tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post3937049795698316928..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskyBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-84253126437286980652014-01-09T07:29:55.473+11:002014-01-09T07:29:55.473+11:00My husband did a Polar Brrr Swim last week in weat...My husband did a Polar Brrr Swim last week in weather of about 6 C. Ugh! But, of course, he didn't stay in long! With all the dreary weather here, your picture looked lovely. My best friend has family in Castlemaine, so I told her about Bunker Bay. She's been all around Australia, including Perth, but she hadn't been there.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-26702816912699370572014-01-07T19:37:36.546+11:002014-01-07T19:37:36.546+11:00Thanks Nancy & Gelukkig Nieuwjaar to you!
Back...Thanks Nancy & Gelukkig Nieuwjaar to you!<br />Back at work again this week and struggling to find time to read properly - the chapter I try to read before falling asleep does not always stick very well the next morning :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-74817202266790048962014-01-07T19:35:38.450+11:002014-01-07T19:35:38.450+11:00It sometimes feels a little odd to recognise chara...It sometimes feels a little odd to recognise character traits in people that you know dressed up in characters created so long ago. But I guess that truth, lies, selfishness, contrariness and sexual games have been around for a very long time!!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-78700932173585268402014-01-07T19:33:00.016+11:002014-01-07T19:33:00.016+11:00I've also read and loved a number of hefty Rus...I've also read and loved a number of hefty Russian novels over the years, but it has been a while, and I am just slowing a little with my enthusiasm at the halfway mark as we go off on yet another side shoot!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-55812940894457444022014-01-07T19:30:59.994+11:002014-01-07T19:30:59.994+11:00Thanks for popping by and for doing some research!...Thanks for popping by and for doing some research! <br />Bunker Bay was a lovely place to holiday, although not as warm as we had hoped. We only had one pool day in the end, as the rest were blustery, low to mid 20's (°C ) - lovely for sightseeing but I need at least 26-27°C to swim! Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-20798390402939336832014-01-07T19:27:00.996+11:002014-01-07T19:27:00.996+11:00Thanks for the encouragement Melissa. I've jus...Thanks for the encouragement Melissa. I've just passed half way & feeling a little impatient with all the tangential storylines. Hoping they start to come together soon.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-11624884843930045832014-01-07T16:16:20.515+11:002014-01-07T16:16:20.515+11:00I am so excited to read this but want to wait unti...I am so excited to read this but want to wait until I have the time to really absorb it. Great initial review!<br /><br />I looked up photos of Bunker Bay and it looks WONDERFUL! I wish I was there (winter in Canada is not something to envy ;-) )<br /><br />Happy New Year to you too!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-12578120730049031722014-01-07T06:15:09.033+11:002014-01-07T06:15:09.033+11:00I just read this and it is a beast, but it really ...I just read this and it is a beast, but it really hooked me about midway through. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-64813128128982554032014-01-02T06:09:05.181+11:002014-01-02T06:09:05.181+11:00Every time I go to Barnes and Noble, I look at thi...Every time I go to Barnes and Noble, I look at this book and wonder if I should get it. I loved Crime and Punishment. Well, I never end up buying it, but now I think next time I am there, I probably will just do it. I really like how you said that the characters are still speaking to us. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-30040700285174226962014-01-02T05:20:46.965+11:002014-01-02T05:20:46.965+11:00I read Brothers K many years ago - I might have be...I read Brothers K many years ago - I might have been a bit young to fully appreciate - although I was in my early twenties. I seem to remember liking it, but it is cwertainly hard work. I went through a short phase of enjoying the drama of the big Russian novels. I hope you enjoy the rest of it.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-62034894863784376942014-01-02T01:44:46.657+11:002014-01-02T01:44:46.657+11:00Book sounds great....it's been sitting on my ...Book sounds great....it's been sitting on my shelf for years. You have certainly started 2014 off with a great " intro-review" due to holiday committments! Happy New Year.....and as they say on this side of the world: Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com