Rereading

Wait! It's Thursday. Wholly cow. For being physically present, I've been emotionally elsewhere of late. Sorry this is late, but at this point I'm lucky to have remembered it at all. Gads.

This week's questions were suggested by Marie.

1. Do you ever reread your books?
2. If so, which ones? If not, why not?
3. Do you read the books the whole way through or pick through for favorite scenes?
4. What qualifies a book for the reread pile?

If you want, highlight the stuff in the box, then copy it to your blog.

<a href="http://bookingthroughthursday.blogspot.com">Booking Through Thursday</a> <p>This week's questions were suggested by <a href="http://knittale.blogspot.com/">Marie</a>. <ol> <li><em>Do you ever reread your books? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>If so, which ones? If not, why not? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>Do you read the books the whole way through or pick through for favorite scenes? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>What qualifies a book for the reread pile? </em>Reply here</li> </ol>

Abridged it?

We haven't talked about abridged stories for a while. These questions were suggested by Xine.

1. Are abridgements a good introduction to long, boring classics, or a blight on literature?
2. If abridgements have their place, what is it?
3. Have you read any abridgements, or will you read any? Why or why not?

If you want, highlight the stuff in the box, then copy it to your blog.

<a href="http://bookingthroughthursday.blogspot.com">Booking Through Thursday</a> <p> We haven't talked about abridged stories for a while. These questions were suggested by <a href="http://xinef.livejournal.com/">Xine</a>. <ol> <li><em>Are abridgements a good introduction to long, boring classics, or a blight on literature? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>If abridgements have their place, what is it? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>Have you read any abridgements, or will you read any? Why or why not? </em>Reply here</li> </ol>

Characters

This week's questions were suggested by Mary.

Which book character(s) would you...

1. Like to have dinner with?
2. Believe would be the best to help you out in a crisis?
3. Like to ask for an autograph?
4. Most identify with personally?

If you want, highlight the stuff in the box, then copy it to your blog.

<a href="http://bookingthroughthursday.blogspot.com">Booking Through Thursday</a> <p> This week's questions were suggested by <a href="http://ltuande.blogspot.com/">Mary</a>. <p> Which book character(s) would you...<ol> <li><em>Like to have dinner with? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>Believe would be the best to help you out in a crisis? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>Like to ask for an autograph? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>Most identify with personally? </em>Reply here</li> </ol>

Skipping another week

I'm not going to be in town this week, so I'm going to have to skip another week. Sorry, folks. I got some bad news about my dad last night, and have to go do family stuff. I hope to be posting here again on the fifteenth.

Best sellers from 1956

Jeanne came across this list of previous years' best sellers, and thought it might be fun to base some of our questions on them. I thought I'd start with 1956, the year my parents got married.

1. In 1956, these were the top ten best sellers for the year. Have you read any of them?
   1. Don't Go Near the Water, William Brinkley
   2. The Last Hurrah, Edwin O'Connor
   3. Peyton Place, Grace Metalious
   4. Auntie Mame, Patrick Dennis
   5. Eloise, Kay Thompson
   6. Andersonville, MacKinlay Kantor
   7. A Certain Smile, Françoise Sagan
   8. The Tribe That Lost Its Head, Nicholas Monsarrat
   9. The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir
   10. Boon Island, Kenneth Roberts
2. Which ones have you read? Did you like them?
3. If you're like me and haven't read a single one, which ones have you heard of?
4. Will you be putting any of these books in your reading list?

If you want, highlight the stuff in the box, then copy it to your blog.

<a href="http://bookingthroughthursday.blogspot.com">Booking Through Thursday</a> <p> <a href="http://mathomhouse.typepad.com/bluestocking/">Jeanne</a> came across this list of <a href="http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html">previous years' best sellers</a>, and thought it might be fun to base some of our questions on them. <ol> <li><em>In 1956, these were the top ten best sellers for the year. Have you read any of them?</em> <ol> <li><I>Don't Go Near the Water, </I>William Brinkley <li><I>The Last Hurrah, </I>Edwin O'Connor <li><I>Peyton Place, </I>Grace Metalious <li><I>Auntie Mame, </I>Patrick Dennis <li><I>Eloise, </I>Kay Thompson <li><I>Andersonville, </I>MacKinlay Kantor <li><I>A Certain Smile, </I>Françoise Sagan <li><I>The Tribe That Lost Its Head, </I>Nicholas Monsarrat <li><I>The Mandarins, </I>Simone de Beauvoir <li><I>Boon Island, </I>Kenneth Roberts </ol> Reply here </li> <li><em>Which ones have you read? Did you like them?</em> Reply here</li> <li><em>If you're like me and haven't read a single one, which ones have you heard of? </em>Reply here</li> <li><em>Will you be putting any of these books in your reading list?</em> Reply here</li> </ol>