tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post1216294333629858003..comments2023-07-05T08:12:21.449-04:00Comments on Sushi and Pizza: My Favorite Book Club Books So Far?Boquinhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-67344327401311311472008-10-28T14:49:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:49:00.000-04:00Great comment, everyone! I love hearing your thoug...Great comment, everyone! I love hearing your thoughts on this!! Thank you so much for sharing! <BR/><BR/>D'Arcy, you will LOVE Cane River!<BR/><BR/>Jill, go figure that we have that in common! <BR/><BR/>HWHL, great video! We're so on the same wavelength with that!<BR/><BR/>Sweetie, I almost mentioned that book. I made a list of about 20+ books and whittled it down to 10. That one was in the top Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-61387289512348481422008-10-26T20:38:00.000-04:002008-10-26T20:38:00.000-04:00Thanks for the book recommendations! I'm always l...Thanks for the book recommendations! I'm always looking for books to read.bythelbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119023763118062833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-39513003317142740072008-10-24T16:34:00.000-04:002008-10-24T16:34:00.000-04:00I need to get into reading again. I was doing so w...I need to get into reading again. I was doing so well for awhile...I enjoy reading, I just wind up doing other things then I get home from work! Shame on me! Reading is so much better for my mind than watching That 70's Show (not all night, one maybe two episodes). I heard that Kite Runner was hard to choke down. I read 1000 Splendid Suns ( same author) and I really loved it, although, it got a Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312512387144166621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-91886635012979078932008-10-24T08:41:00.000-04:002008-10-24T08:41:00.000-04:00I loved this post and your previous book club post...I loved this post and your previous book club post. I occasionally refer to your Food For Thought blog to get book ideas and I love, love, love to read the accompanying menus. Thanks for sharing!Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609853657737544251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-55845522870870361942008-10-23T23:47:00.000-04:002008-10-23T23:47:00.000-04:00WHAT A GREAT POST!! I love it when we all get to t...WHAT A GREAT POST!! I love it when we all get to talking about books. I have a hard time picking favorites but I'll tell you 2 of them are on that list. (Emerson's name was almost Harper and if we have a boy Atticus is on the list!) Right now I'm reading Teacher Man by Frank McCourt. He's a little dark in his Irish wit and dry humor, but isn't that right up the Foley's alley? I'm also teaching J Fohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285867368011327839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-12371398379982365302008-10-23T22:59:00.000-04:002008-10-23T22:59:00.000-04:00I love Jane Eyre it is one of my favorites, along ...I love Jane Eyre it is one of my favorites, along with Wuthering Heights. However my all time favorite has to be The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.Jagged Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444377681248158466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-85148721767201373662008-10-23T21:52:00.000-04:002008-10-23T21:52:00.000-04:00Have you read East of Eden? That is a great read....Have you read East of Eden? That is a great read. My other favorite is the Professor and the Madman and Pillars of the Earth. <BR/><BR/>Have you also read Splended Suns? I heard that is a great book if you love Kite Runner (which I really did).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions. I will be getting the Alchemist this week. Can't wait.terahreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355921468732960582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-71145981304743774792008-10-23T20:50:00.001-04:002008-10-23T20:50:00.001-04:00Stacy,Have you read My Antonia? That, and Love in...Stacy,<BR/>Have you read My Antonia? That, and Love in the Time of Cholera are probably tied for the "top spot" as my all time favorite piece of fiction.<BR/><BR/>They are both absolute masterpieces (completely different types of fiction, but equally amazing.....)HWHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294913024458099382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-73777671170342248012008-10-23T20:50:00.000-04:002008-10-23T20:50:00.000-04:00Stacy and I have similar tastes so that list sums ...Stacy and I have similar tastes so that list sums up my favorites as well. My favorites are <I>The Shadow of the Wind</I> and <I>The Thirteenth Tale</I>. <BR/><BR/>I have to put in a plug for my Japanese "heritage," though. <A HREF="http://food-for-thought-bookclub.blogspot.com/2005/07/samurai.html" REL="nofollow"><I>The Samurai</I></A> by Shusaku Endo is a great read. We read that one quite a Dr. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183182119832345967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-17463397245280237732008-10-23T20:48:00.000-04:002008-10-23T20:48:00.000-04:00You picked some wonderful books! To Kill a Mockin...You picked some wonderful books! To Kill a Mockingbird, The Merchant of Venice and The Kite Runner also top my list as well.<BR/><BR/>Hey you need to come over to my blog and see the video I just put up this evening... I think you'll "dig" it. <BR/>:-)HWHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294913024458099382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-22899966746273213502008-10-23T20:02:00.000-04:002008-10-23T20:02:00.000-04:00My all time favorite books are To Kill a Mockingbi...My all time favorite books are To Kill a Mockingbird and Jane Eyre. So great! I haven't read a few of these, thanks for the suggestions. I am always on the lookout for a good book. =)Jillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801861586720685842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847226686813011212.post-40575715153637232042008-10-23T18:19:00.000-04:002008-10-23T18:19:00.000-04:00YES! I just got a copy of Cane River without knowi...YES! I just got a copy of Cane River without knowing anything about it. I can't wait to read it!<BR/><BR/>I love The Chosen!!!! So much!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I just finished Reading Lolita in Tehran...what a powerful world that created for me.<BR/><BR/>Books are my life!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Almost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584248569655542892noreply@blogger.com