tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post4994485569736832093..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Blogging Sick Leave and Comfort ReadsKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-87375804276266113252010-11-28T02:02:08.356-05:002010-11-28T02:02:08.356-05:00I know I've said this before, but I always lov...I know I've said this before, but I always love reading your lists! Novel-wise, Jane Austen's 'Emma' would be on my comfort list, and 'Alice in Wonderland', which always makes me laugh. I often tend to read poetry when I'm sick or depressed though - just lie in front of the bookshelf and leaf through my favourite anthologies, reading things out aloud that speak to me on that particular day. Hope you feel better soon (or enjoy the enforced reading time!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-77420470253257182892010-11-22T23:17:20.430-05:002010-11-22T23:17:20.430-05:00Great list! There are some books on here that I wi...Great list! There are some books on here that I will have to check out, like Ozma of Oz. I think one of my comfort books is "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. Hope you feel better! :)Screenwriting Bookshttp://www.spiritualpub.com/10-books-that-may-guide-you-in-your-screen-writing-journey.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-2059462346858605112010-11-21T18:54:41.553-05:002010-11-21T18:54:41.553-05:00I'm sorry you've been sick, you poor thing...I'm sorry you've been sick, you poor thing! And I completely agree about The Horse and His Boy. That's my favorite one -- I love Lasaraleen.<br /><br />But I'm surprised you found The Magician's Nephew so depressing. (The Silver Chair is legitimately dreary.) I think Uncle Andrew is hilarious. I love it when he talks about his lonely destiny.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51743717601885102652010-11-21T13:17:33.153-05:002010-11-21T13:17:33.153-05:00Sorry to hear that you've been feeling ill! I ...Sorry to hear that you've been feeling ill! I love to read picture books to comfort myself. When I'm feeling down, for whatever reason, I'll check out a stack of picture books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-85085834318955929792010-11-20T20:42:19.143-05:002010-11-20T20:42:19.143-05:00Emma by Jane Austen is my favourite comfort read a...Emma by Jane Austen is my favourite comfort read and I'm very fond of JK Rowling's books, too. My favourite is The Prisoner of Azkaban. Hope you're feeling better, now.Nicolahttp://vintagereads.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-30952812644133348482010-11-20T18:02:40.530-05:002010-11-20T18:02:40.530-05:00I agree with you on Rebecca,To Kill a Mockingbird,...I agree with you on Rebecca,To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, but I would add E.F.Benson's Mapp and Lucia books, Elizabeth's German Garden by von Arnim and vintage crime esp. Sayers. Why is murder a cosy, comforting read? Maybe it's because you aren't the corpse!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-38917236165447552182010-11-20T09:52:40.166-05:002010-11-20T09:52:40.166-05:00I didn't know you loved Oz!! Ozma was one of m...I didn't know you loved Oz!! Ozma was one of my fave chracters from lit ever, and reading the book that told her story is one of my childhood reading experiences that has stuck with me (I wrote about it... oh... somewhere). Roald Dahl I've hated more and more the older I've gotten. Even as a kid some of his books I didn't like, and now I read him and he just sounds like this bitter crabbed old man, obsessed with revenge fantasies and makign fun of those he doesn't like...Keshalyihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900218197083383905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-34827076626588286202010-11-20T03:16:06.866-05:002010-11-20T03:16:06.866-05:00Ozma is one of my OZ favorites. And now I need to ...Ozma is one of my OZ favorites. And now I need to go get Danny, the Champion of the World. I've never read it! My sick day reads are all over the place. I never pick the same thing.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-26504121197896931822010-11-19T21:41:51.611-05:002010-11-19T21:41:51.611-05:00That is a marvelous collection of medicinal books....That is a marvelous collection of medicinal books. There's nothing like Austen for getting over a cold, and Anne of Green Gables has got me through many a laid-up time. I also like mysteries when I'm not feeling well--they really can be good and distracting.<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to Tree Grows in Brooklyn--finally got my hands on a copy. Hope I don't have to wait until I'm sick to read it.<br /><br />Best wishes for a speedy recovery, and medicate (i.e., read) stat.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-24177866137823989222010-11-19T19:50:15.005-05:002010-11-19T19:50:15.005-05:00I'm so sorry you've been ill. :( Hope it g...I'm so sorry you've been ill. :( Hope it goes away soon!<br /><br />All of my favourite mystery authors are big comfort reads for me: Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Laurie King, PD James...I reach for them when I need some pure solace. My childhood favourites too (which include Narnia, though The Magician's Nephew is one of my faves from that series, The Children of Green Knowe etc., Anne of Green Gables etc., The Belgaraid). And classic authors like Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope, in which the plots are quite gentle and the books always end happily. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90030375185767041132010-11-19T19:01:09.698-05:002010-11-19T19:01:09.698-05:00Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling good. I...Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling good. I think almost everyone I know is sick, is getting over being sick or about to be sick. This time of year makes me crazy.<br /><br />I agree with you about Harry Potter and Narnia. I'm not a big rereader but if I'm not feeling well, I will seek out Bill Bryson or Christopher Moore. "Rebecca" would not have occurred to me!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-36714645957605157642010-11-19T18:56:05.700-05:002010-11-19T18:56:05.700-05:00Harry Potter, Maugham, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, R...Harry Potter, Maugham, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Rosy Thornton's books...yeah those are pretty much my comfort reads.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com