tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post8387549628782905015..comments2024-02-28T10:29:23.315+11:00Comments on Buttontree Lane: This is ... my current reading listMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854689952896339noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-42918035352021871132008-10-12T18:23:00.000+11:002008-10-12T18:23:00.000+11:00Now your collection is right up my alley. I've hea...Now your collection is right up my alley. I've heard great things about 'In defence of food' and 'Affluenza'.<BR>I'm sick to death of 'woe is me' self indulgent life stories...tell 'em to go and live in the real world! I think I'd rather read some funny fictional fluff at the moment.<BR>And of course I want to buy More Softies too..not that I'm going to make any of them, but I still want it!CurlyPopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073292585833387749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-29399103205712944572008-10-12T18:37:00.000+11:002008-10-12T18:37:00.000+11:00Excellent selection! I like it. I can't do fiction...Excellent selection! I like it. I can't do fiction lately, it's all knitting and gardening books. I think I lack the ability to focus on a whole narrative these days.Bellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-89917858816140048732008-10-12T19:07:00.000+11:002008-10-12T19:07:00.000+11:00Oooh, More Softies! Goody!I don't really read any...Oooh, More Softies! Goody!<BR><BR>I don't really read anything any more - too busy knitting!Rose Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-78937778262448712552008-10-12T19:19:00.000+11:002008-10-12T19:19:00.000+11:00Love the look of that pyrex book! The pics would b...Love the look of that pyrex book! The pics would be wonderful I am sure.JustJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16821234669128002822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-43680776575675055032008-10-12T19:48:00.000+11:002008-10-12T19:48:00.000+11:00What a great mix of reading material.What a great mix of reading material.Jodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924653077212971448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-44747818585887545242008-10-12T20:00:00.000+11:002008-10-12T20:00:00.000+11:00Oh, you've three there that are on my 'really want...Oh, you've three there that are on my 'really want but can't quite justify yet' list. Lovely.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860019145284279541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-1798028313931107952008-10-12T20:06:00.000+11:002008-10-12T20:06:00.000+11:00MMmm, good list - I was looking at 'In Defense of ...MMmm, good list - I was looking at 'In Defense of Food' the other day at the library. Must read it! I also balk at Burda, I generally hunt online now, and that Jamie book is the first of his that I have truly wanted for ages... <BR>(Love that cabinet!)Taccolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125105947330114081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-24367759135191060302008-10-12T21:00:00.000+11:002008-10-12T21:00:00.000+11:00love the collection - and always enjoy a Jamie boo...love the collection - and always enjoy a Jamie book. I have been trying to read the same fiction book for weeks - I think I am about 60 pages in so I can relate.knitting sproutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258730439520383800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-83308841851603374112008-10-12T21:05:00.000+11:002008-10-12T21:05:00.000+11:00I've been looking for some new reading material, t...I've been looking for some new reading material, thanks!<BR><BR>I've also tagged you in a meme over on my blog, if you want to join in! :)<BR><BR>~Holly<BR>Two Cheese Pleasetwocheesepleasehttp://twocheeseplease.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-17798521669004495772008-10-13T01:32:00.000+11:002008-10-13T01:32:00.000+11:00I feel the same way about several novels I have st...I feel the same way about several novels I have started lately. I have found myself reading a lot of non-fiction also. I love your reading picks.Mama de Sagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17018314166422993912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-13144870640347681642008-10-13T08:29:00.000+11:002008-10-13T08:29:00.000+11:00Affluenza is on my to-read list. Look forward to h...Affluenza is on my to-read list. Look forward to hearing what you think.<BR><BR>And, um, that ofther Softies book? Its beside *my* bed....I borrowed it yonks ago and keep meaning to return it, but then look through it again want to keep it again!! Sorry!Georgiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540746821149865564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-593014472835232092008-10-13T15:21:00.000+11:002008-10-13T15:21:00.000+11:00What a great assortment! I'm especially intrigued...What a great assortment! I'm especially intrigued by the softies books. I've never heard about them, but you've sent me off to do some more research. They sound great. Happy "this is" week to you!Lindsay Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11443220427172255767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-73432909447934630292008-10-13T20:27:00.000+11:002008-10-13T20:27:00.000+11:00I noticed last year I was reading more non fiction...I noticed last year I was reading more non fiction so have now gone back to the classics.<BR><BR>I read The Erhics of What We Eat and that was interesting as well.MissKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15332464671394853832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-28444741390728390002008-10-13T23:44:00.000+11:002008-10-13T23:44:00.000+11:00I've been known to abandon novels halfway through ...I've been known to abandon novels halfway through because I just couldn't stand the characters. I have a very low tolerance for poor writing, too. And since I compulsively read (like Georgie!) it's got to be pretty bad for me to give up on it halfway through. Right now I'm reading <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Fault-Lines-Nancy-Huston/dp/080217051X/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223901757&sr=8-2" REL="nofollow">Fault Lines.</A> Strange book. I get most of my fiction from the library, so whatever looks interesting on the shelf comes home with me.<BR><BR>My personal "tired of" category: young women with jobs in New York who can't find a man to marry. Sigh. Haven't we published enough of those by now? Can we move on?amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-79789999878547656292008-10-14T02:41:00.000+11:002008-10-14T02:41:00.000+11:00I've really enjoyed Michael Pollan's books...even ...I've really enjoyed Michael Pollan's books...even though they aren't a 'light' read. I need to check out Affluenza-it sounds like something I'd enjoy reading. As of now, I'm reading little novels late at night...right now its "The Secret Life of Bees"Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10790498956206713440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-15699643702528193822008-10-14T13:07:00.000+11:002008-10-14T13:07:00.000+11:00Great collection Michelle. Looking forward to hea...Great collection Michelle. Looking forward to hearing what you think of "Affluenza"!thornberryhttp://thornberry.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-16630377410126605972008-10-15T18:41:00.000+11:002008-10-15T18:41:00.000+11:00My book piles teeter in every corner of my house. ...My book piles teeter in every corner of my house. My bedside table and the chair next to me groan<BR><BR>Aaah books. Love 'em - must go and investigate furtherTinkingBellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-61525884156782169992008-10-16T08:41:00.000+11:002008-10-16T08:41:00.000+11:00I didn't realise there was a follow up to the Soft...I didn't realise there was a follow up to the Softies book! Will definitely have to follow that up sometime.<BR>Great selection of bedtime reading!one little acornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574678278860427000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-45734497447501382432008-10-17T10:47:00.000+11:002008-10-17T10:47:00.000+11:00Yes yes, doesn't self indulgent poorly written fic...Yes yes, doesn't self indulgent poorly written fiction drive you to ... non-fiction. When I'm at this point I often go back to the classics. If you want great characters and a ripper plot, try Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities has knitting too). If you want witty dialogue try Trollope or Austen. If you want magic, try Gabriel Garcia Marquez, for romance try the Brontes.Sister Stickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04480147284207419211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156196178932753360.post-79048309407716892762008-11-04T19:13:00.000+11:002008-11-04T19:13:00.000+11:00ohhhh love to hear what you think about affluenza,...ohhhh love to hear what you think about affluenza, have been interested in reading it!<BR><BR>Corrie:)Corriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742167397662346566noreply@blogger.com