tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post7247747783465633799..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: Chocolate Book TagHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-2701585980752123672014-11-11T19:10:38.199-05:002014-11-11T19:10:38.199-05:00It's a fun tag! Though it made me hungry...
...It's a fun tag! Though it made me hungry...<br /><br />I love the first 4 Thursday Next books. #5 was okay, and I haven't finished #6 yet, alas.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-55198135271634561762014-11-11T18:47:13.400-05:002014-11-11T18:47:13.400-05:00What a fun post! Perhaps I'll join in.
Haven&...What a fun post! Perhaps I'll join in.<br /><br />Haven't read Mr Tilney's Diary yet, but it's certainly on my list. I've really enjoyed a couple of Ms. Grange's other "Diaries"! :)<br /><br />I keep reading such raving reviews of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Makes me want to try it sometime myself!<br /><br />Ah, Sixteen Brides is one of my favorites. I like to skim through and read my favorite parts when I'm in need of a pickmeup. <br /><br />I haven't actually read any of the Thursday Next series, although they are on my list and I have a couple of them sitting on my shelf. One day soon I'm hoping to get to them! What I've skimmed has certainly intrigued me. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-85421473290497300952014-11-11T18:42:09.709-05:002014-11-11T18:42:09.709-05:00Maybe that's why I haven't been able to ge...Maybe that's why I haven't been able to get beyond them to actually finishing the book? Hmmmm. I wonder.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-83571665456395136652014-11-10T13:54:59.964-05:002014-11-10T13:54:59.964-05:00Yeah, the first few chapters of Jane Eyre are dull...Yeah, the first few chapters of <i>Jane Eyre</i> are dull as tombs.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-15977819154040613322014-11-10T13:02:50.433-05:002014-11-10T13:02:50.433-05:00Oops...heehee. Mr. Rochester. Guess it pays to rea...Oops...heehee. Mr. Rochester. Guess it pays to read the entire sentence. :-)<br /><br />Huh. They sound tasty.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635893479396162523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-33600451920544376792014-11-04T07:29:39.995-05:002014-11-04T07:29:39.995-05:00There are a zillion amazing books I haven't go...There are a zillion amazing books I haven't gotten to yet. I hope there's a library in heaven.<br /><br />Not the first few chapters of JE, the first few chapters <i>with Mr. Rochester in them</i>.<br /><br />See's is based in CA. I first heard of them because they sponsored a jazz show I listened to on Saturday nights on my way to work, years ago. And then a friend sent me a box, and I was hooked. They're expensive, but amazing.<br /><br />Thanks for the link! I'm still behind on my blog-reading, sigh. So nope, hadn't seen it yet.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-68676159035602560222014-11-03T23:03:39.175-05:002014-11-03T23:03:39.175-05:00Yep, apparently I should be reading The Scarlet Pi...Yep, apparently I should be reading The Scarlet Pimpernel, too, because it's so amazing, but that's one of those things I'll have to get to later in life, I guess. There's just too much going on for me right now. :/<br /><br />What's so lovely about the *first* few chapters of JE? ;-)<br /><br />I've never actually heard of See's. But here's my tag, which you might've already seen. :-) http://thesquirrelsdiary.blogspot.com/2014/10/chocolate-book-tag.htmlJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635893479396162523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-48241408897101890532014-10-30T07:51:43.304-04:002014-10-30T07:51:43.304-04:00Oh man, just about nobody can compare to a young M...Oh man, just about nobody can compare to a young Marlon Brando for smolder appeal. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-10864936476571402372014-10-29T17:43:17.030-04:002014-10-29T17:43:17.030-04:00I won't shoot you! Just as long as you don'...I won't shoot you! Just as long as you don't shoot me for not finding Ian McKellen attractive :D Marlon Brando as a young man though... yes please! I also love young Al Pacino and Young Robert De Niro. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-25009839434860899302014-10-28T21:21:00.407-04:002014-10-28T21:21:00.407-04:00I don't usually get See's unless my best f...I don't usually get See's unless my best friend sends me some or my hubby happens to travel to CA, but the airport had them!!! So I bought a box. Limiting myself to one every day or two, except today I had two.<br /><br />I've seen the '82 version of TSP already, so I kinda pretty much know what happens in it. <br /><br />And I really recommend the Rufus Sewell version of <i>Middlemarch</i> if you're not sure you want to read it. Take a few hours to get to know the characters and then decide! Cuz yeah... totally a chunkster.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-35759476232393970342014-10-28T21:19:27.357-04:002014-10-28T21:19:27.357-04:00I was really impressed by Capote too. PSH was def...I was really impressed by <i>Capote</i> too. PSH was definitely wonderful in it. <br /><br />I've seen the '82 movie version of TSP (don't shoot me -- I kinda had a fondness for Chauvelin, cuz... Ian McKellen! Young and sexy Ian McKellen!!!!), so I kinda know what I'm in for....<br /><br />I'll try to read your tag answers soon!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-58659811896522799962014-10-28T21:12:27.985-04:002014-10-28T21:12:27.985-04:00See's are the best - you're making me jeal...See's are the best - you're making me jealous! :) I liked The Scarlet Pimpernel, though it's best if you haven't read any spoilers about it (including what's on the back cover, on some editions...). And I'm looking forward to your review of Middlemarch, since that's one of those chunksters I'm curious about.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693636355638596302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-11567553030851991582014-10-28T19:20:24.449-04:002014-10-28T19:20:24.449-04:00Thanks for the tag! I just had a go at it myself! ...Thanks for the tag! I just had a go at it myself! :)<br /><br />It's been a long while since I've read In Cold Blood but I thought it was brilliant. I'd recommend the movie Capote as well if you haven't seen it. Phillip Seymour Hoffman absolutely nails Truman Capote's voice and mannerisms! His Oscar was completely deserved. <br /><br />I'm definitely planning on reading some Amanda Grange next year :)<br /><br />I wasn't very keen on The Scarlet Pimpernel actually. I know a lot of bloggers who really like it but the main female character really got on my nerves! She was so dense! What made it worse was that the author kept going on about how she's supposed to be the most intelligent woman in Europe! Definitely an example of telling and not showing imo!<br /><br />Many of those series that you mention are on my to-read list as well :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112080523452829647noreply@blogger.com