tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post3181650757324034469..comments2023-05-24T04:23:10.811-04:00Comments on Valerie Keiser Norris--A Haphazard Blog: Reading LightValerie Keiser Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-12855127462524417692009-11-13T14:50:36.348-05:002009-11-13T14:50:36.348-05:00Thanks, everyone! You're giving me some great ...Thanks, everyone! You're giving me some great ideas for upcoming reading--and some new insights into some of you, too!Valerie Keiser Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-22136153402370814302009-11-11T21:33:48.503-05:002009-11-11T21:33:48.503-05:00I guess I'm a pretty eclectic reader. I like ...I guess I'm a pretty eclectic reader. I like mysteries but prefer them to be bloodless. I enjoyed the No.1 Ladies Detective agency by McCall Smith - bloodless but took me to Botswanna. And I really enjoy historical fiction. And fiction that introduces me to another country/culture - such as Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. Never thought of books in terms of meals - but I do know that there are some books that must be like Chinese meals - immediately filling but leave you hungry for another within minutes. That occurred after reading Art and Fear by Bayles. Then there are others that leave a nasty aftertaste and might drive me away from reading altogether. Coraline by Gaiman was such a book. I picture stories when I read - with that one I could only see black and white stick figures. I guess I like 'lighter' meals - not the classic 7 -8 course meal. And I'm not partial to 'snacks' - I want a little substance whether I am really eating - and really reading.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-48639202523268929122009-11-11T19:27:48.476-05:002009-11-11T19:27:48.476-05:00I love the way you call them snacks! I love Philip...I love the way you call them snacks! I love Philipa Gregory.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-73298023694990918862009-11-11T12:40:00.188-05:002009-11-11T12:40:00.188-05:00Mysteries for me - the best are English. Christie ...Mysteries for me - the best are English. Christie is of course the queen of mystery writers though Dorothy Sayers is a close second. I also like Deborah Crombie and Elizabeth George who write about English detectives but are both Americans. I find a prolific author and try to read their works in the order they were written. I don't care for the "hard-boiled" crime fiction and never anything that really happened - too disturbing. When I'm not reading mysteries I prefer non-fiction. Especially enjoy journal type books - I read Karl Klaus's gardening journals every winter to get ready for spring.Julie Smigielskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-13620164743488634062009-11-11T09:12:16.723-05:002009-11-11T09:12:16.723-05:00My favorite meals are tapas--and my favorite books...My favorite meals are tapas--and my favorite books are mysteries or have an element of suspense. Fiction (and I only read fiction) needs to transport me elsewhere--someplace I can't get to any other way, where people are braver than me, smarter than me, and say the things I wish I'd said.Susan M. Boyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549813433043863815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-33857928694940482152009-11-10T17:46:04.154-05:002009-11-10T17:46:04.154-05:00Well, I'll just 'confess' that I mostl...Well, I'll just 'confess' that I mostly read historical romances with the occasional "full meal" book thrown into the mix. I read mostly for pleasure (same thing goes for movie and tv watching). It's my escape. So, in general, I like the light, happy stuff. I once read a Tom Clancy novel and was depressed for days because of all the killing. War and Peace -- not going to happen, my friend. And I absolutely LOVED The Secret Life of Bees...but it was a heavy meal and I couldn't eat for quite some time after that! I recently tried to read The Witches of Eastwick -- I thought, 'hey, it's by John Updike...he's supposed to be this incredible writer...maybe reading him will make me a better writer.' I made it to the 2nd chapter before I threw in the towel -- couldn't tolerate the sentences that were a paragraph long! So, I'll have to side with Carole on this one....give me six light snacks a day!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593677036735125179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-53650194223652779132009-11-10T14:55:14.722-05:002009-11-10T14:55:14.722-05:00Personally, I don't read "serious" b...Personally, I don't read "serious" books. I did, when I had to (the French classics), in school. But if you want to compare books to meals, then I prefer to have six light meals a day than 3 heavy ones. Easier to digest, the energy last longer, and I don't feel bogged down by philosophical conundrums or sad endings. Go popular fiction!carole St-Laurentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-69785609425039996112009-11-10T14:44:44.301-05:002009-11-10T14:44:44.301-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Valerie Keiser Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.com