tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post5586948316362279527..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: "We are like mechanics working on a car. We know what we are doing, it is a routine." - Katrina FirlikBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-54393133450865237692007-06-18T19:42:00.000-04:002007-06-18T19:42:00.000-04:00I don't like Dom DeLillo either, I had to read him...I don't like Dom DeLillo either, I had to read him in college. <BR/><BR/>If bookcases set off the structural integrity of the house, we're in BIG trouble. Seriously. Actually, looking at the picture of the house, does it seem to list a little to the left? <BR/><BR/>So far as child-ensnaring fads introduced and manipulated by a distant evil-empire go, I really don't mind Pokemon. Now that the son is turning 14, I guess we've had Pokemon in and out of our lives for the last 8 years. Although the second Pokemon Movie is the only film I've slept through <I>in the theater,</I> and I shudder to think what we have "invested" in that shoebox of trading cards. And the new ones are way cuter than the original 150.sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273206748946136407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-22713543691051526192007-06-16T12:33:00.000-04:002007-06-16T12:33:00.000-04:00I actually didn't like The Doctor's Daughter becau...I actually didn't like The Doctor's Daughter because of its forgettableness. (I reviewed it for Kirkus.) But I remain convinced that Michael Ondtaatje is god. Did you ever read In the Skin of a Lion? Tough, but worth it.TLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528402228927046821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-24946290681033862892007-06-15T10:32:00.000-04:002007-06-15T10:32:00.000-04:00Also, I find it funny that you, who worked at Bord...Also, I find it funny that you, who worked at Borders, shop at B&N, while I, who worked at B&N, shop at Borders. It's all good.Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-14740437873398362852007-06-15T10:29:00.000-04:002007-06-15T10:29:00.000-04:00Cannot stop laughing. Thank you, from the girl who...Cannot stop laughing. Thank you, from the girl whose towels are a whirl in the swirl...<BR/><BR/>oh fuggetaboutit. <BR/><BR/>I finally feel that it's okay that I may never read any of the books mentioned in this post--well, except for the Kingsolver. <BR/><BR/>Pass the chubby hubby, please...<BR/><BR/>SL, who is listening to the audio of the BOOK Freaky Friday right now and loving it.Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-75273649611840280822007-06-15T09:50:00.000-04:002007-06-15T09:50:00.000-04:00I just got Kingsolver's from the library. If I sig...I just got Kingsolver's from the library. If I sign it, will they let me keep it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-16935958837605625952007-06-15T04:19:00.000-04:002007-06-15T04:19:00.000-04:00I so wanted a book like Falling Man to be written ...I so wanted a book like Falling Man to be written by smeone else! I'm with you; I can't seem to be able to read much of DeLillo or his twin - Richard Ford (I had to return the last book of his I bought and I do say Last!)<BR/><BR/>And I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns - pop on over for a quick opinion ;-)<BR/><BR/>And I just started Kingsolver's latest - I love the hardback version I got for cheap from TBD!nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338099206534716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-29530041945134483052007-06-15T01:41:00.000-04:002007-06-15T01:41:00.000-04:00I've never heard of Dom Delillo.But now:I will not...I've never heard of Dom Delillo.<BR/><BR/>But now:<BR/><BR/>I will not read him in a car or at my house or in a bar. I will not read him in the park or at the store or after dark. I will not read him while I poo because, my dear, you said not to.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160632952978584244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-11203019865532302592007-06-14T22:44:00.000-04:002007-06-14T22:44:00.000-04:00Well, I thought the first chapter of Underground w...Well, I thought the first chapter of Underground was interesting enough, but I still fizzled out on the book entirely by about page 200. Despite the fact that my best friend told me she thought it was possibly the best book she'd EVER read . . . Um, yeah, right....--Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503615321799912549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-81366491329627641432007-06-14T22:28:00.000-04:002007-06-14T22:28:00.000-04:00I LOVE CSI and its many spinoffs, but I like gore ...I LOVE CSI and its many spinoffs, but I like gore in books too. What is Aftermath, Inc.?Iamthebookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934763139219326067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-24387781120758626062007-06-14T22:15:00.000-04:002007-06-14T22:15:00.000-04:00I love that you sign the books you send me (that w...I love that you sign the books you send me (that will now be three on my bookshelf with your writing in them).<BR/><BR/>I also love that you send me books!Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-19121913939242759702007-06-14T20:07:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:07:00.000-04:00I have started several Dom DeLillo books and have ...I have started several Dom DeLillo books and have never gotten past the first chapter. I have this problem sometimes so I assumed it was me and not DeLillo, but now you say it could be him. Hmmm.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.com