Comments on: Allergies, Lots of Reading, and Finishing a DNF

By: Belle

Belle — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:29:13 +0000

Nymeth, if you do get a chance to check out Blue Balliett’s mysteries, I highly recommend them. They’re middle grade mysteries, but Balliett is wonderful, she doesn’t write down at all. In fact, she challenges her young readers and also opens up the very personal world of art appreciation for them. There are a lot more levels to each of her book than just the mystery itself – they are wonderful! I wish these were out when I was a kid, because I think they would have opened up the world of art to me a whole lot earlier!

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:51:58 +0000

I hope you’re feeling better, Belle! I’m sorry to hear that The Mystery of the Third Lucretia isn’t quite working for you. But now I’m quite curious about that art mystery series!
Nymeth´s last blog ..The Secret History by Donna Tart

By: Margot

Margot — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:49:21 +0000

Glad to hear you made the best out of your bad time. I have the allergy thing too and when we travel, which we are doing right now, it gets worse. It’s as if my sinuses find new pollen every where we go. The only thing that helps me is hot tea with lemon that I both inhale and then drink. Of course it’s usually hot weather when this is happening so hot tea is not my drink of choice. But it helps.
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By: Belle

Belle — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:55:12 +0000

Thanks, everyone! I don’t normally get allergies, and in way (aside from the discomfort) it was nice because I did get to sit down and read a lot.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:06:25 +0000

Ugh. I hate that feeling of needing to be on the couch with the tissues. But at least you were able to read.

And oh yes, sometimes I’m sure a book is DNF but when I pick it up a second time — bam — I like it. This doesn’t always happen, but clearly my mood must have something to do with it.
Beth F´s last blog ..Review: Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:40:47 +0000

I hope you’re feeling somewhat better.

Thanks for mentioning Balliett’s series. My daughter’s looking for a mystery for her book report next month and Chasing Vermeer might be perfect. I had forgotten about it.

By: Dorte H

Dorte H — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:51:06 +0000

I hope you are feeling better!

Usually, if I get through the first one hundred pages, I succeed in finishing the book, and sometimes I even enjoy the ending though it took me a long time to get there. But what I want to read on a certain day depends on my mood and my ability to concentrate. As I told you recently, I suffer from chronic fatigue, and on some days the book must not be too intricate and have too many characters.
Dorte H´s last blog ..A for Anemone

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:01:12 +0000

I’ll admit it–sometimes I actually wish I’d get sick so I could take a day off of work and just lay on the couch and read all day. It sounds like heaven. Unfortunately (or fortunately, who knows!!), I never get sick!
Stephanie´s last blog ..Banned Books Week: Children’s Literature

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:21:40 +0000

Allergies! No fun at all! The season hasn’t started here yet, but I am absolutely NOT looking forward to it at all.
Hopefully you’ll end up liking “The Mystery of the Third Lucretia” in the end.
As for me, I can’t NOT finish a book, no matter how much I dislike it. It’s a problem really.
Audrey´s last blog ..Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

By: Violet

Violet — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:29:14 +0000

Hope you are feeling better now. I have in fact picked up a few DNF books and finished them AND loved them. It’s always a pleasant surprise.