tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post9198971533742129102..comments2024-03-18T17:28:33.271-04:00Comments on A Bookish Way of Life: Books, books, books...Vol. 2Nadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-11478880558210498752013-05-06T09:58:32.623-04:002013-05-06T09:58:32.623-04:00Aths, it was such a fun book - I think you'll ...Aths, it was such a fun book - I think you'll enjoy it as well :)<br /><br />Vintage Reading, that's precisely what I was thinking ;)Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-66711205738082519122013-05-05T17:36:20.907-04:002013-05-05T17:36:20.907-04:00Interested in your thoughts on Z. I'm not tha...Interested in your thoughts on Z. I'm not that keen on fictional re-workings of the lives of famous literary figures. Think I'll avoid this and find out more about Zelda's life from a good biography.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-24252967839758741692013-05-03T18:21:06.477-04:002013-05-03T18:21:06.477-04:00I'm glad that you enjoyed The Blue-Ribbon Jala...I'm glad that you enjoyed The Blue-Ribbon Jalapeno Society Jubilee! I have seen it around and it sounds intriguing. Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-58580242129654164352013-04-30T09:35:11.478-04:002013-04-30T09:35:11.478-04:00Ti, sometimes I just get my reading mojo going and...Ti, sometimes I just get my reading mojo going and I can't stop reading :)<br /><br />Lisa, Z was the first Fowler book I read and I'm thinking its going to be my last. Oh well.<br /><br />techeditor, okay.<br /><br />Rebecca, thanks! I'm thinking short reviews are a good way to go when you have too many books to review :)Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-1135804054043302452013-04-30T09:25:04.881-04:002013-04-30T09:25:04.881-04:00Good job with the short reviews! You can say a lo...Good job with the short reviews! You can say a lot with few words! :)Rebecca @ Love at First Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052811143164516756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-32981212136773647642013-04-30T07:11:24.545-04:002013-04-30T07:11:24.545-04:00I read ANIMAL WISE. This is a book everyone should...I read ANIMAL WISE. This is a book everyone should read. It deals with such an important subject, and too many of us are unaware of it. Probably, MOST of us are unaware of it.<br /><br />Virginia Morell, author of ANIMAL WISE, says that animals have minds. They use their brains as we do, and, like us, they have personalities, moods, and emotions. They laugh and play. Some show grief and empathy.<br /><br />It is true that most of us pet owners see intelligence and personality in our own animals. But this is more than a proclamation by someone who loves her pets. <br /><br />Morell speaks scientific fact, first in a cover article in NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, now expanded in ANIMAL WISE. She tells us how we know that domesticated and wild animals, such as chimpanzees, elephants, wolves, and even fish, live by more than instinct.<br /><br />Morell knows and wants us all to know: animals have feelings, both psychological and physical. But most of us don't realize that because the scientific experiments and findings that prove this have happened mostly in relatively recent years, the 1990s. But, even then and now, other animal experts are telling us to beware of anthropomorphism, attributing human emotions to animals. They need to see the proof to believe it.<br /><br />The ANIMAL WISE epilogue gives examples to show why we need to know that animals as well as humans have minds and emotions. Then how could we not take care of animals and know that to do otherwise is immoral?<br /><br />So read ANIMAL WISE. Then you will notice that, more and more, this subject is discussed elsewhere, too. Places like PBS stations and the Discovery channel are getting the word out so that even nonreaders of scientific magazines will see the proof.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-75721786927957020092013-04-29T21:38:45.356-04:002013-04-29T21:38:45.356-04:00Wow - I'm so disappointed to hear about Z (alt...Wow - I'm so disappointed to hear about Z (although I must admit that I didn't care much for Fowler's last novel so I suppose I shouldn't be that surprised). Sounds like Zelda is exactly what I expected her to be - not a person I'd like, admire, or even care to read about. Thanks for your honesty.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-5060843841272562472013-04-29T16:09:41.652-04:002013-04-29T16:09:41.652-04:00Wow! You have been a reading fool! So many books! ...Wow! You have been a reading fool! So many books! I am such a slug with my reading these days. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-57864714365659362232013-04-29T15:14:25.218-04:002013-04-29T15:14:25.218-04:00Jennifer, me too! I used to worry that my reviews ...Jennifer, me too! I used to worry that my reviews weren't long enough and so that would make me take forever in writing and posting reviews. After visiting your site and some others, I realize that my reviews don't have to be novel-length as long as they reflect my effusiveness or disappointment clearly. So, now I'm doing short reviews for a batch of books at a time. <br /><br />As far as Z goes, it was not what I had hoped. Oh well.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-47710908269093841082013-04-29T13:30:00.986-04:002013-04-29T13:30:00.986-04:00I adore short reviews, so yay! Nature Wars sounds ...I adore short reviews, so yay! Nature Wars sounds fascinating to me. <br /><br />I've heard such mixed reviews of Z that I don't know what to do, lol.The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.com