tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post4379457406909413377..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: Beach readingGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-71046870358942397242008-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:002008-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:00lesley--thank you! Another Hanff book to read--th...lesley--thank you! Another Hanff book to read--that's great! Yes, I miss living in New England and I've never actually lived there (my husband is from Connecticut, though, and we also have family in Massachusetts, so we visit quite a bit)!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-25894466510314984172008-08-28T12:10:00.000-07:002008-08-28T12:10:00.000-07:00Wow, you got your hands on some great books! Anoth...Wow, you got your hands on some great books! Another one by Helene Hanff that I would recommend if you can get your hands on it is Underfoot in Show Business, about her experience trying to make it in the NYC theater world.<BR/><BR/>And I'm jealous you got to spend your vacation on Cape Cod. I so miss living in New England. Sorry to hear about the lice and stomach bug, though.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573647475203643004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-77830969358995121112008-08-28T06:55:00.000-07:002008-08-28T06:55:00.000-07:00litlove--fortunately the memory of that horrific p...litlove--fortunately the memory of that horrific plane journey is fading even as I type this...I recommend Olive Kitteridge and the Guernsey book, especially :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-48721515588596555492008-08-28T01:25:00.000-07:002008-08-28T01:25:00.000-07:00Aww, sweetie, you are too kind. You have my every ...Aww, sweetie, you are too kind. You have my every sympathy for the ghastly plane journey. I would have found that almost intolerable myself. I'm glad to read that she's feeling better now and catching up on food! And that's a great list of books - I will be noting some of the titles down.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-61341806620954751082008-08-27T17:56:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:56:00.000-07:00lisa--I love 84, Charing Cross Road, too--it's one...lisa--I love 84, Charing Cross Road, too--it's one of my "comfort reads", a kind of literary pick-me-up. I really enjoyed The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (though I'm getting tired of typing the title)--such a charming book. And Olive Kitteridge was really involving--the idiosyncratic small town stuff was so interesting! Hope you get another vacation soon :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-48417558775026953032008-08-27T13:46:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:46:00.000-07:00Oh, sorry about the stomach virus on the plane -- ...Oh, sorry about the stomach virus on the plane -- I know that was no fun. You've just listed one of my all-time favorites- 84 Charing Cross Rd.-- and one of my newest favorites -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Olive Kitteridge. I really enjoyed both of these and will probably revisit them at tome point in the future. As far as reading on vacation, I can't remember -- it was back around the first of June! I think I'm ready for another one.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-66730122952215676042008-08-27T06:43:00.000-07:002008-08-27T06:43:00.000-07:00iliana--I really liked Olive Kitteridge, though it...iliana--I really liked Olive Kitteridge, though it's not for the faint of heart! <BR/><BR/>aloi--it is such a great little bookstore--good stock, friendly people!<BR/><BR/>table talk--I will keep looking for Barbara Trapido, and wow, I didn't know about Q's Legacy--thanks for the tips!!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-49966729360288516002008-08-27T00:41:00.000-07:002008-08-27T00:41:00.000-07:00Do keep looking for Barbara Trapido, she is well w...Do keep looking for Barbara Trapido, she is well worth the effort. And having read 'The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street' you should move on to 'Q's Legacy' which takes Hanff's story both further back and further on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-56077060745007433112008-08-26T19:21:00.000-07:002008-08-26T19:21:00.000-07:00that bookstore looks so homey! glad to know you ar...that bookstore looks so homey! glad to know you are having a wonderful vacation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-62978125932770886522008-08-26T18:40:00.000-07:002008-08-26T18:40:00.000-07:00Aside from the stomach bug the trip sounds fabulou...Aside from the stomach bug the trip sounds fabulous! :)<BR/><BR/>I am so glad to hear that Olive Kitterdge is a good one. I really liked Amy and Isabelle.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-56894446093432881052008-08-26T12:27:00.000-07:002008-08-26T12:27:00.000-07:00bybee--but staycation is such a great word! Sorry...bybee--but staycation is such a great word! Sorry you weren't able to get away :(Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-86011369471930835422008-08-26T07:36:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:36:00.000-07:00My vacation was a staycation. Sigh.My vacation was a staycation. Sigh.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-15435209513291173212008-08-25T18:38:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:38:00.000-07:00matt--thanks for your good wishes. She is much be...matt--thanks for your good wishes. She is much better now, and eating like crazy to make up for what she couldn't eat before! And both Guernsey and 84, Charing Cross are novels made up of letters, too, so that's another reason they go together :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-22636811576159299712008-08-25T18:23:00.000-07:002008-08-25T18:23:00.000-07:00The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,...The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Schaffer has been all over book blogger's radar! I can see the connection to 84 Charring Cross Road, which I have never read. So I'll get them and read them together.<BR/><BR/>Hope the little one feels better. Stomach virus is such a pain. I remember my own bout traveling abroad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-17679210225437742082008-08-25T17:00:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:00:00.000-07:00dorothy--It's a slim little book, but an old favor...dorothy--It's a slim little book, but an old favorite of mine. It was made into a really charming movie, starring Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, and Judi Dench, and it's one of the rare movies that is as good as the book :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-5377853535832451462008-08-25T15:51:00.000-07:002008-08-25T15:51:00.000-07:00Sounds like a great vacation! Those Hanff books s...Sounds like a great vacation! Those Hanff books sound very interesting -- I think I'd enjoy the Charing Cross road book. I love books about books and reading!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-55218203681627474332008-08-25T11:58:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:58:00.000-07:00leah--The Candlewick sounds familiar--there are so...leah--The Candlewick sounds familiar--there are so many lovely little inns in the area. I had a wonderful week of reading!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-76742506846035006602008-08-25T11:53:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:53:00.000-07:00Sounds like you had a productive reading holiday i...Sounds like you had a productive reading holiday in lovely Brewster. I remember reading 'The Poisonwood Bible' outside the Candlewick B+B (I think that was what it was called) and down the beach. Gorgeous. I have written down some of your recs to get hold of.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401356477073274808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-88422655826997007172008-08-25T11:22:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:22:00.000-07:00j.s.--It's not weighty, but I found it totally eng...j.s.--It's not weighty, but I found it totally engaging, and it dealt with a historical event that I didn't even know had occurred--the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands. Plus it's romantic!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-34090158743287171952008-08-25T11:13:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:13:00.000-07:00I have got get my hands on "The Guernsey Literary ...I have <EM>got</EM> get my hands on "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." Everyone has had good things to say about this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com