tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post8517178187017791856..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: BooksFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41065589276939418902010-01-29T20:17:07.934+00:002010-01-29T20:17:07.934+00:00Vagabonde - wow, you and me both. Going to bed w...Vagabonde - wow, you and me both. Going to bed without a book is impossible, never mind how late it is.<br />You definitely are a woman after my own heart, I love everything you do.<br />I am not as adventurous as you, I don't anybody could be. <br />I shall do another blog some time about 'me and my books' throughout my life. I can't imagine a house without books.<br /><br />Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34940985030288465762010-01-28T23:49:12.977+00:002010-01-28T23:49:12.977+00:00My husband and I are bookworms and have way too ma...My husband and I are bookworms and have way too many books in the house. We have made extra bookshelves with bricks and long pieces of wood for the halls. The computer room has books on 4 walls, floor to ceilings, the den has books and the parlor has all the antiquarian books. In all we must have a few thousand books because we can’t part with them, most of them (the majority of these books Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87046218932941787992010-01-27T23:09:54.256+00:002010-01-27T23:09:54.256+00:00robert - yes, of course. Enjoy the rest of the w...robert - yes, of course. Enjoy the rest of the week.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22877495469100172052010-01-26T01:46:38.578+00:002010-01-26T01:46:38.578+00:00How nice to learn, that books do find a good home ...How nice to learn, that books do find a good home at your place. Also nice to learn, that there are other people, who read more than one book at a time.<br />Please allow me to pick this idea up on Friday. A wonderful Tuesday for you all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7943748175896193332010-01-24T22:58:55.698+00:002010-01-24T22:58:55.698+00:00Bonnie - I NEVER give cherished friends away, on...Bonnie - I NEVER give cherished friends away, only those books I can't get on with.<br /><br />Do we also share a love of Sebald as well as Rilke?<br /><br />Ekizabethm - we too tried to reduce shelf space when we came here.It only worked for a little while, we have have as many if not more books again as before. Ah well, somebody will have to get rid of them some time in the future. <br Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16219149227215156602010-01-24T11:30:02.966+00:002010-01-24T11:30:02.966+00:00Friko, I have to leave my #1 book - my synonym fin...Friko, I have to leave my #1 book - my synonym finder - behind in France 'cause it's just too heavy to cart around, but the internet is a reasonable substitute for that and almost anything else. I keep my favourite books in France since that's where I am most of the time but always have some unread books waiting for me in Calgary. It gets a bit frustrating sometimes when I realize Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75578358191615702412010-01-24T01:37:06.660+00:002010-01-24T01:37:06.660+00:00I still have great memories of being read to as a ...I still have great memories of being read to as a child, usual reader was my dad.<br /><br />What a miracle to discover that I could also read! From the age of five, to my current 64, I have absolutely loved books. I love looking at them, collecting them, reading them, re-reading them. Meeting authors, wishing that I could be an author. Hardback, paperbacks. Long books, short books, serious Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49948076942596713112010-01-23T23:45:29.748+00:002010-01-23T23:45:29.748+00:00I went to dinner with a friend and she showed me h...I went to dinner with a friend and she showed me her cellar which had boxes and boxes of books in it. She packed a bag for me of some I hadn't read. These are going to keep me going for a while. Next on the list is 'Gigi' and 'The Cat' by Colette.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71740638747732547752010-01-23T20:43:46.725+00:002010-01-23T20:43:46.725+00:00I love book buying and am trying and failing to ke...I love book buying and am trying and failing to keep to a resolution I made when we came here and halved our bookshelf space that when one comes in another should go out, to the charity shop or to a friend. Still have miles of shelves but just not enough. I am hopeless at keeping to the resolution but it does make me make a sweep every now and then and move things out. You are right about Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82705990814106998852010-01-23T19:16:48.688+00:002010-01-23T19:16:48.688+00:00Me again: To clarify there are loads of used book...Me again: To clarify there are loads of used books stores in Quebec, I forgot to say that I do not have access to English ones where I live.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40946019400298920292010-01-23T19:15:26.289+00:002010-01-23T19:15:26.289+00:00I do not live in the area in Quebec where one migh...I do not live in the area in Quebec where one might find a used book store - so I have to admit I tend to browse on Amazon and have bought so many books I should own part of the company. I just love the arrival of a package of books, and like you I always have about three that I am reading (the book needs to fit the mood n'est ce pas?).<br /><br />I have given many books away to charities, Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-8573444117621409792010-01-23T17:50:32.364+00:002010-01-23T17:50:32.364+00:00QMM - it's sad when bad eyesight doesn't...QMM - it's sad when bad eyesight doesn't allow you to read with ease anymore. My husband is the same, he finds reading for a long time quite a strain now. Have you tried specialist lights? He finds them very helpful.<br /><br />Darlene - I don't know David Baldachi; as I also love thrillers and allow myself one for every two 'proper' books, I shall have to try him.<br /><Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7883595228752234312010-01-23T14:04:01.449+00:002010-01-23T14:04:01.449+00:00friko - my house is littered (well they're car...friko - my house is littered (well they're carefully stacked and organized as per the partner's request) with heaps of unread books. i try and work through them at a rreasonable clip but it's hard to keep up with the new ones arriving . . . . uh oh!!! i donate them (after i have read them) to the local library who eithe catalogue them or sell them at their own fundraiser. it's stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65599549588699300772010-01-23T13:42:28.383+00:002010-01-23T13:42:28.383+00:00I am a much happier person when I have a book or t...I am a much happier person when I have a book or two on the go. Here in France, second-hand books in English are a bit tricky to come by, although in March an international women's group is holding a big book sale so I'll be there with a big bag in my hand!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19325411135383728282010-01-23T10:33:19.628+00:002010-01-23T10:33:19.628+00:00I always think the best thing I ever mastered as a...I always think the best thing I ever mastered as a young child was the ability to read - read and the world becomes even larger - as big as a writer's imagination.<br /><br />Great pile of books to dip into I see - does it ever get any smaller?mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20499542525880534032010-01-23T00:48:55.876+00:002010-01-23T00:48:55.876+00:00Very interesting that I posted a comment here earl...Very interesting that I posted a comment here earlier today, but it has disappeared.<br />I wanted to say that a book blog is always welcome, and that it's nice to see a number of Canadian books on your shelf, including one of the Jalna series. I used to live near the setting of these books - such a beautiful part of Ontario that one understands the author's attraction to it.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20973737296013804632010-01-23T00:01:09.986+00:002010-01-23T00:01:09.986+00:00Second hand books made me who I am...
Aloha, Fri...Second hand books made me who I am...<br /><br /><br />Aloha, Friend!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-89793541518269291332010-01-22T23:54:14.211+00:002010-01-22T23:54:14.211+00:00I do love my piles of unread used books! In both p...I do love my piles of unread used books! In both pictures, there's only one author with whom I'm familiar; I'll be keeping an eye out for several of the others.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49468405871570536882010-01-22T22:47:45.268+00:002010-01-22T22:47:45.268+00:00Wonderful advice. I also need to utilize the local...Wonderful advice. I also need to utilize the local library more often. It is so easy to go to Amazon, or a local bookstore, but your way is better.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69765962054298670522010-01-22T22:03:51.134+00:002010-01-22T22:03:51.134+00:00I read recently about Joyce Carol Oates, so, thank...I read recently about Joyce Carol Oates, so, thanks for the reminder, because it's one of those authors I'll be putting in my to-read list very soon.<br /><br />It's great to read about someone who values old, second-hand books. I honestly believe that that is one of the most precious treasures I've found in the UK, since I came: secondhand bookshops. Even if I don't buy A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53823518594822201772010-01-22T20:51:30.214+00:002010-01-22T20:51:30.214+00:00I love reading too, although I must admit I've...I love reading too, although I must admit I've never got around to reading all of them. We buy a lot of ours from Charity shops - Oxfam in Shrewsbury have a wonderful selection. I am reading a William Barclay book at the moment which I love - I bought it off a charity stall in the market about 30 years ago and discovered it when I was having a turf out at the top of my wardrobe. I love the Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-13247479650637092012010-01-22T20:34:01.965+00:002010-01-22T20:34:01.965+00:00I have always felt that dog-eared books do not det...I have always felt that dog-eared books do not detract from the enjoyment of the reading.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62451149867223393442010-01-22T19:31:48.651+00:002010-01-22T19:31:48.651+00:00I just love to have a pile of books waiting to be ...I just love to have a pile of books waiting to be read - my family are really good at keeping me well stocked - hubby usually goes to charity shops and M. usually buys new- so I do get that wonderful pleasure of being the first to open a new book! I am reading about Barack Obama at the mo.Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90764041239146754702010-01-22T18:56:14.810+00:002010-01-22T18:56:14.810+00:00I often buy books, new and used, with all the best...I often buy books, new and used, with all the best intentions. Then they sit in a pile or on a shelf, constantly trying to remind me of my promise to read them. I must make more of an effort to keep my promises in 2010.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-76753507798543392272010-01-22T17:43:06.224+00:002010-01-22T17:43:06.224+00:00I had completely forgotten about Joyce Carol Oats....I had completely forgotten about Joyce Carol Oats. I remember liking her style, but can't remember a thing she wrote. (That's not surprising as I can't remember much of anything now. ;-) .)<br /><br />I love mysteries and am now reading The First Family. I like David Balddachi and this is a good escape. I have read many of his books and they never disappoint. I also like P. D. Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com