Comments on: One Reader’s Nightmare http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/ All about life with boys...and life in general Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: judy http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6235 judy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:22:32 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6235 I tried that book too and was not impressed. I had the same feelings you did about it. Mostly I just didn't care about the story enough to keep going. I prefer a memoir where I am forced to stay up late to read 'just one more chapter'. That option seemed like torture with this book. Glad I'm not alone. I tried that book too and was not impressed. I had the same feelings you did about it. Mostly I just didn’t care about the story enough to keep going. I prefer a memoir where I am forced to stay up late to read ‘just one more chapter’. That option seemed like torture with this book. Glad I’m not alone.

]]> By: jennifer http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6228 jennifer Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:13:03 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6228 Thank you for the reminder, Jim! I completely forgot. Probably buried under magazines and heavy stacks of Malcolm's preferred reading, the Guinness Book of World Records. Thank you for the reminder, Jim! I completely forgot. Probably buried under magazines and heavy stacks of Malcolm’s preferred reading, the Guinness Book of World Records.

]]> By: jime http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6217 jime Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:44:00 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6217 Demon Under the Microscope...lurking around your house. Demon Under the Microscope…lurking around your house.

]]> By: trish http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6178 trish Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:04:44 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6178 I have a Kindle, and I hardly ever use it. Not because I don't like it, but because I have SO MANY books sitting here at home, that it just doesn't make sense to buy books just so I can read them on the Kindle. Also, I'm going to get rid of Kindle, because I've recently come to the conclusion that Amazon is not where I want my money to go. Instead, I'll buy a second generation iPad (hopefully they make it so you can read a book on it non-back-lit). The reason is because publishing is going through a time of change, and if publishing went south, Amazon wouldn't be hurt at all. Books are not where they make their money, so I'm going to support businesses who DO make their money and their livelihood off of books. Oh dear. I'm so so sorry. I just realize I've become that crazy hippie I always thought was kind of silly and idealistic. *sigh* When did THAT happen? I have a Kindle, and I hardly ever use it. Not because I don’t like it, but because I have SO MANY books sitting here at home, that it just doesn’t make sense to buy books just so I can read them on the Kindle.

Also, I’m going to get rid of Kindle, because I’ve recently come to the conclusion that Amazon is not where I want my money to go. Instead, I’ll buy a second generation iPad (hopefully they make it so you can read a book on it non-back-lit). The reason is because publishing is going through a time of change, and if publishing went south, Amazon wouldn’t be hurt at all. Books are not where they make their money, so I’m going to support businesses who DO make their money and their livelihood off of books.

Oh dear. I’m so so sorry. I just realize I’ve become that crazy hippie I always thought was kind of silly and idealistic. *sigh* When did THAT happen?

]]> By: becky up a hill http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6177 becky up a hill Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:36:01 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6177 Thank God you had power. That is worst. btw, just finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Stay warm~! Thank God you had power. That is worst. btw, just finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Stay warm~!

]]> By: terry http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6176 terry Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:50:46 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6176 I never feel bad not finishing a book. I guess I'm all alone here. I rarely walk out of a movie but I will put down a book with no hard feelings. Does that make me a bad person, not willing to give the struggling writer the proper chance? I don't know. But if I try and finish something I don't like then I end up not paying attention to it anyway. My mind wanders and it's a waste. As for the kindle, I have a lot to say on this matter. I do love books, to hold them, and turn their soft pages--having said this, i think ebooks is going to revolutionize how we view media--and the industry is desperate right now. Don't get a kindle, wait if you can. The iPad is about to launch. Still wait. The second generation iPad will probably be even better. But let's still buy those book we want in our bookcases! I can't image a world without hardcover books. Look how beautiful your top image of your post is today! I am a wee bit jealous of your snow storm--everybody home and nowhere to go. Sounds amazing. And cookies??????? I never feel bad not finishing a book. I guess I’m all alone here. I rarely walk out of a movie but I will put down a book with no hard feelings.

Does that make me a bad person, not willing to give the struggling writer the proper chance? I don’t know. But if I try and finish something I don’t like then I end up not paying attention to it anyway. My mind wanders and it’s a waste.

As for the kindle, I have a lot to say on this matter. I do love books, to hold them, and turn their soft pages–having said this, i think ebooks is going to revolutionize how we view media–and the industry is desperate right now. Don’t get a kindle, wait if you can. The iPad is about to launch. Still wait. The second generation iPad will probably be even better.

But let’s still buy those book we want in our bookcases! I can’t image a world without hardcover books. Look how beautiful your top image of your post is today!

I am a wee bit jealous of your snow storm–everybody home and nowhere to go. Sounds amazing. And cookies???????

]]> By: lindacopy http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6172 lindacopy Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:22:56 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6172 I think Kindle is inevitable for you, Jennifer (or a competitive brand, if there is one. IPad?). Not to replace the tactile turning of pages, but to give you options. I've heard RAVES about Kindle from 2 people whose opinions I really respect. I think Kindle is inevitable for you, Jennifer (or a competitive brand, if there is one. IPad?). Not to replace the tactile turning of pages, but to give you options. I’ve heard RAVES about Kindle from 2 people whose opinions I really respect.

]]> By: jennifer http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6166 jennifer Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:22:22 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6166 Thanks, neighbor. Next time I'm bereft of books, I'll come raid your shelves. David Copperfield by the fireplace - what could be more perfect? I strongly believe all 19th century English authors should be read ONLY in the winter. Katie, I'll have to investigate The Hogfather. Most intriguing! Thanks, neighbor. Next time I’m bereft of books, I’ll come raid your shelves. David Copperfield by the fireplace – what could be more perfect? I strongly believe all 19th century English authors should be read ONLY in the winter.
Katie, I’ll have to investigate The Hogfather. Most intriguing!

]]> By: KatieDidIt http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6164 KatieDidIt Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:56:04 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6164 Being in Buffalo, and no stranger to the shut in dilemma, I have a shelf of "re-readables". The shelf has a very diverse selection. Paul hassles me about them. I will read certain books over and over until they fall apart and then I buy new copies. I could probably recite the first two chapters each of A Little Princess, Interview With The Vampire or The Hogfather to you verbatim (Though not all at the same time or it would make a very creepy monologue indeed...) Being in Buffalo, and no stranger to the shut in dilemma, I have a shelf of “re-readables”. The shelf has a very diverse selection. Paul hassles me about them. I will read certain books over and over until they fall apart and then I buy new copies. I could probably recite the first two chapters each of A Little Princess, Interview With The Vampire or The Hogfather to you verbatim (Though not all at the same time or it would make a very creepy monologue indeed…)

]]> By: jeanneleonard http://mothersofbrothers.com/one-readers-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-6163 jeanneleonard Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:06:10 +0000 http://mothersofbrothers.com/?p=1800#comment-6163 Horrible! Jennifer, our personal library is not huge, but until you get the Kindle, feel free to walk over and see if you can't find something more suitable. I have no books by anyone named Rhoda, Mennonite or otherwise. I was lucky enough to be 3/4 through David Copperfield when the power went out yesterday, so I was more than happy to break away from the work and curl up next to the fire with it. Horrible!

Jennifer, our personal library is not huge, but until you get the Kindle, feel free to walk over and see if you can’t find something more suitable. I have no books by anyone named Rhoda, Mennonite or otherwise.

I was lucky enough to be 3/4 through David Copperfield when the power went out yesterday, so I was more than happy to break away from the work and curl up next to the fire with it.

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