tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post7913453194253952922..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: A Dystopian Novel? Now? And Other Books and PastimesJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-66624083974121895702020-04-02T18:34:04.019-04:002020-04-02T18:34:04.019-04:00Ah right, thanks for the explanation, or at least ...Ah right, thanks for the explanation, or at least the theory. LOL<br /><br />Yes, I'm certainly going to read more in the Cork Corcoran series, wonderful sense of place and 'winter' and, well, it was excellent.<br /><br />Just reading your reply to Tracy about buying books. I'm so with you. I'm just buying the books I want for my Kindle and not even trying to justify it. We're in lockdown, I can't go to the library, things are grim out there so I'm in here with my books and my knitting and I really don't care how much I spend on books, within reason. Like you said, we're not spending on anything else anyway...Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-25317925225506435642020-04-02T17:50:47.175-04:002020-04-02T17:50:47.175-04:00Tracy,
Your tablet is working well, it seems. I...Tracy,<br />Your tablet is working well, it seems. I'm now exactly a third of the way through Station Eleven, and I'm more interested than I was at 75 pages, so we'll see. I imagine this comes together, so I'll put trust in that. <br />When I think about my current book purchases and other items purchased lately, I realize we can't spend money in restaurants anymore, we can't drive places anymore, we're saving money from that. How's that for justifying book purchasing? I can go out on a limb when it comes to that. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-40771219903561719892020-04-02T17:46:06.399-04:002020-04-02T17:46:06.399-04:00This was a duplicate comment, no doubt a Blogger h...This was a duplicate comment, no doubt a Blogger hiccup!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-26257693267215357772020-04-02T00:08:10.626-04:002020-04-02T00:08:10.626-04:00I loved Station Eleven when I read it last year. R...I loved Station Eleven when I read it last year. Right now I am looking into other books of hers that I can get. Although I should not be buying books but I will be getting them from the local bookstore.<br /><br />I am commenting from my tablet which I haven't done before, hope it works.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-25164260280818822392020-04-01T18:50:01.224-04:002020-04-01T18:50:01.224-04:00JoAnn,
I meant to add that I'm happy to hear t...JoAnn,<br />I meant to add that I'm happy to hear that you liked Station Eleven. I'm finding it a bit of a slog at 75 pages, but I'm determined to move forward with it until the end. Your post was the boost I needed to keep going. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-76142780513024126462020-04-01T18:34:43.141-04:002020-04-01T18:34:43.141-04:00Oh, JoAnn, it is so sad that I actually read halfw...Oh, JoAnn, it is so sad that I actually read halfway through The Magic Mountain and got terribly distracted by other books and did not continue. Aargh... I will always regret doing that. I enjoyed what I read, but I think I might have been a bit discouraged when I was only halfway through and so much more to go. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-21791749679286752702020-04-01T18:30:42.912-04:002020-04-01T18:30:42.912-04:00Hi Cath,
I don't think that pregnancy cures TB...Hi Cath,<br />I don't think that pregnancy cures TB. From what I've been told, in my grandmother's case, she was languishing along, she got pregnant, and somehow or other her health really started to improve. I'm hypothesizing that the vast, climatic hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy may have boosted her immune system somehow. In any case, it's true, she was not doing better (although not critical) and then she was much better. <br />And Cath!! That's a fact and a good reason to indulge in dystopian reads if that's one's thing. You are so, so right--It could be so much worse!!! (as if it isn't bad enough.)<br />I just finished Iron Lake, Ken is very close to finishing and is so loving it. We'll both be moving on to the next in the series for sure.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-87015992560036828132020-04-01T18:23:35.615-04:002020-04-01T18:23:35.615-04:00Hi Brian,
Relevance may not be the operative word,...Hi Brian,<br />Relevance may not be the operative word, perhaps. Just, perhaps, a society out-of-sync due to massive dislocations? In any case, I'm not reading it to see parallels. I've been meaning to read it for ages, and now LOADS of people are reading it, so there I am.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-49398313700648412592020-04-01T18:21:20.144-04:002020-04-01T18:21:20.144-04:00Katrina,
What an experience for your father to hav...Katrina,<br />What an experience for your father to have endured--I can't imagine. Do you have any clues as to what the illness was? I'd be very interested to know any info you would like to share. I hope his nurses were kind at least, and that he had companionship. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-7270450625626091552020-04-01T13:53:28.070-04:002020-04-01T13:53:28.070-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-79806023448817467762020-04-01T13:52:41.304-04:002020-04-01T13:52:41.304-04:00The TB story reminds me that I want to read The Ma...The TB story reminds me that I want to read The Magic Mountain, though I'm not sure I can muster the concentration to do it now! Not usually a fan of dystopian novels, but I did like Station Eleven. I also enjoyed the first book in that Hilderbrand series. Hope the second is just as good!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-52509737401537257202020-04-01T11:22:29.076-04:002020-04-01T11:22:29.076-04:00Wow, I did not know that pregnancy can sometimes c...Wow, I did not know that pregnancy can sometimes cure TB. That's amazing. <br /><br />Funny, I said to Peter the other day that what we're going through could easily be so much worse. I'm not a great lover of dystopian novels but I've read enough to know that that is a 'fact'. <br /><br />Just finished Iron Lake, I think this is the start of a new series for me, loved it. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-53959681562289273382020-04-01T06:52:27.814-04:002020-04-01T06:52:27.814-04:00I finished Station Eleven about two weeks ago. I w...I finished Station Eleven about two weeks ago. I will have a blog up soon. I ended up liking it a lot. I am curious what you will ultimately think of it. <br /><br />This might be a contrarian take, but I actually did not think that the situation portrayed in that book was all that relevant to today’s crises. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-31316366795106208292020-03-31T19:21:32.709-04:002020-03-31T19:21:32.709-04:00My father was a long term patient in hospital from...My father was a long term patient in hospital from the age of 4 to 14 and in the winter their beds were wheeled outside no matter how cold it was. They woke up with snow on the covers. It's a wonder any of them survived! He didn't have TB but the doctors had a fresh air fetish I think.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.com