tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post7379314219920881774..comments2024-02-24T11:49:27.623-08:00Comments on The Restless Chef: What are you reading?Desireehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-56641991684558959752013-06-10T09:07:13.230-07:002013-06-10T09:07:13.230-07:00While you wait, here's another short story col...While you wait, here's another short story collection you might be interested in: Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club --- this year's Pen/Faulkner winner--Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-20530276435942174952013-06-09T14:31:46.812-07:002013-06-09T14:31:46.812-07:00According to my branch of the LA library system, I...According to my branch of the LA library system, I'm now the 242 person in line for George Saunders' Tenth of December: Stories. <br /><br />Atwood's Year of the Flood was available.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-5874293917027480202013-06-06T20:21:22.564-07:002013-06-06T20:21:22.564-07:00Oh, but if you haven't read it, Cheryl Strayed...Oh, but if you haven't read it, Cheryl Strayed's "Wild" is truly wonderful. Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-13569589690449186012013-06-06T20:20:33.149-07:002013-06-06T20:20:33.149-07:00It's been a long time since I've read some...It's been a long time since I've read something that really sucked me in. I keep hearing about "Pillars of the Earth," though, so I may have to give it a try.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-29377494342086327012013-06-06T14:07:34.900-07:002013-06-06T14:07:34.900-07:00LOL, re Tardsville! ;-) I did some research after ...LOL, re Tardsville! ;-) I did some research after I finished The Outsiders (which actually is not a bad book, all in all) and it is STILL among the most-banned titles ever. Of course the bad boys are always smoking, drinking and fighting - along with quoting Robert Frost and reading Gone With The Wind (totally serious here)- so I guess that's always going to be controversial. All of Hinton's YA novels were made into movies, some with pretty impressive casts, but I've never seen any of them. I think I will stick with my own imaginary visuals of Darry, SodaPop and Ponyboy. :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451652843448766614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-72135922466427139902013-06-06T07:56:59.863-07:002013-06-06T07:56:59.863-07:00Don't you love Karen's comment? "The ...Don't you love Karen's comment? "The adolescent girl trifecta!" That kills me. So true!. Growing up I was always being placed in the 'lowered expectations' classes; affectionately referred to as Tardsville. The Outsider was always on our specialized juvenile delinquent lit list.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-41643727852148786062013-06-05T19:37:08.964-07:002013-06-05T19:37:08.964-07:00LOVED The Outsiders, but have not reread since pub...LOVED The Outsiders, but have not reread since puberty--PA: Always kickin' us up a notch!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-36589295632191426922013-06-05T12:50:11.209-07:002013-06-05T12:50:11.209-07:00'The Solace of Open Spaces' Gretel Ehrlich...'The Solace of Open Spaces' Gretel Ehrlich<br /><br />Hoping to read Margaret Atwood's 'Oryx and Crake' and 'The Year of the Flood"Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-32093117943722717202013-06-05T12:05:25.286-07:002013-06-05T12:05:25.286-07:00Crazy but I am re-reading (read: listening to on a...Crazy but I am re-reading (read: listening to on audio book) S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders," which had a profound affect on me in sixth grade (in that I have since had a boundless attraction to bad boys - in fiction, thank goodness not in life). It is silly and dated and ridiculous, but I finally figured out why it was all the rage back in the day: It features cute bad boys who do nothing but talk about their feeeeeellllings and love horses. The adolescent girl trifecta! Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451652843448766614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-33227624190093819762013-06-05T08:42:25.659-07:002013-06-05T08:42:25.659-07:00Thanks, kids, they're on my list! :)Thanks, kids, they're on my list! :)<br />Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331108175137673106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-56273127986226254072013-06-04T21:23:03.849-07:002013-06-04T21:23:03.849-07:00I loved "pillars of the earth" by Ken Fo...I loved "pillars of the earth" by Ken Follet and just started "world without end." Also, "year of wonders" by Geraldine Brooks.Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792495645886204937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932312264889271.post-21882671897925647372013-06-04T19:27:46.038-07:002013-06-04T19:27:46.038-07:00Marcel Pagnol, "The Time of Secrets," an...Marcel Pagnol, "The Time of Secrets," and "The Time of Love."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com