tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post6356484362245443434..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Kelly's Book 3.15: The Last Lovely Citykellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-40497213791332574832015-03-15T19:43:16.852-04:002015-03-15T19:43:16.852-04:00Okay. I'm sorry. But that *is* funny.
I also...Okay. I'm sorry. But that *is* funny. <br /><br />I also dog-ear pages, which as you know, is a real accomplishment considering I used to try and read them without even cracking the spines. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-76229523880652124872015-03-13T17:01:02.764-04:002015-03-13T17:01:02.764-04:00If I'm lucky.
I'm halfway through this b...If I'm lucky. <br /><br />I'm halfway through this book and I have just discovered a *dog-eared page*! Meaning... I have read this far before! I *thought* I had started this book once, but then as I went on, absolutely nothing rang a bell so I thought, "Oh, guess not."<br /><br />Until I found that dog-eared page. (Yes, I do this to my books in lieu of a bookmark. I'm a rebel.)<br /><br />So I have read these stories at some point in the past. And remember *nothing* about them. Oof.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-68297608298977085312015-03-13T14:45:54.557-04:002015-03-13T14:45:54.557-04:00Yeah. A year later, you'll be like, "Oh, ...Yeah. A year later, you'll be like, "Oh, that *one* was great." Heh. This is one of the reasons I'm really looking forward to the ToB discussion of Deployment, which I thought was wonderful, but is sort of blurry in my memory. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-48330167512720665502015-03-11T17:22:52.133-04:002015-03-11T17:22:52.133-04:00Also: "I often find the best strategy is to r...Also: "I often find the best strategy is to read one or two at a time and then take a break. Otherwise, they all really blur together."<br /><br />Yes, except I do find that I often put the book down and then forget about it entirely (like this one). How long do you wait between stories? I am reading one per day. Even still... blurring.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-13432647988122551072015-03-11T16:37:49.763-04:002015-03-11T16:37:49.763-04:00Hrm. I felt like I posted this comment yesterday, ...Hrm. I felt like I posted this comment yesterday, but then I must have gotten distracted (it happens...)<br /><br />You wrote: "I think the problem with a collection of them is there are always a few you like, some that are mediocre, and some that are forgettable."<br /><br />Exactly! And that, because they are all grouped together, I tend to sort of "rate" each one as I go along, which does not really happen in a full book -- I'm not usually thinking, "Oooh! That was a good chapter!" And that, by *comparison*, some of the stories may end up suffering (or getting a *higher* rating) because of the stories around them.<br /><br />I have finished two of the stories. After the first one, I said, "Ugh." That does not bode well. Stay tuned.<br /><br />kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-17060861996457586002015-03-07T16:26:34.713-05:002015-03-07T16:26:34.713-05:00Short stories are so tricky. I think the problem w...Short stories are so tricky. I think the problem with a collection of them is there are always a few you like, some that are mediocre, and some that are forgettable. I like short stories just fine when I read them, but I almost never choose them. And although I am a faithful reader of the New Yorker, I would say that I skip the short story 99% of the time. <br /><br />So I hear you. I often find the best strategy is to read one or two at a time and then take a break. Otherwise, they all really blur together. <br /><br />I will say this, though. A perfect short story is a thing of beauty, and there are some that I consider so perfect I have read them several times. <br /><br />I love that 2015 is the year of the book cover for you. YOU CAN JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.com