tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post1722026604777249885..comments2024-03-29T04:16:17.318-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Opinions, Please! Weekly Link Round-UpCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-44047482422815142042013-08-10T18:56:27.965-07:002013-08-10T18:56:27.965-07:00It must be that 42% that's buying all those, K...It must be that 42% that's buying all those, Kathy. I can take violence in books, as long as it makes sense to the story-- and I do have other limits to my tolerance of that particular "theme."<br /><br />The list of recommendations would change as I either add books from past years or add books I've just discovered.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80947233025406907992013-08-10T18:52:58.852-07:002013-08-10T18:52:58.852-07:00The people who stated (a long time ago) that they ...The people who stated (a long time ago) that they loved the LibraryThing widget said much the same thing, Pepper. There are pros and cons, regardless which direction I go.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-15956036535263022542013-08-10T16:12:15.101-07:002013-08-10T16:12:15.101-07:00Hmmm, on your sidebar, posting well-recommended bo...Hmmm, on your sidebar, posting well-recommended books would be a good idea, as long as it changed sometimes as you're reading new ones.<br /><br />I appreciate your list of reviews as when I'm thinking about reading a book, I look up the review to see if you've read it and what you think of it.<br /><br />I'm not too much of a cozy reader but I love the reviews anyway, and since you read a lot of different types of books, I do get enough recommendations to add to the Mt. Kilimanjaro of TBR lists.<br /><br />And good luck to Denis on that cozy.<br /><br />It's interesting that 58% of book buyers are women. Wonder why publishers push the thriller, gratuitously violent, especially against women, huge body counts-type books so much. Most women readers I know don't like that. So who is buying them? A mystery to me.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-82794290385067950822013-08-10T13:27:17.141-07:002013-08-10T13:27:17.141-07:00Oh, wow. I'm sad about Barbara Mertz. Her webs...Oh, wow. I'm sad about Barbara Mertz. Her website has indicated since early this year that she had another book in the process of being written/prepared, so maybe there's one more coming. I hope. One last Amelia Peabody.<br /><br />I really don't know what to say about the Library Thing sidebar. It's interesting to see the variety, which if you program it to show just the ones you highly recommend, there will be ones that don't fit that category that might still be interesting to find and read, but that's just me.Pepper Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088936125225559789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3008937641650898892013-08-10T11:41:37.811-07:002013-08-10T11:41:37.811-07:00My computer's a bit long in the tooth, but it&...My computer's a bit long in the tooth, but it's a young whippersnapper compared to yours, Barbara!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42265732944415294562013-08-10T11:40:32.023-07:002013-08-10T11:40:32.023-07:00We shall see about Denis, Margot! LOLWe shall see about Denis, Margot! LOLCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67779598394197527862013-08-10T11:39:52.369-07:002013-08-10T11:39:52.369-07:00I agree with you about the sidebar. Besides, that ...I agree with you about the sidebar. Besides, that LT widget is so old it probably has a bit of mold on it! LOLCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27433722715266641342013-08-10T08:43:09.844-07:002013-08-10T08:43:09.844-07:00Really sad news about Barbara Mertz. A great tale...Really sad news about Barbara Mertz. A great talent lost. As for your sidebar, my computer (c. 2000) loads so slowly that I don't even look at sidebars normally. I'm just happy to see the blog post at all. :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-45030272788961627652013-08-10T05:03:26.993-07:002013-08-10T05:03:26.993-07:00Cathy - Thanks as ever for the news and links. Suc...Cathy - Thanks as ever for the news and links. Such sad news about Barbara Mertz.. I'm glad you had a great time at PP. And I hope Denis enjoys his foray into cosy fiction :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-36660050569972815612013-08-10T04:43:48.343-07:002013-08-10T04:43:48.343-07:00I think I'd like to see books you recommend ra...I think I'd like to see books you recommend rather than random books you own.<br /><br />Fun when an event is so good it captures a new reader.<br /><br />I was so sad about Elizabeth Peters.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-51646464750420884582013-08-09T23:45:08.238-07:002013-08-09T23:45:08.238-07:00You've made me happy twice over. One, for liki...You've made me happy twice over. One, for liking this post well enough to stop by each week. And two, for letting me know that I'm not talking to myself. ;-) To be honest, I don't think most readers care what I do with the blog's appearance as long as I keep talking books!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-59460705211493815412013-08-09T23:43:31.315-07:002013-08-09T23:43:31.315-07:00I agree, Kathy!I agree, Kathy!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-79612729491452167092013-08-09T21:10:01.383-07:002013-08-09T21:10:01.383-07:00I'm not a crime fiction person; I read your bl...I'm not a crime fiction person; I read your blog once a week--for this post, so I don't care what you do with Library Thing.RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-47579173269446861322013-08-09T17:15:03.718-07:002013-08-09T17:15:03.718-07:00I don't use self check-outs because I feel lik...I don't use self check-outs because I feel like it's a way for a store to give me less service for my money plus it takes a job from someone. With all this technology we desperately need human interaction!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com