tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post2789088517551887695..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Readalong Wrap-UpMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-18661859610688853122014-07-08T11:45:44.534-04:002014-07-08T11:45:44.534-04:00Hello, I just listened to the Jenny's talk abo...Hello, I just listened to the Jenny's talk about this book and thought you might enjoy it, too.<br /><br />http://readingtheend.com/2014/06/04/reading-the-end-bookcast-ep-23-amazon-is-a-poop-books-age-fine-and-the-jennys-disagree-on-italo-calvino/<br /><br />And I don't recall realizing the chapter titles made a sentence, though you say here it could be more of a poem. Still, I forgot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-84086551614872402472014-02-07T10:50:24.751-05:002014-02-07T10:50:24.751-05:00Ruth - I'm strugglign with One Hundred Years r...Ruth - I'm strugglign with One Hundred Years right now. Those genres are out of my comfort zone as well. It's good for me to try different kinds of books, but I don't always "get" them in the way I feel like I'm suppose to. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-42603999665331984992014-02-07T10:47:48.425-05:002014-02-07T10:47:48.425-05:00This book was not for me, but I knew it was unique...This book was not for me, but I knew it was unique in a weird way. I just could not finish it. I felt like I was not reading it honestly b/c I continued to skip over sections. <br /><br />Now I see you are reading One Hundred Years, so I am interested in your opinion of that. It was another strange novel for me, but I did finish it. I guess I am just not a fan of post-modern or contemporary literature. I tend to be more critical of it.Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-35132930300748139512014-02-07T10:37:12.004-05:002014-02-07T10:37:12.004-05:00cleopatra - I hope it helps! It is a strange book....cleopatra - I hope it helps! It is a strange book. It helped me to think of the chapters as disconnected short stories. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-17679045343515540162014-02-05T15:43:11.120-05:002014-02-05T15:43:11.120-05:00I'm so disappointed that I missed this Read-Al...I'm so disappointed that I missed this Read-Along!! I'm trying to read this book right now and am struggling a little so it would have been nice to have some buddies to read along with. I enjoyed reading your review!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-33825044421860402782013-12-16T10:59:21.593-05:002013-12-16T10:59:21.593-05:00JoAnn - I'm glad you joined in! Even if you di...JoAnn - I'm glad you joined in! Even if you didn't love it I'm glad you got something out of the experience. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-28305210554213081762013-12-15T09:43:57.895-05:002013-12-15T09:43:57.895-05:00I've written a post about my experience with I...I've written a post about my experience with If on A Winter's Night a Traveler… at last. Even though I didn't finish the book, I enjoyed the experience and learned a couple of things about my own reading habits. Thanks to you and Care for hosting.<br /><br />http://lakesidemusing.blogspot.com/2013/12/read-along-fail-if-on-winters-night.htmlJoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-36185849061741711052013-12-04T14:39:45.256-05:002013-12-04T14:39:45.256-05:00Amy - I'm so glad you enjoyed the read-along! ...Amy - I'm so glad you enjoyed the read-along! I've learned that reading and discussing with others can really deepen my experience with the book! Come back and post a link to your thoughts when they're up!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-24749309421278346552013-12-02T16:56:46.971-05:002013-12-02T16:56:46.971-05:00I am so glad I read this with you guys. No way I ...I am so glad I read this with you guys. No way I would have finished it otherwise. It's going to take me a few weeks to gather my thoughts for a blog post. I write much more slowly than I read. Anyway, thanks for my first online read-a-long! I will definitely do more in the future.Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/15353920822811597411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-7773044560015108102013-12-02T14:35:21.776-05:002013-12-02T14:35:21.776-05:00Ekaterina Egorova - I'm glad you joined in! I ...Ekaterina Egorova - I'm glad you joined in! I think most of us finished it early. We should have just made the readalong two weeks or something. <br /><br />Care - I can't believe no one has tried to finish those stories! I hadn't even thought of that! I pushed through the book as well. I wrote my midway post and then just read the rest of the book that week. <br /><br />Susan - I'm glad we did this as a readalong too. It was such a strange book, I appreciated having the extra encouragement to keep reading. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-22168132567526100402013-12-02T05:13:31.804-05:002013-12-02T05:13:31.804-05:00I'm glad I did this as a readalong, because I ...I'm glad I did this as a readalong, because I would have given up on it without giving it the chance it deserved.<br /><br />A couple of the unfinished stories really caught my interest -- the Western and the noir one.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-71010140671592362742013-12-01T12:51:04.461-05:002013-12-01T12:51:04.461-05:00I am so glad I read this with everyone! Readalongs...I am so glad I read this with everyone! Readalongs give an extra push when needed. I do wish, however, that I didn't take as big a gap between the halves and just powered through. <br />I do think I was most amused and impressed by Calvino's sex scene writings. I had to read the 'student' story out loud on our Thanksgiving trip (we had a lot of driving); I think it amused the hub, too. :)<br />Does anyone else think it would be interesting if someone did try to finish the stories? I am actually amazed there isn't a contest for it...Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-72643322541918828512013-11-30T03:29:23.604-05:002013-11-30T03:29:23.604-05:00I liked it so much that I finished it early, so my...I liked it so much that I finished it early, so my impressions are not very fresh, but I remember having a problem starting a new book the same evening I finished Calcino - so impressed I was! Thanks for the read-a-long! Who knows, when I would have picked it if not for it! :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.com