tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post1579121756590099996..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Non-Fiction November - Week 2Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-79541274863402226402018-11-11T12:17:09.920+11:002018-11-11T12:17:09.920+11:00Well done, I haven't been able to come up with...Well done, I haven't been able to come up with anything for this question myself.<br />I am especially pleased to see Shell there, I loved that book!Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLovershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295557490861464595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-64293264809585832102018-11-11T07:30:05.316+11:002018-11-11T07:30:05.316+11:00Great pairings there Brona. I particularly like th...Great pairings there Brona. I particularly like the Black Saturday/Opera House pairings. None of which I've read, but all of which I've wanted to. Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-69504043523897438622018-11-08T23:08:08.179+11:002018-11-08T23:08:08.179+11:00What great topics and themes you've chosen for...What great topics and themes you've chosen for your pairings!Reading with Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776146295033934487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45594460445771128732018-11-08T20:40:07.968+11:002018-11-08T20:40:07.968+11:00Great! I think I have to read your pair book, just...Great! I think I have to read your pair book, just looked into it, and it sounds interesting. Lisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791114411504072597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-41719374489661000092018-11-08T09:28:02.234+11:002018-11-08T09:28:02.234+11:00My TBR is so out of control that anything i can do...My TBR is so out of control that anything i can do to help me focus on it and get through it is a GOOD thing :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45839328989491651952018-11-08T09:26:30.089+11:002018-11-08T09:26:30.089+11:00Thanks Naomi - I like to support and promote our f...Thanks Naomi - I like to support and promote our fabulous Australian writers in a similar way to your Canadian efforts. The Shadow Giller reviews turning up this month for Washington Black have convinced me to give it a shot (at some point) & I also sourced a copy of Motherhood, cause I thought it sounded intriguing/provocative.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-38529179782344000472018-11-08T09:13:06.516+11:002018-11-08T09:13:06.516+11:00Frankenstein was made more interesting by reading ...Frankenstein was made more interesting by reading it at the same time as I was reading the bio. It may be why I think I got a little more out of the experience than you and Nancy did.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-43700550592436499282018-11-08T09:11:48.697+11:002018-11-08T09:11:48.697+11:00I believe he has written a few non-fiction books -...I believe he has written a few non-fiction books - mostly socialist leaning, marxist ideology stuff. A review in The Guardian said "Miéville writes with the brio and excitement of an enthusiast who would have wanted the revolution to succeed. But he is primarily interested in the dramatic narrative — the weird facts — of the most turbulent year in Russia’s history".Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-67510927192495484862018-11-08T09:03:45.889+11:002018-11-08T09:03:45.889+11:00It was reading your post, Lisbeth, that meant that...It was reading your post, Lisbeth, that meant that Sophie's World was front of mind when I was going through my TBR pile the other day :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-644679029689477092018-11-08T08:57:43.674+11:002018-11-08T08:57:43.674+11:00I can usually find pairings from the books I'v...I can usually find pairings from the books I've read during the year, but I like the idea of looking into my TBR pile too. I've read some of these (Gentleman in Moscow, Sophie's World, Frankenstein) and I like your pairing ideas.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-64758430719661986972018-11-08T03:43:24.806+11:002018-11-08T03:43:24.806+11:00I love that you have a couple of Australia-focused...I love that you have a couple of Australia-focused pairs on here.<br />I'm especially tempted by the Romantic Outlaw combination as well as the Russian Revolution. But they all sound so interesting!Naomihttp://consumedbyink.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-6490267875029701272018-11-08T03:35:29.858+11:002018-11-08T03:35:29.858+11:00The Miéville/Towles pairing sounds fascinating. Th...The Miéville/Towles pairing sounds fascinating. The Mary mother and daughter triplet would be good, too, but like you I didn't find Frankenstein that amazing. Great suggestions!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-44141731760876463632018-11-08T02:53:29.786+11:002018-11-08T02:53:29.786+11:00I'm going to read Gentleman in Moscow very soo...I'm going to read Gentleman in Moscow very soon as it is part of my Litsy Postal bookclub selection for the quarter. I didn't realize China Miéville wrote nonfiction. I should check it out when I read GiM.Rachelhttp://hibernatorslibrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-4709000084805560832018-11-08T02:07:43.581+11:002018-11-08T02:07:43.581+11:00Great pairing! I am presently reading Sophie's...Great pairing! I am presently reading Sophie's Choice for the Classic club's Dare me. Not so scary as I thought. Quite interesting, although you have to read small doses at the time to really think of what the different philosophers were aiming at.<br />Excellent challenge. Might join in the future, when I am more in control of my reading and blogging!Lisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791114411504072597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-31928805697579471092018-11-07T18:33:43.833+11:002018-11-07T18:33:43.833+11:00Me too - I loved Sophie's World when I read it...Me too - I loved Sophie's World when I read it years ago - I still have my copy (I hope). I find some books on philosophy are hard to follow, but Gaarder's book is just right for me.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-9083262247120038842018-11-07T15:39:32.536+11:002018-11-07T15:39:32.536+11:00Like you, I read Sophie's World a LONG time ag...Like you, I read Sophie's World a LONG time ago, but remember loving it so much & I learnt so much at the same time, that I bought TCOP in the hope I'd learn even more! Now I just have to get around to reading it.....:-/Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-64071925749980486522018-11-07T12:54:09.017+11:002018-11-07T12:54:09.017+11:00I read Sophie's World ages ago but what an awe...I read Sophie's World ages ago but what an awesome read. I hadn't really studied any philosophy so that was like a crash course and so fun. Really cool pairings. Oh and I love that cover for Frankenstein!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-19636347312249198342018-11-07T12:03:56.080+11:002018-11-07T12:03:56.080+11:00I was struggling too Jean, until I started browsin...I was struggling too Jean, until I started browsing my TBR pile and thinking about which other books I have read, want to read or at least know about that would go with them.<br />The fact that I was already in the middle of a pairing with my Frankenstein & Romantic Outlaws bio reading combo helped as well.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45753854708206993222018-11-07T10:34:50.610+11:002018-11-07T10:34:50.610+11:00What a good idea, to grab them from your TBR! I&#...What a good idea, to grab them from your TBR! I'm probably going to steal it; I'm having an awful time with this post.<br /><br />Your Frankenstein pick is so timely; everybody is Mary Shelley mad this year and so we watched the old Boris Karloff Frankenstein film for Halloween. So much fun. :) And I am now reading my first China Mieville novel....Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com