tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post7934912335986960830..comments2023-11-23T08:14:20.747-05:00Comments on Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia: top ten books i almost put down (but didn't)Ceceliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-68904506976969771452014-05-17T18:22:59.824-04:002014-05-17T18:22:59.824-04:00This is such a good idea for a list! I'm a big...This is such a good idea for a list! I'm a big DNFer of books, but when I push past something that's making me want to stop reading and end up loving a book, I wonder if I missed something with all those other books I didn't read? I like to think my instincts are good, but who knows?Leslie @ This is the Refrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027804132268043518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-90133492193684956302014-05-15T10:17:45.752-04:002014-05-15T10:17:45.752-04:00So many good ones. Some I've read and others I...So many good ones. Some I've read and others I need to.<br /><br />I reallly like Origami Yoda.<br /><br />Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-6970405475211979842014-05-14T16:21:09.361-04:002014-05-14T16:21:09.361-04:00I kept on nearly giving up on Harry Potter because...I kept on nearly giving up on Harry Potter because of the popularity. I started reading around the time the third book came out, and I thought I was too good for the goofy covers. :p But I'm glad I persisted -- I ended up getting very into them and waiting for the books at midnight and everything, and that was great fun.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-42968772858339012432014-05-14T14:16:20.308-04:002014-05-14T14:16:20.308-04:00Mortal Fire sounds interesting. I read another bo...<i>Mortal Fire</i> sounds interesting. I read another book by Elizabeth Knox that I really enjoyed; it was complex and imaginative.<br /><br />I've only read <i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i> and <i>Inside Out & Back Again</i> from your list... but I've got <i>Plain Kate</i> in my TBR pile. I've heard good things about it!La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-47405133039661866932014-05-14T10:39:15.916-04:002014-05-14T10:39:15.916-04:00Oh man, there's a distinct embarrassment to cr...Oh man, there's a distinct embarrassment to crying in public due to a book.<br /><br />And there's plenty of books I've picked up again because I know I probably didn't give them a fair chance due to my mood.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-63649634118490162252014-05-14T10:33:34.224-04:002014-05-14T10:33:34.224-04:00Great job -- I actually gave up on putting togethe...Great job -- I actually gave up on putting together a TTT list this week. Either I read it or I don't, for the most part, so I couldn't come up with any books that were almost DNFs. Glad to hear you liked Thirteenth Child! I'm in the middle of it now (w/my 11yo) and we're enjoying it, although I agree, it takes a bit for the world to really come together. I loved A Monster Calls, but I can see why reading it on a plane would be a big mistake! I've had the experience of being all weepy over a book during a flight -- I was too upset by the story to realize that I should have been embarrassed... at first. :)Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasieshttp://www.bookshelffantasies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-23280542777771140352014-05-14T09:41:12.714-04:002014-05-14T09:41:12.714-04:00I feel that way about HP too, I read the first boo...I feel that way about HP too, I read the first book (just recently)and liked it but wasn't blown away by it- but I've heard they just get better and better as they go. I might have given up too for the same reason. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-22965438070882673262014-05-14T08:04:52.890-04:002014-05-14T08:04:52.890-04:00Fun list! There's books I need to pick back u...Fun list! There's books I need to pick back up or reread because they were started at a bad time too so I completely understand Sidekicked! I hate when I pick emotional books to read in public! I would've definitely considered putting it down too!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-19065657788550293372014-05-14T04:27:00.996-04:002014-05-14T04:27:00.996-04:00Oh wow, I never had trouble reading HP! True, I st...Oh wow, I never had trouble reading HP! True, I started the books when I was eleven, but I still love them to this day, rereading them every year.<br />I must start A Monster Calls soon, I got it ages ago. :)<br />Happy reading!Ulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347043469153303773noreply@blogger.com