Karli’s Comments (group member since Feb 23, 2010)

Karli’s comments from the Busy as a Bee Books group.

I always hope to inspire other readers, but I don't feel terribly successful in my own kids. Neither is a huge reader - which is a sad irony considering how much my son loves WRITING! I get so frustrated that he doesn't work harder to inform his own writing by reading more.

But that’s why God gave us Kindles! They let us enlarge the print at will! <3

So, where did you catch your reading bug? I'm always interested in the story of how an avid reader is inspired.

My mother and I are big readers - and nearly everyone I know on my mom's side of our family reads voraciously.

I don't remember not reading. My mom read to my sister and I all the time - I remember one of the bedtime "stories" I chose was Heidi Mom read a chapter a night, despite my sister's irritation and my own obnoxious attempts to read with her.

I was reading by myself at age 4 and into the chapter books of Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew in Kindergarten. I don't remember NOT reading in the car, in the bathroom, at breakfast or locking my sister out of our room so I could read BY MYSELF!

What about you guys???

Amy wrote: "I was sure it would be The Stand but yet another surprise ... it was The Fiery Cross which came in at 1,443 pages. WOW!

The next longest for me were:
[book:The Witching..."

SO - I read The Witching Hour too - so that would be longer I guess...but I don't even remember that being terribly long???

so - I did go in with no expectations. I liked it. The book caught me right away, the writing was good, pulled me in, and the story was well-done and the mystery was well hidden until it could fall into place. I liked it a lot, and am interested to see the next in the series.

I read this over a few days - It was good, but I wasn't wowed by it. Thanks Jen - I totally felt the same. Meh.

I didn't know there were two additional books!!! I will have to read those. My husband's favorite cousin is married to a lovely man, born in China and who still has a lot of Chinese traditions in his family. I loved reading this book, and the craziness that follows the families who are trying to follow the family traditions while still being modern day normalcy is so much fun to read.

I adore mine too....my mom says she doesn’t want one. BUT - if I get her one and load it with Agatha Christie...

There are also so many cozy mystery series that are interesting and not gory.

Have you thought about a Kindle? I'm seriously considering getting one for my mom for her birthday. It's so easy to send her books, and she's lost some strength, and a kindle is a small size that can hold lots of books!

I haven't either, but was interested in her when I read some stories about Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald, as she was part of that crowd of ex-patriots.

Loretta wrote: "Well, you can't go wrong with the first line in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again"."

Stephen King agrees with you! I'm re-reading Bag of Bones and he quotes from Rebecca, and calls the dreams he has "The Manderley dreams".

Series! Love falling in love with series...and then revisiting them like old friends!







(I've been reading about Lucas for over 20 years now...

is also one of my favorites.

Fun, fluffy series I love are:

Hmmm - counting series as books is a fun concept! It certainly throws a lot more books in the mix.

Stand alone have been Stephen King - at 1153 pages

The series is probably close as well - 4250 pages


it is closely followed by The Harry Potter series at 4224 pages


For drinks, it's very much time and place. The 3 drinks I can't live without are Coffee, Coke and Wine - like Petra, I prefer dry, sweet is just not my thing.

I can fill the “on a blanket” bingo spot with The Dry.

Also, started Bag of Bones while sipping a glass of wine.

Hi guys!!! Playing catch up - but I’m excited to jump in.

I'm struggling with this one. I am not sure if it's not for me or the wrong time...but I'm not enjoying it much, so I've distracted myself from it with other books.

I know - we do office lottery ticket buys when the pots are big. :) I dream of being one of those offices who all retire at once. :)

Welcome Erika! I love that you know Margie - she's a total gem. :)

Hello. I have a confession.

I am the weak link.

I have sent Tanya a box of 3 books - and I apologize for the delay.

Sorry, Bees.

I would be much better at getting to my books if my job did t take up so much time.