tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23480297.post724569996713123773..comments2023-11-22T00:51:15.112-08:00Comments on Judy's Notebook: My fall (and possible return) from graceJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602307806784416609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23480297.post-7101223927238135742011-03-13T00:21:26.137-08:002011-03-13T00:21:26.137-08:00I apologize in advance for the long comment. Can&#...I apologize in advance for the long comment. Can't shut me up tonight. Also, love the advice above!<br /><br />***<br /><br />I don't think your reviews suck.<br /><br />After a bumpy start, I breezed through "Cranford." And I have been meaning to write about it FOREVER. Yet, I have failed. (Not having my laptop has been a factor, though, but you would think whenever I could get my hands on BF's laptop, I would type it up - but I haven't. Doh.)<br /><br />I still don't think I could read an entire book on a computer screen, but I could probably do a Kindle or a Nook. I just like being able to snuggle up with my reading material, you know?<br /><br />Although, like you, I have spent entire days reading a computer screen, so I admit my feelings are not rational.<br /><br />Heehee. I don't think I ever marked up a novel with a ballpoint. But I am in love with dog-earing pages that hold quotes or summations of things that I love about the novel. I get irritated when I loan my dog-eared book, and later discover that the borrower has un-dog-eared my pages.<br /><br />Just because books are "classics," it doesn't mean we have to love them. You probably know that...I just don't think any person should feel bad for disliking a classic. There's plenty of white male 20th century authors who I think are privileged shite, for example.<br /><br />Confessionally - I can't get past the first chapter of "David Copperfield" (my "Oliver Twist" sub). I will eventually persevere, though, because I have a long history with Dickens (seriously, I've read all of them except for the two obvious ones - DC, and "The Tale Of Two Cities.") Also, I only read the first few chapters of "The Secret Agent" before putting it aside. I hope to get back to it, though it was starting out in a boring manner. In the meantime, I picked up "Delusions of Gender," by Cordelia Fine. :D<br /><br />Although, now I am suddenly in the mood to think about "Cranford," so maybe I can get back on the CBC horse shortly.my name is Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484587200951022679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23480297.post-32251627710180233492011-03-12T21:12:29.031-08:002011-03-12T21:12:29.031-08:00Underlining and highlighting are evil, but you def...Underlining and highlighting are evil, but you definitely aren't. If you fail to feed your cat and it dies, you can hate yourself. If you fail to read a book, you should just eat a piece of chocolate and have a cup of tea.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.com