tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post4985137762078613913..comments2024-03-28T20:58:09.810-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Sunday Salon: A Minor RantLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-83002658346209572682008-11-05T20:18:00.000-08:002008-11-05T20:18:00.000-08:00I admit that in my youth I was one of those people...I admit that in my youth I was one of those people who judged people's reading selections. It has come back to bite me, though, because now I have trouble fully enjoying my own reading. When I dislike a book that is supposed to be highbrow literature (Possession by A. S. Byatt comes to mind), I feel stupid because all the smart people like it. On the flip side, I can't read a romance or chick lit book without thinking I should be reading something "better".Dani In NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032707452740200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-27053786050484071712008-11-05T16:11:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:11:00.000-08:00Hear hear! Well said, I completely agree with you!...Hear hear! Well said, I completely agree with you!S. Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268527069548216054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-24043206183171432752008-10-26T00:22:00.000-07:002008-10-26T00:22:00.000-07:00Carrie K - Exactly! I do like to expand my horizo...Carrie K - Exactly! I do like to expand my horizons, but there are also times to read just for the pure entertainment value. Regardless, I enjoy doing both and everything in between.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-7167835903390710482008-10-20T11:54:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:54:00.000-07:00Gah. I hate when people do/say things like that. I...Gah. I hate when people do/say things like that. I read what appeals to me at the moment. Does everything have to be a "Learning Experience"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-29407399970613799312008-10-17T23:03:00.000-07:002008-10-17T23:03:00.000-07:00Lisa - I find that to be true for me too. I used ...Lisa - I find that to be true for me too. I used to have no problem staying up late. I imagine my work schedule and the animals play a part in that more than getting older--but it's more fun to blame age. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Andi - Thanks!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-26779230165410788732008-10-16T13:09:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:09:00.000-07:00Hurrah! Couldn't have said it better.Hurrah! Couldn't have said it better.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-41666236839622244722008-10-15T08:01:00.000-07:002008-10-15T08:01:00.000-07:00I agree! Just hearing her comments make her appea...I agree! Just hearing her comments make her appear close-minded about reading choices. Something else that bothers me is when people tell me 'I don't have time to read' and say it with an attitude like I must be lazy for reading books. That infuriates me. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who nods off while trying to read at night. I used to be such a night owl. Now I get most of my reading done in the early morning. Does that mean I'm old? lolLisa (Southern Girl Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03749744167773202007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-64060018597315901642008-10-14T22:13:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:13:00.000-07:00Oh my! Am I ever behind in responding to your won...Oh my! Am I ever behind in responding to your wonderful comments! Thank you very much for stopping by, everyone. <BR/><BR/>I do usually laugh about things like this ,but occasionally they get under my skin and annoy me.<BR/><BR/>Alice & Meghan - I get that too. I must have a lot of time on my hands to be able to read so much (and here I'm always complaining I don't have enough time to read! Haha). <BR/><BR/>Sylvie - That is so sad about your friendship. Something like reading taste isn't worth ruining friendships over (although some would disagree, I know). <BR/><BR/>April - I hate it when I can't keep my eyes open at the most intense part of the book! I try so hard to hang on, but I just can't do it most of the time. :-(<BR/><BR/>Lexi - I tend to keep to myself too. I do peek at other people's books to see what they are reading if it's not going to be obvious, but I rarely say anything if it's someone I don't know. <BR/><BR/>Shana - My wake up time during the week is 5:15 a.m. I try and get to bed by 10 p.m., but that doesn't always work out.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-84045191727112335042008-10-14T19:57:00.000-07:002008-10-14T19:57:00.000-07:00This is why I use some cute book covers sometimes....This is why I use some cute book covers sometimes. Everyone has their own reading preferences. I'm just glad when I see someone reading!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-84710773281203903422008-10-14T17:49:00.000-07:002008-10-14T17:49:00.000-07:00I just want them to respect my choices, not snub t...I just want them to respect my choices, not snub their noses at them.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I agree.Yasminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847562755202742067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-64103141325156759842008-10-14T11:36:00.000-07:002008-10-14T11:36:00.000-07:00For me it really comes down to the fact that someo...For me it really comes down to the fact that someone is reading SOMETHING. Blah!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-14664117192287564442008-10-13T19:22:00.000-07:002008-10-13T19:22:00.000-07:00Some people just take themselves to seriously LOL....Some people just take themselves to seriously LOL. Well said Wendy!<BR/><BR/>AnnetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-3559767477466540262008-10-13T18:22:00.000-07:002008-10-13T18:22:00.000-07:00Wendy, well said. Just read. Read what you enjoy...Wendy, well said. Just read. Read what you enjoy. I just LOVE to see people reading, and hear them talking about books regardless of what they're reading.<BR/><BR/>So, what time do you wake up if you're reading until 11:30?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Shana<BR/><A HREF="" REL="nofollow">Literarily</A>Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303029261460733363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-75008738229826642352008-10-13T17:30:00.000-07:002008-10-13T17:30:00.000-07:00I so agree with you! Reading choices are an indiv...I so agree with you! Reading choices are an individual experience and nobody should judge someone else's reading choices.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-17340934110866253212008-10-13T16:18:00.000-07:002008-10-13T16:18:00.000-07:00Wow. Maybe I just like to keep myself to myself, ...Wow. Maybe I just like to keep myself to myself, but I cannot imagine ever making a thoughtless comment like that about someone else's reading choice! Especially a stranger. I, too, read a little bit of everything, but my horizons have definitely been expanded as far as "those" types of books are concerned. I think reading ANYTHING is wonderful, and I fully believe in the saying, "To each her own!"Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867226903227387373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-10452417968861787352008-10-13T14:57:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:57:00.000-07:00Great post Wendy and well said. What we read is a...Great post Wendy and well said. What we read is a personal choice-no better or worse than anyone else. What's important is that people are reading. I respect other's differences and I enjoy hearing about what they like. Sometimes I even step out of my comfort zone because of it and I think that's great. <BR/><BR/>I'm with you on that reading late into the night. I don't know whether it's the cold weather here now or what but I lay down with my book and get all comfy and ready to read and then the next thing you know it's 2 in the morning and I'm reaching over to put the book away and turn out the lights. Errrrrrrrrrg. lol.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-62565311657859061712008-10-13T11:44:00.000-07:002008-10-13T11:44:00.000-07:00What an awesome post, Wendy and so perfectly put! ...What an awesome post, Wendy and so perfectly put! I think that reading, no matter the genre is of the greatest importance and no matter the topic or genre will expand a mind. Without several genres out there, I don't think that one would expand their imaginations quite as much. I, for one, read for pleasure whenever I can - and that may be a mystery, suspense, classic, humor, etc, just depending on my mood. I am a total mood reader. Reading of any kind is better than no reading at all!<BR/>Also, I had to laugh when I read about your inablility to stay awake at night to read. I am soooo completely the same way and it really royally ticks me off, lol. I want to read a book so bad and even if I am at a hugely intense part, my darn eyes refuse to cooperate and remain open. I get so mad at myself! My hubby just laughs at me! lolAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-71341224102961229472008-10-13T09:48:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:48:00.000-07:00How annoying for your friend! What was the lady tr...How annoying for your friend! What was the lady trying to say? That your friend has bad taste or is a dummy? I don't think we are our books. I'll read everything from romance to classics. What's that say about me?Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-64969706290342351192008-10-13T09:31:00.001-07:002008-10-13T09:31:00.001-07:00This actually happened to me and i lost a friendsh...This actually happened to me and i lost a friendship over it. I used to have a Yahoo book site, one of the participants, at the time a friend did not agree on anothers reading taste to the point of nastiness. I had to remind her we have all different tastes and it is important to read what brings us pleasure, she would not let go on the pluses of reading only high minded books. I had to ban her...:{<BR/>I still have the friend I stood up for and like her blog a lot and that she enjoys reading what makes her happy.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624058636860716664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91635113779156809132008-10-13T09:31:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:31:00.000-07:00I couldn't have said this better! Nothing irks me ...I couldn't have said this better! Nothing irks me more than when people start judging others based on what they read - how silly! With reading supposedly declining, I am just happy individuals are still reading!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73966970860100509852008-10-13T09:20:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:20:00.000-07:00Silly woman! So she only watches news shows and d...Silly woman! So she only watches news shows and documentaries, right? No reality tv, no dramas, no talk shows, no sitcoms? LOL.<BR/>I totally agree with you that what to read is an individual choice, and our preferences can, and often do, change over time.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-61175991311729078092008-10-13T09:03:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:03:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree with you more. Reading is reading...I couldn't agree with you more. Reading is reading is reading. It doesn't matter what you read as long as you read. No matter what I read, I find that I can learn something even if I'm reading genre fiction. I also find that many of the classics and more literary works provide a great deal of pleasure.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-10538622350931711552008-10-13T08:26:00.000-07:002008-10-13T08:26:00.000-07:00I used to stay up all hours reading and I can't se...I used to stay up all hours reading and I can't seem to do that much anymore. It can't be that I'm getting older right? :)<BR/><BR/>And, totally agree with you.... Reading is an individual experience and we all come to books for our own reasons. That should be celebrated in itself.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-24223681813879859662008-10-13T08:02:00.000-07:002008-10-13T08:02:00.000-07:00I think it's really annoying when people judge oth...I think it's really annoying when people judge others' taste in reading. Everyone individual is different. And just because a book is fiction or fantasy, doesn't mean you can't learn from it! <BR/><BR/>I used to be able to stay up late and read in bed. But now with a toddler who wakes me up at seven every morning (and the cat tries to get me up at five!) then keeps me running all day, I rarely can stay awake later than midnight.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-79521758875777085512008-10-13T07:32:00.000-07:002008-10-13T07:32:00.000-07:00Very well said, Wendy! Usually I can just laugh wh...Very well said, Wendy! <BR/><BR/>Usually I can just laugh when people act like that but sometimes it gets under my skin too. Most of all, I read what I want! :)<BR/><BR/>Hope your Monday is going well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com