tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post9057334497432222125..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: June Is Bustin' Out All OverGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-58065159279774727542007-06-12T12:40:00.000-07:002007-06-12T12:40:00.000-07:00cloudscome--glad you found me! I just went to you...cloudscome--glad you found me! I just went to your blog--love it! Will join in the Sunday Stroll at some point :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-22288360426721099102007-06-12T08:23:00.000-07:002007-06-12T08:23:00.000-07:00I found you through the blogroll game too, even th...I found you through the blogroll game too, even though I am not officially playing. I love your purple flowers. I wish you would join my Sunday Garden Stroll. I am a flower and book nut too.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-35221783505726342682007-06-10T13:47:00.000-07:002007-06-10T13:47:00.000-07:00lotus--you'll probably finish before I do, so I lo...lotus--you'll probably finish before I do, so I look forward to exchanging ideas about it whenever we can!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-88081848225772290282007-06-06T18:23:00.000-07:002007-06-06T18:23:00.000-07:00gentle reader - I have just ordered my copy of "An...gentle reader - I have just ordered my copy of "Animal, Vegetable Miracle" and I so look forward to reading it. If you finish it before me I will look forward to your review!Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-44411883759718084682007-06-05T22:02:00.000-07:002007-06-05T22:02:00.000-07:00stefanie--did I miss something somewhere? Did you...stefanie--did I miss something somewhere? Did you live in So Cal? Did you hate it? (Tell all--I won't judge!) And I like the magnolias, too--the flowers are hilariously huge, and some of the trees grow to gargantuan proportions.<BR/><BR/>camille--I wonder if it would feel the same while reading dystopian fiction in another age, or if it's particular to ours, but you're right, everything on the news sounds like it should come with bad movie foreshadowing music :)<BR/><BR/>You don't get the full effect from my kinda pathetic photo of the jacaranda tree. I'm going to see if I can take a picture of the blossoms up close and post it for you.Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-86213502181449401802007-06-05T20:42:00.000-07:002007-06-05T20:42:00.000-07:00I've always wanted to know what a jacaranda tree l...I've always wanted to know what a jacaranda tree looked like. I've read about them in the settings of books, but I don't think I've ever seen one in real life.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about tuning in to world events while reading dystopian books. I've been reading a bunch of them lately and everything you hear on the news sounds like a clue or foreshadowing to some kind of big change with far-reaching effects.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885265214705764092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-38567285913155191162007-06-05T18:20:00.000-07:002007-06-05T18:20:00.000-07:00I don't miss much about southern CA, but I sure do...I don't miss much about southern CA, but I sure do miss the jacarandas and the giant magnolia trees with blossoms the size of dinner plates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-60065917364471313662007-06-04T15:27:00.000-07:002007-06-04T15:27:00.000-07:00imani--the "everyone seems to have read it" factor...imani--the "everyone seems to have read it" factor definitely played into my reading Cloud Atlas. Fortunately I wasn't disappointed :) <BR/><BR/>robin--now I just have to get down to reading the book! Looking forward to it :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-174138794232159552007-06-04T14:13:00.000-07:002007-06-04T14:13:00.000-07:00Wow! Thanks, Gentle Reader. I did enjoy reading A...Wow! Thanks, Gentle Reader. I did enjoy reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and I'll be very interested in your response to it. Your June hydrangea is lovely!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857602206725562335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-29706561761665924802007-06-04T12:13:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:13:00.000-07:00I'm glad there's at least one other person who sti...I'm glad there's at least one other person who still hasn't read <I>Cloud Atlas</I>. (Hey litlove! :p) It's another one of those books I should get around to reading, that just about everyone loves.Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-46521283886434514012007-06-04T08:43:00.000-07:002007-06-04T08:43:00.000-07:00tanabata--I'm always glad to hear when authors I l...tanabata--I'm always glad to hear when authors I like are nice people. Glad you like the purple--there's so much purple blooming around here!<BR/><BR/>matt--I look forward to your review! I think Black Swan Green will be my next Mitchell, too, as it is already sitting on my pile!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-90663447075011714812007-06-04T07:06:00.000-07:002007-06-04T07:06:00.000-07:00I will probably be posting my review of Cloud Atla...I will probably be posting my review of <I>Cloud Atlas</I> today. Glad to see your enjoying it as I thought it was a very good book. I think the next Mitchell book I read will be <I>Black Swan Green</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-3377576463654447522007-06-04T00:51:00.000-07:002007-06-04T00:51:00.000-07:00What a beautiful shade of purple! I was lucky to ...What a beautiful shade of purple! <BR/>I was lucky to meet David Mitchell at a signing and he is a really nice guy. I really need to both reread Cloud Atlas someday and read some of his other books.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-26444604490367387892007-06-03T10:24:00.000-07:002007-06-03T10:24:00.000-07:00litlove--"a risk-taking author who is nevertheless...litlove--"a risk-taking author who is nevertheless accessible" is a great way to describe Mitchell. I'm really enjoying Cloud Atlas! And thanks for visiting, I'm so glad you found me! Now I'm going to visit you...Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-90805897100715926972007-06-03T10:18:00.000-07:002007-06-03T10:18:00.000-07:00Hi! I'm visiting for the first time with the blogr...Hi! I'm visiting for the first time with the blogroll game, but am sure I will return to your lovely site without it. I haven't read any David Mitchell, but I possess Cloud Atlas and would really like to get around to it. He strikes me as a risk-taking author who is nevertheless accessible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com