tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post3649176118186705701..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Reading UpdateJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-65658106954492266792013-01-16T11:46:27.006-08:002013-01-16T11:46:27.006-08:00That, however, is nitpicking, and overall I'm ...That, however, is nitpicking, and overall I'm enjoying the book just fine.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-65202484919373078292013-01-16T11:45:21.708-08:002013-01-16T11:45:21.708-08:00The India one is neat so far but sometimes repetit...The India one is neat so far but sometimes repetitive, and oddly academically-politically-correct at times. She's said several times now that your basic political map is a colonial thing that has little to do with how people experience their landscape, or something like that, which I think is kind of a pointless thing to say.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-46193493139777823412013-01-16T08:35:31.743-08:002013-01-16T08:35:31.743-08:00I just finished The Mysteries of Udolpho, and betw...I just finished The Mysteries of Udolpho, and between busy life and it being a longer book, it's the first book I've finished this week! V strange after all my reading last week, but a nice break too. :)<br /><br />You reminded me that Eck has been on my 'to try out' list for ages & I just requested one of her older books from the library! Curious to see what you make of the India one.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-45942956276734650522013-01-15T19:04:36.726-08:002013-01-15T19:04:36.726-08:00LOL, I do that all the time too. I'm glad to k...LOL, I do that all the time too. I'm glad to know that I'm not alone! Good luck with the TBR challenge!The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-22530872190649698892013-01-15T13:51:37.124-08:002013-01-15T13:51:37.124-08:00Hah! I get my challenge and non-challenge books mi...Hah! I get my challenge and non-challenge books mixed up all the time. I'll think a book is on a list when it's not, or I'll think it's not on a list when it's on all 3!Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.com