tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post1283090360232613091..comments2024-03-28T21:27:46.327-04:00Comments on Infomaniac: The 2016 Infomaniac Book Challenge: Your September-October ChoicesThe Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-16165374709511996292016-11-07T22:56:39.884-05:002016-11-07T22:56:39.884-05:00Ha!@Norma.Ha!@Norma.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-90180615082489939022016-11-07T22:53:16.050-05:002016-11-07T22:53:16.050-05:00oops, that list most of the entire year.
guess i ...oops, that list most of the entire year. <br />guess i don't read as well as i used to.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-81037819148729780022016-11-07T22:47:30.899-05:002016-11-07T22:47:30.899-05:00PRINNY: You’ve been too busy reading sewing patter...PRINNY: You’ve been too busy reading sewing patterns.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-84283409330405331292016-11-07T22:47:12.822-05:002016-11-07T22:47:12.822-05:00kabuki zero: The Man Who Told the World has been u...kabuki zero: The Man Who Told the World has been updated after 3 years of waiting and pining.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-61208138015286927942016-11-07T22:46:26.084-05:002016-11-07T22:46:26.084-05:00NORMA: You’ve read more in the past two months tha...NORMA: You’ve read more in the past two months than all the rest of the year! You’re on a reading roll, Norma.<br /><br />Interesting list of books, a couple of which The Mistress has read also.<br /><br />The Mistress would like to peruse your bookshelves.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-86631618536722237572016-11-07T22:45:16.748-05:002016-11-07T22:45:16.748-05:00MAGO: Ahhh, to be in Venice.MAGO: Ahhh, to be in Venice.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-11064784856704564852016-11-07T22:44:56.366-05:002016-11-07T22:44:56.366-05:00MAGO: The Mistress is speaking in tongues.MAGO: The Mistress is speaking in tongues.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-51411519888185271112016-11-07T17:03:47.421-05:002016-11-07T17:03:47.421-05:00I've not read a book since August 2015... Does...I've not read a book since August 2015... Does that count?Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021504621181130629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-87292120131587024642016-11-06T18:23:46.624-05:002016-11-06T18:23:46.624-05:00kabuki has been reading The Man who Told the World...kabuki has been reading The Man who Told the World. And giggling. And of course, microwave instructions - because no one wants to eat hot lava.kabuki zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986034897018304468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-53587335124593338562016-11-06T16:47:37.653-05:002016-11-06T16:47:37.653-05:00i read very slowly, only a few pages a night, so i...i read very slowly, only a few pages a night, so i don't get thru many books. <br /><br />West of Eden- Jean Stein (had hoped it would've been better)<br /><br />Pastrami on Rye- An Overstuffed history of the Jewish Deli (at times it was fascinating)<br /><br />War Paint- Madame Helena Rubenstein & Miss Elizabeth Arden, Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry<br />(A lot of the back story wasn't very riveting, but it did do the trick. Reading it was prep for seeing the new musical [based on this book] in its out-of-town tryout. Adored the show)<br /><br />American Heiress- Jeffrey Toobin (I've almost read a third of it. I think it will get better when the trial starts. Saw Toobin speak about this & even got to throw my 2 cents in with regard to Kathleen Soliah aka Sarah Jane Olson. Soliah lives somewhere not far from me & I see her at the supermarket. Briefly spoke to her before she went to prison, only to tell her that I'd bought HER book, <i>Serving Time, </i>a cookbook)<br /><br />Avid Reader- Robert Gottlieb (A memoir from the editor of The New Yorker & his days in publishing.)normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-79429573044953208532016-11-06T16:32:00.894-05:002016-11-06T16:32:00.894-05:00"yoo-hoo, sailor!""yoo-hoo, sailor!"normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-9000043781301611092016-11-06T15:18:54.975-05:002016-11-06T15:18:54.975-05:00Jump on a ship and go to Venice : mostra.Jump on a ship and go to Venice : <a href="http://capesaro.visitmuve.it/en/mostre-en/mostre-in-corso-en/culture-chanel-exhib/2016/09/17933/culture-chanel-the-woman-who-reads/" rel="nofollow">mostra</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-77000083562606176462016-11-06T10:22:51.304-05:002016-11-06T10:22:51.304-05:00No problem Mistress. But do I understand ?No problem <b>Mistress</b>. But do I understand ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-28451857758331987472016-11-06T08:14:16.851-05:002016-11-06T08:14:16.851-05:00MAGO: Read my lips.MAGO: Read my lips.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-1705710125764741302016-11-06T08:13:54.781-05:002016-11-06T08:13:54.781-05:00DINAHMOW: There’s an abundance of Jonathan authors...DINAHMOW: There’s an abundance of Jonathan authors to choose from:<br /><br />Jonathan Harvey, Jonathan Coe, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Irving and Jonathan Kellerman, to name but a few.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-32037252522199380742016-11-06T08:13:10.656-05:002016-11-06T08:13:10.656-05:00MR. DeVICE: The Stainless Steel Enema and other sh...MR. DeVICE: The Stainless Steel Enema and other short stories? <br /><br />*shudders*<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-78180501827864591852016-11-06T08:12:41.694-05:002016-11-06T08:12:41.694-05:00JON: Nice photo of you with Jonathan Harvey.JON: Nice photo of you with Jonathan Harvey.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-83000570778966272542016-11-06T07:41:56.935-05:002016-11-06T07:41:56.935-05:00Can't read. Just pictures.Can't read. Just pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-33574925904819543302016-11-06T01:04:13.266-05:002016-11-06T01:04:13.266-05:00I'm reading and re-reading Neil Gaiman.Current...I'm reading and re-reading Neil Gaiman.Currently his "Trigger Warning" series of short stories. And some no=brainers to fall asleep with.A couple of rather long Californian cops-and-baddies things by ...hang on while I check!...Michael Connelly.And I want to re-read Gaiman's "American Gods" before the tv series reaches us in this outpost of empire.<br /><br />And the 2 Jonathans have been added to the list.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-52467330320550007182016-11-05T14:07:30.676-04:002016-11-05T14:07:30.676-04:00I have been reading books by some of my very favou...I have been reading books by some of my very favourite authors over the <a href="http://inexplicabledevice.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/books-not-on-chairs-or-other-seating.html" rel="nofollow">last couple of months</a>: Christopher L.Bennett, Una McCormack and Becky Chambers.<br />I have also perused some books from <a href="http://inexplicabledevice.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/not-2016-infomaniac-book-challenge-iv.html" rel="nofollow">over the Cusp</a>...Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-53710852841301361732016-11-05T12:24:57.709-04:002016-11-05T12:24:57.709-04:00I've met quite a few authors and other stars (...I've met quite a few authors and other stars (Andy Bell, Fenella Fielding, Adele Anderson, Molly Parkin, Penny Arcade et al) over the years, courtesy of <a href="http://jon-doloresdelargo.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Polari" rel="nofollow">Polari</a> - but <a href="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u259/mouse_m/Polari%20September%202012/P1000663.jpg" rel="nofollow">Mr Harvey is one of the most down-to-earth of all</a>. Lovely chap! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-31220722067685710432016-11-05T10:03:59.509-04:002016-11-05T10:03:59.509-04:00Oh my word! I would be a gibbering wreck if I met ...Oh my word! I would be a gibbering wreck if I met any of my favourite authors and wouldn't be able to form a coherent sentence. I am in awe of them.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-37710961161479607102016-11-05T09:56:01.394-04:002016-11-05T09:56:01.394-04:00Miss Scarlet, did you know that Jon met Jonathan H...Miss Scarlet, did you know that Jon met Jonathan Harvey? I fainted from envy.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-25859127438568112012016-11-05T09:37:14.586-04:002016-11-05T09:37:14.586-04:00Jonathan Harvey is now on my 'I am going to re...Jonathan Harvey is now on my 'I am going to read everything by this author' list. Jonathan Coe has been on this list for many years.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-82600808929728239292016-11-05T09:02:43.517-04:002016-11-05T09:02:43.517-04:00EROS: Have you heard of the good ship Normadesmond...EROS: Have you heard of the good ship Normadesmond?<br /><br />Coming soon to a port near you.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.com