tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post6153239207834233914..comments2024-03-28T17:40:31.828+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2011 - 19: Francesco, der Kater des PapstesLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-46343270583272735762011-08-07T09:31:40.643+02:002011-08-07T09:31:40.643+02:00Thank you, Mary, I am always on the lookout for a ...Thank you, Mary, I am always on the lookout for a good read.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87425621080341153392011-08-06T21:33:30.278+02:002011-08-06T21:33:30.278+02:00It does sound like a cute book! It's nice to ...It does sound like a cute book! It's nice to read something out of your comfort zone from time to time. Check out "The Help" it's about being a black domestic in the deep south in the USA, it's a fabulous read.<br /><br />MaryOcean Breezes and Country Sneezeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553409790617039932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-57125365542478088192011-08-06T08:39:37.665+02:002011-08-06T08:39:37.665+02:00Jill, I am quite sure I read Watership Down when I...Jill, I am quite sure I read Watership Down when I was in my early teens, and like you, cried at the end.<br />Right now, I have opted for some non-fiction. I truly need something to engage my mind in a different way now.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-11243837222552542582011-08-05T23:55:35.557+02:002011-08-05T23:55:35.557+02:00GB I didn't find it depressing at all, but rat...GB I didn't find it depressing at all, but rather a brave and daring adventure. Hardly anything moves me to tears, but the ending of this lovely book did.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45572468447074023232011-08-05T19:06:51.976+02:002011-08-05T19:06:51.976+02:00Oh, Jill, I found Watership Down one of the most d...Oh, Jill, I found Watership Down one of the most depressing books I've read. It was a long time ago but I seem to remember thinking it was rather like reading Kafka.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-88289845096504978562011-08-05T17:22:36.124+02:002011-08-05T17:22:36.124+02:00Librarian try Watership Down. Certainly one of th...Librarian try Watership Down. Certainly one of the very best novels written from an animal's viewpoint...in this case rabbits. Truly a fascinating tale.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67817572673364527852011-08-05T15:47:36.748+02:002011-08-05T15:47:36.748+02:00GB, I am happy to call my immediate family members...GB, I am happy to call my immediate family members friends, too, plus have the addition of several not related close friends who are considered extended family. They are very important to me, too.<br /><br />Jenny, I so like the idea of the present - just not the present itself that much... and I have indeed a friend who I intend to pass this book on to.<br /><br />Frances, being German and living in Germany, of course I speak and write German all day, but my mind works just as fine in English, and if possible, I read books in their original language. Translations are not always good, and I have utter respect for those who manage to render an author's work in a different language the way it was meant.<br /><br />Sonia, I am trying to remember whether I have ever read a book written from an animal's perspective before. I don't think I have.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-88756500233873084492011-08-05T15:21:34.078+02:002011-08-05T15:21:34.078+02:00The book looks a little too precious. I'm not ...The book looks a little too precious. I'm not big on perspectives from animals, though the cover is rather nice.soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699796086402523726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62104048998956344192011-08-05T15:00:56.335+02:002011-08-05T15:00:56.335+02:00I think that it's very hard to write well from...I think that it's very hard to write well from the viewpoint of animals and children, as there's a big risk of the writing becoming twee and contrived. I too would avoid this kind of book, although it's certainly an original idea! <br /><br />I too love German, but only speak a little, and rarely have the chance to practise it.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-54418956709159755812011-08-05T10:23:23.111+02:002011-08-05T10:23:23.111+02:00It's hard when you don't really like a pre...It's hard when you don't really like a present, but you sat there and read it all through which is as much as you can be expected to do. We can't all love gifts! maybe you will find someone you can pass it on to, who will enjoy it.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-76442327252853033292011-08-05T10:14:53.257+02:002011-08-05T10:14:53.257+02:00A true friend will always understand. As you may ...A true friend will always understand. As you may have picked up from my blog (although you are now to my world as I am to yours) friends are to me the most important things in life. Even above family. Those of my family who are also friends (all of them as it happens!) are doubly important.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com