tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post1189934253228103050..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Hitching up with The Big Book Summer Challenge 2019Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-48028804714735885592019-06-28T00:28:21.533-04:002019-06-28T00:28:21.533-04:00I love this idea, Judith. I will have to look and ...I love this idea, Judith. I will have to look and see what I have read and what I am planning to read. In the summer I do plan my reading more. I look forward to reading what you think of One Hundred Years of Solitude. I have never even thought of reading that, but maybe you will convince.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-52915831727620974832019-06-22T17:59:54.172-04:002019-06-22T17:59:54.172-04:00How wonderful that you still return to the area fo...How wonderful that you still return to the area for camping. We are in the south-central area of the "Central Adirondacks." We moved up here from the Boston area in December 2005 to create another way of living. We do not miss the rat race, the wall-to-wall traffic, or the heat and the humidity of May-September. We found we love the long winters up here, too. So much to do here. And only an hour away from a wonderful small city (GF). Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-81491169244339093922019-06-22T17:49:23.919-04:002019-06-22T17:49:23.919-04:00Hi Sue,
Thanks so much for the welcome. I'm so...Hi Sue,<br />Thanks so much for the welcome. I'm so glad that you are also reading Catch-22! I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts about it. <br />Turns out I picked up The Winter of the World by Follet yesterday and am now on p. 80, so it looks like a PLAN and not just a hope this summer. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-45629584444434892302019-06-22T10:48:31.877-04:002019-06-22T10:48:31.877-04:00P.S. I love your blog name and your photo!! I also...P.S. I love your blog name and your photo!! I also love the outdoors and the Adirondacks - I went to college in Potsdam, NY, and we love to camp up there.Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-71863299822832473072019-06-22T10:47:35.175-04:002019-06-22T10:47:35.175-04:00Welcome to Big Book Summer, Judith! I'm so gla...Welcome to Big Book Summer, Judith! I'm so glad you decided to join the fun!<br /><br />You have some great plans for Big Books this summer. I am also using the challenge to tackle some classics for the Back to the Classics Challenge - two birds with one stone! Catch-22 is also on my list for this summer, and I am currently reading a classic whopper, Gone with the Wind.<br /><br />I haven't read The Century Trilogy yet, but I LOVE Follet, and I read The Pillars of the Earth for one of my very first Big Book Summers :)<br /><br />Enjoy all your Big Books this summer, and be sure to come back to the challenge page to link up your reviews, if you like (on the 2nd links list).<br /><br />Sue<br /><br /><a href="https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/2019-big-book-summer.html" rel="nofollow">2019 Big Book Summer Challenge</a>Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-31493050204162000362019-06-21T18:08:28.019-04:002019-06-21T18:08:28.019-04:00Hi Ruthiella,
Oh, wow, you too! I've always fe...Hi Ruthiella,<br />Oh, wow, you too! I've always felt that Marquez was an author I should not miss, so that prompted me. And I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't know the novel can be considered "magic realism." I'm game for anything. Then my inner snipey teenager quips, "It can't be as onerous as Last of the Mohicans."Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-68408823355304328322019-06-21T18:04:55.632-04:002019-06-21T18:04:55.632-04:00Hi JoAnn,
I do recall sharing notes with hyou abou...Hi JoAnn,<br />I do recall sharing notes with hyou about The Fall of Giants, the first book in the trilogy. When I finished it, I knew I did not want to move on the second volume immediately, and I thought it would be a few years, if ever. But, because I perused my list of books to read someday, I found it and the memory spoke to me and yes, I knew I wanted to start in on it straightaway. Our local library had a copy, so I picked it up today and have begun. My deep desire and need was for a SAGA. It surely fits the bill. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-51214042246121175582019-06-21T17:10:26.879-04:002019-06-21T17:10:26.879-04:00I have One Hundred Years of Solitude on my list fo...I have One Hundred Years of Solitude on my list for the Back to the Classics Challenge too. I'm not really a fan of magic realism, but we'll see how it goes! :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-38516122768938917222019-06-21T09:21:15.335-04:002019-06-21T09:21:15.335-04:00I remember devouring the first book of the Century...I remember devouring the first book of the Century Trilogy on vacation several years ago...lugged the huge hardcover to the beach daily. I intended to continue, but the length is just so daunting! If I do get to it, it will be the ebook ;-)<br /><br />Good luck with the challenge!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-11077876123600996912019-06-20T19:04:32.487-04:002019-06-20T19:04:32.487-04:00I'm so eager to begin reading Winter of the Wo...I'm so eager to begin reading Winter of the World that I think I must go to the library tomorrow. I tell you, that when the spirit rises, I must follow it. <br />And thank you for wishing me well with this challenge. It should be an interesting summer of reading!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-12410138310530649892019-06-20T19:01:46.574-04:002019-06-20T19:01:46.574-04:00Hi Brian,
I'm so happy to hear that you loved ...Hi Brian,<br />I'm so happy to hear that you loved both books. That's music to my ears.<br />I'm determined to read One Hundred Years of Solitude, but I've noted that many bloggers have reported they haven't cared for it. <br />I do hope you're able to join the challenge. The more bloggers participating the better, and it would be especially nice to have you join up.<br />Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-36127516891285548492019-06-20T18:48:25.650-04:002019-06-20T18:48:25.650-04:00The only one I've read was Winter of the World...The only one I've read was Winter of the World and that trilogy was excellent. Have fun with the challenge.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-71058091539073004942019-06-20T16:40:54.337-04:002019-06-20T16:40:54.337-04:00I look forward to your upcoming posts. I loved bot...I look forward to your upcoming posts. I loved both One Hundred Years of Solitude and Catch - 22 so I am curious as to what you will think of them. <br /><br />I tend to read a lot of big books so I might join in on the challenge. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com