tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post2807166771531864314..comments2024-01-03T20:47:19.350-05:00Comments on Longest Acres Blog: katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-57643352299819147572012-08-29T10:21:32.660-04:002012-08-29T10:21:32.660-04:00i too am in need of a vacation , working as an in...i too am in need of a vacation , working as an intern has made me feel so tiring .<br />have fun !<br />:)Goku shresthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812293350657818558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-84380196607766173642012-08-28T11:50:43.573-04:002012-08-28T11:50:43.573-04:00"The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfie..."The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. It's a fictional story about the daughter of an antique bookseller getting an invitation from the most popular modern day fiction author to write her biography. The author is dying and has never given her true biography before. <br /><br />“Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand the same person who wrote Seabiscuit. It is non-fiction about a pilot during WW2 whose plane crashes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and after a couple of days, he and other survivors make it to an island and are then captured by the Japanese. Haven’t read it yet, but come with HIGH recommendations.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-35885714801124876442012-08-27T13:41:32.715-04:002012-08-27T13:41:32.715-04:00Wild by Cheryl Strayed and The Chronology of Water...Wild by Cheryl Strayed and The Chronology of Water by Lydia Yuknavich were the best books I've read this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-6994591873797245842012-08-25T22:23:16.321-04:002012-08-25T22:23:16.321-04:00I Am Forbidden by Anouk Marcovits
The Uninvited G...I Am Forbidden by Anouk Marcovits<br />The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones<br />Any of The Peculiar Crimes Units mysteries by Christopher Fowler<br />Any of the food writings of Laurie Colwin and M.F.K Fisher<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-41144332790669936962012-08-25T13:17:45.122-04:002012-08-25T13:17:45.122-04:00The Help, The Red Tent, The Glass Castle, Secret D...The Help, The Red Tent, The Glass Castle, Secret Daughter.Mel Bhttp://www.chickenlovesheepdreams.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-91289216321332750912012-08-25T04:10:15.692-04:002012-08-25T04:10:15.692-04:00Another for your long list: Scarred Hearts by Max ...Another for your long list: Scarred Hearts by Max Blecher. About as far from farming as it getsDavid Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-9549144578334089212012-08-24T23:58:44.509-04:002012-08-24T23:58:44.509-04:00'My Name is Asher Lev' by Chaim Potok or &...'My Name is Asher Lev' by Chaim Potok or 'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek' by Annie Dillard :)Jocelynhttp://www.thefarmforlifeproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-63341328733808777142012-08-24T05:34:13.100-04:002012-08-24T05:34:13.100-04:00I'm reading 'The Bone People' by Kerri...I'm reading 'The Bone People' by Kerri Hulme at the moment and it's incredible. It can be a little hard-hitting at times, but in general it's kind of magical and certainly a great escape. Happy holidays!Tinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264937007819426673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-74219404174079438092012-08-24T01:01:35.203-04:002012-08-24T01:01:35.203-04:00Lately I have enjoyed:
Just Kids by Patti Smith, C...Lately I have enjoyed:<br />Just Kids by Patti Smith, Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, and The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (this was my favorite, it's a historical fiction about Ernest Hemingway's first wife). Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120004228359533974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-48332211685704987152012-08-23T18:49:16.773-04:002012-08-23T18:49:16.773-04:00Anything by Barbara Kingsolver! Prodigal Summer, w...Anything by Barbara Kingsolver! Prodigal Summer, which is my favorite, includes farming, but she had many other wonderful ones (Animal Dreams, Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna) That do not, and I would heartily recommend all of them!<br /><br />Enjoy the vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-17786899637526020962012-08-23T12:55:08.629-04:002012-08-23T12:55:08.629-04:00Chere Kate, I think you might love "The Names...Chere Kate, I think you might love "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, or maybe her "Interpreter of Maladies" and "Uncollected Earth" collection of short stories. All were wonderful. <br /><br />Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051402888612305741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-25250927865934522172012-08-23T09:52:05.838-04:002012-08-23T09:52:05.838-04:00Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. Lovely, ly...Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. Lovely, lyrical story about some French misfits and the first book ever to make me wish I could read the original French!<br /><br />And ditto on the Blood, Bones and Butter. Excellent.thepinkpigeonhttp://thepinkpigeon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-4925761477361059162012-08-23T07:12:52.601-04:002012-08-23T07:12:52.601-04:00i just finished "the wilder life" by wen...i just finished "the wilder life" by wendy mcclure. if you were ever at all into the laura ingalls wilder books, you;ll love it. it's all about the search for a simple life, might resonate with you, too!carrie @plums in the iceboxhttp://plumsintheicebox.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-1650670067607762832012-08-23T01:42:00.482-04:002012-08-23T01:42:00.482-04:00Oh! Blood Bones & Butter was great too, and ma...Oh! Blood Bones & Butter was great too, and maybe perfectly different AND similar to life on a small farm.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582638886964370900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-54478371896406793662012-08-23T01:40:22.852-04:002012-08-23T01:40:22.852-04:00Some great recommendations here! Hannah Coulter is...Some great recommendations here! Hannah Coulter is a profoundly beautiful book, I think, one of my all time favorites. Quiet and a little melancholy but very affirming as well. The Maytrees was a quirky qucik read that I also loved, very poetic. Michael Ondaatje's books are also very poetic, and I've always loved the way his characters have some really specific technical expertise that gets described and explained in great detail, like the guy who defuses bombs in the English Patient, or the forensic anthropologist in the heartbreaking Anil's Ghost. I loved Running in the Family, his memoir of growing up in Sri Lanka. <br /><br />I just listened to Nora Ephron on CD, both I Remember Nothing and I Feel Bad About My Neck. That essay Consider the Alternative... wow. Love her.<br /><br />If you haven't read the book of The Princess Bride, so so good, and of course a totally fun read. Ever better than the movie, I swear. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582638886964370900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-44870394382470092272012-08-22T20:57:58.923-04:002012-08-22T20:57:58.923-04:00A Crack in Forever and Time Traveler's Wife, m...A Crack in Forever and Time Traveler's Wife, my two favorite love stories.Herhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287849371389850410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-91391837844155043412012-08-22T20:10:23.608-04:002012-08-22T20:10:23.608-04:00I just finished Wild, by Cheryl Strayed and have s...I just finished Wild, by Cheryl Strayed and have started on Blood, Bones & Butter, by Gabrielle Hamilton - both wonderful reads! And any John Steinbeck is a go-to for me, especially Cannery Row and Junius Maltby is great short story (at the end of The Red Pony). Enjoy your relaxing!weaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776043121740950797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-48223819501588952582012-08-22T19:24:24.198-04:002012-08-22T19:24:24.198-04:00I am currently reading The Edible Woman by Margare...I am currently reading The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood and I cannot.put.it.down! I love Atwood novels though.<br /><br />One of my all time favorite novels is Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. There is a small amount of farming in it, but it's really an ode to the natural world. I try to read it every summer!<br /><br />Johttp://beetsandgreens.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-72237574503227364902012-08-22T18:40:58.256-04:002012-08-22T18:40:58.256-04:00Seating arrangements!Seating arrangements!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-73050504968070722772012-08-22T18:07:55.040-04:002012-08-22T18:07:55.040-04:00I love it when people ask this question because I ...I love it when people ask this question because I also get to find new reads by reading all the comments!<br /><br />I also enjoyed Night Circus, The Tiger's Wife and Shantaram. Other recent favourites include:<br /><br />- The Light Between Oceans<br />- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake<br />- The Cookbook Collector<br /><br />Happy reading whatever you choose.leonie wisehttp://leoniewise.com/journalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-31852759928386284862012-08-22T17:57:32.213-04:002012-08-22T17:57:32.213-04:00Oh my! I just had my first foray up to the St. Law...Oh my! I just had my first foray up to the St. Lawrence, a similar lurching house, full of dust motes and moose antlers and late afternoon sun. Sigh.<br /><br />The World According to Garp or the Cider House Rules or<br />The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy or<br />Travels with Charley<br />or (if I guess correctly and you had a little love affair with Laura Ingalls growing up) The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure <br /><br />Come back here soon, this place is one of the few things satiating my need for roots these days.<br />Susannahhttp://www.featherbyfeather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-44522868451721783102012-08-22T17:56:55.177-04:002012-08-22T17:56:55.177-04:00a town like alice! birdsong (but you've probab...a town like alice! birdsong (but you've probably already read that...) xxxmeggyhttp://ponyponyhorse.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-75772439300747720462012-08-22T17:00:09.073-04:002012-08-22T17:00:09.073-04:00Let's see here...maybe this list will help. I ...Let's see here...maybe this list will help. I find people are sort of biased when it comes to their own particular bookish interests, so I won't reach too far into my metaphorical book satchel.<br /><br />For a bit of light, almost guilty reading - "Outlander" by Gabaldon. <br /><br />For a bit of a well written escape I'd reach for "The Graveyard Book" by Gaiman or "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Niffenegger.<br /><br />For a little rural, woodsy fiction - "Prodigal Summer" by Kingsolver.<br /><br />Enjoy your vacation! shalan and the long road.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03105177735193187678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-61767203922858410802012-08-22T16:42:55.434-04:002012-08-22T16:42:55.434-04:00first book that comes to mind... blood, bones &...first book that comes to mind... blood, bones & butter by gabrielle hamilton. sooo freakin' good. : )jennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023370195103264782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-8671979632185544282012-08-22T15:40:07.566-04:002012-08-22T15:40:07.566-04:00The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Jitterbug Pe...The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Jitterbug Perfume are 2 of the most amazing reads I've ever had the pleasure of laying my hands on.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658552654055761651noreply@blogger.com