tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post5104690950504247636..comments2023-09-28T07:27:40.721-07:00Comments on Sardines in a Can: Books (and Week) in Review!Carol Pavliskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-77078509000921121362008-08-06T22:33:00.000-07:002008-08-06T22:33:00.000-07:00I love to hear that your daughter is a fan of Jane...I love to hear that your daughter is a fan of Jane Austen!<BR/>I only got to see 3 of the movies,<BR/>Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. After seeing the movies, I'm hooked on her books now.<BR/>I'm very sad that I missed, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion! But, when I read the books of the movies I missed the story is new to me. :)<BR/> <BR/>Have a good day!Anna Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417448360462169684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-23388774521100771192008-08-06T16:25:00.000-07:002008-08-06T16:25:00.000-07:00I know I posted a comment on this dadgum thing and...I know I posted a comment on this dadgum thing and I'm not sure why it didn't go through. Anywho, I just finished Nineteen Minutes and am now reading Searching For God Knows What. We read Farmer Boy before bed. Paisley is devouring most things from Dr. Seuss. The mister is reading a book about Muddy Waters. I'm too tired to think of the title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-12885995814892689482008-08-06T11:13:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:13:00.000-07:00Like many of you, I read a LOT and often have more...Like many of you, I read a LOT and often have more than one book going. I have recently discovered a mystery writer named Laura Lippman who I like--nothing too complicated, but interesting stories. I just finished "To the Power of Three", which had a twist at the end I did not see coming in spite of plenty of hints. I *finally* got Odd Hours by Dean Koonts from the library yesterday (on the wait list for over a month), so will start on it next. I am also reading: The Translator, by Dauod Hari. He is Darfurian, served as a translator for many journalists traveling to Darfur to document the genocide. It is one of the most beautifully written books I have ever encountered. I am taking my time reading it, beause the language is just exquisite and I want it to last. Hari has an amazing talent with language--at one point he is describing an attack on a clinic--all the people who are healthy enough to leave have, the ones who are left will be killed soon, he is trying to get Nick Kristoff, the New York Times columnist he is translating for to leave, he can see the attackers in the bushes, and he says something that makes me laugh! How can you laugh in the middle of this horror, reading about people being interviewed in what will be the last minutes of their lives! But, manages it. he also makes me cry with the beauty of his words. Truly a book worth reading. I met Mr Hari briefly when he was in San Antonio last year--I wish I had of understood who he was at that time.<BR/><BR/>I am also reading "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, another one I am stretching out, because of the wisdom in contains.<BR/><BR/>I just got "One Day at a Time in Al-Anon", a daily reader for those dealing with an active alcoholic in their lives. need to read today's entry, I forgot. And, "Paths to Recovery" from Al-Anon. I have a sponsor now, and she has given me homework, so I need to read this for her. <BR/><BR/>Finally, I have on order "HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide" which is the textbook for an online class I am taking. I need to design a website for the class and I cannot think of a thing to do--any ideas?<BR/><BR/>And, I really am supposed to be cleaning house right now....<BR/><BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-19610814471848486262008-08-06T04:52:00.000-07:002008-08-06T04:52:00.000-07:00Jane Austen! One of Ellie's all-time faves. Did ...Jane Austen! One of Ellie's all-time faves. Did you catch all of the PBS jane auten movies??Carol Pavliskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-1534783614992091862008-08-05T23:48:00.000-07:002008-08-05T23:48:00.000-07:00Hello Sardine Mama,I'm new to your blog and I enjo...Hello Sardine Mama,<BR/>I'm new to your blog and I enjoyed reading you post. My mom found one of your stories in the news paper, and I just had to visit your bolg. <BR/>I love to read about peoples everyday life.<BR/><BR/>As, for what I'm reading, it's "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen.Anna Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417448360462169684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-5536425693347245422008-08-05T19:28:00.000-07:002008-08-05T19:28:00.000-07:00OK - I actually ordered a few books from your comm...OK - I actually ordered a few books from your comments! thanks! Stephanie - I love Sue Monk Kidd. This was very fun and I will have to do it again in a few months!Carol Pavliskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-54196228497483854802008-08-05T10:31:00.000-07:002008-08-05T10:31:00.000-07:00I have been reading A LOT this summer... Here are ...I have been reading A LOT this summer... Here are a few.<BR/>The Secret Life of CeeCee Walkes by Diane Chamberlain-very very good story.<BR/>The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jocobs<BR/>Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert<BR/>7th Heaven by James Patterson<BR/>THe Year of the Fog by Michelle Richmond<BR/>Something Blue<BR/>Something Borrowed<BR/>Baby Proof<BR/>Love the One You're With all by Emily Griffin<BR/>My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult<BR/>I am working on reading right now:<BR/>The Kite Runner<BR/>And<BR/>The Last Summer (of you and me)<BR/>Next on the list are<BR/>The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd<BR/>& The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage...<BR/>I LOVE to READ!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283295314850480702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-51239620556753732052008-08-05T09:48:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:48:00.000-07:00One of my favorite books and the one that is alway...One of my favorite books and the one that is always sitting next to my bed is Buddhism Day by Day: Wisdom for Modern Life. I have given one to many who all love it even if their initial reaction is that it won't fit their lives.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131505262398219007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-47404781579598364722008-08-03T18:45:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:45:00.000-07:00i have one more book to add to my list. yesterady ...i have one more book to add to my list. yesterady i started reading the new book in the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn. i'm REALLY liking this book.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732484568208610782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-49949700132749187962008-08-03T15:02:00.000-07:002008-08-03T15:02:00.000-07:00I'm STILL reading The Best American Non-Required R...I'm STILL reading The Best American Non-Required Reading from 2007. I've been reading it little by little since memorial day weekend when we took a trip to see my aunt Sandy in Seattle. I finished The Best American Non-Required reading 2006 on that trip and started 2007.<BR/><BR/>They're amazing books edited by the amazing Dave Eggers and they have short articles and stories with no restriction on subject. The one I'm in the middle of is a high school commencement speech by Conan O'Brian, this book also featured a chapter from "Darfur Diaries" and another one about the some of the "Lost Boys of Sudan" who are now in America.<BR/><BR/>For the last three years the articles and stories from the Best American Non-Required Reading series has been selected by teens who are brought together by Dave Eggers organization "826 Valencia" that helps Children express themselves through the art of writing.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524647227168970433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-13424207668057120982008-08-03T09:40:00.000-07:002008-08-03T09:40:00.000-07:00Not quite sure what I hope to get out of it. Cesa...Not quite sure what I hope to get out of it. Cesar read the book a few years ago in spanish and other people have recommended some of his other books to me. This was the first one that came in from the library as I placed a few on hold. I will let you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-85778259445573805572008-08-03T08:17:00.000-07:002008-08-03T08:17:00.000-07:00Here are some comments for pretty much everybody!J...Here are some comments for pretty much everybody!<BR/>Janet - your housework book has intrigued me. We DO have more work, now. More conveniences, too, but I remember reading that our standards of "clean" seem to be much higher - we place more demands on ourselves in that regard. And then we have less time to live up to those standards, because our lives are so full of so much else.<BR/><BR/>Michele - what do you hope to gain from reading On Being a Christian? Is there a different angle on it? Something I'd like? And have I read My Sister's Keeper? Seems like I have, but I can't remember it, now...<BR/><BR/>Brendy - are you a practicing Buddhist? Lots of study involved? Did you hear about the new center that opened in San Antonio?<BR/><BR/>Karen - you crack me up. It is like, "This is how an ADHD adult with a zillion kids reads books." What on earth is doodle-stitching and how could you ever possibly find the time? I vote you just keep reading the book, kind of like I just keep watching excercise videos.<BR/><BR/>Beth - I'm gonna have to try Dexter. I watched the show once and couldn't get into it. I love Jonathan Kellerman - especially Dr. Alex Delaware who I always envision as looking exactly like Kellerman's photo on the back of the book...as does Kellerman, I presume :)Carol Pavliskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-39300225322342337062008-08-03T07:49:00.000-07:002008-08-03T07:49:00.000-07:00The Dexter books would qualify. They are dark but ...The Dexter books would qualify. They are dark but easy quick reads. Once you get over trying to figure out what finding a sociopathic serial killer funny and even sympathetic means about you they become just incredibly dark funny books. The Kathy Reichs books not so much. They are pretty standard thriller fiction like Jonathan Kellerman or Patricia Cornwall.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131505262398219007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-32035935625133509232008-08-02T16:44:00.000-07:002008-08-02T16:44:00.000-07:00Let's see: I am in the midst of, have just finishe...Let's see: I am in the midst of, have just finished, or are just about to start.<BR/>Amata means Beloved, the first two Mitford books from Jan Karon, The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand, Brideshead Revisted, The Shipping News, PS I love you, and re-reading/skimming Setting Limits for your Strong willed child and a few Ray Guarendi parenting books..oh and Outrageous Fortune which is a departure for me, it's a sci-fi futuristic novel.<BR/>Doodle Stitching is still sitting on my end table..waiting for me to actually DO some doodle-stitching :-)<BR/>I have scads of school books and syllabi everywhere too.MentalMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18278030114279292954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-11558120477633246762008-08-02T15:00:00.000-07:002008-08-02T15:00:00.000-07:00On my night stand:Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm App...On my night stand:<BR/><BR/>Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children.<BR/><BR/>Cook's Illustrated magazine<BR/><BR/>Mother Earth News magazine<BR/><BR/>The Spiderwick Chronicles - DD and I have been reading a chapter or two a night before bed.Brendy Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177571467141978464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-51358493529513433552008-08-02T09:31:00.000-07:002008-08-02T09:31:00.000-07:00why history of housework?? well, after reading Be...why history of housework?? well, after reading Better Off a book/story of a family's journey to leave all technology, i felt that he glorified a bit the amish lifestyle... or i was glorifying it a bit myself. then i read an old mothering mag article that said that today women have more work than life 150 yrs ago... sooooo, then, i wanted to truly understand how things really were (it was harder in many ways , but i'd definitely agree that we have a diff type of hard now) & along the way have been enjoying learniong about the social aspects of less technology. truly interesting!!!waiting for a namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726602654539886031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-83454363559810672372008-08-02T08:44:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:44:00.000-07:00i'm reading it in english. i don't think i could e...i'm reading it in english. i don't think i could ever read it in spanish, i don't have the patience. imagine reading shakespeare and hawthorne combined, that's how it'd be for me. but i do appreciate the translations; they're not always grammatically correct. <BR/><BR/>my mom read it in spanish when she was in college. although, she kinda cheated, she had the english version right there too. :)<BR/><BR/>and yes, i did notice the Don Quixote statue at the restaurant when we walked in. very cool.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732484568208610782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-70874887532384326532008-08-02T08:39:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:39:00.000-07:00I just got done reading two books that were amazin...I just got done reading two books that were amazing - <BR/>The Holy Way - Practices for a Simple Life by Paula Huston<BR/>Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson<BR/>I needed a mental break so I am reading Monk Goes to Germany right now, but I plan to read My Sister's Keeper and On Being a Christian by Hans Kung after that. Keziah and I are reading Island of the Blue Dolphins, one of my favorite books when I was in elementary school.<BR/>Glad to see you are blogging again. I missed reading your ramblings.<BR/>MicheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-23012068125442429582008-08-02T08:36:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:36:00.000-07:00Don Quixote! In English or Spanish? One of my al...Don Quixote! In English or Spanish? One of my all-time faves. Did you see that gigantic sculpture of Quixote in the restaurant after Ellie's recital?Carol Pavliskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-88717345825761199672008-08-02T08:30:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:30:00.000-07:00Janet and Beth - history of housework? What posse...Janet and Beth - history of housework? What possesed you? And I didnt realize that Bones and Dexter were books! I truly don't watch much TV due to not having enough time - but I do love quick and fun reads...would those qualify?Carol Pavliskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-85159784514785553282008-08-02T08:28:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:28:00.000-07:00Suzanne - I am interested in the Kabat-Zinn book.....Suzanne - I am interested in the Kabat-Zinn book...i'll have to check amazon. "Mindfulness" is a buzz word right now, isn't it? That gives me an idea to write a column entitled "Mindless Parenting"...that is what happens after you've breastfed 5 children.Carol Pavliskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368979644107669048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-68605968206888412442008-08-02T08:23:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:23:00.000-07:00right now i'm reading several books.Don Quixote De...right now i'm reading several books.<BR/><BR/>Don Quixote De La Mancha<BR/>Chasing Windmills<BR/>DMT: Spirit Molecule<BR/>This Is Your Brain On Music<BR/><BR/>they're all very intersting books and i enjoy them profusely.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732484568208610782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-23256887291229995932008-08-02T07:46:00.000-07:002008-08-02T07:46:00.000-07:00I am reading Kathy Reichs "Bones" books. During th...I am reading Kathy Reichs "Bones" books. During the writers strike there was nothing new to watch and since I had never watched Bones it was new to me. Of course if I watched the show I HAD to read the books so I am trudging through them. Also, just finished the Dexter books, same reason, quite dark but funny. I have several dozen authors that I follow religiously and they just aren't writing fast enough for me so I am trying out new authors.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131505262398219007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-57468855200699226762008-08-02T05:10:00.000-07:002008-08-02T05:10:00.000-07:00alright - reading & trying to finish & wil...alright - reading & trying to finish & will soon blog about "Never Done" histoy of american housework, for church reading "Beliefs" - briefs about Mennonite Theology, and "The Mystery of the Child" by martin marty.<BR/><BR/>i'd love to hear about unschooling - go on!waiting for a namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726602654539886031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777572921251253526.post-47562416158156472662008-08-01T21:08:00.000-07:002008-08-01T21:08:00.000-07:00I am currently reading Everyday Blessings: The In...I am currently reading Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by John Kabat-Zinn. I read his meditation book and found the parenting one while searching for more of his books. I am also re-reading several gardening books so I can prepare our fall garden.<BR/><BR/>My 7 year old son and I are taking turns reading chapters from the children's version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. <BR/><BR/>I also find the time to do a little trash reading - I love my short horror stories and got a nice collection of them for my birthday.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411516246489172576noreply@blogger.com