tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post8533857570843582024..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: So What Book's in Your Hands?bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-64593333510090507402008-06-25T01:49:00.000+08:002008-06-25T01:49:00.000+08:00I stumbled here from a succession of truly interes...I stumbled here from a succession of truly interesting blogs! This is my first time reading yours, but I'm sure I'll be back. Couldn't help but comment here because I am so excited by just being able to pick up a physical book and read!<BR/><BR/>I live in a small city in China where it is difficult to get my hands on English books, so I read a lot of ebooks. Good, but not nearly so satisfying. I'm on vacation in the US and looking for good titles to pick up (especially by Asian writers) - why I ended up on your blog. <BR/><BR/>Right now I'm reading Beijing Coma by Ma JianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-15232060121139472382008-06-23T17:16:00.000+08:002008-06-23T17:16:00.000+08:00amazing!! still not quite finished, savouring it ...amazing!! still not quite finished, savouring it ...bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-57673300483617314072008-06-23T15:49:00.000+08:002008-06-23T15:49:00.000+08:00Glad to know that you, too, had picked Miranda Jul...Glad to know that you, too, had picked Miranda July's......so how was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-50302099183641140432008-06-21T21:19:00.000+08:002008-06-21T21:19:00.000+08:00Currently reading the following books:Thousand Spl...Currently reading the following books:<BR/><BR/>Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini<BR/>The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins<BR/>Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-90760313741212130152008-06-21T18:30:00.000+08:002008-06-21T18:30:00.000+08:00This post has been removed by the author.This post has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-40353065817656487912008-06-21T00:26:00.000+08:002008-06-21T00:26:00.000+08:00Just finished Into the Woods by Tana French (the w...Just finished Into the Woods by Tana French (the writing was superb, the premise intriguing, but from around page 220 onwards, it kinda fell through and frankly, a little alarming it was as though she'd - or he? - suddenly realised she needed to come up with a finish). <BR/><BR/>Started Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth and Shakespeare's Kitchen. <BR/><BR/>As for reading interfering with writing (and parenting), totally. I've not written a single word in a few weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-57697663497113238132008-06-20T21:02:00.000+08:002008-06-20T21:02:00.000+08:00I'm about 20 pages from the end of The Open Road: ...I'm about 20 pages from the end of <I>The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama</I> by Pico Iyer. Up next is <I>The Invention of Everything Else</I> by Samantha Hunt, and then <I>Omega Minor</I> by Paul Verhaeghen.Jason Erik Lundberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159887257065611447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-4589347449917989552008-06-20T21:00:00.000+08:002008-06-20T21:00:00.000+08:00I just finished 'Heading Inland' by Nicola Barker,...I just finished 'Heading Inland' by Nicola Barker, and now starting on 'The Tax Inspector' by Peter Carey.<BR/><BR/>I can totally relate to what Yusuf/Martin said.. 'the more i read the less I write'. :PKokyeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851562918336162594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-49618443707229796452008-06-20T13:56:00.000+08:002008-06-20T13:56:00.000+08:00Just finished Tan Twan Eng's The Gift of Rain. I a...Just finished Tan Twan Eng's The Gift of Rain. I absolutely loved it. Being a Chinese who listened to the Japanese Occupation accounts from my grandparents, the events in the book just make it more vivid and scary. <BR/><BR/>Also recently finished Joanne Harris' Lollipop Shoes which is the sequel to Chocolat. That was great too!<BR/><BR/>I am reading C.S Lewis' A Grief Observed and can't wait to start on Little Hut of Leaping Fishes. After last night, I'm just getting more motivated. :-)max khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348985773786771825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-55475729862187725192008-06-20T13:07:00.000+08:002008-06-20T13:07:00.000+08:00Just finished 'First they killed my father' by Lo...Just finished 'First they killed my father' by Loung Ung and 'Escape' by Carolyn Jessop.<BR/><BR/>I love both.. I love real life accounts.. Am now halfway thru 'The Kite Runner', which i love too..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-15700701059422047272008-06-20T11:33:00.000+08:002008-06-20T11:33:00.000+08:00Started reading The Devil's Bankers by Christopher...Started reading The Devil's Bankers by Christopher Reich, despite this week's busy schedule with catering. And 2 Bahasa Melayu books, too. Greedy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-65248168632605094312008-06-20T10:05:00.000+08:002008-06-20T10:05:00.000+08:00yusuf - i find that too and a lot of the authors i...yusuf - i find that too and a lot of the authors i speak too say the same. words can't come in and go out at the same time.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-45328639467342310662008-06-20T08:59:00.000+08:002008-06-20T08:59:00.000+08:00wah ... a lot of people reading khaled hosseini! t...wah ... a lot of people reading khaled hosseini! <BR/><BR/>thanks more mention of the book i haven't read yet and some i didn't know about!<BR/><BR/>chet - i love old documents so i think what you're reading for work must be very exciting.<BR/><BR/>mel - "remains of the day" one of my all time favourites ...<BR/><BR/>ena - want to read that so much!<BR/><BR/>k - i went off to find out more about "the wisdom of whores" and found ms pidsani's <A HREF="http://www.wisdomofwhores.com/" REL="nofollow">very interesting blog</A>. might pick this book up for myself. it would be very interesting to hear your reactions to the book.<BR/><BR/>kak teh - haven't even heard of waveney jenkin's book. tell more!!!<BR/><BR/>karcy - dennett is v. good - find the blend of science and philosophy fascinating. but he's not the easiest. read "darwin's dangerous idea" which i thought excellent. earlier lessing btw i think might be more readable and a better place to start.<BR/><BR/>dean and amir - thanks for nudging me - should have linked to that ... <BR/><BR/>lake shore - it's lovely to meet you. that's a novel i have on my shelf to read. i've heard very good things about it.<BR/><BR/>savante - that's such an intriguing title, had to go and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Theater-People-Marc-Acito/dp/0767927737" REL="nofollow">find out more</A>.<BR/><BR/>june - <I>be familiar with at least 2 central characters/primatologists since I've met them, and spent time with one of them in the field.</I> that must have been amazing. i really want to know much much more about your experiences ...bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-20339425803458415982008-06-20T08:44:00.000+08:002008-06-20T08:44:00.000+08:00Sadly have to confess all I have read recently is ...Sadly have to confess all I have read recently is Off The Edge -June ed.<BR/><BR/>Why - because I find that reading too much interferes with my process of writing, ie the more I read the less I write.Martin Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383493547993782756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-81854243781189054112008-06-20T07:47:00.000+08:002008-06-20T07:47:00.000+08:00Right now I'm reading Mack Acito's Attack of the T...Right now I'm reading Mack Acito's Attack of the Theatre People. Hilarious! Almost a laugh a minute. The crazy things you get up to in college!savantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298564303784032379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-83566689567540739212008-06-20T01:55:00.000+08:002008-06-20T01:55:00.000+08:00Dean, I was about to respond by saying I just read...Dean, I was about to respond by saying I just read that story, "Natasha" an hour ago! Another Russian beauty.Amir Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-18435004561609847922008-06-20T01:44:00.000+08:002008-06-20T01:44:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amir Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-2573405641113929452008-06-20T01:11:00.000+08:002008-06-20T01:11:00.000+08:00hi sharon, i am writing here for the first time al...hi sharon, i am writing here for the first time although i have been checking your blog almost everyday for sometime now...its really very good. I have picked up the shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafon from my library of unread books...has anyone read it?asmerrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085341277253895237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-59067635219471134942008-06-19T23:41:00.000+08:002008-06-19T23:41:00.000+08:00Doris Lessing's The Cleft. Found it very boring, n...Doris Lessing's The Cleft. Found it very boring, not sure if I ought to finish it. Daniel C. Dennett's Freedom Evolves, which suggests that free will is the product of evolution. That one's good, but I'm not deep enough into it to decide how much water it holds. Some manga.Karcy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16718170975698347809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-13110253223984094442008-06-19T17:06:00.000+08:002008-06-19T17:06:00.000+08:00Virunga: Passion of Dian Fossey by Farley Mowat - ...Virunga: Passion of Dian Fossey by Farley Mowat - a sympathetic potrayal of a very passionate, determined primatologist who died in her prime. It's rather surreal to read the book and be familiar with at least 2 central characters/primatologists since I've met them, and spent time with one of them in the field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-71178336125590421992008-06-19T15:58:00.001+08:002008-06-19T15:58:00.001+08:00Yesterday I read - with a shiver and a sigh - a br...Yesterday I read - with a shiver and a sigh - a brand new nabokov short story in the 9 & 16 June issue of the New Yorker. Bless Dmitri for dragging the gem up from the very bottom of the Nova Zemblan barrel! I also blogged about it.Matthew da Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-43234443052472371122008-06-19T15:58:00.000+08:002008-06-19T15:58:00.000+08:00Only after the children and husband have finished ...Only after the children and husband have finished The Kite Runner (and one daughter has even finished A Thousand Splendid Suns) was I tempted to read it. Am Also enjoying Waveney Jenkins stories in The Planter's Bungalow as I met some of the planters and wives and children during her launch in London recently.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-69986036765058413732008-06-19T14:57:00.000+08:002008-06-19T14:57:00.000+08:00divisadero-michael ondaatjedivisadero-michael ondaatjeenar arshadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268658824807108992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-76233623561311435442008-06-19T14:05:00.000+08:002008-06-19T14:05:00.000+08:00Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns. (Khaled Ho...Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns. (Khaled Hosseini). Did not want it to end, actually sat there staring at the last paragraph, wishing for more.<BR/><BR/>About to embark on The Wisdom of Whores. (Elizabeth Pisani). Have to first mentally prepare to have one's opinions and beliefs shaken.realitylanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566733197932247371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-91299087279320553192008-06-19T12:36:00.000+08:002008-06-19T12:36:00.000+08:00Kite Runner by Hossaini, and Jodi Picoult's Salem ...Kite Runner by Hossaini, and Jodi Picoult's Salem Falls..enjoyed her nineteen minutes very much.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568376087343559361noreply@blogger.com