tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post733244203730813035..comments2024-02-05T22:34:45.596-08:00Comments on My Heartstring: On Reading BooksBeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06223859280626717191noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-67500548252652043792012-09-21T10:14:03.689-07:002012-09-21T10:14:03.689-07:00Beth, I'm glad you "neglected" to an...Beth, I'm glad you "neglected" to answer my question until yesterday. I was on vacation from 9/1-9/15 and had very little Internet interaction :o) so I could have missed this post had you answered any earlier. <br /><br />Just as I figured, you are a lover of books. One of my "hobbies" is going to used book sales. I'm fortunate that there are several libraries close by that have regular book sales at fantastic prices! Needless to say I have enough books to read for the next 150 years (!) however I will continue adding to my library. <br /><br />Once I read a book, I hold on to it if it is a favorite. Otherwise I pass it on to a friend who might enjoy it also....or donate it to the local thrift store.<br /><br />One of my favorite authors is Gladys Taber. Have you read any of her stuff? I also like A. J. Cronin, Jan Karon and World War II history/biography.Donna G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06780528352071991523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-9096420742824595572012-09-20T20:26:58.123-07:002012-09-20T20:26:58.123-07:00I love Laurie King's Mary Russell series. I ha...I love Laurie King's Mary Russell series. I have also enjoyed Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen series. She keeps Jane in her time, but has her solving murder mysteries.DebbieSFLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062209055901729422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-76277752020821019732012-09-20T12:06:38.455-07:002012-09-20T12:06:38.455-07:00Oh reading is one of life's pure pleasures! I...Oh reading is one of life's pure pleasures! I am an avid reader and always have been. I love all your books!! When I was a kid I loved the Nancy Drew series and read them all. Also the Hardy Boys I read them all. And when very young the Bobsey Twins. I have never met a book I didn't like yet. I still am an avid reader and now own a kindle. I love it. I have over 1000 books downloaded and I only ever paid for one. There are so many free books available it's incredible. I really really enjoyed Jan Karon and her Mitford series a few years ago. Just finished reading the complete works of Jane Austen and really loved that too but a bit difficult to read her style. <br /><br />Cyndiwoollylottrugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-59574668576457358122012-09-20T11:40:29.784-07:002012-09-20T11:40:29.784-07:00I have to agree with Terri up there. That is exact...I have to agree with Terri up there. That is exactly who I was going to recommend to you. Ted Dekker. I have read every single one of his books. FANTASTIC.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601483236926246196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-15782139841587837602012-09-20T10:55:47.144-07:002012-09-20T10:55:47.144-07:00As a life-long book worm and former English profes...As a life-long book worm and former English professor, I never thought I would stoop so low as to listen to books. But since I've been unemployed and busier than ever, I've discovered that books loaded onto my ipod, borrowed from my wonderful library are a way to have my cake and eat it too! I listen to books while stitching, cleaning, and otherwise too occupied to sit and focus on the printed word. Oh, I still revel in the tactile wonder that is a real book, but like I said, listening to a wonderfully narrated book while my hands are busy is a delicious (and calorie-free) way to have that cake and eat it as well.Raleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-17018924436875802552012-09-20T09:03:05.138-07:002012-09-20T09:03:05.138-07:00Ted Dekker! Totally forgot about him. Yes, I'v...Ted Dekker! Totally forgot about him. Yes, I've read and enjoyed a few of his books. Fantasy Thrillers, and hard to put down if I remember correctly.Beth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223859280626717191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38355899.post-54561449072371075492012-09-20T08:17:18.789-07:002012-09-20T08:17:18.789-07:00Oooh, I love to read too! I was much the same way...Oooh, I love to read too! I was much the same way - always with my nose in a book. My grandmother used to yank the book away from me and send me outside to get some "color."<br /><br />If you like science fiction/fantasy type, then try Ted Dekker. I've just "discovered" him myself and am devouring his books.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297598468659688857noreply@blogger.com