tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post7563291742296132647..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: 2021 Here We Come!Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45955837794679167712020-12-13T05:35:46.636+11:002020-12-13T05:35:46.636+11:00Oh fabulous! I have a page up at the moment for it...Oh fabulous! I have a page up at the moment for it and wonder if that's why commenting won't work - will try to tweak that. Meanwhile I'll go and find your post and follow it. I will do blog posts as I go which you will be able to interact with. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-30775715164090000752020-12-11T23:01:05.076+11:002020-12-11T23:01:05.076+11:00Hello Liz, I have joined your Anne Tyler re-read. ...Hello Liz, I have joined your Anne Tyler re-read. Here is my post. https://thecontentreader.blogspot.com/2020/12/anne-tyler-re-read-project-2021.html<br />I could not find a way to comment on your post or add the link there. Hope this is ok. <br />Looking forward exchanging views on Anne Tyler. I cannot promise to read them all but will try a few at least.Lisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-56961213279844063872020-12-11T09:08:50.104+11:002020-12-11T09:08:50.104+11:00Lisbeth, it would be lovely to have you join me fo...Lisbeth, it would be lovely to have you join me for the challenge. No pressure, but I love finding new people to talk to about my favourite authors!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-82494730088497419752020-12-11T09:07:42.464+11:002020-12-11T09:07:42.464+11:00Hi Meredith, I would love to have you join in my A...Hi Meredith, I would love to have you join in my AT readalong, feel free to dip in and out or do the whole lot with me (wonder if anyone will). I can't wait!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-6774008292759645242020-12-11T07:59:11.800+11:002020-12-11T07:59:11.800+11:00Thank you for the lovely response Lisbeth. Every y...Thank you for the lovely response Lisbeth. Every year I aim to read more books from my TBR pile, but I don't. I forget my good intentions as all the new releases come in at work! I'm hoping by having a schedule that I will pin to my featured post spot, it will keep me on track and be the prompt I need.<br /><br />Good luck with lowering the pile :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-54637060567079419762020-12-10T08:18:54.747+11:002020-12-10T08:18:54.747+11:00I confess I do not read a chapter-a-day for my big...I confess I do not read a chapter-a-day for my big book. I usually sit down one day on the weekend and read 7-8 chapters in a row instead. I found it was a better way to tackle War & Peace in particular. Many of the chapters are quite short and it gives me a better flow of story, character etc. <br /><br />Every year I think I will read such and such a book for various challenges, but then forget or leave it too late to read it in time. I'm hoping the schedule will help me remember and to start the book in time to review it for the actual challenge. The week long challenges in particular have often left me scraping around at the last minute, trying to find the slimmest book possible to join in (or children's picture books!!)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-30194560544592179202020-12-09T21:36:46.505+11:002020-12-09T21:36:46.505+11:00I think many of us agree with you about blogging a...I think many of us agree with you about blogging and reviewing this year. I thought I would do much more when having all this time in my life. It seems many of us have difficulties focusing on things. Maybe it will be easier in 2021? Although realising that next year will be a quiet, stay at home year as well, at least there is hope in the tunnel. And, to like reading has been a good feature this year.<br /><br />I have read the two first books by Hilary Mantel and will read the third one next year. Loved the first two, so think I will not be disappointed in the third. <br /><br />I finished The Divine Comedy this year and it still feel quite fresh and readable. I think I preferred Purgatory, since there were sharp comments on people who had failed in life. A strange mixture of people as well... Decamerone is next on the list.<br /><br />I love Anne Tyler and will look into that challenge. <br /><br />Thank you for some enjoyable posts lately. You are really organised for 2021. Maybe I should try that out as well. My main aim next year is to read more books from my shelves. I will have around 180 books unread at the end of this year. Not a lot compared to many of you, but I am happy about the number, because it seems feasible to go through. If I could lower it to 100 at the end of next year, I would be really happy.<br /><br />Wish you all the best for the new reading year!<br /><br /> Lisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-62708912559500140452020-12-09T10:01:52.965+11:002020-12-09T10:01:52.965+11:00Wow, I love that you have a plan for 2021 already,...Wow, I love that you have a plan for 2021 already, including for Bill's and Lisa's weeks. Impressive. BUT look at November? So many challenges ... and in a month where things start to go just a little bit crazy. I'd love to take part in the chapter a day projects but many days, at the moment, I only read a chapter so that would not work at all. Wah!<br /><br />Anyhow, I enjoyed this post and am most impressed in particulate by your 2021 plans. (Now, if your plans would only include swapping over to WordPress I'd be a really happy camper. Not to mention a cheeky one, too, I know!!)Whispering Gumshttps://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-26371969488117747322020-12-09T08:50:56.029+11:002020-12-09T08:50:56.029+11:00Would love to have your company. I'm very keen...Would love to have your company. I'm very keen to get back into it :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-3919835928820839592020-12-09T08:50:21.716+11:002020-12-09T08:50:21.716+11:00A couple of comments above suggest you may have mo...A couple of comments above suggest you may have more than just me reading some Tyler's with you :-)<br />I also have Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, but I only read it a few years ago & not sure I can fit in a reread just now.<br /><br />I tend to think of the TBR as a magic pudding. As soon as you start to make a dent on it, it magically replenishes itself to its original level :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-20911883138196118162020-12-09T08:44:38.601+11:002020-12-09T08:44:38.601+11:00Yes most (i)phones, use Safari as the default brow...Yes most (i)phones, use Safari as the default browser. Blogger, being a Google product prefers it when you use the chrome or google app to open blogs. Although I have trouble on my phone with all blogs. I prefer to leave comments when I'm on my laptop, especially if I want to write more than one line.<br />I've just started My Love Must Wait with the Intro by Debra Adelaide and the Prologue. I plan to finish the Flanagan today (day off) so I can get stuck into the Hill properly tonight.<br />Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-74763333310346499772020-12-08T01:15:00.521+11:002020-12-08T01:15:00.521+11:00You have it all planned out, I'm impressed ! A...You have it all planned out, I'm impressed ! Also very interested in your Wolf hall readalong, I'll probably join in :)IzaBzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928164883897873147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-13050856804104795052020-12-07T14:30:51.748+11:002020-12-07T14:30:51.748+11:00No pressure, indeed! :))No pressure, indeed! :))Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-82128284973461513652020-12-07T05:26:48.553+11:002020-12-07T05:26:48.553+11:00Ooh, exciting to see my challenge in there and lov...Ooh, exciting to see my challenge in there and lovely to know I'll have at least one person joining me for a few of the books - hooray! A lovely plan, too. <br /><br />My plan was to get my TBR to one shelf this year then I could do a lot of re-reading next year. It's not there, so I will continue getting it down then start doing more re-reading when it does. Happy 2021 reading!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-13705565564135521222020-12-07T00:33:06.909+11:002020-12-07T00:33:06.909+11:00Blogger hates my phone. I've commented a coupl...Blogger hates my phone. I've commented a couple of times and Blogger has refused my email address (to which it sends notifications) and refused my comment. So I've had to break out the laptop.<br />I look forward to My Love Must Wait. I'll be reviewing The Timeless Land for AWW Gen 3/II Week. Really looking forward to The Pea Pickers, my favourite novel. Let me know when it's ready so I can simultaneously re-post it.<br />BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782815680430450560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-56822972696721679392020-12-06T18:25:13.107+11:002020-12-06T18:25:13.107+11:00Ohhhh now you've got me intrigued Nick!
I thin...Ohhhh now you've got me intrigued Nick!<br />I think I have The Three Muskateers on my ipad reader, but the back end of my reading year is pretty hectic already, so didn't want to commit just in case. Which isn't a definite 'no' either :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-35463170683545437012020-12-06T18:22:36.197+11:002020-12-06T18:22:36.197+11:00You've just remined me Mary, that I was going ...You've just remined me Mary, that I was going to go back and put in the 2020 links for things like Marg Atwood Reading Month, so any newbies could easily find them and join in. <br />Hope you can join us :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-87113195329969256972020-12-06T18:21:02.591+11:002020-12-06T18:21:02.591+11:00Ooops. I used the hashtags on the twitter post, bu...Ooops. I used the hashtags on the twitter post, but not here.<br />Now rectified, thank you Nancy :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-5436599300227814452020-12-06T18:20:12.087+11:002020-12-06T18:20:12.087+11:00Exactly. Yay for Zola! Now that I am committed to ...Exactly. Yay for Zola! Now that I am committed to reading the Rougon-Macquart series in chronological order, the only way I will make it is by setting aside April every year to do so. I hate to tell you this Fanda, but you will need to host Zoladdiction for another 15 yrs :-DBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-25182496501615789362020-12-06T10:32:29.626+11:002020-12-06T10:32:29.626+11:00Wow, I'm famous now! Thanks for spreading the ...Wow, I'm famous now! Thanks for spreading the word, Brona! Let me just add that there is a super-secret special reason to read The Three Musketeers this year which will be revealed around August or September of 2021, so I invite everyone to consider at least reading that one! :-) Also, stay tuned for another big reading challenge announcement coming on December 7, 2020! Thanks again!Nick Sengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747898603816382426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-72029004685143721342020-12-06T09:10:04.662+11:002020-12-06T09:10:04.662+11:00Wolf Hall has been on my TBR list for a long time ...Wolf Hall has been on my TBR list for a long time and a readalong may be just what I need to tackle it. I didn't realize there was a Margaret Atwood Reading month. She is a favorite of mine any month!Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-75694079712219018642020-12-06T07:20:59.539+11:002020-12-06T07:20:59.539+11:00We cannot let the books we REALLY want to read sli...We cannot let the books we REALLY want to read slide by.☺️Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-76989382588187578232020-12-05T23:39:07.709+11:002020-12-05T23:39:07.709+11:00Need a hashtag!Need a hashtag!NancyElinhttp://www.nancyelin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-34439308447073498362020-12-05T22:20:40.462+11:002020-12-05T22:20:40.462+11:00Oke...I'll join you in the Edith Trilogy (it i...Oke...I'll join you in the Edith Trilogy (it is THE only exception I'm making in 2021 reading voices of color!) You know I'm terrible in read-a-longs <br />(...remember the #HLOTreadalong2107? I do! I was exhausted after that!)<br /> so I will need sb to guide me with a ster and compelling voice (you) to get me through this! But as Joseph Conrad says (....my favorite motto) "Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it!"NancyElinhttp://www.nancyelin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-17494814476904945012020-12-05T10:10:25.187+11:002020-12-05T10:10:25.187+11:00It's nice that you confidently put aside April...It's nice that you confidently put aside April for Zoladdiction month! <3 I guess you know me too well that I won't skip Zoladdiction no matter how hectic I'd be in the other 11 months. Yay for Zola!!Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.com