tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post2197619720187526347..comments2024-02-26T15:58:56.816+00:00Comments on The 3Rs - Reading, Ranting & Recipes: herschelianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17414522582684680371noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post-68259716393054758672007-05-25T11:57:00.000+01:002007-05-25T11:57:00.000+01:00I was on the verge of buying Digging to America at...I was on the verge of buying Digging to America at the airport last week but ended up buying a foodie mag instead ;-) I will definitely get hold of it - I have really enjoyed the last 2 books featuring cultural dislocation that I have read (Kite Runner and Inheritance of Loss) - I think it's an expat thing ;-)<BR/><BR/>The trading standards story is just the silliest thing ever if yuo ask me. As yuo say - public funds are limited - why not spend them on more useful enterprises like tackling antisocial behaviour?<BR/><BR/>And I'm intrigued by the strawberry/rhubarb combo. This is the second recipe I've seen this week featuring it and I'm going to have to try it!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post-45643282224307485082007-05-09T19:34:00.000+01:002007-05-09T19:34:00.000+01:00Charlotte: What else is your book club reading? ne...Charlotte: What else is your book club reading? next up for us is Suite Francaise which I read and blogged about last year.<BR/><BR/>Les: 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' is on my wish list; how I have the gall to have a wish list I don't know - my TBR pile is sky high and I should be working my way through it first!<BR/><BR/>Bybee: I listened to Nigel Slater reading 'Toast' on the BBC last year, and must admit his attitude to his father got right up my nose. He seemed to be sneering at him which I thought very unfair. I do like his recipes though.<BR/><BR/>Ash: I hope you'll enjoy the Tyler as much as I did; I know what it's like when one gets into a reading desert, it's not always simple to find your way out.herschelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414522582684680371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post-20960933835310821812007-05-07T12:02:00.000+01:002007-05-07T12:02:00.000+01:00I'm going to buy that book now. I just read the fi...I'm going to buy that book now. I just read the first book I've read in about 2 years - Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marissa Pessl - and I loved it! <BR/><BR/>From a person who used to read a book a day to reading nothing at all for so long ... it made me realise what I've been missing. <BR/><BR/>Now I need something new that I won't feel tempted to either put down or read the end of before I get halfway through (horrible habit I know!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post-47354368345818083742007-05-07T10:30:00.000+01:002007-05-07T10:30:00.000+01:00I really love the way you've decided to organize y...I really love the way you've decided to organize your blog. I'm bookmarking it right now. <BR/>Have you read "Toast" a memoir by Nigel Slater?<BR/><BR/>I'm a big Anne Tyler fan as well. Great review.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post-24246308722003224712007-05-06T14:53:00.000+01:002007-05-06T14:53:00.000+01:00Just a quick note to let you know I'm enjoying you...Just a quick note to let you know I'm enjoying your blog! I see that The Kite Runner is listed in your favorite books. I just read an ARC of his new book (A Thousand Splendid Suns) and absolutely loved it!! There's a review on my blog, if you're interested. Now I'm off to fix another cup of coffee and settle in and read more of your 3Rs. :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31119225.post-86753876822130596562007-05-03T03:54:00.000+01:002007-05-03T03:54:00.000+01:00I loved Digging to America and thanks to you I now...I loved Digging to America and thanks to you I now know why she was able to describe cultural divides and the Iranian immigrant's point of view so aptly. Anne Tyler is my book club's favourite author, and this one was slightly less of a favourite than some of her others, but I thought it was wonderful. So many millions of Americans are immigrants. It was great to see a writer addressing how immigrants feel and their relationship to their new compatriots.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976147051582732043noreply@blogger.com