tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post3043861997729374441..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: In Which I 'Read' a MarathonBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-11875651691738407692015-07-07T14:18:14.542-04:002015-07-07T14:18:14.542-04:00Hi, Kat. Yes. We want page numbers. But even with ...Hi, Kat. Yes. We want page numbers. But even with those there is still nothing quite like a bookmark showing progress in a real book. <br />I keep reading good things about "The Alexandria Quartet". I have only read Mr. Durrell's travel book "Bitter Lemons". On the other hand, I have read his brother Gerald's "My Family and Other Animals" which is a hoot. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-55918750506020467822015-07-05T17:16:47.967-04:002015-07-05T17:16:47.967-04:00I have only read the first of the Ladies' Dete...I have only read the first of the Ladies' Detective Agency series, but they sound like perfect summer reading. The Nook gives page numbers; the Kindle usually goes with the dreaded percentage.:) But sometimes there are page numbers. Bring back page numbers! I did read all of The Alexandria Quartet- but that is my only series this year. (Well, in which I've read all))Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-51212254607681933522015-07-05T15:50:22.989-04:002015-07-05T15:50:22.989-04:00Hope you had a Pop! Bang! Crack! Fourth of July ce...Hope you had a Pop! Bang! Crack! Fourth of July celebration, Penny,<br /><br />Comfort reads and cookies sound wonderful to me. It is sometimes fun to just immerse oneself in a time and place through a series of tales. <br /><br />I think the Kindle is better for a sprint - those books that are short and quick to read and that one wouldn't necessarily want to keep on the bookshelf. Most of the mysteries that I read are like that. So the ebook does have certain advantages. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-35392565843071826002015-07-05T15:45:07.280-04:002015-07-05T15:45:07.280-04:00I guess these are not for everyone, but I find the...I guess these are not for everyone, but I find them to be entertaining and soothing. <br /><br />I remember reading 'The Three Musketeers' on my Kindle (about 700 pages) and it drove me crazy not being about to see how far I had read and how much further I had to go. I think the Kindle is ideal for short books/quick reads. Although it is convenient for bedtime reading as it is much easier to handle than a fat, perhaps unwieldy book. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-63420273986437724572015-07-05T15:41:17.620-04:002015-07-05T15:41:17.620-04:00Tullik, I have read one of the Mapp and Lucia book...Tullik, I have read one of the Mapp and Lucia books. I see that there was a television series (it is on DVD at Netflix). I really must read all six of the novels that Benson wrote. Thanks for the reminder. I will read them one at a time with space in between - a sprint.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-36704070682873748932015-07-04T11:01:23.711-04:002015-07-04T11:01:23.711-04:00What a wonderful way to spent your time, and an in...What a wonderful way to spent your time, and an interesting observation about reading on Kindle. It's interesting how you can feel a people (here, the Botswana) through a long series of reads. I did have a marathon of sorts last winter with Laura Snelling and a series of Norwegian settlers.They were more of a comfort read, but, gave a good perspective of settling in the Red River Valley, the hardships, the courage . . . and I drank a lot of coffee and ate molasses cookies. Happy 4th of July, Belle. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-37436611515356086292015-07-04T08:30:17.041-04:002015-07-04T08:30:17.041-04:00I started the first of this series when it first c...I started the first of this series when it first came out and couldn't get into it. Your post makes me think I should get them another try.<br />I agree with your friend that reading on the Kindle can be frustrating. I started reading The Count of Monte Cristo on my Kindle and had to finish it as a real book. It's 1,462 pages long in my Penguin Classic and I felt I wasn't getting anywhere with it on my Kindle. I needed to see the bookmark moving through the book to keep me reading.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-41037819248081339002015-07-03T19:09:59.154-04:002015-07-03T19:09:59.154-04:00Belle, The one that comes to mind is “Mapp and Luc...Belle, The one that comes to mind is “Mapp and Lucia Compendium” all of the collected stories by E. F. Benson about that wonderful English village and the two protagonists, great fun, but by the final hurdle I was starting to flag a little. Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.com