tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post4115654004120880554..comments2015-01-21T20:10:16.296-06:00Comments on The Act of Reading: The First BookRitsumeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-46667305557579367352009-02-27T13:01:00.000-06:002009-02-27T13:01:00.000-06:00I've updated the "Current Book" section to reflect...I've updated the "Current Book" section to reflect our consensus!Ritsumeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-11890563754523453462009-02-27T11:03:00.000-06:002009-02-27T11:03:00.000-06:00Oooh.. that sounds like a consensus. We should go ...Oooh.. that sounds like a consensus. We should go with it :)misskatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715643540524650052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-7934153944140821082009-02-26T15:12:00.000-06:002009-02-26T15:12:00.000-06:001776 looks really interesting! I went & read t...1776 looks really interesting! I went & read the excerpt & stuff at Amazon (while my pictures were downloading) and I'm game.Ritsumeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-4163634656566412762009-02-25T16:05:00.000-06:002009-02-25T16:05:00.000-06:00Wow.. leaving links is annoying.http://www.amazon....Wow.. leaving links is annoying.<BR/><A>http://www.amazon.com/1776-<BR/>David-McCullough/dp/0743226712</A>misskatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715643540524650052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-41921801336977143012009-02-25T16:04:00.000-06:002009-02-25T16:04:00.000-06:00Haha.. Grimm's Fairytales. Have you ever tried to ...Haha.. Grimm's Fairytales. Have you ever tried to read those? Some of them are very interesting, and some sort of end before they feel like they've really begun. <BR/>Though, reading and discussing in a the manner that we're doing these books could actually be interesting. I'd be willing to consider that.<BR/>I'm certain that The Olive Tree is good.. Really, I just feel like $30 for one book is misskatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715643540524650052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-1599839199475722592009-02-25T15:08:00.000-06:002009-02-25T15:08:00.000-06:00We could always look at Grimm's Fairytales. That c...We could always look at Grimm's Fairytales. That could be entertaining!Ritsumeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-31400469163314485442009-02-25T14:56:00.000-06:002009-02-25T14:56:00.000-06:00We can certainly pick another if you'd like. T...We can certainly pick another if you'd like. The Olive Tree book is available at both Amazon & B&N for about $30 for a new copy, but if that's too much then we can talk about other books. I've got a short list of possibilities (that you're welcome to add to) on the side bar, or we could read something else entirely different. I'll be starting Les Mis shortly, we could Ritsumeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283473059747130843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696123428300775846.post-22295207192163462682009-02-24T09:39:00.000-06:002009-02-24T09:39:00.000-06:00I think that is very interesting that the two book...I think that is very interesting that the two books were originally published separately. That definitely gives deeper meaning to her final sentence "..Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception give to the first act..." <BR/><BR/>MMmmmm.. to be honest, I'm not really that super interested in paying a ton for a book right now. Even one as cool as the "Allegory to the Olive Tree" misskatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715643540524650052noreply@blogger.com