tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post1291339574543326635..comments2023-11-24T04:23:09.779-08:00Comments on The English Muse: What are you reading this summer?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-86495587962061042662010-07-12T20:47:31.531-07:002010-07-12T20:47:31.531-07:00i'm reading nanny returns.. the book after the...i'm reading nanny returns.. the book after the nanny diaries. i know, i know. everyone else in the world has read this book by now. not me!rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498208846523306278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-69673684717605309652010-06-21T07:18:17.459-07:002010-06-21T07:18:17.459-07:00I love your photo spread, it's just gorgeous a...I love your photo spread, it's just gorgeous and inspiring as I currently sit on the floor, surrounded by books.<br /><br />I just finished "The Virgin Suicides" by Jeffrey Eugenidies, highly recommended.<br /><br />~Pearl<br /><br />visit my blog... http://theskytheykeep.blogspot.comRose, Pearl and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052160458953765920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-4144961332440259302010-06-16T00:14:15.552-07:002010-06-16T00:14:15.552-07:00i'm reading
Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegu...i'm reading <br />Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut<br />Life of Pi, by Yann Martel<br />City of Thieves, by David BenioffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-53522786857415761052010-06-15T16:41:20.926-07:002010-06-15T16:41:20.926-07:00Lovely extracts - they make me want to zip over to...Lovely extracts - they make me want to zip over to Amazon and get myself a copy! It is Winter here in Sydney but I've just finished reading "Saturday" by Ian McEwan - it was a ripping yarn to say the least!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373792347824489296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-43359074835513011882010-06-15T11:49:53.372-07:002010-06-15T11:49:53.372-07:00I'm currently reading The Passage, which recei...I'm currently reading The Passage, which received a huge amount of buzz and is already being made into a film by Ridley Scott. I'm only on the second chapter and I can't put it down.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318947430085105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-24517123174341189832010-06-15T10:22:07.559-07:002010-06-15T10:22:07.559-07:00I love books by Rachel Cusk, the English writer. H...I love books by Rachel Cusk, the English writer. Her insights on motherhood, marriage and life are fantastic!Donna Rose Houchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742295766638634001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-73651725345471701202010-06-14T21:49:27.916-07:002010-06-14T21:49:27.916-07:00Three delightful girly books I just discovered at ...Three delightful girly books I just discovered at Anthropologie this past Wednesday:<br />-Beauty in Bloom, A collection of beautiful inspirations by Natalie Bloom<br />-Backwards in High Heels, The Impossible Art of Being Female by Tania Kindersley and Sarah Vine<br />and<br />-The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman by Karen Karboroseleannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091952414216232021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-23187607955641209942010-06-14T21:22:58.997-07:002010-06-14T21:22:58.997-07:00I'm trying to finish the leaked 12 chapters of...I'm trying to finish the leaked 12 chapters of Midnight Sun before I head back for school...summer term. Then I'll have no time to read things that I want - just required droll. Lovely blog; just discovered you this evening. Thanks for the heads-up on the Breakfast at Tiffany's book. :)Learning Spanish at 41https://www.blogger.com/profile/02452926460165283494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-59142920038232709672010-06-14T17:11:38.543-07:002010-06-14T17:11:38.543-07:00I just finished Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. It...I just finished Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. It was the perfect book to start off summer! His imagery was absolutely stunning and I could not put it down. <br /><br />hugs and chocolate,<br />hannahhannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852082473385135714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-15248465227485844852010-06-14T16:05:23.469-07:002010-06-14T16:05:23.469-07:00zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-91690970108156801702010-06-14T06:02:51.751-07:002010-06-14T06:02:51.751-07:00The Group, by Mary McCarthy (1963) dated, maybe......The Group, by Mary McCarthy (1963) dated, maybe...but not!Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662627934887711889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-31362445280093736062010-06-13T21:12:20.226-07:002010-06-13T21:12:20.226-07:00I have many new books sitting, waiting to be read....I have many new books sitting, waiting to be read. But my answer is about rereading. I had the pleasure of being asked by three interns what they ought to read this summer. Rarely do I have this power, believe me:)<br /><br />I asked them if they have read (or read since they were younger, you know, when they were 17 instead of 23!)<br /><br />The Great Gatsby. (I can act the whole thing out for anyone who wants cheap dinner theatre in DC)<br /><br />The Quiet American - a must-read. That's all there is to say.<br /><br />Shirley Hazzard's books--any & all--she doesn't write a lot (no one is currently writing better English prose than SH...they may be doing as well, or nearly but not better). For summer, I recommend her:<br /><br />The Bay of Noon (takes place in Southern Italy)<br /><br />Graham Greene on Capri (her memoir of him--you don't have to have read either one to gobble up this book in an afternoon.)<br /><br />I adore her other longer novels but these are wonderful set pieces that are shlurpped up quickly, painlessly, & one's vocabulary & manner of writing are better. The effect obviously wears off. Ahem. <br /><br />Daisy Miller - Rome, again.<br /><br />Mrs. Dalloway<br /><br />OK. I'll stop. One finds something new or surprising, something one forgot & thinks, yes, that's why I love that phrase, scene, etc. Because one is a year (or 2 or 3) older--so much happens in one year.<br /><br />100 Years of Solitude is every 3 years or so. As is Love in the Time of Cholera. <br /><br />Happy reading (there are excellent new books out & I hope those who admire the Poisonwood Bible (me, too, how ever did she DO that?)noticed that Barbara K. won the Orange Prize a few days ago. Hoorah.Giuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569643363733791671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-5613881025242788622010-06-13T18:43:15.444-07:002010-06-13T18:43:15.444-07:00I've jumped on the Steig Larson bandwagon - Gi...I've jumped on the Steig Larson bandwagon - Girl With The Dragon Tattoo all the way!!<br /><br />http://ladulcivida.blogspot.com/dulcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134701751247349452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-32535018768459635152010-06-13T10:46:53.298-07:002010-06-13T10:46:53.298-07:00Tolstoy! I recently finished War and Peace; now I...<a href="http://letsgorideabike.com/blog/2010/06/tolstoy-in-the-park/" rel="nofollow">Tolstoy!</a> I recently finished War and Peace; now I'm well into Anna Karenina. While that may not sound like light summer selections, Tolstoy is actually highly readable. <br /><br />Have fun with your visitor!Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984050970208363927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-82806708954722958192010-06-13T09:46:03.653-07:002010-06-13T09:46:03.653-07:00That's so exciting!! Having someone there to p...That's so exciting!! Having someone there to perfect language with is so important to learning the language. <br />I'm reading Island of the Blue Dolphins. I started it in grade school and never finished it, it's short and lovely so I'm reading it by the pool. Reading the Art of Conversation at work, when I have free time (which is a lot).Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861489697130450313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-65119233457451279002010-06-12T19:18:57.710-07:002010-06-12T19:18:57.710-07:00First, I love your blog! Second, I know it's ...First, I love your blog! Second, I know it's a little cheesy, but in the midst of a distracted book-rut, I picked up my Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and have continued through the series. I can't deny my love for the Potter =) It's so entertaining, intriguing, relaxing, and simple. Great summer reading!elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492654978191772742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-20999050562270032842010-06-12T18:33:14.910-07:002010-06-12T18:33:14.910-07:00I've got three on my hit list at the moment al...I've got three on my hit list at the moment all by Chuck Palahniuk.<br />-Invisible Monsters<br />-Diary<br />-Haunted<br /><br />The manipulation of the characters is amazing<br /><br />xxdeadweight on velveteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439381973268058436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-20720331194457479872010-06-12T13:02:28.597-07:002010-06-12T13:02:28.597-07:00Just getting around to starting some of the beauti...Just getting around to starting some of the beautiful reads you graciously sent my way not too long ago, Tina! Other than that, the new Vanity Fair! Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444331253556957539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-19186997344050670352010-06-12T10:55:36.673-07:002010-06-12T10:55:36.673-07:00The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
and the St...The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon<br />and the Steig Larson series, The Girl Who..."style-for-stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373847736850227155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-54421001979760588842010-06-12T05:46:04.863-07:002010-06-12T05:46:04.863-07:00I love reading about what everybody else is readin...I love reading about what everybody else is reading...I will look into Elizabeth Bowen!<br />My list:<br />Rachel Cusk: "The last supper" A summer in Italy<br />Alan Bradley: "The sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" (just finished - lovely) and 'The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag"<br />Megan Mc Andrew: "Dreaming In French"<br />Frances Mayes "Bella Tuscany" and "Every Day In Tuscany"<br />C.A. Belmont "A Rather Charming Invitation" and "A Rather Lovely Inheritance"<br /><br /><br />Sommer's ease!<br /><br />XX<br />VictoriaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572400688345132982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-46148323024630198492010-06-11T23:56:50.849-07:002010-06-11T23:56:50.849-07:00Hello - summer reading - that is just the epitome ...Hello - summer reading - that is just the epitome of summer to me! I have abit of a habit - I read John Updike's 'Couples' every summer no matter what. I also choose something like 'Enchanted April' or 'Tender is the Night' just for the evocative summery images that they bring in my mind! Love summer reading. It's the most reading I do all year. Nice to have you back and lovely bookish images... Louise xLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457538074763854583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-45381044738904925962010-06-11T17:07:50.777-07:002010-06-11T17:07:50.777-07:00Today I mentioned your blog in mine. You're th...Today I mentioned your blog in mine. You're the blog of the week. It's in portuguese, but I hope u like it =)Natália Llorenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223111784043552727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-5710584680242009012010-06-11T07:47:54.011-07:002010-06-11T07:47:54.011-07:00I've been reading about Greg Mortensen's w...I've been reading about Greg Mortensen's work in Pakistan and Afghanistan. I just finished 3 cups of Tea. I highly recommend it. It changed the way i think of the situation in the middle east. I'm about to start his second book Stones into Schools. <br /><br />Then i'm reading lots of Shakespeare. <br /><br />Ta<br />http://lamentingicarus.blogspot.comTahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692365769693478374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-86837993783484378782010-06-11T06:34:05.802-07:002010-06-11T06:34:05.802-07:00I am reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar W...I am reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and I think I am in love! His comments on society and people are still relevant today, despite being a tad wicked.<br />After that I want to read On The Road by Jack Kerouac<br /><br />Great pictures btw!<br /><br />Genevieve<br />http://untilthedayirunaway.blogspot.comgenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614927405652918425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547923613272710.post-17531415895902831822010-06-11T03:56:11.726-07:002010-06-11T03:56:11.726-07:00I am so in love with those book pics! I'm plan...I am so in love with those book pics! I'm planning to read the Persephone Classic "Saplings" and who-knows-what-else--I usually have at least three or four books going at any given time. Hopefully I'll get a chance to read "Lunch in Paris," too--have had that on my amazon wish list for a while.Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163376146526795302noreply@blogger.com