tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post7664659871457476414..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Bookish MemeSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-58390281279867585452009-09-21T20:07:08.556-04:002009-09-21T20:07:08.556-04:00If I knew an 11-y-o, I would let them borrow any o...If I knew an 11-y-o, I would let them borrow any of my books, but I wouldn't recommend or push them into anything. When I was 11, I did the opposite of what the grown-ups told me to do (actually I still kind of do that...).Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-67763279968974756622009-09-17T13:47:57.247-04:002009-09-17T13:47:57.247-04:00My bookshelves are completely unorganized (except ...My bookshelves are completely unorganized (except by size of book) too. It would take me forever to find anything.<br /><br />I am finally reading The Hunger Games and am really enjoying it!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-79600436852997788922009-09-14T14:14:40.923-04:002009-09-14T14:14:40.923-04:00I really enjoyed reading your answers. I used to ...I really enjoyed reading your answers. I used to abhor dog-earing but I've done it myself recently, too. But I always take off the dust jackets when I read. My book OCD doesn't allow me to get them wrinkled at all. LOL<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-7906046023986726432009-09-13T21:42:59.179-04:002009-09-13T21:42:59.179-04:00This is a fun meme!
I'd love to buy a freshene...This is a fun meme!<br />I'd love to buy a freshener that smells like books!! :DMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-39553079451938457092009-09-13T20:56:06.999-04:002009-09-13T20:56:06.999-04:00Beach Music by Pat Conroy is one of my favorites t...Beach Music by Pat Conroy is one of my favorites too!!Stephaniehttp://stephanieswrittenword.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-67252279265410406992009-09-13T15:07:41.470-04:002009-09-13T15:07:41.470-04:00I love this meme! And I'm glad to see another ...I love this meme! And I'm glad to see another fan of ambiguous/open endings. Also, I smell books all the time too :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-23417511972481152292009-09-13T01:53:14.878-04:002009-09-13T01:53:14.878-04:00Fun meme. I totally stole it. My answers will be...Fun meme. I totally stole it. My answers will be up tomorrow :)<br /><br />Love the air freshener idea. And how 'bout perfume? Gotta have perfume.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-53512211404976981862009-09-12T23:10:54.886-04:002009-09-12T23:10:54.886-04:00They SHOULD make a car freshener with that smell -...They SHOULD make a car freshener with that smell - brilliant!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939074543470696025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-31140422236362277032009-09-12T19:49:37.460-04:002009-09-12T19:49:37.460-04:00I've done this one before and it's fun. Of...I've done this one before and it's fun. Of course I'm sure if I did it again my answers might change - I can be fickle like that :)<br /><br />So fun to read your answers, Sandy.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-81476896027999278152009-09-12T18:05:22.355-04:002009-09-12T18:05:22.355-04:00Andy is my delivery service - I am forever sending...Andy is my delivery service - I am forever sending him messages to stop by the library before it closes or swing by when he's out on an errand. He's always waiting on the cell phone for me to figure out a title that is available per the website. Good doobie. He would love for our town to institute home delivery!<br /><br />I am very proud to find TKAM on your faves list - I agree with all 3 of your choices there.<br /><br />I love nothing more than the smell of an old book - something about that musty scent brings me back to my grandmother's bookcase which I would lovingly peruse every time we visited.The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-32411677943857253132009-09-12T17:10:24.639-04:002009-09-12T17:10:24.639-04:00Oh man. I'm definitely doing this survey. Exce...Oh man. I'm definitely doing this survey. Excellent answers and I pretty much agree with most of them!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349631448644661717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-63581784412882357112009-09-12T17:06:51.041-04:002009-09-12T17:06:51.041-04:00ds - yes, I will still be your friend! I do it to...ds - yes, I will still be your friend! I do it too, now and again, sometimes to mark special passages I like when I don't have my journal nearby. Bad Sandy!<br /><br />Pink - yeah, it is very sweet. I am waiting for that program to go the way of the dodo with budget cuts. Someone told me that a rich, homebound person died and left a huge amount of money marked for this program, so maybe it will survive.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-60859177250761429642009-09-12T17:04:12.914-04:002009-09-12T17:04:12.914-04:00Your library delivers?! Sweeeeeeet!Your library delivers?! Sweeeeeeet!Amber @ A Little Pink in the Cornfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898255649481697297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-15477392602367168162009-09-12T16:59:25.187-04:002009-09-12T16:59:25.187-04:00I loved reading your responses, Sandy. Those Borde...I loved reading your responses, Sandy. Those Borders coupons rock! My library has the same online request deal, but you have to pick them up yourself. Such a "chore." ;)<br />Other than Kindle, we agree on a lot. But I do dogear--will you still be my friend?dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-54229968814839466692009-09-12T15:19:42.449-04:002009-09-12T15:19:42.449-04:00Jeane - I could be wrong, but I think Waterstones ...Jeane - I could be wrong, but I think Waterstones is a British thing. Or maybe Europe, I don't know. <br /><br />Wendy - I won't tell! Maybe they are evil, and are the nemesis of all indie stores, but sometimes you just have to give in.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-66224360431083110762009-09-12T13:20:28.979-04:002009-09-12T13:20:28.979-04:00This is an oldie but goody! I enjoyed reading you...This is an oldie but goody! I enjoyed reading your responses, Sandy.<br /><br />I just ordered three books on Amazon. Don't tell hubby. I have a gift card sitting here from Borders, but I couldn't resist the discounts Amazon was offering. <br /><br />Have a great weekend, Sandy.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-71636317459031855052009-09-12T12:36:18.404-04:002009-09-12T12:36:18.404-04:00I never heard of Waterstones. Am I missing somethi...I never heard of Waterstones. Am I missing something? And I sniff my books too- all the time! Sometimes a book will remind me of another one I read years before, and they have nothing in common except the scent of the pages.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-33218978870109298852009-09-12T10:19:22.771-04:002009-09-12T10:19:22.771-04:00Susan - you are so kind! Not so sure about the re...Susan - you are so kind! Not so sure about the retaining thing. I can't remember what I had for breakfast!<br /><br />Ben - ????<br /><br />Kathy - someday I need to do my top 10, but I'm sure those three would be on the list. Boo mass market!<br /><br />Jackie - Ooooh, Beach Music is wonderful. I really need to read it again. I was at an antique bookstore here in town and noticed they have a first edition...<br /><br />Caite - now listen, I just read today in EW that e-books are only 1.5% of the total market. Kindle isn't taking over yet!<br /><br />Alice - I think that there are alot of closet dog ear people out there. Just my guess!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-44571547915793432712009-09-12T09:58:43.721-04:002009-09-12T09:58:43.721-04:00Ooooh I do share the same thoughts with you on mos...Ooooh I do share the same thoughts with you on most of your answers!<br /><br />I smell books ALL the time. I do it discreetly, though. I just flip through the books real fast and let the whiff of fresh, new paper reach my nose...<br /><br />And no, I never throw away books. I dog ear books quite a bit (mostly non-fictions) and must add that I doodle in them quite a bit. Hmm...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-64840773640358550332009-09-12T09:08:29.137-04:002009-09-12T09:08:29.137-04:00We are in agreement about a great many of your ans...We are in agreement about a great many of your answers...except that <b><i>Evil Kindle!!</i></b>caitehttp://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-39953084603456261382009-09-12T08:42:05.665-04:002009-09-12T08:42:05.665-04:00I haven't heard of Beach Music before - I'...I haven't heard of Beach Music before - I'll have to look into it!<br /><br />I can't believe people throw books away either - weird!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-5628568169998212372009-09-12T08:15:42.209-04:002009-09-12T08:15:42.209-04:00This was a lot of fun! We're a lot alike - I ...This was a lot of fun! We're a lot alike - I have a few mass market paperbacks, but don't like them. I love all three books that you named as your favorites.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-23733632032515284562009-09-12T05:56:18.919-04:002009-09-12T05:56:18.919-04:00I have nothing to say except....I bow in the prese...I have nothing to say except....I bow in the presence of the Queen...it utterly amazes me the number of books you read AND retain up there in your little noggin.<br /><br />((BOW))Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.com