tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post6780208531295182773..comments2023-05-16T10:35:31.742-04:00Comments on Inside the Shell: bookstut-tuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-75230852517861408992007-11-04T10:40:00.000-05:002007-11-04T10:40:00.000-05:00I'm not sure that "focus" has anything to do with ...I'm not sure that "focus" has anything to do with age. I think that we just don't take the time anymore to sit down and plunge into a book. Magazines are so much quicker to read...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-27864023807758715002007-11-04T03:59:00.000-05:002007-11-04T03:59:00.000-05:00i loved atonement, and mean to read Chesil Beach. ...i loved atonement, and mean to read Chesil Beach. My dad read it in the summer and said it was heartbreaking and excellent.<BR/><BR/>i've not come across Valerie Martin - one to add to my list.lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-71911422789999331312007-11-03T18:03:00.000-04:002007-11-03T18:03:00.000-04:00I think Kmkat's comment is so true. I won't waste ...I think Kmkat's comment is so true. I won't waste a minute on anything that's substandard.<BR/>And yes McEwan is a great writer. i'm so looking forward to seeing how Atonement looks on film.<BR/>Angelaangelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966015443364053559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-69666041304516269052007-11-03T17:27:00.000-04:002007-11-03T17:27:00.000-04:00kmkat:I have to agree on McEwan wholeheartedly. I ...kmkat:<BR/><BR/>I have to agree on McEwan wholeheartedly. I read him so quickly, but want to savor every word.<BR/><BR/>ttAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-88727903621187174882007-11-03T17:13:00.000-04:002007-11-03T17:13:00.000-04:00That focus thing: I think that with age and maturi...That focus thing: I think that with age and maturity comes a lessened ability -- or desire -- to put up with things that are substandard or uninteresting to us. Certain books, for example. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the McEwan title. He is one of my favorite writers. You know how you could be mesmerized watching certain actors read the telephone book just b/c they are so good? I feel that way about IMcE's writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-18279245814935197812007-11-03T04:11:00.000-04:002007-11-03T04:11:00.000-04:00Let me know if you figure out how to sustain focus...Let me know if you figure out how to sustain focus :)deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-90809442055465304442007-11-02T17:53:00.000-04:002007-11-02T17:53:00.000-04:00I needed some book, when I was going to travel by ...I needed some book, when I was going to travel by train and somebody gave to me Dan Brown`s "Angels and demons". I have read his book Da Vinci code a few years ago.<BR/>I have been in Rome two times and knew those places, but the writer has a little bit too vivacious imagination :))<BR/><BR/>I saw your name in United Photos blog list! Good!!<BR/>Now you put some photo there, no need to be anything so special.<BR/><BR/>Have a happy weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33731975.post-8601683271396108392007-11-02T12:04:00.000-04:002007-11-02T12:04:00.000-04:00I am so happy for you that you have got some well ...I am so happy for you that you have got some well deserved reading time.<BR/><BR/>The books you mention are all unfamiliar to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com