tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post6297164766960989861..comments2024-03-24T01:17:45.516-06:00Comments on fountains of home: What I've Been Reading Lately - I need to catch up! Christy from fountains of homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-87086487948946566412017-03-17T10:52:41.529-06:002017-03-17T10:52:41.529-06:00Teach me how to like Edmund Campion! I got Waugh&#...Teach me how to like Edmund Campion! I got Waugh's biography and was SO excited because I'm really intrigued by the saint. Then I just felt so dumb. When does the story actually start? Why is constantly referring to events that I'm completely unfamiliar with? What do I need to do to understand it???Kaitlin @ More Like Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260649249438520187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-37201996135039482482017-02-20T10:43:04.159-07:002017-02-20T10:43:04.159-07:00From the internet! I find there's a constant s...From the internet! I find there's a constant source of good titles and suggestions from friends online, blogs, and sometimes Goodreads but I'm never at a loss for what to read! Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-37546358149267554142017-02-20T10:42:19.807-07:002017-02-20T10:42:19.807-07:00Haha, the books are pretty love them or hate them ...Haha, the books are pretty love them or hate them I think. If you don't like the second I wouldn't continue the series unless you're dying to see what happens. I just find them so riveting I can't turn away. But I haven't read the final book and I'm interested in the effect the ending has on the story as a whole. It could either make me love them more or a bit less. Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-69756890697096570812017-02-20T10:41:06.108-07:002017-02-20T10:41:06.108-07:00Thanks for those titles Isabelle! They sound great...Thanks for those titles Isabelle! They sound great! I'm going to add them to my TBR!Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-43120706263114099892017-02-20T10:40:32.910-07:002017-02-20T10:40:32.910-07:00No! I'm going to add it to my TBR - thanks!No! I'm going to add it to my TBR - thanks!Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-34360780953248585042017-02-20T10:40:16.607-07:002017-02-20T10:40:16.607-07:00I agree with you in that I really loved her charac...I agree with you in that I really loved her characterization. And the writing. And the story. But something I can't put my finger on kept me from loving it for some reason. Maybe I need to reread it someday and see if it makes a difference? Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-21812951771020059822017-02-18T02:54:10.820-07:002017-02-18T02:54:10.820-07:00Hi Christy! I just joined a bookclub on Facebook h...Hi Christy! I just joined a bookclub on Facebook hosted by the blogger Leila Miller (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1795323740739633/) and I'm loving it. They already read Helena and now we're reading Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset. Marta Julie Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267530819888863884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-88442915025314392482017-02-17T06:58:00.716-07:002017-02-17T06:58:00.716-07:00I have found a lot of my reading selections from y...I have found a lot of my reading selections from you....but how do you find yours? I used to have time to just peruse the library but no longer!Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775592484866509189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-47680925169857643132017-02-16T08:37:17.456-07:002017-02-16T08:37:17.456-07:00Burial Rites became one of my favorite books after...Burial Rites became one of my favorite books after reading it and now I consistently buy it for my (reader) friends as presents. It's so enthralling and depressing and thought-provoking! I have My Brilliant Friend sitting on my piano waiting to read from the library after like 3 months on the hold list, haha.Hannah Gokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700388883523161435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-12592620276193105492017-02-15T15:11:49.207-07:002017-02-15T15:11:49.207-07:00I liked the Neapolitan novels better as I went. Ma...I liked the Neapolitan novels better as I went. Maybe because I knew the characters? They were so depressing but brilliantly written.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841896917157596550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-41034344079699182522017-02-15T13:12:21.184-07:002017-02-15T13:12:21.184-07:00I'm glad you found the second Neopolitan more ...I'm glad you found the second Neopolitan more compelling than My Brilliant Friend! I might actually read it now. I don't know what I wanted MBF to be, but it wasn't that. Excited isn't the word I'd use for how I feel about reading the next one, but now I'm encouraged at least!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392627187048255809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-24192764218432515732017-02-15T13:07:54.129-07:002017-02-15T13:07:54.129-07:00Hands down best novel I've ever read about Ind...Hands down best novel I've ever read about India: A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, it's a mammoth, but SO worth it. Also, but much trickier (complex structure, difficult themes, amazing prose) The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. <br />I really enjoyed most of Midnight Children, but he completely lost me by the end (Rushdie's best work IMO is Haroun and the Sea of Stories, but that's barely set in India). But then all these are pretty well-known so probably not news for you!Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399975452682018233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-14206163075261414572017-02-15T12:57:40.837-07:002017-02-15T12:57:40.837-07:00Have you read Aravind Adoga? Well written fiction...Have you read Aravind Adoga? Well written fiction on current day India.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602358348607591647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-50203190387715304512017-02-15T12:32:46.811-07:002017-02-15T12:32:46.811-07:00I loved Helena, but I don't really know how to...I loved Helena, but I don't really know how to articulate WHY I love it...which I suppose isn't much of a help, is it? ;o) I felt like the last quarter or so of the book was kind of fast but otherwise I really loved Waugh's characterization of her. She was kind, reflective, but also so no-nonsense - especially in her old-age. I'll have to check out Edmund Campion (which is an excellent name, btw). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888118366966033280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883970092765312318.post-49489873215969708612017-02-15T12:20:39.213-07:002017-02-15T12:20:39.213-07:00I'm gonna have to check out Burial Rites-that ...I'm gonna have to check out Burial Rites-that looks and sounds really intriguing! <br />If you like reading about India, you should take a look at "Karma Gone Bad: How I learned to love mangos, Bollywood, and water buffalo," by Jenny Feldon. It's a memoir of when the author (modern-day) moved to India for her husband's work, and it's pretty hysterical. AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.com