tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post2844393559732710815..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: BOOKS READ IN AUGUSTJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-81089748494333942052017-09-06T22:53:34.698-07:002017-09-06T22:53:34.698-07:00Watch for my review; coming soon. That may help yo...Watch for my review; coming soon. That may help you decide.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-73514157234483379132017-09-06T22:50:29.567-07:002017-09-06T22:50:29.567-07:00I have read The Bell Jar... It seems people either...I have read The Bell Jar... It seems people either love this book or don't. <br /><br />I haven't read The Bell Jar and am not sure I will despite being mildy curious about it.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-75088505530923833372017-09-04T12:56:26.048-07:002017-09-04T12:56:26.048-07:00Thank you Carmen. We just came home this morning a...Thank you Carmen. We just came home this morning after being ordered to evacuate on Saturday afternoon. But our house is fine, all our neighbors are fine and the fire is nearly out. Firefighters are the best. Only 4 homes lost in the worst brush fire LA has seen since 1961. No deaths. Only 6 injuries. Pretty amazing.<br />Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-59947925261710325152017-09-04T12:53:21.203-07:002017-09-04T12:53:21.203-07:00August is a busy month! I am just dipping into the...August is a busy month! I am just dipping into the whole Sylvia Plath thing. Thanks to My Big Fat Reading Project, I read her novel because it was published in 1963. She left us that and her poetry at least.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-30832609334094454092017-09-03T12:19:58.511-07:002017-09-03T12:19:58.511-07:00I hope the fire doesn't do too much damage and...I hope the fire doesn't do too much damage and your home is spared.<br /><br />As always, you read an impressive amount. I wish...!<br />Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-13220585913101107442017-09-02T17:39:50.802-07:002017-09-02T17:39:50.802-07:00You had another good reading month in August! but ...You had another good reading month in August! but I kind of floundered; I had too many things going on -- or at least that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. Glad you stuck the Bell Jar in there; I probably need to revisit it -- been a long while. Oh Sylvia where did your hope go? We need you Sylvia. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-46104896276100547582017-09-02T14:34:35.376-07:002017-09-02T14:34:35.376-07:00It was a good month Helen. Reviews will come as so...It was a good month Helen. Reviews will come as soon as possible. Right now we are on the edge of a huge brush fire, set to evacuate our home if needed, and I can hardly think a thought. So when you see the next review, it means we are ok.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-13415711073297059492017-09-02T13:14:04.701-07:002017-09-02T13:14:04.701-07:00That sounds like a good month of reading! The onl...That sounds like a good month of reading! The only one of those I've read is 1984, but I would be interested in reading some of the others. I'll look forward to your review of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - I've seen a mixture of opinions so far.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-22420076649176628282017-09-01T13:46:08.873-07:002017-09-01T13:46:08.873-07:00Thank you Dorothy. Ministry was quite a challengin...Thank you Dorothy. Ministry was quite a challenging book. Very different from God of Small Things. I will say more when I review it, but most of the major newspaper reviewers gave it tepid praise or were downright dismayed. I think she went where it was inevitable for her to go because of all her political work and writing. For me, it was brilliant and very much like reading a translated work of fiction. It feels foreign. It is also Nobel Prize worthy writing about a major player on the world scene: India.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-51982625030057049242017-09-01T13:34:48.033-07:002017-09-01T13:34:48.033-07:00As always, a very impressive list. The Ministry of...As always, a very impressive list. <i>The Ministry of Utmost Happiness</i> has been on my list for a while, but I've been in a rut of reading mysteries this summer. Also, I've wanted to reread <i>The God of Small Things</i> first - I read it so long ago. I hope to get to them both soon. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.com