Comments for Cornellbooksellers.com http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog The journal of an online collectible book store. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on “I wanted to live among books” by andrew http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-13549 andrew Thu, 27 May 2010 13:39:15 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=193#comment-13549 That's really interesting Colleen. You may be the first avid reader I've known who doesn't have a security-blanket book. I've read your posts about rereading Willy though, and I think it's exciting that school no longer looms over your enjoyment of the bard. That’s really interesting Colleen. You may be the first avid reader I’ve known who doesn’t have a security-blanket book. I’ve read your posts about rereading Willy though, and I think it’s exciting that school no longer looms over your enjoyment of the bard.

]]> Comment on “I wanted to live among books” by Colleen http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=193&cpage=1#comment-13520 Colleen Tue, 25 May 2010 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=193#comment-13520 I know many people who re-read certain books yearly...but I've never been one of them. I've recently begun re-reading, just a little, after a 10-year hiatus, but I still feel too itchy to read things unknown to spend a lot of time on old favourites. I know many people who re-read certain books yearly…but I’ve never been one of them. I’ve recently begun re-reading, just a little, after a 10-year hiatus, but I still feel too itchy to read things unknown to spend a lot of time on old favourites.

]]> Comment on “Children make you want to start life over” by Richard Coxford http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=184&cpage=1#comment-13390 Richard Coxford Fri, 07 May 2010 12:55:54 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=184#comment-13390 Hi Harry, Great list and excellent reviews, it's wonderful to see you are enjoying many of the classics as well as some quality contemporary works as well. Louis Reil is still one of the best graphic novels I've read to date. We'll have to swap recommendations the next time we meet. BTW, tell your dad that before turning the "reins" over to you in future posts, he may want to do a bit of grammar checking himself or else he may soon lose "reign" over his blog to your fine writing skills ;) Hi Harry,

Great list and excellent reviews, it’s wonderful to see you are enjoying many of the classics as well as some quality contemporary works as well. Louis Reil is still one of the best graphic novels I’ve read to date. We’ll have to swap recommendations the next time we meet.

BTW, tell your dad that before turning the “reins” over to you in future posts, he may want to do a bit of grammar checking himself or else he may soon lose “reign” over his blog to your fine writing skills ;)

]]> Comment on “Imagination is like a muscle…” by James http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=188&cpage=1#comment-13190 James Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:14:17 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=188#comment-13190 Very good overview of two of Farmer's works. If you want a more complete view of Farmer and women, read the 3rd Riverworld book The Dark Design which reads like Farmer is alternatively trying to understand women and expelling personal demons. It's Fascinating stuff if you're looking to understand Farmer the Man; it's a snooze-fest if you're looking for what made the first, second, and fourth Riverworld books so great. (The fifth book is so much of a different animal it cannot really be analyzed from the same standpoint.) Very good overview of two of Farmer’s works. If you want a more complete view of Farmer and women, read the 3rd Riverworld book The Dark Design which reads like Farmer is alternatively trying to understand women and expelling personal demons. It’s Fascinating stuff if you’re looking to understand Farmer the Man; it’s a snooze-fest if you’re looking for what made the first, second, and fourth Riverworld books so great. (The fifth book is so much of a different animal it cannot really be analyzed from the same standpoint.)

]]> Comment on “Children make you want to start life over” by Colleen http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=184&cpage=1#comment-12513 Colleen Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:56:11 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=184#comment-12513 "the dark fetid gloom of the story". Fetid wasn't even close to being in my vocabulary when I was 13. Good stuff. “the dark fetid gloom of the story”. Fetid wasn’t even close to being in my vocabulary when I was 13. Good stuff.

]]> Comment on “We like lists because we don’t want to die” by andrew http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-12415 andrew Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:38:35 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=163#comment-12415 Colleen: let me first say how great it is to see your blog up and running again. I missed it! I actually struggled with not including Stephenson. But all my favourite books of his I read in the 90s. I think his best work is actually The Diamond Age. Out of the Baroque stuff, I've only read Quicksilver. So, he was a close call, I guess... American Gods does feel a bit rough around the edges, but I find I like it more and more as I look back. I haven't read Anansi Boys yet so I can't comment on NG's further development. Also, I have the audio book of Fragile Things and listening to NG read as Mr. Wednesday in one story really warmed my heart. Maybe I'm just swept up in Gaiman's rockstar persona, but American Gods feels right to me in some way that clearly better books don't. Happy Holidays to you and yours too! Colleen: let me first say how great it is to see your blog up and running again. I missed it!

I actually struggled with not including Stephenson. But all my favourite books of his I read in the 90s. I think his best work is actually The Diamond Age. Out of the Baroque stuff, I’ve only read Quicksilver. So, he was a close call, I guess…

American Gods does feel a bit rough around the edges, but I find I like it more and more as I look back. I haven’t read Anansi Boys yet so I can’t comment on NG’s further development. Also, I have the audio book of Fragile Things and listening to NG read as Mr. Wednesday in one story really warmed my heart. Maybe I’m just swept up in Gaiman’s rockstar persona, but American Gods feels right to me in some way that clearly better books don’t.

Happy Holidays to you and yours too!

]]> Comment on “We like lists because we don’t want to die” by Colleen http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-12414 Colleen Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:33:08 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=163#comment-12414 Good lord, man, no Neal Stephenson? Kidding. Sort of. I haven't read many of the books on your list. I think it's interesting you chose American Gods. I loved the idea but thought the execution mediocre. However, as this is your list and I offer nothing more substantial than my unsubstantiated opinion, I'm sure we can just agree to enjoy different facets of Gaiman (Anansi Gods is my favourite). Happy holidays! Good lord, man, no Neal Stephenson?

Kidding. Sort of.

I haven’t read many of the books on your list. I think it’s interesting you chose American Gods. I loved the idea but thought the execution mediocre.

However, as this is your list and I offer nothing more substantial than my unsubstantiated opinion, I’m sure we can just agree to enjoy different facets of Gaiman (Anansi Gods is my favourite).

Happy holidays!

]]> Comment on “Go West, young man, and grow up with the country” by Cornellbooksellers.com › “We like lists because we don’t want to die” http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=55&cpage=1#comment-12412 Cornellbooksellers.com › “We like lists because we don’t want to die” Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:58:04 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=55#comment-12412 [...] written about Lonesome Dove here before and my admiration for it is undiminished. If you had told me at the beginning of this decade that [...] [...] written about Lonesome Dove here before and my admiration for it is undiminished. If you had told me at the beginning of this decade that [...]

]]> Comment on “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something” by Colleen http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-11806 Colleen Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:24:11 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=148#comment-11806 I'm very shallow, but I may read this book just for its beautiful cover. I’m very shallow, but I may read this book just for its beautiful cover.

]]> Comment on “…féroces infirmes retour des pays chauds…” by Harry http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=127&cpage=1#comment-11782 Harry Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:42:14 +0000 http://www.cornellbooksellers.com/blog/?p=127#comment-11782 Hi Dad, Thanks a bunch for the comment, I had a great time. If you want a picture of my signed book that's fine. Love you!! Hi Dad,

Thanks a bunch for the comment, I had a great time. If you want a picture of my signed book that’s fine.

Love you!!

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