tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post5182640848405006242..comments2024-03-18T15:27:31.588-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Shelf Control: Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonaldLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-52009233324891948652016-08-14T15:22:26.256-07:002016-08-14T15:22:26.256-07:00Maria - I need to get back into the habit of track...Maria - I need to get back into the habit of tracking the books that come in. I do that with review books, but not books I purchase and receive as gifts, like I used to. <br /><br />You have a lot of wish lists! I only keep the one on Amazon. And Goodreads I use strictly for tracking the books I've read. I don't add books I haven't yet read. I use LibraryThing more as a catalog for all the books I own, whether read or not. But I've fallen out of the habit of keeping up there as of late.<br /><br />It is always sad when a book blogger decides to retire is or her blog. So many that started around the same time as I did are no longer blogging. I see them on Facebook or Goodreads occasionally, but it's not quite the same. <br /><br />That's cool that Kat is back! I'm glad you decided to look her up again. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Maria! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73659720883679851002016-08-14T15:18:13.823-07:002016-08-14T15:18:13.823-07:00Katherine - This does sound like amazing read, doe...Katherine - This does sound like amazing read, doesn't it? I really should read it. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-61326163908812038522016-08-14T15:17:38.798-07:002016-08-14T15:17:38.798-07:00Nina - It can be intimidating, can't it? What ...Nina - It can be intimidating, can't it? What if I hate it? Sounds like I'm not alone in my hesitation to read more by an author whose work I have loved.<br /><br />I let my spreadsheet fall by the wayside, I'm afraid. I keep telling myself I'll start up again. I do keep track of my review books though--so there is at least that. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-6785358271882583382016-08-14T15:15:40.442-07:002016-08-14T15:15:40.442-07:00Iliana - Yes, somewhere in there, I lost my organi...Iliana - Yes, somewhere in there, I lost my organization bug. I do keep track of my review books still, but that's about it. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73216484009163424572016-08-14T15:14:52.224-07:002016-08-14T15:14:52.224-07:00Lisa W - You too, eh? It does sound good. Hopefull...Lisa W - You too, eh? It does sound good. Hopefully you will find your copy and, like me, will eventually read it and love it. At least we can hope, right?Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-29550959637127320052016-08-14T15:13:46.488-07:002016-08-14T15:13:46.488-07:00Carole - I used to be much more organized than I a...Carole - I used to be much more organized than I am. I swear having a child threw me off my game and I've yet to get back into it even after five years . . .Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-39290522028103370002016-08-14T15:12:55.049-07:002016-08-14T15:12:55.049-07:00Naida - I really should get back to keeping one. I...Naida - I really should get back to keeping one. It's just making the time . . . Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86917357494963734382016-08-13T09:00:06.458-07:002016-08-13T09:00:06.458-07:00A spreadsheet is a good idea and interesting to lo...A spreadsheet is a good idea and interesting to look back on an old TBR list. I haven't heard of Fall on Your Knees before.The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46310230978932511382016-08-10T18:59:42.709-07:002016-08-10T18:59:42.709-07:00I wish that I were organized enough to be able to ...I wish that I were organized enough to be able to keep an accurate list of the books that I own. I have books piled on top of books and a kindle archive that is larger than I will ever be able to deal with. This one does sound good. Hope you get a chance to read it soon!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16346246949574530292016-08-10T18:51:46.735-07:002016-08-10T18:51:46.735-07:00Ah, I had a copy of this for the longest time, mea...Ah, I had a copy of this for the longest time, meant to read it, and I think may have lost it somewhere along the way! I rememmber thinking it sounded great. :)<br /><br />Lisa @ Bookshelf FantasiesLisa @ Bookshelf Fantasieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278177602258496039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-29664752957501956752016-08-10T18:14:26.319-07:002016-08-10T18:14:26.319-07:00I used to be very organized about my TBR list but ...I used to be very organized about my TBR list but not so much anymore. I do still track all of my read books in a spreadsheet and I love seeing what I read each year. I haven't read this book but I am pretty sure it's somewhere on my shelves! Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-15536654893032666562016-08-10T17:59:51.786-07:002016-08-10T17:59:51.786-07:00I understand not wanting to pick up books after lo...I understand not wanting to pick up books after loving another book from the same author/series! It's why I have so many sequels and unread books from authors I've read before, because I'm kind of scared I won't like it as much, and then my happy reader bubble will be popped.<br /><br />The book sounds so interesting though! 4 generations of women and all their stories in one book? Wow.<br /><br />I keep a spreadsheet as well! I only started this year. Do you still keep one? :oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-75323258648379607872016-08-10T15:03:11.612-07:002016-08-10T15:03:11.612-07:00Yes read it! Sisters, World War 1, family saga - ...Yes read it! Sisters, World War 1, family saga - all things I like. I like the sound of your TBR list. I need to figure out something because I have so many books that I don't know I actually have because they've been hidden so long.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-92179047278034725352016-08-10T13:41:38.156-07:002016-08-10T13:41:38.156-07:00Oh, what a GREAT idea, Wendy, keeping track of you...Oh, what a GREAT idea, Wendy, keeping track of your TBR list in a database! If only I could EVER be THAT organized....lol. My own TBR list is on Goodreads, through my various bookshelves there, and through my Amazon Wish Lists (I have 56 of them, lol). <br /><br />I'm so glad that you were able to recover your old TBR list. And how did your computer get stolen? UGH. Must have been rough.... I can see why you couldn't get motivated to get the list going again at the time, what with little Mouse needing your care, and all that moving around. So I'm REALLY glad you finally did get the list back! <br /><br />I feel sad, too, that so many AWESOME book bloggers have left the blogosphere.... One of them was Steph, who used to blog at Five Alarm Book Reviews. She was the originator of "Shelf Candy Saturday", which she then passed on to me. Sadly, she deleted her entire blog when she made the decision to stop blogging.... Another TERRIFIC blogger was Kat, who blogged at A Myriad of Books. She had to stop because of heavy schoolwork at college. Her blog is still up, though, if you'd like to take a look. But.... OMG!! I just went to her blog, and I see that she's back!! Her most recent post is dated Friday, July 29th, 2016!!!! OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! I had NO idea!! I'll have to go there as soon as I possibly can!!! <br /><br />And now to the book you've picked, after my histrionics, lol. (Yes, I'm a VERY emo person, but mostly on the blogosphere. In person, I tend to be rather shy...lol.)<br /><br />So, this book. It sure sounds like a VERY intriguing read!! I LOVE historical fiction, and I haven't read a really GOOD family saga for quite some time! So I'm adding this one to my own TBR (my Goodreads shelves)! Never heard of it before, either, so thanks for featuring it!! <br /><br />Thanks as well for popping over to my second blog, and commenting!! I really need to build up that blog, too! Hope you're having a WONDERFUL day, with hubby and Mouse!! HUGS!! <3 :)Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-3290939483079411342016-08-10T07:05:45.058-07:002016-08-10T07:05:45.058-07:00Kathy - I keep thinking I should start keeping tra...Kathy - I keep thinking I should start keeping track again. Maybe clean up the old one. I do track the ARC's and review books, but that's about it right now.<br /><br />Part of the reason I began keeping my spreadsheet in the first place was to avoid duplicates. It happened one too many times and I learned my lesson. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53392555276950963632016-08-10T07:04:01.009-07:002016-08-10T07:04:01.009-07:00Eustacia - Yes, it would be so disappointing! Then...Eustacia - Yes, it would be so disappointing! Then I would feel guilty for having such high expectations in the first place . . . There's another author who wrote a book I loved and I've read several of her other books since, and each one has been a bit of a disappointment. So, there's definitely precedence there for my having too high of expectations after reading a book by an author I love . . .Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46454490080399351542016-08-10T07:02:03.127-07:002016-08-10T07:02:03.127-07:00Jenclair - The Way the Crow Flies was so good. I w...Jenclair - The Way the Crow Flies was so good. I would like to re-read it at some point. Although, not being much of a re-reader, I don't see that happening any time soon.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-43307828833247784512016-08-10T07:00:26.334-07:002016-08-10T07:00:26.334-07:00Christy - ARCs are the only ones I really track ri...Christy - ARCs are the only ones I really track right now. I keep telling myself I should take time to update my book catalog on LibraryThing (where I was tracking books I owned, alongside my own spreadsheet), but it's hard to find the time. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73888959825026905442016-08-10T05:45:24.895-07:002016-08-10T05:45:24.895-07:00I still keep a spreadsheet but don't keep as m...I still keep a spreadsheet but don't keep as many details as a lot of people. Anymore, I need it so I know if I have a book or not.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-35338757133784802312016-08-10T03:58:27.263-07:002016-08-10T03:58:27.263-07:00I know what you mean by the fear of being disappoi...I know what you mean by the fear of being disappointed! The book was just too good that if this one is any less than awesome, it's going to hurt ): Eustacia Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861497408557552791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-83466124284824431112016-08-10T02:48:12.792-07:002016-08-10T02:48:12.792-07:00I haven't read Fall on Your Knees, but I loved...I haven't read Fall on Your Knees, but I loved The Way the Crow Flies!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-85844161409543143952016-08-09T23:38:11.880-07:002016-08-09T23:38:11.880-07:00The only books I keep track of in any way are the ...The only books I keep track of in any way are the ARCs. Otherwise they're just ... there. I rarely read physical books, so most of the TBR ebooks are out of sight out of mind.<br /><br />This looks like an interesting book. "menacingly dark to hilariously funny" sounds good to me! :DLoveOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391586235553306506noreply@blogger.com