tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post3867477446608392809..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: A Bell for Adano by John HerseyKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-16533501313392903622012-08-26T21:23:55.620-04:002012-08-26T21:23:55.620-04:00Wow! Well done finally reading that book after su...Wow! Well done finally reading that book after such a long time! And to have enjoyed it too! Congrats! -SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-33662106424262324862012-08-25T19:09:13.386-04:002012-08-25T19:09:13.386-04:00Sadly my library only has the Hiroshima book but i...Sadly my library only has the Hiroshima book but if I fall over this one I'll buy it, I think I'd enjoy the different perspective. It is a great feeling when you eventually get around to reading something which has been grumbling at you from a shelf for years. I have so many of them!Katrinahttp://piningforthewest.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-42368349530204117072012-08-23T20:41:56.946-04:002012-08-23T20:41:56.946-04:00Thanks! This is actually a war novel that turns o...Thanks! This is actually a war novel that turns out to be mostly uplifting, though it does have a few sad moments -- I did tear up at one point but then everything makes me cry. <br /><br />And I agree, there are award winning novels that make me say "Whaaaat?" But I really enjoyed this one. There are so many novels about the wars in Germany and England, it was nice to have the Italian perspective. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-7701972794240046092012-08-23T20:40:09.991-04:002012-08-23T20:40:09.991-04:00Yes, I need to post an update on that. All is wel...Yes, I need to post an update on that. All is well. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-45243524428107775672012-08-20T13:59:05.859-04:002012-08-20T13:59:05.859-04:00Yay! Another post! I'm getting addicted to thi...Yay! Another post! I'm getting addicted to this blog...Congrats for the TBR list, it's something that should inspire me to get started on my own...Anyway, this sounds like a great book! Me, I'm a War novel junkie (before, during, between the wars, after etc.) but some of them are more uplifting than depressing and it probably just depends on the author. <br /><br />Indeed, a prize, even a prestigious one, doesn't necessarily mean that you'll enjoy a novel. This is definitely going on my wartime stories list! :PIoanahttp://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5485273-ioananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-79378254869898136072012-08-20T08:23:05.206-04:002012-08-20T08:23:05.206-04:00I'm glad to see you blogging after discovering...I'm glad to see you blogging after discovering your copycat! This book sounds excellent!missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866072925145042561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-9260911774783389822012-08-19T20:16:32.279-04:002012-08-19T20:16:32.279-04:00I think I will keep it. I don't know if I'...I think I will keep it. I don't know if I'll have time to read it again, but I do have friends that I think would like it. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-85680929187573905322012-08-19T20:15:46.546-04:002012-08-19T20:15:46.546-04:00I don't know if they made it into a movie -- I...I don't know if they made it into a movie -- I know Hersey's famous for his novel Hiroshima, which I haven't read either. <br /><br />I just found the narrator very condescending and bland, if that makes sense -- as if he was reading to little children and using small words so we'd all understand. <br /><br />I've counted the number of unread books on my shelves, and it's more than 200. I wish I could stop checking out library books but I work at the library so it's pretty near impossible, especially since I run two book groups (I try to choose books I own whenever possible, but it's not easy). I'm trying to read at least 50% books from my own shelves every year. I suppose buying new books would make a huge difference too!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-12789188808839668502012-08-19T19:09:55.417-04:002012-08-19T19:09:55.417-04:00Isn't is a wonderful feeling to cross off a bo...Isn't is a wonderful feeling to cross off a book that has spent so many years on the TBR piles? Is this one that you'll keep, do you think? It does sound interesting. I think I may have come across it in one of the Readers' Digest Condensed Book volumes.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-30878910645622589262012-08-19T15:40:08.334-04:002012-08-19T15:40:08.334-04:00What made into a film? I seem to know the story b...What made into a film? I seem to know the story but I know I haven't read the book. I am impressed that you went on after you decided you didn't like the narrator of the audiobook. This has put me off on a number of occasions, but I've never thought to pick up the actual book itself afterwards. And what a wonderful idea the TBR Challenge is. After the recent purge of my bookshelves I realised that I own a great many books I've never read which I should read and then pass on. If I were to read one a month it would make a tremendous difference.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com