tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post8009828658981114472..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: Sunday picnic and readingGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-34213806353392771012009-03-22T23:51:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:51:00.000-07:00We were at Descanso Saturday for the start of the ...We were at Descanso Saturday for the start of the spring flower show, the Beatles tribute concert, and to celebrate our 8th anniversary of getting married there. Ain't it gorgeous? BTW have you read MOTHER ON FIRE by Sandra Tsing Loh? Funniest book I've read in ages. Miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-46062481795992944522009-03-11T19:38:00.000-07:002009-03-11T19:38:00.000-07:00Stefanie--my kindle (the OLD version) has a series...Stefanie--my kindle (the OLD version) has a series of dots at the bottom, so you can "see" where you are in the book as the dots darken, so it's sort like knowing what percentage you've finished. I guess I'll get used to it! There is so much blooming here in Southern California, it is nice. I don't always love it here, but I do appreciate the mildness of the winters and the gentle slide into spring!<BR/><BR/>J.S.--I really liked The Plague of Doves, and my book group did too. I think the Kindle is overpriced, but since my husband got it for me as a gift, I didn't complain!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-38443241272089769212009-03-11T09:39:00.000-07:002009-03-11T09:39:00.000-07:00"The Plague of Doves" seems like a wonderful book ..."The Plague of Doves" seems like a wonderful book group read. I read it last year and devoured it. It was my first Erdrich book, but as I have her newest collection of short stories, I won't be the last. = )<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the Kindle. I covet one so much. I just need to save up money so I can get one finally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-55146624062059993422009-03-08T18:39:00.000-07:002009-03-08T18:39:00.000-07:00What a beautiful photo! My mom in San Diego told m...What a beautiful photo! My mom in San Diego told me this evening that her fruit trees were in bloom. I look out my window and see brown and gray and mud and ice and snow. Sigh. I don't find the section numbers on the Kindle meaningful either. Mine also displays a percentage. That I like since I tend to only count paper book pages at the beginning and end and in between I measure by fractions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-5602678093346188822009-03-03T07:42:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:42:00.000-08:00Litlove--Weather here is obnoxious in its cheerful...Litlove--Weather here is obnoxious in its cheerfulness, but this time of year you understand why so many people come here from cold climes. You've hit on my big problem with the e-book format. The kindle has a series of dots at the bottom, which darken as you're reading to show how much of the book you have read, so there is a sense of how far you are. But it's not like page numbers! There are also reference numbers at the bottom of the page, like, say, 700-24, meaning on this page you are reading through their sections 700 through 724, so it seems they have broken the book down into these very small segments, but for me the numbers don't correspond to anything meaningful, like page numbers. You are also able to bookmark anything you want and return to it, so it's not that the thing is hard to navigate. But I miss the physical page-turning, and the pleasure of the physical bookmark moving through your book! <BR/><BR/>Logophile--Here in southern California we get lovely spring flowers in the winter, so I'm glad to be able to tide you over! You're right about the kindle page-turning problem--if you want to hear the minutiae of how I feel about it, see the above reply to Litlove :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-67473512294145956392009-03-03T02:22:00.000-08:002009-03-03T02:22:00.000-08:00Here in London our camellia bush isn't in flower y...Here in London our camellia bush isn't in flower yet, so thanks for posting some lovely spring flowers to tide me over! I love hearing about the Kindle, but like Litlove I'd miss the enjoyment of watching the pages go past!Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822880147540261566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-84547636356028565402009-03-03T00:59:00.000-08:002009-03-03T00:59:00.000-08:00The weather looks gorgeous over there with you - w...The weather looks gorgeous over there with you - wish I were there! As you know, I have never read Erdrich so am very interested to know what you make of her. Ditto the kindle. My main preoccupation at the moment is wondering how strange it is not to know how far through a book you have read. I like to see the pages go past, which e-books don't show you. Have you noticed that at all?litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com