tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post1263113951026611764..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: My Second Blogoversary and a Giveaway!Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-558376036462798562011-09-17T17:46:09.552-04:002011-09-17T17:46:09.552-04:00Congratulations! I've loved reading for a larg...Congratulations! I've loved reading for a large part of your two years.<br /><br />I'd love to win At Home. I have it in my library pile and I am loving dipping in and out but dreading having to part with it soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-66261133354410265502011-09-17T07:12:30.578-04:002011-09-17T07:12:30.578-04:00Happy Bloggiversary! I enjoy your reviews very mu...Happy Bloggiversary! I enjoy your reviews very much. You come across wise and friendly in how you share what you read and why you like something (or not). I will have to request the Wodehouse if I win. I have read a bio on him but only have seen tv clips of his plays. Thx for extending the contest so I could find it and celebrate with you!!! <br />BkClubCare [at] gmail. Are you on Twitter? you can always let me know there at @BkClubCareCarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-1277995031337270922011-09-17T07:12:30.238-04:002011-09-17T07:12:30.238-04:00Happy Bloggiversary! I enjoy your reviews very mu...Happy Bloggiversary! I enjoy your reviews very much. You come across wise and friendly in how you share what you read and why you like something (or not). I will have to request the Wodehouse if I win. I have read a bio on him but only have seen tv clips of his plays. Thx for extending the contest so I could find it and celebrate with you!!! <br />BkClubCare [at] gmail. Are you on Twitter? you can always let me know there at @BkClubCareCarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-91205558525577381772011-09-16T22:40:00.988-04:002011-09-16T22:40:00.988-04:00I thought I already entered this? Anyway, I'll...I thought I already entered this? Anyway, I'll go for Lady Audley's Secret since you and Amanda have both loved it this season...although that Bill Bryson actually sounds awesome too. rebecca[at]rebeccareid[dot]comRebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90823940454116019802011-09-16T12:18:58.180-04:002011-09-16T12:18:58.180-04:00Well, I'm one of the ones who missed this post...Well, I'm one of the ones who missed this post so ...<br /><br />Happy blogiversary! Here's to (at least) two more years! I really enjoy reading your posts and get a lot of great recommendations from you.<br /><br />I already have some Trollope sitting here waiting to be read so I'll choose Excellent Women as I have yet to read Barbara Pym!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-20026560644286660232011-09-16T11:30:37.215-04:002011-09-16T11:30:37.215-04:00Huzzah for long-time blogging! Yours is definitely...Huzzah for long-time blogging! Yours is definitely one of my favorite blogs (and no, I don't say that on every blog). <br /><br />I very much want to read Bill Bryson's At Home, as apparently it's all Victorian trivia which is where it's AT, yo. (...yes)Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-46450757829147026132011-09-16T10:01:03.078-04:002011-09-16T10:01:03.078-04:00Happy anniversary.Would love to read at home perfe...Happy anniversary.Would love to read at home perfect read for the fall.Thanks for your wonderful blog.rhondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-2537589521652938432011-09-16T08:55:29.432-04:002011-09-16T08:55:29.432-04:00Thanks for reposting this (not sure why it didn...Thanks for reposting this (not sure why it didn't show up in my GR) and Happy Blogoversary! I followed a link over from Amanda's blog shortly after you got started. Books and Chocolate has been a regular stop ever since!<br /><br />I'd love to win a copy of Lady Audley's Secret... there's just something about those Victorian sensation novels. I was going to say At Home, but will probably end up listening to that one this winter. Thanks for the giveaway.<br /><br />JQSteve(at)aol(dot)comJoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-68857571125316488142011-09-16T02:47:49.073-04:002011-09-16T02:47:49.073-04:00Yay - congratulations! I really love reading your ...Yay - congratulations! I really love reading your blog and hope it is here for many more years to come. I would choose North & South - I really must read it soon.Anbolyn (Gudrun's Tights)http://gudrunstights.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-10345858897526425432011-09-16T01:09:20.297-04:002011-09-16T01:09:20.297-04:00Congratulations on your Blogoversary! I've bee...Congratulations on your Blogoversary! I've been following quite awhile (though i'm not much of a commenter). I have many of the books on your list already but I do not have Pot-Bouille by Emile Zola. I absolutely loved Germinal and my library system doesn't have a single copy of Pot-Bouille so I would love a chance to win my own copy. Thank you and again, congrats!<br />waitmantwillie at hotmail dot comIcedreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343443042875160203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-63579283030408735412011-09-16T00:43:40.791-04:002011-09-16T00:43:40.791-04:00Congratulations on your fantastic achievement!
I ...Congratulations on your fantastic achievement!<br /><br />I am a new follower to your blog and was attracted by the variety of books you review. I have been on a classics 'kick' recently but your review of A Game of Thrones made me intrigued! There has been a lot of excitement about this book but I didn't think it was aimed at me given my disdain for Fantasy novels. However, seeing your response and our similar taste in books otherwise, I'm intrigued! I would love to win a copy.<br /><br />Katiebaxter at hotmail dot co dot uk.Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-8835851944363265422011-09-16T00:38:27.282-04:002011-09-16T00:38:27.282-04:00Congrats on two years! The mere mention of chocol...Congrats on two years! The mere mention of chocolate is enough for me.<br />It's very hard to pick just one, but I'll go with Barchester Towers. I still have not read anything by him, and it sounds like a good place to start.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-78041077405757279672011-09-16T00:26:10.741-04:002011-09-16T00:26:10.741-04:00Happy Blogoversary! And thanks for the giveaway! :...Happy Blogoversary! And thanks for the giveaway! :)<br /><br /><br />I would love to read Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, because it has been on my wishlist for a long time plus your review makes me want to read it even more.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Misha<br />mishamary@gmail.comMishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987790171985663765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-18664305001348189312011-09-16T00:07:00.410-04:002011-09-16T00:07:00.410-04:00Happy Blogoversary! :D
I'd love to try Excell...Happy Blogoversary! :D<br /><br />I'd love to try <i>Excellent Women</i>. You had me at wry observations. ;)<br /><br />afewmorepages[at]gmail[dot]comKatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176612881975170987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-55311104183637854752011-09-15T20:28:10.183-04:002011-09-15T20:28:10.183-04:00Hi Karen!
Congrats on hitting two years! I never ...Hi Karen!<br /><br />Congrats on hitting two years! I never knew you started blogging around the same time I did. But congrats. :) So exciting!<br /><br />Since I adored Germinal, I would have to go with Pot-Bouille. I really love Zola's style, and since you posted your review, I have been searching for a copy (I eventually want to read that whole series). <br /><br />Congrats again! yay!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-37508683815923604942011-09-15T20:11:18.115-04:002011-09-15T20:11:18.115-04:00Hi Karen! Like I said in the email, I'm sorry ...Hi Karen! Like I said in the email, I'm sorry I didn't even know this post was here! Stupid GR. Well anyway, I think I'll enter for Lady Audley because I really loved that book! I could very well enter for Pot-Bouille too, but I think I'd rather have the Lady Audley for now. :D <br /><br />Happy Blogoversary, and whether you're posting or not, I'm glad you've been blogging these last two years.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-74864399770331848782011-09-14T22:16:08.864-04:002011-09-14T22:16:08.864-04:00Happy blogoversary! I like the idea of your name-...Happy blogoversary! I like the idea of your name--books and chocolate go together.<br /><br />I would like to read North and South because I have read all of Austen...Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-59205731616685865182011-09-14T16:00:23.137-04:002011-09-14T16:00:23.137-04:00Happy Blogoversary! I will be coming up to my seco...Happy Blogoversary! I will be coming up to my second in a few months too (how time flies!)<br /><br />I have just discovered your blog through a link on Anbolyn's blog and have loved flicking through your reviews. <br /><br />I would love to win a copy of Germinal because a) your review makes me want to b) I have been told by several people that I should read more Zola because c) I have only read (and loved) Therese Raquin<br /><br />Thanks for the giveaway :)The Book Whispererhttp://boofsbookshelf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-89675820238630101072011-09-14T15:35:01.563-04:002011-09-14T15:35:01.563-04:00Congratulations on two years! Regular followers do...Congratulations on two years! Regular followers do not mind the blog breaks, they know that life happens! <br /><br />As a fairly new follower to the blog, I love the books you read and it is great to know someone else who loves Wodehouse. And as I foolishly gave all my Jeeves books away, I would like the opportunity to start collecting again.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356433191383783293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-68022108446504800202011-09-14T14:18:53.715-04:002011-09-14T14:18:53.715-04:00Happy Blogoversary! And I agree, keeping a Blog/Li...Happy Blogoversary! And I agree, keeping a Blog/Life balance is tricky sometimes.<br /><br />I'd love to be put in the draw for Very Good Jeeves! - I still haven't read any PG Wodehouse and was wondering where to start - plus your review of it was one of the first times I commented on your blog!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90232983092885717252011-09-14T11:52:22.847-04:002011-09-14T11:52:22.847-04:00Happy Blogoversary!! I'm so glad I found your ...Happy Blogoversary!! I'm so glad I found your site awhile ago, because I've definitely enjoyed reading your posts for quite some time now. So, keep on blogging - regardless of how often it is - I just love to see what books you've read, because it helps me add more titles to my TBR list. As for the giveaway - THANKS! I'd love to read Parnassus on Wheels, because after reading your post about it, how could I not want to read it? Its about books! A traveling book caravan! How awesome, is that?Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-28466030399110281662011-09-14T01:11:44.059-04:002011-09-14T01:11:44.059-04:00Happy anniversary! I just discovered your blog a f...Happy anniversary! I just discovered your blog a few weeks ago, and it's the best thing that's happened to me all month. I would totally have to go for the Barbara Pym. I'd never heard of her before this summer, but for some reason, I've been finding references to her everywhere lately. I'm a huge fan of Austen, so I'm curious to see how she compares.Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438623067245561885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-86339553291147567372011-09-13T19:22:07.571-04:002011-09-13T19:22:07.571-04:00Happy anniversary! I always look forward to your ...Happy anniversary! I always look forward to your posts - hopefully you still have time for reading, even if you have less for blogging. I was sorely, sorely tempted by your review (and Simon's) of The Slaves of Solitude, but I haven't gotten ahold of a copy yet. So I'd put my entry in for that. I love accounts of the homefront in World War II.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com