tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post3281151145292170057..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Top Ten Tuesday: The Best of 2017...so farBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-42797760299993273472017-06-30T19:49:40.134+10:002017-06-30T19:49:40.134+10:00HLOTR is a fabulous series, but fantasy is not eve...HLOTR is a fabulous series, but fantasy is not everyone's cup of tea. I only read fantasy occasionally, so I have to be in the right reading zone to enjoy it as it should be enjoyed. It is a great story & it's also okay to skim the sometimes overwrought descriptions of place 😊Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-84299327276777682532017-06-30T17:41:46.762+10:002017-06-30T17:41:46.762+10:00I read The Hobbit for the first time not long ago ...I read The Hobbit for the first time not long ago and I really enjoyed it. I'd tried the first LOTR book mane years ago but gave up part way through, so I was curious whether the same would happen, but I enjoyed The Hobbit so much it made me think I should try LOTR again maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-43726107700224595842017-06-28T13:12:52.444+10:002017-06-28T13:12:52.444+10:00I had a very similar reaction to My Name is Lucy B...I had a very similar reaction to My Name is Lucy Barton. I finished it and then thought I really needed to reread it. Strout is such a thoughtful writer. Glad to see The Hobbit on your list! curlygeek04https://www.blogger.com/profile/17024197260947677556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-24244715316198266202017-06-28T08:55:49.544+10:002017-06-28T08:55:49.544+10:00I think Children of the New World would be exactly...I think Children of the New World would be exactly your cup of tea Greg. Some of the stories are haunting me with their provocations of a future world.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-38400458874607047242017-06-28T04:20:51.176+10:002017-06-28T04:20:51.176+10:00I agree about The Hobbit! Rockhopping and Children...I agree about The Hobbit! Rockhopping and Children of the New World both lok interesting too. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-37342559300237029542017-06-28T04:02:35.261+10:002017-06-28T04:02:35.261+10:00Oooh, I haven’t heard of some of these. I’ll have ...Oooh, I haven’t heard of some of these. I’ll have to look them up! Great list. Here’s my <a href="https://howlinglibraries.com/2017/06/27/t10t-062717/" rel="nofollow">T10T</a> for this week!Destiny @ Howling Librarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805910081198315775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-74869034849511736632017-06-28T00:18:53.993+10:002017-06-28T00:18:53.993+10:00The Hobbit is great! Here is our TTT.The Hobbit is great! Here is our <a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/top-ten-tuesday-the-best-books-ive-read-in-2017-so-far/" rel="nofollow">TTT.</a> Poinsettiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557231912772745452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-42459679573063887282017-06-28T00:05:49.413+10:002017-06-28T00:05:49.413+10:00I still have yet to read My Name is Lucy Barton. G...I still have yet to read <i>My Name is Lucy Barton</i>. Going to check out some of the other titles you mentioned on your list, they sound interesting (and a book that lingers long after you read it is always a good sign) =)<br /><br /><a href="http://eclectictales.insanitysandwich.com/blog/2017/06/27/meme-top-ten-tuesdays-165/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-66353554404877862722017-06-27T22:00:21.340+10:002017-06-27T22:00:21.340+10:00Now you've got my exited!!
I have AiP on my ...Now you've got my exited!! <br /><br />I have AiP on my #20booksofsummer list, so it's close to the top of the TBR pile :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-33876921865499684012017-06-27T21:59:14.137+10:002017-06-27T21:59:14.137+10:00Even weirder is liking the book but thinking it ra...Even weirder is liking the book but thinking it rather light & slight but gradually realising there was much more going on. I'm excited for the reread and for Anything is Possible (thanks Ali :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-8562952793696393772017-06-27T21:49:07.497+10:002017-06-27T21:49:07.497+10:00Make that ANYTHING is Possible!Make that ANYTHING is Possible!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49411434030935045652017-06-27T21:48:41.750+10:002017-06-27T21:48:41.750+10:00After you reread My Name is Lucy Barton, you MUST ...After you reread My Name is Lucy Barton, you MUST try Everything is Possible.... even better than Lucy B, I think.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-8801132492591912162017-06-27T21:16:55.739+10:002017-06-27T21:16:55.739+10:00Re the Strout book: isn't it crazy when you th...Re the Strout book: isn't it crazy when you think you don't particularly care for a book, & then it won't let go, & you realize possibly you did like it? That's happened to me before. Most unsettling!*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.com