tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post7405091105133176550..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-71182840389935381922017-02-28T17:56:45.483+10:002017-02-28T17:56:45.483+10:00Thanks Louise - I love that title; it says so much...Thanks Louise - I love that title; it says so much! Shall go forth and have look for it - go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-89325095941912662362017-02-28T17:56:14.241+10:002017-02-28T17:56:14.241+10:00Ah Claire - the struggle to recover without being ...Ah Claire - the struggle to recover without being able to read much would be so tough. It must be hard to hold the complex plots together - but how fabulous that short stories, essays and novellas are still great! Continue to enjoy and discover new worlds...go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-76072136966865370352017-02-28T17:55:00.894+10:002017-02-28T17:55:00.894+10:00Yes Mo! We read for so many reasons and each and e...Yes Mo! We read for so many reasons and each and every one of them validates us in some way...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-71172846148624939842017-02-28T17:54:21.288+10:002017-02-28T17:54:21.288+10:00Indeed Cat - they offer so much solace in tough ti...Indeed Cat - they offer so much solace in tough times...go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-6631310228901710092017-02-26T19:06:56.043+10:002017-02-26T19:06:56.043+10:00I recommend Susan Hills ' Howards End is on th...I recommend Susan Hills ' Howards End is on the Landing' - a wonderful journey through favorite books and suggestions for new ones to discover. Louise Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212493340899400916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-47323714981295657432017-02-24T16:20:33.972+10:002017-02-24T16:20:33.972+10:00For two whole years after my stroke 10 years ago, ...For two whole years after my stroke 10 years ago, I couldn't read (or write). These were THE darkest times... I still can't read as quickly or broadly as I used to (complex plots get lost on me), but the rainbow-light has returned and I'm discovering the world of essays, short stories and novellas... Bliss!!<br />Great post :)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236906641354002595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-75870735431928921432017-02-24T03:31:59.628+10:002017-02-24T03:31:59.628+10:00just read the most beautiful book, "The Simpl...just read the most beautiful book, "The Simple Act of Reading" edited by Debra Adelaide, I think you recommended it last year, wonderful words on why we read.Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-46751326940054567072017-02-23T22:40:54.584+10:002017-02-23T22:40:54.584+10:00Great post.. I agree.. And I shudder to think wher...Great post.. I agree.. And I shudder to think where we would be without books...Caterina Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866569809702127806noreply@blogger.com