Comments for Best Book Blog http://susanv.wordpress.com Open forum to discuss books, publishing, reading. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on This House On Fire: The Story Of The Blues by Linda Austin http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/this-house-on-fire-the-story-of-the-blues/#comment-25 Linda Austin Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:53:55 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/this-house-on-fire-the-story-of-the-blues/#comment-25 Mmm, mmm, my husband and I love the blues and strolled down Beale Street one night imagining the old days, stopping at BB's club for a fabulous show (not with BB, though). Thanks for making the connection with griots! My daughter recently had a school assignment to act as a griot (sans banjo) and now I understand better what that was all about. Mmm, mmm, my husband and I love the blues and strolled down Beale Street one night imagining the old days, stopping at BB’s club for a fabulous show (not with BB, though). Thanks for making the connection with griots! My daughter recently had a school assignment to act as a griot (sans banjo) and now I understand better what that was all about.

]]> Comment on Top 10 — Favorite Books by Gina Bowling http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-11 Gina Bowling Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:51:59 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-11 1. One Hundred Years of Solitude 2. Any book from Anne Rice or her psuedo name - A.N. Roquelaure 3. The Kite Runner 4. The Good Earth 5. Legends, Leaders, Legacies 6. Fear and Loathing in Lost Vegas 7. Red Dragon 8. The Stand 9. Beowulf 10. The Hobbit (listed in no particular order) 1. One Hundred Years of Solitude
2. Any book from Anne Rice or her psuedo name -
A.N. Roquelaure
3. The Kite Runner
4. The Good Earth
5. Legends, Leaders, Legacies
6. Fear and Loathing in Lost Vegas
7. Red Dragon
8. The Stand
9. Beowulf
10. The Hobbit

(listed in no particular order)

]]> Comment on Top 10 — Favorite Books by Shelly http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-10 Shelly Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:39:01 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-10 1. Don Quixote (Cervantes) 2. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Garcia-Marquez) 3. Possession (Byatt) 4. The Periodic Table (Levi) 5. The Pickwick Papers (Dickens) 6. Light in August (Faulkner) 7. The Collected Stories of Flannery O'Connor 8. To the Lighthouse - (Woolf) 9. The Sound & the Fury - (Faulkner) 10. Legends, Leaders, Legacies - (Vollmer) 11. This House on Fire - (Awmiller) I realize I'm over the limit but I had to get Craig's book in there, too! Funny that fiction came to mind first because these days I'm reading mostly non-fiction. Rising Tide was a great read - all about the big flood in the 20s we heard about as kids. I'm now in the middle of Ghosts of Spain, a book about modern Spanish culture and Franco's legacy. 1. Don Quixote (Cervantes)
2. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Garcia-Marquez)
3. Possession (Byatt)
4. The Periodic Table (Levi)
5. The Pickwick Papers (Dickens)
6. Light in August (Faulkner)
7. The Collected Stories of Flannery O’Connor
8. To the Lighthouse - (Woolf)
9. The Sound & the Fury - (Faulkner)
10. Legends, Leaders, Legacies - (Vollmer)
11. This House on Fire - (Awmiller)
I realize I’m over the limit but I had to get Craig’s book in there, too! Funny that fiction came to mind first because these days I’m reading mostly non-fiction. Rising Tide was a great read - all about the big flood in the 20s we heard about as kids. I’m now in the middle of Ghosts of Spain, a book about modern Spanish culture and Franco’s legacy.

]]> Comment on Top 10 — Favorite Books by Kevin http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-7 Kevin Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:58:53 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-7 1. North and south John Jakes 2. California Gold John Jakes 3. The Greatest Generation Tom Brokaw 4. Mystic RiverDennis Lehame 5. The Eagle and the Rose Rosemary Altea 6. The Firm John Grisham 7. The Partner John grisham 8. The Testament John Grisham 9. The Last Juror John Grisham 10. A Painted House John Grisham Yes, I know this is Grisham overload and believe it or not I do read other authors. I happen to really enjoy the way Grisham tells a story and the characters stay with me. 1. North and south John Jakes
2. California Gold John Jakes
3. The Greatest Generation Tom Brokaw
4. Mystic RiverDennis Lehame
5. The Eagle and the Rose Rosemary Altea
6. The Firm John Grisham
7. The Partner John grisham
8. The Testament John Grisham
9. The Last Juror John Grisham
10. A Painted House John Grisham

Yes, I know this is Grisham overload and believe it or not I do read other authors. I happen to really enjoy the way Grisham tells a story and the characters stay with me.

]]> Comment on Top 10 — Favorite Books by susanv http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-6 susanv Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:27:07 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-6 Many thanks for the suggested titles! Many thanks for the suggested titles!

]]> Comment on Harry Potter — No Spoiler Here by susanv http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/harry-potter-no-spoiler-here/#comment-5 susanv Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:22:51 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/harry-potter-no-spoiler-here/#comment-5 As an added note, several persons who I have spoken with since I posted this blog said they thought the epilogue should have been left off. Maybe so. As an added note, several persons who I have spoken with since I posted this blog said they thought the epilogue should have been left off. Maybe so.

]]> Comment on Top 10 — Favorite Books by Nolan http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-4 Nolan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:45:37 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-4 1. Several books by J.A. Jance 2. Skyhook by Nance 3. No Lesser Plea 4. Pride Rune Deep 5. Clouds Are Always White On Top 6. Mauled 7. Ione, Circa 1930 8. Some of Pattersons Books 1. Several books by J.A. Jance
2. Skyhook by Nance
3. No Lesser Plea
4. Pride Rune Deep
5. Clouds Are Always White On Top
6. Mauled
7. Ione, Circa 1930
8. Some of Pattersons Books

]]> Comment on Top 10 — Favorite Books by Linda Austin http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-3 Linda Austin Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:30:49 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/top-10-favorite-books/#comment-3 I forgot about Mary Stewart's great Merlin series, which I discovered as a teen and loved! I'll have to read The Crystal Cave again. I forgot about Mary Stewart’s great Merlin series, which I discovered as a teen and loved! I’ll have to read The Crystal Cave again.

]]> Comment on To blog or not to blog? by Michael Hyatt http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/#comment-2 Michael Hyatt Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:13:48 +0000 http://susanv.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/#comment-2 Congratulations, Susan. You have taken the most important step. Stay with it. Be authentic. And be consistent. You will eventually develop an audience. Kind regards. Congratulations, Susan. You have taken the most important step. Stay with it. Be authentic. And be consistent. You will eventually develop an audience. Kind regards.

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