tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post2293098634369209522..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: What I Read On My Summer VacationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-71312923870401661052008-09-12T01:56:00.000-04:002008-09-12T01:56:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-84919559788237523882008-08-26T23:49:00.000-04:002008-08-26T23:49:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I wrote for you.Carrie: Yeah, I have th...Anonymous, I wrote for you.<BR/><BR/>Carrie: Yeah, I have the same problem with book clubs. Got my own agenda and I don't want anyone else telling me what to read. A zillion years of school and so happy to not be there anymore.<BR/><BR/>Dragonfly: Worth the wait. <BR/>Mindful: Love the Sopranos and there are many old Shrink Rap posts on it. I tried The Wire, couldn't get beyond all the swearing in the first episode-- felt like I couldn't understand what they were saying between curse words to make sense of the sentences. I've currently returned to 24 after a hiatus.Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-24042091872189443282008-08-26T19:53:00.000-04:002008-08-26T19:53:00.000-04:00I like Dessen. I ordered some of her books for my...I like Dessen. I ordered some of her books for my classroom this year.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18012100875719616898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-90789034295552714702008-08-26T13:35:00.000-04:002008-08-26T13:35:00.000-04:00I also read a lot on vacation! Last summer was wh...I also read a lot on vacation! Last summer was when I started reading the Harry Potter series, and those books have actually changed my life. I've now read a couple of the books several times through, and I've seen all the movies probably hundreds of times. Harry Potter has become what I turn to when I need to just transport myself into another world.<BR/><BR/>Earlier this summer, I read through the entire "Women's Murder Club" series by James Patterson. I read his books very quickly, and I enjoy them quite a lot!<BR/><BR/>I am currently reading P.D. James' "The Children of Men". The movie by the same name was based on this book, but the movie is VERY different than the book! I enjoyed the movie quite a lot, so I thought I'd check the book out - too. (I'm one of the few people I know who can watch a movie and THEN read the book....) This book reminds me of the days of reading more prolific literature than what I generally spend time reading for pleasure anymore. I'm actually enjoying it quite a lot!<BR/><BR/>My mom is in a book club, and I have thought several times about joining one, but for one, I am a slow reader (unless it is James Patterson or the Harry Potter books!), and she always seems like she has a hard time finishing the books by the meetings. And also, I wouldn't like losing the freedom of reading what I want to read. (Ie. if I want to read Harry Potter 4 more times in a row, then I want the freedom to do that! haha) But, OTOH, book clubs do usually provide some great books!<BR/><BR/>Glad you had such a nice time on vacation! Our vacation to San Diego was for the purpose of a soccer tourney, but we had a great family vacation out there, too! :)<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Carrie :)NeoNurseChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120931307124798416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-68185048430499271322008-08-26T12:47:00.000-04:002008-08-26T12:47:00.000-04:00I've checked 42 times since Sunday, still no new b...I've checked 42 times since Sunday, still no new blog. Please write faster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-81457597444256721462008-08-26T02:00:00.000-04:002008-08-26T02:00:00.000-04:00I do the same thing on vacation! I read a LOT! I ...I do the same thing on vacation! I read a LOT! I think part of it is that I need something mentally stimulating after hiking, beach walking, dining, shopping, sight-seeing plus there is the absence of the ever-present thousand chores. Lack of the internet on vacation counts for something, too. Would I read more books at home if I gave up the internet for a month? Probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-90434247024391562662008-08-25T16:12:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:12:00.000-04:00You shlepped all those books with you? Good for yo...You shlepped all those books with you? Good for you! <BR/>I would have just shlepped chocolate, read the label, sighed, eaten the chocolate and sighed again. <BR/><BR/>You're a much better person than I am, Dinah. Glad the vacation was fantab.Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897760883997811787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-43068266515351146552008-08-25T07:01:00.000-04:002008-08-25T07:01:00.000-04:00Im on the wait list for Obama's book through the p...Im on the wait list for Obama's book through the public library.....I have a feeling that the wait may be a while though...Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759938692575603663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-5811611434362441062008-08-25T05:25:00.000-04:002008-08-25T05:25:00.000-04:00Good to hear that the vacation was restful, relaxi...Good to hear that the vacation was restful, relaxing and well-read (I might add a couple of those books to my "to read" list). Here in the land of Oz in the southern hemisphere, it is not so much about a summer vacation as it is about winter hibernation. Rather than catching up on reading, it is a time to snuggle under the doona on the couch and catch up on dvds. I have recently discovered “The Wire”, a tv drama series set in Baltimore which I have found compelling and up there with Sopranos (apparently it is also Obama’s favourite tv show). I am wondering whether any of the Shrink Rappers have seen it and what they think about the portrayal of Baltimore in the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com