tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post5054352653032554195..comments2024-03-09T15:40:26.097-06:00Comments on CollectIn Texas Gal: AtoZ Letter R~Read Any Good Books Lately? Sue McPeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-61508550967027267632015-04-22T10:56:26.787-05:002015-04-22T10:56:26.787-05:00I'm always reading at least one book at a time...I'm always reading at least one book at a time, usually more than one. I'm reading a quilt themed book on my phone (beats standing in line being bored) and I love light mysteries, too. I prefer paper books over reading on my phone. I just bought half a dozen books at the thrift store yesterday. Now to find time to read all of them.Cheryl's Teapots2Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005480747596617459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-29651504885138620582015-04-22T10:03:07.899-05:002015-04-22T10:03:07.899-05:00I am an avid reader of real books that I can touch...I am an avid reader of real books that I can touch and feel in my hands! My mother adored Babe Didrikson Zaharias! I have her posted my pinterest boards in various places. Great mind thinking alike Sue! Have a great day!Annesphamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355786666073982088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-2603743495084574882015-04-21T23:18:58.398-05:002015-04-21T23:18:58.398-05:00I thought about checking out "Charlotte'...I thought about checking out "Charlotte's Web" when I was at the library yesterday, but still didn't feel like reading it. I don't know why. I liked E.B. White's "Stuart Little". I'm in another phase of reading children's books at the moment. Read a good one by Kate DiCamillo called "Flora and Ulysses". Gotta love a tale about a squirrel that got superpowers after being sucked up by a vacuum cleaner.<br /><a href="http://www.take25tohollister.com/" rel="nofollow">Take 25 to Hollister</a> <br /><a href="http://www.su-sieeemac.com/" rel="nofollow">The View from the Top of the Ladder</a> Su-sieee! Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515318972570669414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-77805750869204808962015-04-21T19:26:47.159-05:002015-04-21T19:26:47.159-05:00The reading for research offers so much learning a...The reading for research offers so much learning and retention of what often is gone when reading novels. I do a lot of that in my genealogy research. Once you read it and then apply it to your blog or ancestor writings, it becomes a part of you. I am so amazed and inspired by the reading/research/retelling that you do on your blog. Your knowledge is broad, varied and intellectually stimulating to read. I should have subtitled this post ...Read Any Good Blogs Lately? Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-4025956714929869702015-04-21T19:20:11.960-05:002015-04-21T19:20:11.960-05:00Yep, I figured you for a fantasy, sci-fi and horro...Yep, I figured you for a fantasy, sci-fi and horror gal. I'm getting a real eye opening education from your AtoZ posts on Demons and Demonettes! It's all good....as long as I read a bit of Charlotte's Web before bedtime until the spider grows bloody fangs. Thanks, Tasha!!!!Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-27129817335391227502015-04-21T19:13:04.207-05:002015-04-21T19:13:04.207-05:00I would love to visit The Babe's Museum. I kn...I would love to visit The Babe's Museum. I knew it was in Beaumont. I'll have to make a point of getting there next time I'm near Houston....if I don't have to go to Houston to get there. Thanks for the website link.Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-59307868747626766432015-04-21T19:08:46.767-05:002015-04-21T19:08:46.767-05:00OMGosh, I forgot about that TV Series, and never m...OMGosh, I forgot about that TV Series, and never made the connection when I read the Good Housekeeping Feature Review from 1959. No wonder the paperback book is so expensive on Amazon. Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-34091647813141550522015-04-21T19:05:24.153-05:002015-04-21T19:05:24.153-05:00Not only are you a reader, but you are an excellen...Not only are you a reader, but you are an excellent 'Book Reviewer'. I count on your reviews for my reading list. I loved Colleen McCullough's Thorn Birds and everything else she wrote. I don't know what happened to my copy of that book. I read it before and again after the movie. It is one I would turn pages again to read...gotta look for a copy. My mother loved to read, and when she was to ill to read, I would read to her...very special memory for me. The last thing I read to her was 'The Shack'...for the second time.Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-40947304137102603542015-04-21T18:54:47.137-05:002015-04-21T18:54:47.137-05:00After visiting your blog and your Letter R post on...After visiting your blog and your Letter R post on Vampires, I'm glad to hear you are re-reading Harry Potter. I was worried about your dreams/nightmares with that scary Roland Vampire guy. I hope you won't need a line of rice around your bed while reading the Order of the Phoenix...bwaaaahaha!!!! Thanks for visiting!<br />Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-54199848934492393002015-04-21T18:50:00.247-05:002015-04-21T18:50:00.247-05:00I was quite taken with the book reading words from...I was quite taken with the book reading words from 1959 and how the same could be said today. I really like my Kindle, but nothing will ever take the place of turning pages or the feel of a real book. Self-publishing is here...we'll see if it has the staying power of publishing houses and the promotional reach they command.Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-19763803648956972092015-04-21T18:41:41.343-05:002015-04-21T18:41:41.343-05:00Good for you doing a reading challenge...and a wri...Good for you doing a reading challenge...and a writing challenge, too....AtoZ is a bit of both, huh? There are many classics I would like to read....that's what I should do...a Reading Bucket List. I too would include Charles Dickens, but I think I'll continue with JRR Tolkien's movie versions. I'll have to check out Gone Girl...that's a movie, too...right?Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-21665421613658442192015-04-21T14:46:23.003-05:002015-04-21T14:46:23.003-05:00I've been a big reader for as long as I can re...I've been a big reader for as long as I can remember. At the moment I'm working my way through the Popsugar Reading Challenge which gives you 52 books to read during the year. I've slowed down a bit recently but it's prompted me to try reading lots of the classics I avoided when I was younger.<br /><br />I've recently finished reading The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, now I'm onto Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien and then next up will be Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. :-)<br /><br />Cait @ <a href="http://clicks-clan.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Click's Clan</a>Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478761820331036869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-22036163973357931642015-04-21T14:39:39.474-05:002015-04-21T14:39:39.474-05:00Oh my goodness, reading the moaning of 'nobody...Oh my goodness, reading the moaning of 'nobody reads books today' is like reading the same moaning nowadays. I find it slighlty comfortable, I mean, 1959 people thought life was so different from 'before' that less people read books, but today, people still read books. So, I'm hopfull ;-)<br /><br />I read books all the time, but I must admit I haven't read many good ones lately, and I'm sorry to say, lately I've read mostly self-published novels...JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-60212528178075275142015-04-21T12:43:18.358-05:002015-04-21T12:43:18.358-05:00All the time!
I am currently re-reading the entire...All the time!<br />I am currently re-reading the entire Harry Potter series. Just started The Order of the Phoenix today.<br /><br />--<br />Tim Brannan, The Other Side Blog<br />2015 A to Z of Vampires<br /><a href="http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/" rel="nofollow">http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/</a>Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-20959587636028475402015-04-21T11:39:24.643-05:002015-04-21T11:39:24.643-05:00I am a huge reader. Currently reading Wolf Hall by...I am a huge reader. Currently reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantle. Good stuff. My mom was a reader and you never interrupted her if she had a good book. She and I fought over The Thorn Birds back in the day. Good memories. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-35785893720160188582015-04-21T07:39:06.284-05:002015-04-21T07:39:06.284-05:00I remember watching the Jamie McPheeters western o...I remember watching the Jamie McPheeters western on tv. Kurt Russell was just a kid.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-811769232301620182015-04-21T07:19:33.765-05:002015-04-21T07:19:33.765-05:00Oh, when you have the opportunity you'll have ...Oh, when you have the opportunity you'll have to swing down to Beaumont and check out the museum dedicated to her! http://www.babedidriksonzaharias.org/Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-6432528535581535612015-04-21T03:23:24.741-05:002015-04-21T03:23:24.741-05:00I read books all the time - I love how easy it is ...I read books all the time - I love how easy it is to grab and eBook just because I fancy reading it at that moment and I have shelves full of paperback and hardbacks in the library :). I'm not one for classic literature though, or historical (that's the stuff my mother loves - she can't get enough of historical novels :)) - I like fantasy, sci-fi and horror. It's the 'other' aspect of those genres that hooks me, something not here. I do remember enjoying Charlotte's Web at Primary School though - of course I suspect you can consider a talking spider and pig 'other' as well :)<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X (AC)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-40343823561163133382015-04-21T03:05:57.562-05:002015-04-21T03:05:57.562-05:00Hi Sue - I was always a good reader, but probably ...Hi Sue - I was always a good reader, but probably tried 'good' books too early and that put me off the learning aspect found in books and the fact I wasn't the brightest at school and so wasn't encouraged in that direction .. I enjoyed sport and being outside ... that seemed to rule - but I read mysteries and historical romances probably! Now I don't tend to read much either .. I research and seem to have a broad knowledge ... I think my summer may be spent reading!... it's about time ... <br /><br />I do enjoy learning from blog posts too .. new authors, new thoughts on travel etc ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com