tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post1965049555331403181..comments2024-03-29T07:56:59.284-07:00Comments on Where the Wild Things Were: What's on my bookshelfLydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-56263151984456043612022-04-28T09:08:13.813-07:002022-04-28T09:08:13.813-07:00I really enjoyed Before I Go To Sleep, but there a...I really enjoyed Before I Go To Sleep, but there are some books with some rather rushed endings, I don't think this is one of the worst. I like the sound of Violeta and the cover is so pretty. Thanks for linking up to book worms monthlyAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922568143111623696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-1719906303885948582022-04-02T12:48:37.644-07:002022-04-02T12:48:37.644-07:00I'm quite tempted to find that SJ Watson book ...I'm quite tempted to find that SJ Watson book and Isabel Allende one as I've enjoyed the latter's books in the past. Thanks for linking up with #DreamTeamloopyloulaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098606500168411245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-14843887010015823262022-04-02T12:27:13.846-07:002022-04-02T12:27:13.846-07:00Ah what a great set of books. I remember reading B...Ah what a great set of books. I remember reading Before I go to sleep and I have to admit that I was completely gripped from start to finish. The movie wasn't too bad either. Thank you for sharing what's on your bookshelf with the #dreamteam xxAnnette, 3 Little Buttonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529533542517938475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-84446394896529718282022-03-28T13:26:15.416-07:002022-03-28T13:26:15.416-07:00Coming back for #DreamTeam.Coming back for #DreamTeam.Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381016727248405767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-3073168229763701232022-03-28T13:24:57.023-07:002022-03-28T13:24:57.023-07:00Oh, thanks for sharing that. Yes, these stories ca...Oh, thanks for sharing that. Yes, these stories can be quite sad. I know I am privileged in so many ways. I mean, I used to feel that I belonged to a little too many minority groups to be believable as a story character (I mean, if I were to write an autobiographically-based novel), but now that I know the Internet, I know there are people who are far more marginalized than I am.Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381016727248405767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-21691687927577375842022-03-22T06:38:21.238-07:002022-03-22T06:38:21.238-07:00I've heard good things about "Violeta&quo...I've heard good things about "Violeta" it's on my TBR. It's also my mom's name lol.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925686472435291233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-12794716705385909252022-03-21T18:31:39.009-07:002022-03-21T18:31:39.009-07:00Hi Lydia - lots of variety in there! Shame the fir...Hi Lydia - lots of variety in there! Shame the first book didn't end well though - nothing beats a satisfying ending (except a follow on book in a new series!)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-79433610900174947052022-03-20T23:25:06.820-07:002022-03-20T23:25:06.820-07:00Thanks Lydia, your reviews are always good to read...Thanks Lydia, your reviews are always good to read and I am definitely going to add Violeta to my list. Best of luck for the entries you've got going on. Deb's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706654888846671781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-24842840328386480112022-03-20T14:03:26.473-07:002022-03-20T14:03:26.473-07:00It is really interesting. I do wonder if I was gay...It is really interesting. I do wonder if I was gay if I'd read it differently. I tend to find it a little depressing. All these stories are unnecessarily sad. If we (society) weren't still such jerks, it wouldn't even be a thing. The one I read last night talked about the privilege in your narrative and it got me thinking about my own backstory and how things happened because I was white, middle class, able-bodied and all the other things we take for granted. I do think writers should read broadly and this book is giving me lots of food for thought in all sorts of ways (not just on the growing up queer in Australia bit)Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-49672483675624168292022-03-20T13:58:55.766-07:002022-03-20T13:58:55.766-07:00So many of my short stories became about covid or ...So many of my short stories became about covid or lockdown, even if they were about grief or love or something else....it was just weird.Even my historical fiction ended up in the Spanish flu time...so odd. No conscious intent on my part.Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-38862470848290092852022-03-20T13:54:12.195-07:002022-03-20T13:54:12.195-07:00I have a total crush on his voice (both)! He's...I have a total crush on his voice (both)! He's so kooky!! and I love that he doesn't prejudge topics (which i find Louis Theroux reports with an agenda, where as Ronson tries to be blank and let the topic speak for itself - until his neurosis steps in).Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-44692905471146687872022-03-20T10:28:04.094-07:002022-03-20T10:28:04.094-07:00I listened to a Jon Ronson audiobook a few years a...I listened to a Jon Ronson audiobook a few years ago. I never quite got used to his voice (his actual voice and his literary voice) but it was interesting. Janet Alcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175655692094831262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-50525804329970789342022-03-20T03:57:58.310-07:002022-03-20T03:57:58.310-07:00Love seeing what everyone is reading, thanks for s...Love seeing what everyone is reading, thanks for sharingAlex (ScribbleandScran)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00822715091896172207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-3144563209967750812022-03-19T06:48:30.773-07:002022-03-19T06:48:30.773-07:00Hi Lydia,
Okay - you gave me one line in the middl...Hi Lydia,<br />Okay - you gave me one line in the middle of your post that's going to keep my mind busy the rest of the day (and it's only 6:40am here). You said,"My writing got infected by COVID over the last two years...".<br />This thought is going to take some chewing to digest, because I've wondered the same, not just about my own writing but the many others out there who took hits themselves via impacted friends or family or jobs or changes in their own markets and thus income, etc. . .<br />It may take me more than a day. . .<br />Thanks<br />I think.<br />Gary A Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317630302156613724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-30065066699847448292022-03-19T04:59:04.448-07:002022-03-19T04:59:04.448-07:00It truly sucks when a great book has a poor ending...It truly sucks when a great book has a poor ending. It happens way too often, in my experience. Growing Up Queer sounds really interesting. I'm also going to check out Violeta.Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381016727248405767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-56164687892326081892022-03-18T18:10:13.339-07:002022-03-18T18:10:13.339-07:00Violeta sounds interesting and is new this year so...Violeta sounds interesting and is new this year so I'll wait for the e-book version at my library. Thank you for your #weekendcoffeeshare.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151221243588416460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-15669381989151825522022-03-18T13:51:44.514-07:002022-03-18T13:51:44.514-07:00What I came to say was I read that. I didn't l...What I came to say was I read that. I didn't love it as much as the rest of the world - I sort of felt I'd read it before and she didn't add much BUT I just read her new book, Cilka's Journey and I thought it was much better. I recommend that one. If you enjoy the Tattooist, def read Cilka's Journey. It's a much more complex book. Heather Morris is doing a lot of writers festival stuff at the moment - she does great media. Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-9868325781760940712022-03-18T13:49:17.747-07:002022-03-18T13:49:17.747-07:00I am embarrassed now by some of the things I said ...I am embarrassed now by some of the things I said when I was younger. Not hugely anti-gay just that careless societal bigoty (I guess we'd call it microaggressions now?). But I guess I can see the error of my ways and educate myself. I also need to do it with other thinking (old wiring I call it). Ableist thinking etc...all we can do is be open to learning more.Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-20430668982847287772022-03-18T13:24:53.140-07:002022-03-18T13:24:53.140-07:00I've just started reading one called "the...I've just started reading one called "the tattooist of auschwitz" seems good so far. I'm encouraged that people these days though are a bit more open minded about gay and lgpt people and their rights, I have a few family members who are sadly a bit homophobic.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-248182934628796412022-03-18T04:31:30.121-07:002022-03-18T04:31:30.121-07:00I hate when a great book has a "meh" end...I hate when a great book has a "meh" ending... I always feel so let down. Joanne https://www.blogger.com/profile/01212516924342195282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-9872176114590102812022-03-18T00:03:19.226-07:002022-03-18T00:03:19.226-07:00I will try to be organised and prepare another one...I will try to be organised and prepare another one in timeLydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-64227305252516556982022-03-18T00:02:47.846-07:002022-03-18T00:02:47.846-07:00It is that weird moment where you think 'did y...It is that weird moment where you think 'did you just kget your teenager to finish it for you?' or did the editor say you had to whack a happy ending on it and you couldn't be bothered? It's so odd how often that happens. It's like they run out of steam and just saty "That will do"Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-76178985374952361882022-03-18T00:01:04.708-07:002022-03-18T00:01:04.708-07:00Hes a nut but I adore his books sooooo much! Hes a nut but I adore his books sooooo much! Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-3237262604745403692022-03-17T23:24:38.232-07:002022-03-17T23:24:38.232-07:00Hi Lydia, thanks for joining us for What's On ...Hi Lydia, thanks for joining us for What's On Your Bookshelf? I love reading everyone's posts and what they are reading. What they liked and what didn't grab them. Violeta sounds like something I might enjoy. I hope to see you at next month's link up. Happy reading!Women Living Well After 50https://www.blogger.com/profile/06163481519650226026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-70913435717039460432022-03-17T22:49:30.532-07:002022-03-17T22:49:30.532-07:00Thank you for joining us at What's on your Boo...Thank you for joining us at What's on your Bookshelf. Your comment on Before I Go to Sleep really resonated with me. LOVING a book most of the way through and then being disappointed with the ending has (sadly) happened to me so often that one of my bookclub now calls it the 'Donna syndrome'. :Dretirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.com