en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/978414 Comments by Jess http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/11/page-turners-100th-book-review.html#IDComment107556972 Happy 100th Becky! Here's to 100s more! :D Wed, 3 Nov 2010 09:47:56 +0000 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/11/page-turners-100th-book-review.html#IDComment107556972 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/10/corrections-by-jonathan-franzen.html#IDComment104735663 Oh no! Admittedly, I haven't read any of Franzen's fiction (yet...) but I really love his essays on reading ,writing, and fiction. Well worth reading, and I think they are even if his fiction doesn't really work for you. (But on the other hand, oh yeah! Becky's back!!) Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:44:45 +0000 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/10/corrections-by-jonathan-franzen.html#IDComment104735663 http://and-the-plot-thickens.blogspot.com/2010/09/reading-slump.html#IDComment100140003 I know how you feel. Sometimes I think it is the pressure of blogging and writing reviews that contributes to a reading slump - if I don't read, I don't have to write anything! As for how to get out of a slump ... I wish I knew a definitive answer. For me, it's usually either: finding an amazing book, rediscovering an old favourite, stepping out of my comfort zone completely, less frequent reading, or reading something a bit different than usual. Perhaps you could try a short story collection or a literary journal? Something to pick up and read in bits and pieces? Anyway, take your time, forcing yourself to read will only make things worse. Eventually you'll feel like digging in again, and then you'll never know why you stopped! Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:20:03 +0000 http://and-the-plot-thickens.blogspot.com/2010/09/reading-slump.html#IDComment100140003 http://and-the-plot-thickens.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-favourite-bookstores.html#IDComment97038584 I love Kinokuniya! I only discovered it on a trip to Sydney this year, and spent so many hours browsing there - with a non-bookish friend who ended up wanting to spend more time (and money!) there than me. I'm going back to Sydney later in the year, and Kinokuniya is going to be one of my first stops! I also really liked Basement Books (like anyone, I'm sucker for cheap books) and Elizabeth's second hand bookstores. This time I think I'll travel out to Newtown again and check out some of the bookstores there as well. Still, none of them beat Melbourne's bookstores ;) Sun, 5 Sep 2010 04:45:52 +0000 http://and-the-plot-thickens.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-favourite-bookstores.html#IDComment97038584 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/08/slap-by-christos-tsiolkas-australian.html#IDComment96280946 I agree with everything you've said about The Slap, Becky, though I did much prefer Richie & Connie's stories because they were so disconnected from the main plot. Maybe we need this sort of negative response to contemporary Australian culture because we have a tendency to view it through rose-tinted glasses, you know? As a culture, we avoid looking at or analyzing our obvious faults - our casual racism, sexism, undertones of violence - in favour of championing mateship, Anzac spirit, sportsmanship, whatever, which isn't always an honest or realistic way of appraising our way of life? Depressing but maybe necessary? Just a few thoughts. Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:32:05 +0000 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/08/slap-by-christos-tsiolkas-australian.html#IDComment96280946 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/09/you-might-have-noticed-that-i-havent.html#IDComment96278189 I think we all go through slumps like that, epic reading material at hand or not. Take your time, Becky, chill out & eat lots of your favourite indulgent snack! We'll all still be here when you get back. :) Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:23:51 +0000 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/09/you-might-have-noticed-that-i-havent.html#IDComment96278189 http://and-the-plot-thickens.blogspot.com/2010/08/our-new-bookshelves.html#IDComment94638999 Ooh, I love peeking at other people's bookshelves, and your new ones look lovely. I especially love the darker colours of the shelves. Sadly I only have one double stacked tall bookshelf and the rest of mine are heaped in piles around my bedroom & spare room. One day I will have my own wall of books, one day! :D Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:44:29 +0000 http://and-the-plot-thickens.blogspot.com/2010/08/our-new-bookshelves.html#IDComment94638999 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/08/lovesong-by-alex-miller-story-within.html#IDComment93593916 I've been afraid of Alex Miller for too long. A fear based on presumably false preconceptions, I'll admit. Becky, I think you've convinced me to finally give this one a shot. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:30:53 +0000 http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/08/lovesong-by-alex-miller-story-within.html#IDComment93593916 http://listverse.com/2010/07/01/top-10-listverse-milestones#IDComment83726049 Congratulations on three years, and here's to many more! Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:00:52 +0000 http://listverse.com/2010/07/01/top-10-listverse-milestones#IDComment83726049