tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post66341985626273078..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Challenge Link-Up Post: Classic About an Animal or Animal in the TitleKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-34413689819900061262017-12-31T20:12:49.269-05:002017-12-31T20:12:49.269-05:00I read Nightbirds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken (publ...I read Nightbirds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken (published in 1966, so just under the 50-year mark). I loved Wolves of Willoughby Chase as a kid, and had no idea this book existed -- so I was delighted to find this in a used bookstore. There's even a character from "Wolves" who makes a reappearance! It's cheesy but a lot of fun. Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803799283410666198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-48205090516956735602017-12-26T15:04:48.717-05:002017-12-26T15:04:48.717-05:00I re-read Charlotte's Web with my son.I re-read Charlotte's Web with my son. rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683698653404588161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-16500463433106784292017-12-23T02:33:26.885-05:002017-12-23T02:33:26.885-05:00I also read Animal Farm, by George Orwell.I also read Animal Farm, by George Orwell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056490348625429489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-57352318922798544902017-12-06T02:26:07.777-05:002017-12-06T02:26:07.777-05:00I read Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck's ...I read Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck's American travelogue, and loved it.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-87977296860311559202017-11-29T14:52:28.726-05:002017-11-29T14:52:28.726-05:00I read Wind in the Willows for the first time.I read Wind in the Willows for the first time.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326127651421456713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-85457535021098381902017-11-12T00:34:48.407-05:002017-11-12T00:34:48.407-05:00I really recommend this as a book to read on a ver...I really recommend this as a book to read on a very long plane flight. It certainly made the time pass quickly since I found it engrossing, suspense-filled and had a nice almost feminist ending.PatKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340484003660647950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-16492138872198401322017-07-21T10:01:55.373-04:002017-07-21T10:01:55.373-04:00Just linked 'My family & Other Animals'...Just linked 'My family & Other Animals' by Gerald Durrell.<br />https://journey-and-destination.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/my-family-and-other-animals-by-gerald.html<br />Thanks, Karen. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-45684267028329025412017-07-17T09:42:08.309-04:002017-07-17T09:42:08.309-04:00Wind the Willows definitely has its share of fun a...Wind the Willows definitely has its share of fun animal characters.The Thompsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463492303762794243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-47506174189374004382017-07-05T10:46:16.910-04:002017-07-05T10:46:16.910-04:00The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - More s...The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - More stories about Mowgli and his friends, but they are getting older and their lives are changing.Margaret Mc Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915107541331633385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-86344802132237993812017-06-08T12:56:49.710-04:002017-06-08T12:56:49.710-04:00Chicken Every Sunday is not really about an animal...Chicken Every Sunday is not really about an animal, unless you count the cooked variety, but it's a charming book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-17773935949770665972017-05-28T10:42:23.602-04:002017-05-28T10:42:23.602-04:00I read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Maybe ...I read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Maybe not a book about an animal, or maybe just that: a behavioral study of the animal called Man. <br /><br />https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1832863865Anaruhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912717487497253862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-11187886791994119652017-05-21T20:29:02.210-04:002017-05-21T20:29:02.210-04:00Mine is 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by...Mine is 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Classic Holmes and Watson story with a dark setting and very nasty beast. Formulaic detective story, but that was what fans wanted. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-36635356987227862222017-05-17T11:44:34.870-04:002017-05-17T11:44:34.870-04:00I read The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat, and sadly ...I read The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat, and sadly I'm not very impressed.teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946674586205357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-31682931417066600592017-05-05T19:04:54.525-04:002017-05-05T19:04:54.525-04:00The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - Mowgli escape...The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - Mowgli escapes the tiger Shere Khan to be named and raised by a pack of wolves. His teachers are Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther. They along with Kaa the python protect him and rescue him from the monkeys. Also, included in this volume is Rikki-tikki-tavi, the mongoose, who saved his family and the birds and frogs of the garden from a family of cobras. There are also stories about seals, elephants, and more. Kipling spent years in India and set many of his stories there. This is perhaps his best known book. Delightful. Wonderful children's book that adults will also enjoy.Margaret Mc Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915107541331633385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-58507019815920780302017-05-04T09:03:36.415-04:002017-05-04T09:03:36.415-04:00Old Yeller is clearly a book for kids, who might e...Old Yeller is clearly a book for kids, who might even be able to guess what's coming. Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401983079276385323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-40628468489504695982017-05-02T10:42:29.272-04:002017-05-02T10:42:29.272-04:00Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka - I...Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka - In Metamorphosis and young man awakes one morning to discover that he is a man-sized insect, likely a beetle by the description. It is a truly odd story. The other stories (some just essays and a few merely paragraphs) were in most cases rambling nonsense. It was a short book, but it took a very long time to read because I just did NOT like it.Margaret Mc Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915107541331633385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-74604731131818042552017-04-28T20:59:04.151-04:002017-04-28T20:59:04.151-04:00Just added my review of Animal Farm. Did not read ...Just added my review of Animal Farm. Did not read this in high school like seemingly everyone else. Probably would have liked it more way, way back then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-35338181263847126902017-04-04T17:29:14.333-04:002017-04-04T17:29:14.333-04:00Just added my review of The Planet of the Apes, by...Just added my review of The Planet of the Apes, by Boulle. https://silviacachia.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/planet-of-the-apes-a-book-review/Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-20128360685625813632017-03-10T21:29:23.786-05:002017-03-10T21:29:23.786-05:00Lord of the Flies by Wm Golding It is truly distu...Lord of the Flies by Wm Golding It is truly disturbing to believe that a group of boys could actually sink to this level of depravity. At the very least Jack and Roger should be sent to separate juvenile delinquent facilities for as long as possible. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31652839-marilyn?shelf=books-and-chocolates-challenge-2017Margaret Mc Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915107541331633385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-6202322763219800182017-02-16T17:08:39.946-05:002017-02-16T17:08:39.946-05:00Just finished reading Animal Farm again. I read i...Just finished reading Animal Farm again. I read it when I was young and didn't fully grasp the meaning of this awesome book until now. I definitely need to re-read "1984" now.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205332241000300136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-15969528699442492892017-02-11T17:24:23.343-05:002017-02-11T17:24:23.343-05:00Just finished Jungle Book. Not at all what I expec...Just finished Jungle Book. Not at all what I expected.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570909066204046214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-35866202537061701882017-02-05T01:31:51.584-05:002017-02-05T01:31:51.584-05:00Just finished "Animal Farm" - packs ever...Just finished "Animal Farm" - packs every bit as much of a wallop as "1984" in about 1/3 the pagecount.Joelendilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653436809959569019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-52301291986843331102017-01-15T13:43:59.720-05:002017-01-15T13:43:59.720-05:00The Wings of the Dove by Henry Miller http://100gr...The Wings of the Dove by Henry Miller http://100greatestnovelsofalltimequest.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-wings-of-dove-by-henry-james-76.htmlJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.com