'Enna Burning' and 'River Secrets' on my shelf for the longest time as well. Just...forgot to get around to reading them I guess. I have 'forest born' somewhere as well XDLexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997726505496899916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-23776184404302310122010-05-19T11:22:40.940-04:002010-05-19T11:22:40.940-04:00Ditto on #2. I really must read more Shannon Hale ...Ditto on #2. I really must read more Shannon Hale :)Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-89118900549845693532010-05-19T11:05:37.194-04:002010-05-19T11:05:37.194-04:00I've never read Isabel Allende, but she's ...I've never read Isabel Allende, but she's been on my list forever. I'm going to try to read The House of Spirits this year. <br /><br />Isn't it funny how sometimes a book has been on the TBR shelf so long that it has become something more intimidating than it originally was.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.com