tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post4247812382466518087..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: "...the smell of the library was always the same...the steam of the social soup." - Peter AckroydBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-47959198940082089592007-04-28T04:43:00.000-04:002007-04-28T04:43:00.000-04:00Kiterunner is worth the keeping...Clarissa is way ...Kiterunner is worth the keeping...Clarissa is way too outdated. If you want to get rid of your old books, I suggest you check out this <A HREF="http://bluerectangle.com/buyback" REL="nofollow">book site</A>. Is a great resource!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-48919528093951612352007-04-27T08:44:00.000-04:002007-04-27T08:44:00.000-04:00I know the Da Vinci Code was hugely popular, but I...I know the Da Vinci Code was hugely popular, but I couldn't make it even halfway through.<BR/><BR/>Middlesex! Loved! My husband was mad because we were in Italy and I wanted to stay in the hotel room for <I>just a few more minutes</I> so I could finish it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-57758161918931821802007-04-26T06:57:00.000-04:002007-04-26T06:57:00.000-04:00Like you I have to admit to owning The Da Vinci Co...Like you I have to admit to owning The Da Vinci Code - I can't seem to throw it away (like I was able to with a few others). As far as page-turning thrillers go, it did suck me in and I read it before all the hype - enough of the excuses!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I am also loving all the stats on librarything.com. Things I would have thought no-one else would own have many more than I would expect and others I thought were moderately popular nobody else has listed. My big discovery, which is no way surprising, is how anal I am about the book covers. Quite a few editions seem to have "Australia only" covers and such I have to trawl various sights to upload the cover. Isn't it great - I get to pay librarything.com US$25 for the privilege of doing work for them? Excellent system/money making venture - wish I thought of it.<BR/><BR/>PS - enjoyed our swapping of notes the other day - I'm keeping a watch on your library :-)nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338099206534716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-46653132552187131022007-04-25T21:50:00.000-04:002007-04-25T21:50:00.000-04:00While you've been cataloguing I've been weeding. I...While you've been cataloguing I've been weeding. I have two copies of The Way Men Are (Lipman) and at least two copies of Persuasion (Austen). I know you are anti-weeding, but it feels great to get rid of some of the extra books that either didn't hit the spot or that I'll never ever read. Oh, and getting rid of the dust is wunderbar too. <BR/><BR/>Yes, it's the domestication of Sary Lou. Clutter be gone!!<BR/><BR/>And yes, it does warm my heart to know...what? ONLY 109 folks own Eat Cake? vs. 12,000+ that own The DV Code? It's a conspiracy--all the Jeanne Ray fans are being suppressed I tell you.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's all the dust going to my brain...Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-6405936594226994902007-04-25T12:17:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:17:00.000-04:00I do not have the time, patience, or interest to c...I do not have the time, patience, or interest to catalog all my books. I do seem to have both a hardback and a paperback edition of almost every Harry Potter book (the hardback is for the first reading, the paperback is for subsequent readings so I don't have to carry 10 pounds of book).<BR/><BR/>Right now, I'm reading "Water for Elephants" and loving it so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-86668959553685034562007-04-25T07:49:00.000-04:002007-04-25T07:49:00.000-04:00Poppy got me started on this. It's like a cross be...Poppy got me started on this. It's like a cross between taffy and crack.<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-13165710356049999602007-04-25T01:10:00.000-04:002007-04-25T01:10:00.000-04:00If I could be bothered I would do that and boost t...If I could be bothered I would do that and boost the Josephine Tey figures.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-40924959955183916792007-04-24T21:51:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:51:00.000-04:00Say what you want about Dan Brown's writing; the m...Say what you want about Dan Brown's writing; the man is a marketing GENIUS. He will never have to write another book as long as he lives.<BR/><BR/>I have <I>Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell</I> in mass-market paperback and it's like six inches thick. Which is why I haven't read it yet.<BR/><BR/>Right now I am reading and loving <I>Stealing Buddha's Dinner</I>.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-91012668850991124172007-04-24T19:55:00.000-04:002007-04-24T19:55:00.000-04:00No, I have not read my copy of Clarissa. I was sup...No, I have not read my copy of Clarissa. I was supposed to read it for some novels class I took but I didn't.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-2630712647291187382007-04-24T17:45:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:45:00.000-04:00wow.wow.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com