tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post4092162718517128125..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: Sunday Salon: Coming Home with New BooksMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-32560267336013766842011-04-04T06:51:11.029-07:002011-04-04T06:51:11.029-07:00Lord have mercy, how did you find room for all tho...Lord have mercy, how did you find room for all those books, and the ones you took with you? Sounds like a great trip and beautiful pictures on your previous post. We do have a lovely small bookstore in Madison, Indiana, and I try to buy as many books as possible there in the hopes that they will stick around. They have new books, can order new books they don't have in stock, and have a nice selection of gently used books which is constantly shifting. They've only been there a couple of years, and it's quite a blessing.Robyn Rylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510195754917893035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-35473397362837173912011-04-03T22:29:22.483-07:002011-04-03T22:29:22.483-07:00Helen, we didn't quite make it to Merrion Squa...Helen, we didn't quite make it to Merrion Square (close though--Trinity College and St. Stephen's Green) if I'd realized Wilde was there I would have made the extra effort! Guess I'll have to go back. :) I don't think I'll be reading The Passage, with how many other books on my TBR list, but you never know.<br /><br />Teacher/Learner, the people there are great--they are what really make the trip memorable. I read How to Be Good (Hornby), finished Villette, and then also The Secret Scripture (Barry) and Expiration Date (Jaffe)...reviews this week (hopefully!)<br /><br />Laurel-Rain, there are some parts of the landscape there that seem like it would be impossible to take a bad picture of! So gorgeous! A photographer's delight, I'd think. And I agree with your son, the pubs are fabulous.<br /><br />fizzy, I was just looking at my amazon wishlist and saw that I'd put The Secret Scripture on my TBR last August...totally shocked me because while reading it I was wondering why I'd never heard of it. ahem.<br /><br />Belle, it was great! I'll put up a review soon. You've inspired me to take a closer look into what small bookstores may actually be around me, turns out there's a new one near me! I'll have to go check it out. There are more about 1 hr away, but I'm just never there during the day.<br /><br />Aths, yay for new books! I do that pretty consistently--have long books on my currently reading list even if I haven't opened it in forever. It gets to a point where I have to come to terms with my neglect, right? I mean, I started reading the Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner over 18 months ago and still feel like it's on my "currently reading" list!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-25600319833267160852011-04-03T18:39:13.124-07:002011-04-03T18:39:13.124-07:00You got some awesome books! I still have Passage o...You got some awesome books! I still have Passage on my currently reading list, though I haven't opened it in months now. Some day..... And glad you had a wonderful vacation!Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-57160017303457728132011-04-03T15:06:08.833-07:002011-04-03T15:06:08.833-07:00Secret Scripture sounds fab. My favorite bookstor...Secret Scripture sounds fab. My favorite bookstores are The Red Balloon and Once Upon A Crime. Both are inner-city stores. Red Balloon is a tiny little children's bookstore in an old house and Once Upon A Crime is in the downstairs of an old brownstone. Both have managed to stay in business despite the big chains and online one click buying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-32173062672904046502011-04-03T07:47:51.310-07:002011-04-03T07:47:51.310-07:00I've had The Secret Scripture sitting, partial...I've had The Secret Scripture sitting, partially read, on a shelf for the past year or so. I was liking it, too, so I'm not sure why I never finished it! Maybe your review will inspire me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-18336133383845988552011-04-03T06:24:01.272-07:002011-04-03T06:24:01.272-07:00Oh, I've longed to visit Ireland ever since my...Oh, I've longed to visit Ireland ever since my eldest son first went there. He went in the mid-nineties for a couple of months; returned to the states, and then went back to Ireland for several more months. He came back that time with wonderful photographs and did a showing (he's a photographer, now living in Berlin).<br /><br />But he raved about the pubs. So I would probably pick up McCarthy's Bar, too.<br /><br />I, too, love buying books on trips. And then when I read them, I recall the trip again.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://accidentalmoments.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/the-sunday-salon-april-3/" rel="nofollow">MY SUNDAY SALON POST</a>Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-49669951934718074382011-04-03T06:18:05.973-07:002011-04-03T06:18:05.973-07:00Very nice finds! I'm envious--I've always...Very nice finds! I'm envious--I've always wanted to visit Ireland where about half my ancestry derives. So, I'm in suspense--what did you finish on the trip?Teacher/Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280690822570558469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-69037001955581635052011-04-03T00:53:42.405-07:002011-04-03T00:53:42.405-07:00Hello Melody
I love Joseph O'Connor too - he&...Hello Melody<br /><br />I love Joseph O'Connor too - he's one of my favourite authors. Your holiday sounds great. I live in London but I have visited Dublin a couple of times. Did you see the statue of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square?<br /><br />I have an independent book store near me but I also buy from Amazon. I have just bought a Kindle. Much as I love paperbacks, I do love the Kindle, too. I love being able to adjust the text (my eyes are going) - and I love the instant gratification of buying and downloading within seconds.<br /><br />Are you going to read The Passage? I haven't read it but I have heard good things about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532657035761216045noreply@blogger.com