tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post6832367547492312185..comments2023-10-07T03:12:02.883-04:00Comments on Suburban Matron: Summary Judgments: Book ReportBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-5790203252453778212010-01-25T16:48:04.626-05:002010-01-25T16:48:04.626-05:00" 'there's this room and it's mad..." 'there's this room and it's made of glass so everyone can see inside, but somehow the human heart is still mysterious' thing "<br />lmao! I needed that.<br /><br />I'm waiting for Under The Dome to get cheaper and telling myself to get back into the library book habit. <br /><br />If only I could keep up with your recommends! Wah!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-24808693484604759162010-01-22T23:26:36.766-05:002010-01-22T23:26:36.766-05:00Oh, I wish I could weigh, but can't until I re...Oh, I wish I could weigh, but can't until I read these. Ordered Game Changer a few weeks ago (econo-paper-back version so it's not here yet). But the others sound great.<br /><br />Stephen King is first on my list -- I've never read him, never thought to, but "The Dome" sounds good.<br /><br />I read a book this summer authored by a guy in NC about the world shutting down because of an electromagnetic pulse (his forward and aft were complete with CIA guys saying, "yeah this could really happen"). Can't remember the name of it right now.<br /><br />It described how the townspeople dealt with no tv, internet, transportation, medicine, money, liquor, etc., and how fast the social constructs deteriorated and were rebuilt. This S King book sounds similar and much better.<br /><br />Gracias!<br /><br />I'm off to Amazon now for a few used pick-ups; if no luck there, I will head to the library with my list in hand.Lawyer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487040434589941351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-10377252729701314182010-01-22T16:58:57.822-05:002010-01-22T16:58:57.822-05:00Halperin is the worst kind of pundit. Someone who ...Halperin is the worst kind of pundit. Someone who revels in sleaze and innuendo and yet hides behind a reputation as a serious thinker. If he was straight forward with it, I might not mind, but he's so stuck up about, well, everything. That haughty, knowing, politics as blood sport and who cares that it actually has something to do with people's lives attitude. <br /><br />I'm not sure what a good ending to Under the Dome might have been. I think it's entirely possible there couldn't have been one. I'd have preferred that the cause (preferably a different one) was stated much earlier in the book. Then I wouldn't mind that the build up of its mystery never paid off. I enjoyed the book a lot, but the explanation felt tacked on.Rick Dakanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580726126596822890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-91535004002405599082010-01-22T15:23:06.129-05:002010-01-22T15:23:06.129-05:00Sorry Rick! I don't even know who he is. Only...Sorry Rick! I don't even know who he is. Only his name was familiar. <br /><br />And Under the Dome, yeah, I agree about the ending, but now that I think about it, the ending is really not much more important to me than any other part of the book. Depends on the genre, too, I guess.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-35284514261547497052010-01-22T14:49:19.774-05:002010-01-22T14:49:19.774-05:00I liked Under The Dome but thought the ending was ...I liked Under The Dome but thought the ending was a lame cop out that would've worked on a 22 minute Twilight Zone episode but not on a 1000 page book. Still, the journey's fun.<br /><br />I'm deeply disappointed that you gave Mark Halperin a single dime, as he's an awful human being who's done nothing but coarsen and trivialize political discourse. I once saw him standing by a CSPAN bus in New York City outside The Strand book shop and was barely able to constrain myself from spitting on him.Rick Dakanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580726126596822890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-53512871141180319162010-01-21T13:11:15.301-05:002010-01-21T13:11:15.301-05:00I really wish I had your blog at hand when I was i...I really wish I had your blog at hand when I was in the bookstore. I need a new book really badly, but am too wishy-washy to make a decision on my own.<br /><br />Historian. Got it.Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323783519078200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-13669438746682238692010-01-21T11:45:37.098-05:002010-01-21T11:45:37.098-05:00Is conflict what makes you turn the page? Short a...Is conflict what makes you turn the page? Short answer, yeah.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357240497831335619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-1298959512545453672010-01-21T10:36:42.228-05:002010-01-21T10:36:42.228-05:00Becky I enjoy your blog so much I'd buy you a ...Becky I enjoy your blog so much I'd buy you a whole beer. So there.Lisa Lilienthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152500885897993371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-64636622639531653732010-01-21T01:09:33.365-05:002010-01-21T01:09:33.365-05:00Remarkaby Domestic Beth, you will love it. It'...Remarkaby Domestic Beth, you will love it. It's a long book, so that's a lot of nooking. <br /><br />V, I've been exactly where you are, and for your situation I recommend Game Change, since it's easy to pick up and put down. I love how you are reading different things in different chairs! I so totally know.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-77223208030836340522010-01-21T01:03:41.089-05:002010-01-21T01:03:41.089-05:00Alright, you have convinced me. I will check out ...Alright, you have convinced me. I will check out The Historian. Perfect timing since I just got my new Nook and I'm looking for crap to load on it. I hope it's available as an eBook!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-91957470009055481162010-01-21T00:56:15.732-05:002010-01-21T00:56:15.732-05:00Thanks for the recommendations, I'll check som...Thanks for the recommendations, I'll check some of those out--I suddenly have all this time when I'm sitting around in a chair, breastfeeding, and I thought once in a while I ought to turn off Oprah and do something edumacational. Or edu-thrilling.<br /><br />I am almost done with _Outliers_ by Malcolm Gladwell, which I totally recommend, and at my other chair I'm just starting _The Help_, by I forget who, which I hear is awesome. The first 2 pages were good, but so far I don't really have any developed opinions on that one.Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098484108934155881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-83968295616311435652010-01-20T23:52:50.785-05:002010-01-20T23:52:50.785-05:00Please be assured that I have long been propping S...Please be assured that I have long been propping S. King for two. He is not he greatest writer in the world, but he delivers what he promises. He says, <i>I am going lure you in & then scare the shit out of you</i> & then guess what? Perfect. No one is better than he.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803732363292861944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-61689764399267068632010-01-20T23:44:07.111-05:002010-01-20T23:44:07.111-05:00Jane, as a writer, give us your opinion: IS confli...Jane, as a writer, give us your opinion: IS conflict what makes you turn the page???Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-80934412415308083022010-01-20T23:19:27.456-05:002010-01-20T23:19:27.456-05:00Edu-thrilling: A wonderful word.Edu-thrilling: A wonderful word.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357240497831335619noreply@blogger.com