Eastofoz's comments
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Eastofoz's comments from the Book Haven group.
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Three more "different" ones to add that I recently 'found' on my shelves (lol!):Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume
Beyond Heaving Bosoms The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels
Between the Lines The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca, Peru
Dina wrote: "I had to choose between having lots of shoes or books in my closet, LOL. Shoes won, so my books are "neatly" stored in several boxes in the corner of my spare bedroom."LOL! Decisions, decisions eh ;)
Dina, if only I had enough shelf space and didn't have to venture into the closets! One day I'll have that library --maybe when I'm an old grandma (lol!)
I have some books she's recommended and I've bought some based on her recommendation as well as the popularity of the book. She certainly has a guru quality about her.
Dharma wrote: "Jo wrote: "Im guessing that out of your 400+ and 300ish tbr shelves, you down own them all? I know that if i owned that many books i would be able to move in my room "This is my question too, do you girls own all theses books?"
Yup for me :) Everything on TBR (that's not a wishlist of course) I have on my shelf and everything I've read I still have except maybe a small handful of books because a friend loaned them to me.
Elvia wrote: "Very true Eastofoz...I've become my mother. No changes! Proper english only...american english anyway. :)I actually heard my daughter say "lol" instead of laughing OUT LOUD(she's 10 and doesn't..."
I had a good chuckle with the "I've become my mother" line (lol!) Just the other day I was going on to my little guy about the importance of correct punctuation and legible penmanship (lol!)
When I was a student at university I met this Belgian guy. His dad said I didn't speak "real English" because it wasn't British English --lol! Too funny =)
Dina wrote: "I never sort my TBR shelf and I rarely delete books from it. If I bought the book, I have to read it - even if it takes a decade to do it, LOL."Dina I think we were separated at birth (lol!) ;)
Interesting Lisa Anne. That "their" rule though that the one article talks about isn't "necessarily" right --at least according to my Oxford grammar bible :) It's apparently accepted now in many situations like using "who" for "whom" is. I was wondering when texting would be accepted as the "norm" somewhere. I can't say I'm surprised. Language is always changing and I think every generation freaks out about the changes too ;)
Joy, believe it or not but the wiener book and the underclothes book are both legit reference books --with catchy titles (lol!) I've referred to the underclothes books when I couldn't picture what the author was talking about and I still have to get to the "other" one (lol!)Pamela, I have to look into your #1. Sounds good. Did you read it?
Elvia, I got #10 a few months ago from some GR readers who said it was very informative (lol!)
BonFire, another eye catcher of a title ;)
I never delete, but I do rearrange "what's up next" (x5 of so books) depending on friend recs and the latest hyped book sometimes (lol!)
new_user wrote: "East, I think I'm going to rob your list. Well, most of it anyway, LOL. "LOL! Can you read them too and tell me if the majority are good, I've only read the odd one (hahaha!) ;)
#8 is quite the mouthful BonFire ;)
1. The History of the Snowman by Bob Eckstein2. A Mind of Its Own A Cultural History of the Penis by David Friedman
3. Math Doesn't Suck How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail, Danica McKellar
4. Adventures in Tornado Alley The Storm Chasers by Mark Hollingshead
5. Things That Make Us (Sic) The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the World by Martha Brockenbrough
6. The F-Word Second Edition by Jesse Sheidlower
7. Talk to the Snail Ten Commandments for Understanding the French by Stephen Clarke
8. The History of Underclothes by C Willett Cunnington
9. Why Everybody Hates Toronto Startling Suggestions of a Pseudo-Scientific Study by Michael B Davie
10. Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner
11. 1066 and All That A Memorable History of England by WC Sellar (I know it's more than 10 but this looks good--lol!)
Had to include the Griffin & Sabine - An Extraordinary Correspondence series by Nick Bantock --very strange and uniquely presented.
I like 'different' kinds of books. Good thread Joy :D Maybe I can weigh down my shelves a bit more with some good finds (lol!)
I feel for ya Rane. I was trying to find the cover model for Dawn Thompson's Lord of the Deep --see if he's done anything else, sometimes they look very different--but no luck anywhere.
BonFire wrote: "Did anyone else love reading "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift when they were in school? I thought that was the greatest thing ever. lol .
I read that in school. I first I thought it was total crazy and then I realized it was a tongue in cheek "proposition". Brilliant piece :)
NU those were too cute. I bought the sets for friends with kids (lol!)
And look some more good ones: Black Beauty and The Black Stallion --that was an excellent book!
LOL! The Poky Puppy! That was so cute. And Amelia Bedelia was so fun. I liked Anne of Green Gables too and the Little House on the Prairie series when I was older. I think I have to make a kiddie fave shelf ;)
I liked "Charlotte's Web" too and "The Secret of Nimh" (can't believe I forgot that one!).
There's also:
How to Eat Fried Worms (very gross!)
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (that was hilarious!)
Stone Fox (very sad)
I'd agree with NU about MacAlister and the chick-litty kind of writing. I don't like chick-lit but those I really liked.
And yeah dragons can't be beta/mild --what in the world are these authors thinking?! (lol!)
OMG of course NU! "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"! And "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"! How in the world could I foget those! I'll also add "Alice in Wonderland" :D
