tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post2189560530873835542..comments2024-03-28T21:27:46.327-04:00Comments on Infomaniac: Rights of ReadersThe Mistresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-2941388282198472462016-01-11T21:01:13.727-05:002016-01-11T21:01:13.727-05:00Divian lives!Divian lives!The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-30465374449465198642016-01-11T03:18:43.547-05:002016-01-11T03:18:43.547-05:00Alas I truly miss ye. #hashtag #awaiting #oldbugge...Alas I truly miss ye. #hashtag #awaiting #oldbuggerwhousetoknowyoubutnotreallyknowyou #youbemybuddude #love youDivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484640303658366940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-14428331309220972302016-01-06T21:33:04.605-05:002016-01-06T21:33:04.605-05:00HUGGY JON: It’s essential to practice speaking a f...HUGGY JON: It’s essential to practice speaking a foreign language aloud. Reading quietly to yourself isn’t enough.<br /><br />Movement of the tongue and jaw? I’m sure yours get a workout.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-11418897793255042002016-01-06T21:32:34.169-05:002016-01-06T21:32:34.169-05:00MISS SCARLET: Much like me not being in the mood f...MISS SCARLET: Much like me not being in the mood for Mr. DeVice’s “Star Trek” books.<br /><br />But maybe someday.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-60528323698370880342016-01-06T09:54:28.891-05:002016-01-06T09:54:28.891-05:00I love to read out loud especially in a foreign la...I love to read out loud especially in a foreign language I'm learning. That's how I became fluent in English. Not only does our brain learns words faster when they are spoken out loud, but it also developps the sense of rythym, intonation, accentuation and all the physiological aspects of elocution (mouth and lips placement, movement of the tongue and jaw, ect...) And if I don't know how to pronounce a word, I can check out online any dictionary have a sound files for every word.<br /><br />Love this Right of the Reader thing. Especially the warning...Jon DeepBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098174175428514740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-56920679987301772762016-01-06T07:07:14.140-05:002016-01-06T07:07:14.140-05:00Although I loathe giving up on a book, I do. BUT, ...Although I loathe giving up on a book, I do. BUT, sometimes I might go back and check - sometimes I have given up on a book simply because I wasn't in the mood for its genre.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-22339737991437684212016-01-06T01:50:01.694-05:002016-01-06T01:50:01.694-05:00WALLY: I have a book that will grab you…see my Wen...WALLY: I have a book that will grab you…see my Wenis Wednesday post for January 6th.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-57664943435897558262016-01-06T01:49:26.750-05:002016-01-06T01:49:26.750-05:00NORMA: The mind boggles at what you get up to in t...NORMA: The mind boggles at what you get up to in the stacks.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-55146854239522063532016-01-05T22:06:18.332-05:002016-01-05T22:06:18.332-05:00If a book doesn't grab me by the third chapter...If a book doesn't grab me by the third chapter it goes into the sharing pile. So, I couldn't agree with you more.designing wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003391063934306188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-39294002718002319482016-01-05T20:31:49.727-05:002016-01-05T20:31:49.727-05:00btw, i've read more than one moby dick in my l...btw, i've <i>read</i> more than one moby dick in my life. just depends where you look in the stacks.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-67502834729213800392016-01-05T20:03:36.272-05:002016-01-05T20:03:36.272-05:00MUSCATO: The Mistress has tackled neither “War and...MUSCATO: The Mistress has tackled neither “War and Peace” nor Proust but like you, is an avid reader of biographies.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-24658633918772157552016-01-05T17:49:53.031-05:002016-01-05T17:49:53.031-05:00As noted over in my little part of the world, I do...As noted over in my little part of the world, I do find unfamiliar fiction increasingly hard to dive into, sticking instead largely to biography, history, and essays.<br /><br />As for the rights of readers - I'm enchanted. My all-time failure, alas, is <i>War and Peace</i>, but if I ever get the urge to scale Proust, I'll keep these rules very much in mind...Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-56577122361515935642016-01-05T11:59:17.758-05:002016-01-05T11:59:17.758-05:00CANADIAN GIRL: I’ve seen the action figure!
It wa...CANADIAN GIRL: I’ve seen the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/zmb5w58/" rel="nofollow">action figure</a>!<br /><br />It was carried by one of my favourite stores, “Archie McPhee” but their website says the product is discontinued. So count yourself lucky if you have one.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-39348420918833963432016-01-05T11:58:40.486-05:002016-01-05T11:58:40.486-05:00EROS: Required high school reading lists tend to d...EROS: Required high school reading lists tend to dampen the enthusiasm of even the most voracious reader.<br /><br />I won’t read “Moby Dick” because any description of the whaling industry saddens me regardless of the fact that this book is considered a “classic.”<br /><br />As you said, <i>Life is too short to be wasted.</i><br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-78283166254978720452016-01-05T11:01:46.033-05:002016-01-05T11:01:46.033-05:00Nancy Pearl is the queen of Readers' Advisory ...Nancy Pearl is the queen of Readers' Advisory for librarians. They even made an action figure in her image that 'shushes'. Listen to Nancy!Canadian Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-56864802815831168082016-01-05T08:59:15.561-05:002016-01-05T08:59:15.561-05:00I forced myself in 9th grade to power through that...I forced myself in 9th grade to power through that overblown, overhyped, overly bloated American classic--and required reading in some schools--that massive disappointment, Moby Dick!<br /><br />I only did it for extra credit & earned enough points from the book reviews to ace the class & not have to take the final exam & write a term paper. All the other books were good, or at the very least entertaining, but good gawd, Moby Dick was a long, drawn out, exhausting experience & not in a good way! For every one interesting, fascinating chapter that dealt with plot & characters, it seemed like there were four chapters that described the various parts of the ship & their functions--stunsail, mainyard, & scuttlebutt, etc. That book was more a whaling ship manual than an actual novel!<br /><br />That book is the reason why I drop books that don't grab my interest in 2 chapters or 50 pages--whichever is less. Life is too short to be wasted.eroswingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678990077292314028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-83064116757839984892016-01-05T06:55:40.576-05:002016-01-05T06:55:40.576-05:00NORMA: The Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli?...NORMA: The Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli? There’s a title I can sink my teeth into.<br /><br />Ruth Reichl writes deliciously but I haven’t yet got my hands on “My Kitchen Year.”<br /><br />I know a lot of people who are strictly non-fiction readers and don’t stray into fiction territory. <br /><br />You won’t be interested then, in picking up Ruth’s new(ish) novel, “Delicious.”<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-40160194439204258572016-01-05T06:54:54.647-05:002016-01-05T06:54:54.647-05:00PEENEE: Survival of the flightiest.PEENEE: Survival of the flightiest.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-6613995808474305492016-01-05T06:54:35.183-05:002016-01-05T06:54:35.183-05:00LX: Twenty pages into a book can be more than enou...LX: Twenty pages into a book can be more than enough.<br /><br />Sometimes you instinctively just <i>know</i> when to stop.<br />The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-66356599536717369872016-01-04T23:50:11.856-05:002016-01-04T23:50:11.856-05:00like mrpeenee, i've a number of books by the b...like mrpeenee, i've a number of books by the bed that i pick up & discard. i've just recently got, "the overstuffed history of the jewish deli" which i will take on some travels soon. i'm well into ruth reichl's, "my kitchen year" & i like it. i believe i've stated this before, i do not read novels.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-64983124175889666032016-01-04T22:46:58.751-05:002016-01-04T22:46:58.751-05:00I skitter around between three or four books at a ...I skitter around between three or four books at a time and sometimes one just gets left behind. I've decided it's Darwinian.mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948301941861890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24611442.post-84933276038319332532016-01-04T21:58:01.071-05:002016-01-04T21:58:01.071-05:00The only novel I began, but did not finish, is Gra...The only novel I began, but did not finish, is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity's_Rainbow" rel="nofollow"><i>Gravity's Rainbow</i></a>. It was like the "Rule of 20" on that one...LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.com