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Bonita M

Bonita M

Trying to read more books of substance as well as light stuff to relieve stress at the end of a trying day. I'm always on the prowl for good finds at the library, secondhand bookstore and bargain shelves! While I don't judge a book by its length, I find tags such as "huge" "quick read" and "very short" helpful when trying to determine the... more »
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  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    I do wish you luck, Bonita! I love Faulkner so much that I delight in others reading and liking him too.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    "Light in August" would be a good choice as well. Then "As I Lay Dying", then "The Sound and the Fury. That is the sequence most new readers do best with if they want to read only his most famous of novels.

    Hope this helps and is not just confusing.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Hey! Good for you on your Faulkner quest. You could certainly read Absalom next, but that would skipping quite a few novels. Actually he wrote "The Sound and the Fury" right after "Sartoris"; but ,since that one is considered the most challenging, you might want to read a couple of other first. I'd recommend "Soldier's Pay" next though. "The Reivers" can be read at any point as it is not so interconnected. I'm sure you'll do find no matter what you choose though. So you like him, yes??

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    I'm "jloucks" on pbs. Let's be buddies there!

    Yeah, lots of characters in Faulkner's books, but the some of the same ones appear in the whole series, so it becomes easier and gets more intriguing as you follow their lives and stories. I think it took me two of his novels to figure out some of the relationships of the recurring characters.

    I have not started "An Innocent Man". Do you know if that one was made into a movie? I know I saw one by that title with Tom Selleck in it a few years ago....

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marie A

    Marie A says

    That would definately put me to sleep! And it doesn't take much these days!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marie A

    Marie A says

    Have you ever tried the books on tape? I tried one in the car and it nearly put me to sleep! But I knit and crochet and someone told me it was a good way to 'read' a book while keeping your hands busy!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marie A

    Marie A says

    I have heard alot about "The Red Tent", all good. But no, I have never read it. Sometimes I find that if I read a book that states 'all the facts' I start to zone out. If a book is in story form, I really seem to absorb it much better. Maybe that sounds immature, but I know what works for me. That is why "Eve" looked so interesting, and also "The Red Tent". I also have "The Shack" on my short pile of books to read!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marie A

    Marie A says

    Thanks for the welcome! I will definately check out .ning. I started a 'shelf' on Goodreads a few days ago but am finding it alittle confusing! But that could just be me! Confusion seems to follow me around!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Bonita, are you a member of paperbackswap.com? If not, check them out. That is how others of my shelfari friends and I swap books from time to time. I'm a compulsive collector, so I hold on to the ones I like the most. I post the ones to trade on the pbs site though.

    Hope you enjoy Faulkner; and, yes, I'm still looking for a copy of "The Things They Carried" at my bargain basement price.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Bonita, good to get a note from you. I always recommend "Sartoris" as the first novel for a new Faulkner reader. It is the first in his series about several particular families in an imaginary county in the deep south over many years. You could also start with a collection of his short stories, especially the famous, "The Bear", which is taken from one of his novels. I love everything he does, but "The Reivers" is about as enjoyable a read as some of Twain's stuff...another good one to start with.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marie A

    Marie A says

    Hi Bonita,
    I am looking over your bio and can't figure out how you have time to do all the things you do and still find time to read all the books that you do! And you have a limit of no more than seven books at one time!? How do you keep them all straight in your mind?! You know if I read before I go to sleep, I have to reread what I read the next day! Gosh, I envy you!

    PS.....I agree with you...a book titled "Veronika Decides to Die" was not a good choice!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marie A

    Marie A says

    Hi, I noticed that you just finished 'The Devil & Miss Prym'. I read the Alchemist and I just picked up 'The Witch of Portobello'. Have you read it yet? I was just wondering if I should start reading it or put it on the bottom of my 'pile'!

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    How are you liking "The Things They Carried"? I've been looking for a used copy for a while now with no luck. I guess it is supposed to be the best book available on that war....?

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Gosh, Bonita! I'd hate to lose "Rebecca"! Hope you have found it by now. It's worth it!

    Good to hear from you and hope you are doing well.

    Best Regards,
    Judith

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    I enjoyed "Dracula"! Have you finished "Rebecca"?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • PinkPee

    PinkPee says

    Yeah, I don't know if I'll ever get caught up! My idea of getting caught up is finishing the 5 books I'm reading before I start another one. However, I messed that up last week! At least I was able to finish the newest book in a few days. So now I'm back to the 5.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Good to hear from you, Bonita. I'll be interested how you like your current read!ing of Rebecca and Uncle Tom's Cabin. I've never read the latter, but I have a copy on my shelf. I just finished "The Historian" and started "Dracula" immediately afterward. I must say I'm surprised how fun it is to read Stoker's book after reading some pretty disparaging things about it by book critics! It's a real page turner!

    I'll check out the group you mentioned. Thanks for thinking of me!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • PinkPee

    PinkPee says

    The Readers Anonymous group sounds great. I'll have to check it out once I get caught up with my reading.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • rohit

    rohit says

    hey bonta... busy..??

    where r ya. missing ya. whats new these days. did u change ur job or still at pink.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • AnythngArt

    AnythngArt says

    Sorry, you left me a message about "KIA" several months ago. I haven't been on this site in awhile. Not sure why because I am reading all the time. I read a ton of mysteries, contemporary literature, some nonfiction. How about you? I liked "KIA" if for no other reason than he didn't add some gratuitous romance, as so often happens in mystery novels.

    Do you read a lot of mysteries? I am new to the genre, but pretty hooked at the moment. Who do you recommend?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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