tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post8659049845677303746..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: The End of Your Life Book ClubJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-89122207749662286992014-11-03T04:36:54.755-07:002014-11-03T04:36:54.755-07:00I loved this one Jane, but yes the title makes it ...I loved this one Jane, but yes the title makes it an off-putting selection to give an elderly person.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-17916787621403456482014-11-02T12:21:04.169-07:002014-11-02T12:21:04.169-07:00I also love books about books and this one seems v...I also love books about books and this one seems very thoughtful as well as powerful.<br /><br />The fact that character in a book has some negative traits that makes them somewhat unlikeable adds to the appeal of a book for me.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-36855693259977839332014-11-01T18:46:36.594-06:002014-11-01T18:46:36.594-06:00I really enjoyed this book too, though my reading ...I really enjoyed this book too, though my reading tastes are different from Will's and his mother's. But that also happens with blogs. It's the experience of talking about books, and the way we read books, not necessarily that we are all reading the same books.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-40749938941921266752014-11-01T17:29:00.704-06:002014-11-01T17:29:00.704-06:00Thanks for the recommendation--I'll pay Michae...Thanks for the recommendation--I'll pay Michael a visit! :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-19757940814539384012014-11-01T17:24:16.373-06:002014-11-01T17:24:16.373-06:00I haven't heard of The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop...I haven't heard of The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee--will check that out. Thanks for the recommendation!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-58677425960565738062014-11-01T16:20:55.785-06:002014-11-01T16:20:55.785-06:00This is a popular theme at the moment. The quickes...This is a popular theme at the moment. The quickest thing tondo is to simply direct you to Michael at Literary Explorations post on several of these books about books:-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-13870155449784645652014-11-01T15:41:32.929-06:002014-11-01T15:41:32.929-06:00I'm working on my own post about this book as ...I'm working on my own post about this book as I read your review, but it might be easier to skip it and direct folks here. You even have most of the same books I've read and loved! I was shocked to learn that Mary Anne was a read-the-end-first reader, too.<br /><br />Have you read The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee? I loved that one.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com