Comments on: Friday miscellany, plus books read in November 2019 https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98907 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:03:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98907 In reply to Calee Lee.

@Calee Lee – whoa on your daughter. That’s pretty ambitious! I should re-read Little Women at some point – I think I was quite young when I read it and I’m pretty sure I missed a lot.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98906 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:02:23 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98906 In reply to Lee.

@Lee- I read Tortilla Flat, Cannery Row, and Travels with Charley and liked them reasonably well as an adult. I have not felt compelled to reread the long stuff like Grapes of Wrath

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98904 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:00:10 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98904 In reply to Erica Sparky.

@Erica – I have heard this from a few people, which is why I have not re-read it. Maybe don’t mess with the magic, right??

]]> By: Erica Sparky https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98902 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 22:26:08 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98902 You know what did not hold up as an adult? A Wrinkle in Time. I never read it as a kid but my book club read it earlier this year and we’ll agreed it was not good. I recently re-read The Great Gatsby s d it was much more impactful as an adult.

]]> By: Amanda https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98879 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:07:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98879 The Great Gatsby is another great re-read, especially in contemporary society with this generation’s conspicuous consumption, social classes and climbing, how money can sometimes make problems disappear, etc.
For real comfort/escapism, The Little House on the Prairie series (it wasn’t assigned school reading, but a childhood classic in its own right).

]]> By: Lee https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98670 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 01:36:48 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98670 I’ve loved Steinbeck as an adult.

]]> By: Alyssa https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98581 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 14:37:16 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98581 In reply to Emily.

yes I came here to say The Giver!

]]> By: Emily https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98557 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 11:28:42 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98557 I read “The Giver” by Lois Lowry as an adult and was blown away by it. My 7th grader’s English class recently finished it. The kids were reading on a schedule, but were allowed to read ahead. Some of the kids couldn’t stop reading, and when they got to class, they were eager to discuss it with their classmates. The teacher emailed the parents to ask them to remind the kids not to spoil it for one another!

]]> By: Kaye https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98435 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:48:07 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98435 I just started re-reading The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal this morning. I read it a few years back when I was working on changing some habits and I really enjoyed it. Now with New Years coming up and a few other habits I want to work on, I decided to re-read it to hopefully be re-inspired. (Not maybe a light fiction book to perk you up of a slump, but an interesting read nonetheless! Though I suspect you may have read this one already, since it seems it would be in the genre related to your work).

]]> By: Linda https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/12/friday-miscellany-plus-books-read-in-november-2019/#comment-98430 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:33:20 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17437#comment-98430 I’m a fan of mysteries so I love re-reading anything by Agatha Christie when I’m in a slump or need a comfort book. I’ve read them all multiple times.

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