Greg’s Comments (group member since Jul 02, 2014)

Greg’s comments from the All About Books group.

Susie wrote: "I'll post on January 15th if that works..."

Absolutely! Thanks Susie! :)

Laurel wrote: "I'll do the 22nd. The 21st is my birthday."

Thanks Laurel! :)

Marina wrote: "I hope you all will spend a great Christmas, if you celebrate. I was supposed to go to my parents' for a family Christmas next Saturday, but I will have to go tomorrow (Thursday) instead, because t..."

Oh I am so sorry Marina! :( I'll be thinking of you.

dely wrote: "We will stay here going only to a restaurant with my ex husband and his mother on Christmas day. I don't know what I will do on Christmas Eve. My son will arrive tomorrow and he will stay till the end of January. In fact I cooked some Christmas cookies in these days and I'm sure I will be busy while..."

It'll be nice to have your son with you for a while dely! Enjoy!

Ruth wrote: "I am working Christmas Eve night. I don't know what I'm doing Christmas. Sleeping sounds like a plan though. lol."

I'll cross my fingers that everyone you have to interact with on Christmas Eve is very nice to you Ruth. I used to have to work the holidays, and it can be a pain. I support on Christmas getting a good rest! :)

What is everyone doing for Christmas? I can't believe it's only a week away!!

I'm going back to Arizona for a week for the holidays. This will be my second to last Christmas before my nephew in Arizona graduates high school .. holy cow! Everything goes too fast!!

Alice wrote: "I've just come across Kazuo Ishiguro's 2017 Nobel Lecture and am really impressed! Thought I'd share some of my favorite passages:

“If I could go from one passage to the next according to the narr..."

Thanks Alice, I like what he says about listening and breaking down barriers especially!

Leslie wrote: "I might try reading the Greek myths - I have been wanting to do that for a while now. I'm not sure which version I will end up reading but if I can get it at the library, I might try Robert Graves'..."

I remember that being fun Leslie! Maybe I'll re-read Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses. It's been a long time since I read it.

I do love myths and fairy tales!

Marina wrote: "Greg wrote: "Thanks Marina! And I like both of the challenges you chose - I need to do that one with the owned books! "

I've been doing that one every year since 2015, but this time it's got to be..."

I know what you mean! I have a similar problem!

Kathleen wrote: "I just have to recommend this one. Five stars. Benissimo!

Orfeo by Richard Powers
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Sounds like a great book Kathleen!

Marina wrote: "I know some of you don't like reading challenges, but there's also many of us (like me) who do, so I thought I'd post these two links:

50 ideas of DIY reading challenges @Book Riot: https://bookri..."

Thanks Marina! And I like both of the challenges you chose - I need to do that one with the owned books!

Diane S ☔ wrote: "Thanks, Greg. So frustrating I have been I'll for the past week and haven't been able to get over to my daughters to hold her. They grow so fast."

At that age it is almost like a constant miracle!

Karin wrote: "I realize I have been rather half-heartedly attending this group this past couple of months, but have a LOT going on with my Aspie daughter living at home all of the time now and looking for work, ..."

Wishing you all the best Karin in your busyness and challenges. Hope the job search goes very well!

Chrissie wrote: "Diane, my maternal grandmother use to say that if there was a god, women would be born with zippers. Birthing is hard, but then look what you get! Glad to hear Rue is doing well."

This is hilarious Chrissie!

So glad to hear of Rue Diane!

Joan wrote: "Houston Texas had snow this year, very strange. My grandsons loved it - they had enough snow to build a snowman."

Fun! :) I remember snowmen with a lot of fondness.

Susie wrote: "A short one, but grabbed me still...

Dust of Snow
by Robert Frost

The way a crow 
Shook down on me 
The dust of snow 
From a hemlock tree 

Has given my heart 
A change of mood 
And saved some p..."

Love it Susie! :)

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January 1 - Gill
January 8 - Joan
January 15 - Susie
January 22 - Laurel
January 29 - Beth

I enjoyed this very much Diane! It creates a great picture of the landscape and I like the repeated concept of the snow being stamped ... a personal marking that feels as though it intimately links the landscape to these people and creatures that exist upon it.

Chinook wrote: "That’s helpful to hear, Greg. I also didn’t love Heart, so I’d put of reading Wedding. ..."

So far, it's much less philosophically bleak Bette. I am loving it!

Esther wrote: "Greg wrote: "What did you think of the final episode of the final season? I thought they did a great job ending the series, revealing enough and yet keeping some of the Mystery as well."

I liked t..."

I loved the finale to season 2! It was brilliant!