tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post444504932696224352..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: For the Record: January 2012Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-2403335385145732492012-02-06T21:37:02.452-08:002012-02-06T21:37:02.452-08:00Heidi, I'm not a huge re-reader but I do have ...Heidi, I'm not a huge re-reader but I do have some huge favorites that I don't mind reading every once in a great while. Still, I'm glad that my Willa Cather challenge will take care of that & I don't have to pick something else. win/win :)<br /><br />As the Crowe, I did enjoy both of them & am looking forward to being able to talk about them more fully. I feel more impressed with Unbroken as time goes by--mostly because the guys life was just incredible. I like how you differentiate between the enjoyment and the well-rounded-ness of nonfiction. That's a very good way to put it. I don't enjoy the reading as much, but I do love the feeling that I'm learning and growing.<br /><br />Sam, The Frozen Thames is really nice so far--a reader's book if that makes any sense. Not what I was expecting, but in some ways it's better.<br /><br />Wallace, I listened most of Unbroken on Audible, and then listened to a book on CD for review right afterward. SO frustrating! The bookmarking, the speed, the navigation etc. on the Audible app make it far above and beyond listening to other audiobook formats. I think I'm sold. :)<br /><br />Jessica, I feel like I took the backward approach w/On the Road, finding out the "untold" story before reading the actual book, but I'm hoping it helps me enjoy On the Road more than I would have. I'll be talking about it soon!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-88206838395536170382012-02-03T01:25:32.011-08:002012-02-03T01:25:32.011-08:00A great mixed selection of books there! I look for...A great mixed selection of books there! I look forward to your review of The Story behind On The Road if you end up reviewing it as I remember after reading it looking up on wiki about all the people in it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-16466227214772888982012-02-02T14:49:29.018-08:002012-02-02T14:49:29.018-08:00Wow, that is a LOT of reading you've been doin...Wow, that is a LOT of reading you've been doing! So glad you've been enjoying Audible! Have you been able to explore it a bit? One of my favorite things is that you can change the speed of the narration! (oh, and the 30 second rewinds.. so much better than regular listening without the Audible app).Wallacehttp://unputdownables.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-77695459427353109072012-02-02T11:13:49.475-08:002012-02-02T11:13:49.475-08:00What a good selection of books you have read! I&#...What a good selection of books you have read! I'm interested in The Frozen Thames, might need to put that one on my wishlist.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-320501481670925672012-02-02T10:35:58.819-08:002012-02-02T10:35:58.819-08:00I'd say you've achieved a grade of Outstan...I'd say you've achieved a grade of Outstanding for your reading last month! I'm looking forward to your take on Silver Sparrow and Night Circus after the Indie LIt awards get announced, as I read and enjoyed both of those.<br /><br />Also, I'm really happy to see your grade on Unbroken. That's the book my husband asked me to read as his Christmas present (we do that for each other each year), and I just got into it. Very good narrative so far, but I keep waiting for the bad parts to happen!<br /><br />I've been reading more nonfiction this year, too, and while I don't necessarily like it better, it makes me feel like my reading is better-rounded.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-60707247157294910822012-02-02T10:33:41.821-08:002012-02-02T10:33:41.821-08:00I only made it through 3 books this past month! Yo...I only made it through 3 books this past month! You've done great! I'm not sure what I'm going to reread for the Back to the Classics challenge. I'm not a re-reader. Perhaps The Painted Veil. I read the book, then watched the movie. I think I might have loved the movie better than the book!Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.com