tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post3600226884563686126..comments2024-03-09T15:42:04.800+08:00Comments on The Literary Stew: Best Books of 2013Astrid (Mrs.B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-32396713568837224602014-11-02T16:53:42.015+08:002014-11-02T16:53:42.015+08:00I love how easy to find your Top Reads are, I shou...I love how easy to find your Top Reads are, I should do something similar to make them more accessible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-20280376647757788172014-11-02T16:52:21.998+08:002014-11-02T16:52:21.998+08:00I love how easy to find your Top Reads are, I shou...I love how easy to find your Top Reads are, I should do something similar to make them more accessible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-69807607815217240152014-06-18T09:50:36.444+08:002014-06-18T09:50:36.444+08:00Thanks so much for your comment. I really love hea...Thanks so much for your comment. I really love hearing from people who read my blog. Would love to know which ones were the hits that I recommended. I've been posting more on Twitter or Instagram lately but I hope to get back to blogging soon.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-6930914108422405012014-05-16T03:34:51.709+08:002014-05-16T03:34:51.709+08:00Please post again soon. I really enjoy your review...Please post again soon. I really enjoy your reviews and you've pointed me to a number of books that have been big hits for me. Am eager to hear what you have been reading lately. Hope all is well.... -- CaterinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-11229956935737121432014-04-05T01:19:30.027+08:002014-04-05T01:19:30.027+08:00I thought Bernadette was great fun and have had Cr...I thought Bernadette was great fun and have had Crossing to Safety on my tbr too long. I still can't bring myself to read East of Eden but I best try one of these days. Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-86811560982342047622014-01-05T11:00:31.111+08:002014-01-05T11:00:31.111+08:00I loved Up at the Villa, one of my very favorites ...I loved Up at the Villa, one of my very favorites by Maugham. And it's nice that it's so short, you can practically read it in one sitting. Hope to see more of your posts in 2014!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-15953261253620847382014-01-01T17:16:47.697+08:002014-01-01T17:16:47.697+08:00Hi Honey, I guess we have both been slacking at bl...Hi Honey, I guess we have both been slacking at blogging but I was very happy to see your best of the year list too. Hope to hear more from you in 2014. Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-74661356354610434852014-01-01T17:15:42.639+08:002014-01-01T17:15:42.639+08:00Hi Arti, Thanks for dropping by. Agree, Elia Kazan...Hi Arti, Thanks for dropping by. Agree, Elia Kazan's movies are great and Dean was such an excellent actor. It took me ages to read Franzen too but glad I finally did. Now I have to read The Corrections. Happy New Year to you and yours!Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-16346986402475392622014-01-01T15:08:59.705+08:002014-01-01T15:08:59.705+08:00Hi, Mrs. B! Aside from Wonder, I've also read ...Hi, Mrs. B! Aside from Wonder, I've also read Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Eleanor and Park. They didn't make it to my final top 10 list, but they were in the long list.:)<br /><br />I was laughing when I read the part in your blog post about having only 11 posts this year, because last night, I was just saying that I only posted 10 times on my blog for 2013. I completely, completely understand.:) But, like you, I hang on to book blogging because it makes me happy.<br /><br />I've heard many good things about Far From the Tree, and I'm also intrigued by East of Eden and the Maugham. Thanks for the recommendations! Here's to more reading for us this year!fantaghiro23https://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003796589218555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-32614393346659844422013-12-31T00:26:16.995+08:002013-12-31T00:26:16.995+08:00Mrs. B,
These are good lists, this one and your l...Mrs. B,<br /><br />These are good lists, this one and your last post. I'll definitely keep them in mind. I've read a few of them, and many are on my TBR. I watched East of Eden on DVD earlier this year, and then Rebel With A Cause, for the first time. I was much impressed by James Dean. And Elia Kazan, another talent. I watched his Streetcar Named Desire with Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, which I think is an homage to it. As for Franzen's Freedom, I've that book for some years now, still haven't opened. Maybe I'll just do that soon. A Happy New Year to you and your family!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-15305747751907319022013-12-30T17:24:01.325+08:002013-12-30T17:24:01.325+08:00Hi Ti! Thanks for stopping by. I actually read les...Hi Ti! Thanks for stopping by. I actually read less than 50. Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-59231345340464590102013-12-30T17:22:46.164+08:002013-12-30T17:22:46.164+08:00I loved your list too!I loved your list too!Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-39480657590302260682013-12-30T17:21:59.080+08:002013-12-30T17:21:59.080+08:00Hi Simon, I think you'll love Crossing to Safe...Hi Simon, I think you'll love Crossing to Safety so do try it.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-79196186879360885842013-12-30T17:19:25.736+08:002013-12-30T17:19:25.736+08:00Yes! Loved it too.Yes! Loved it too.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-63975697437091990062013-12-30T01:16:27.650+08:002013-12-30T01:16:27.650+08:00Up At The Villa is the only one of these I've ...Up At The Villa is the only one of these I've read, but I'll be (nervously) reading this in 2014 for my book group. I've just come from Rachel/Book Snob and seen that she also loved Crossing To Safety as her book of the year, so I'm going to have to look out for that...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-80026228525150986862013-12-28T19:56:50.606+08:002013-12-28T19:56:50.606+08:00Hi, Mrs B! Oh, we have a book in common in our lis...Hi, Mrs B! Oh, we have a book in common in our list—Wonder! I love that book!Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-88257198086577454072013-12-28T01:44:03.205+08:002013-12-28T01:44:03.205+08:00That is the beauty of a feed reader. Whenever you ...That is the beauty of a feed reader. Whenever you post, it shows up magically so I never miss a post. Don't beat yourself up over it. <br /><br />I haven't even done a Best Of list and probably won't by the new year! I didn't read too many books that wowed me this year. Of course, my reading was down quite a bit. Fifty books. My lowest yet. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761873841609819775.post-39113031939021637512013-12-26T21:02:00.376+08:002013-12-26T21:02:00.376+08:00Great list! Freedom made my top 10 a few years ago...Great list! Freedom made my top 10 a few years ago, and East of Eden and Crossing to Safety are among my all-time favorites. I thought Bernadette was a hoot, and plan to check out the rest of your titles.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com