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13 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: The H... · 0 replies · +2 points

That IS interesting. Doing people-descriptions well is an art all unto itself.

13 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: The A... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hmph. Without further context, Leon making it clear does not work for me!

13 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: Ellis... · 0 replies · +1 points

That's lovely and moving; I'm curious about Ellis Island. Looks like a good read!

13 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: Behin... · 0 replies · +1 points

I love the title.

14 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: The F... · 0 replies · +1 points

Is true, that.
My recent post Teaser Tuesdays: Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

14 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - The Boleyn Girl (Not t... · 1 reply · +1 points

I don't have a favorite historical period to read about. I've jumped around. It's more about the story, the characters, and the writing; any subject can become fascinating with the right combination of elements. But! I do have a favorite author of historical fiction: Sharon Kay Penman. Have you checked her out? Her books are long, dense, totally engaging and enthralling, and detailed, and she pays close attention to historical accuracy (with a great note at the end to tell you where she brought in the fiction). And then she's written a few historical mysteries, too, which I also recommend; they're shorter and less dense if you're looking for that.

14 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - What I Love About Livi... · 1 reply · +1 points

What fun, I'm so glad you wrote this post! I learned a lot about St. Augustine - like the history. Thumbs up to the beach, too! :) And oh, to be in walking town. I think we have too few of those in the US. Certainly I'm not in one of them!

14 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: Jane ... · 1 reply · +1 points

I'll be interested in your review of this one. I know she is one of our more enigmatic literary figures - and one that us modern folks are most interested in!

I'm a Hemingway person myself (although I love Jane too!) and he's another that we're very interested in as a society - he looms larger than his work - but in contrast to Jane, there's SO much written about him that he's been about biographied to death. (I guess it helps that he's more contemporary, for one thing.) I recently found a new book, published just last week, that did a great job of finding a new angle on him, which is no small feat. It's Hemingway's Boat by Paul Hendrickson and I've written about it all over my blog if you're interested. :)

14 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - Teaser Tuesdays: The Help · 1 reply · +1 points

Good selection for this week. :) Enjoy.

14 years ago @ http://readhanded.blog... - The Art of the Physica... · 0 replies · +1 points

Yes, avoiding Pandora - print over e-books, duh. :) Not that I'm totally against if you like the e-reader but I don't consider it an adequate substitute. I've always been a late adopter and may get there someday but today I say NO to e-books.

So physical books YES. But I'm not particularly a collector of fine editions. (I don't say no to them when they find their way to me, but I don't seek them out.) When I want a book, I want it to read, not to serve some kind of physical purpose. I'm not a fan of the idea of disposable things in general, as an ecological thing, and books obviously in particular. But that's more an earth-friendly concept than a books-in-particular concept, for me personally. I will pass books on to others or abandon them in train stations and hotels in the hopes of someone else picking them up. I don't need long-term ownership except in a few very special bookish cases. Does that make sense?

I don't see the trend from fine, expensive, rare books in print (from the era you describe) to cheap, widely available paperbacks as being such a bad thing, because they're so accessible now. I like that we can all have books and they can be left in train stations.

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