tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post915650471116732846..comments2024-01-22T14:32:22.110+00:00Comments on An Armchair By The Sea: February Round-upanarmchairbytheseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-14042875295273370812011-03-04T16:54:06.916+00:002011-03-04T16:54:06.916+00:00Ellen. I'm totally amazed at myself too, even ...Ellen. I'm totally amazed at myself too, even my fiance didnt think i'd last more than about a week! If I actually make it a year, i'll be going on the biggest book shopping trip EVER! But yes, like you say, I have bought so many books i've not had a chance to catch up with my reading until now, so i'm seeing it as definitely a positive experience. Also, in my area, and the area I used to live in,there's a lot of libraries under threat so I thought i'd do my bit to support them!anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-87582326544779593702011-03-04T16:19:11.323+00:002011-03-04T16:19:11.323+00:00This is my first visit to your blog (thanks for co...This is my first visit to your blog (thanks for commenting at mine, by the way!) and i love the idea of a book buying ban. i tend to buy and buy and buy, and i can never catch up and read all the books i've bought. this should be easier since i'm living abroad now - and it is, but i still pick books up for my kindle sometimes. When I go back to the States, though, I think I'll follow your example and try to save money by sticking to libraries, my friends' books, and my own collection.<br /><br />of course, this is probably easier said than done...i'm kind of amazed that you've made it a whole month without buying a book!<br /><br />-- ellenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-18302180424911219052011-03-02T19:58:41.249+00:002011-03-02T19:58:41.249+00:00Lol thanks Esther! It works again!Lol thanks Esther! It works again!anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-55599876892655930722011-03-02T19:55:34.688+00:002011-03-02T19:55:34.688+00:00hey, i'm writing something on something...this...hey, i'm writing something on something...this is a completely unrealted comment :PEstherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627133349764049052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-49016688624310773692011-03-01T10:46:38.541+00:002011-03-01T10:46:38.541+00:00hi yeah i know the comment system is all messed up...hi yeah i know the comment system is all messed up on here! I will change it but am somewhat limited by only getting an hour a day on the internet at the library, which totally limits what I can do as I have to use the time to proofread essays too...<br />And henry james per se isn't creepy, just The Turn of the Screw. In a good way, obviously. <br />Regarding Eliot, I appreciate why people like her, I just really really can't. I've read a few of her books but just cant get into it really!anarmchairbytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-21243854652644696702011-03-01T10:41:31.171+00:002011-03-01T10:41:31.171+00:00Oh, thought I could comment on your list page.
He...Oh, thought I could comment on your list page.<br /><br />Henry James is creepy!!?? lol<br />Oh, sorry you hate Eliot, verbose yes, but she's a genius of nuance and psychological motivation.<br /><br />Look forward to sharing our experience with this list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-54013589033781332042011-03-01T10:39:14.313+00:002011-03-01T10:39:14.313+00:00Do you have 2nd-hand book shops or general thrift ...Do you have 2nd-hand book shops or general thrift stores that sell books?<br />I almost never buy brand new books. Too costly, but I love supporting indie stores and 2nd-hand dealers.<br />Even Amazon marketplace.<br /><br />At the moment I'm all about the free online works.<br /><br />Good on you for holding out so long!<br /><br />Three Musketeers is one of those I abandoned. Love the story (swashbuckling and such goings on) but reading it didn't capture me.<br /><br /><a href="http://inknchai.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ink + chai</a><br />(any chance on allowing name/url option?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.com