tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post3378228895564814097..comments2024-03-27T05:46:50.880+00:00Comments on Elle Field: Book Review: Cents and SensibilityElle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-75748636169814195312008-12-20T17:29:00.000+00:002008-12-20T17:29:00.000+00:00I've not read any of them, but I will defintel...I've not read any of them, but I will defintely check them out! :DEllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-64141770741979739422008-12-20T17:02:00.000+00:002008-12-20T17:02:00.000+00:00Well, I'm all for cheesy stories.. But hey, I&...Well, I'm all for cheesy stories.. But hey, I'm just a girl ;P<br><br>You really should check out Bergdorf Blondes and while ur at it be sure to check out Plum Sykes other book: Debutante Divorcé.<br><br>Oh yeah, have you ever read My Friend Leonard? It's one of my alltime favourites as well. I don't think I've ever cried in a public place before, but I just had to finish this book in the buss.. :Damyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18149807507403987272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-84115166544447534912008-12-20T13:02:00.000+00:002008-12-20T13:02:00.000+00:00You can post on whatever post you want, whenever y...You can post on whatever post you want, whenever you want! :0)<br><br>I have only read <i>WH</i> a few times, but it's a great read <i>and</i> amazing how Brontë could write it, like you point out. <br><br>I'll have to check out <i>Bergdorf Blondes</i>! Thanks for stopping by!Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-4541007608123625612008-12-20T01:27:00.000+00:002008-12-20T01:27:00.000+00:00Okay, I might have passed my opportunity to commen...Okay, I might have passed my opportunity to comment on this BUT I feel too strongly about this book to just let it go. I've read so many books that have just made me sigh at the end but there's one (and yeah, it's a really cheesy one but it changed everything) and tadaa; Wuthering Heights.<br><br>I just think it's amazing how a woman like Emily Brontë (lacking the actual hands-on experience) has been able to describe love, hate, passion etc so vividly.<br><br>As far as chick-lit goes, I'm gonna have to say Bergdorf Blondes. I giggled through the whole book (at one sitting), mostly for persona reasons, but I still count it as the beggining of my chick-lit "era".amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18149807507403987272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-32980469052632713182008-10-25T17:35:00.000+01:002008-10-25T17:35:00.000+01:00I hope you like them MHEA! :0)I hope you like them MHEA! :0)Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-82045685543465706112008-10-25T15:19:00.000+01:002008-10-25T15:19:00.000+01:00ooh! I love CS Lewis Narnia books.. ahaha. They to...ooh! I love CS Lewis Narnia books.. ahaha. They took me to a whole other world as well.. An escape really! :P<br><br>As for Maggie Alderson? I've never read her books, but after reading this post, I've got a few reserved at the library!! :DMheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626455211907021830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-9657600545884377082008-10-25T12:23:00.000+01:002008-10-25T12:23:00.000+01:00@ Daisy - Well that's still inspirational and ...<b>@ Daisy -</b> Well that's still inspirational and life-defining. :0)<br><br><b>@ Paula -</b> I was too young for Bridget to be my defining book. I love that it's not just me who found chick lit, then found life! :D <br><br>Maggie's got a new book out (she only has one published every two years - so that totals five now), but her new book seems to be only available in Oz at the moment. Nooooo! <br><br><b>@Papercuts -</b> Oh, a meme. Maybe I'll do it! <br><br>I love <i>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</i>. Roald Dahl also inspired me for children's fiction - I love the imagery you get with the genre, and how far you can push boundaries; how magical the ordinary can become for children. <br><br>Initially I wanted to be a children's writer. I've been writing on and off children's fiction all my life, but I've never managed to complete a book. For now I'm happy concentrating on my chick lit books. Children's writing was always a given for me; my chick lit had to be inspired.Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-78147424237753876412008-10-25T01:31:00.000+01:002008-10-25T01:31:00.000+01:00Well...ALL books I read play a part in shaping how...Well...ALL books I read play a part in shaping how I look at the world, but the first book I remember reading and thinking, "Wow...just, wow..." was CS Lewis's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." I didn't even know books could DO that. I re-read it every so often and it's still one of my favourites now, 25 years after I first read it.Papercutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037853772369685096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-51323681509497398622008-10-24T22:34:00.000+01:002008-10-24T22:34:00.000+01:00I've read all of Maggie Alderson's books a...I've read all of Maggie Alderson's books as far as I'm aware, and she just gets better.<br><br>As for books that turned my life around . . . as you probably remember from my guest post, that was probably "Bridget Jones" purely because it was my first realisation of what chick lit was and then after that it all just exploded. And then my life was worthwhile again. :)Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425977546505490830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-43295890954471723952008-10-24T21:39:00.000+01:002008-10-24T21:39:00.000+01:00I totally felt that I WAS Cassandra in I Capture t...I totally felt that I WAS Cassandra in I Capture the Castle. Also in a more frivolous way, I identified with Flora Poste in Cold Comfort Farm. It didn't help me know what I wanted to be though, other than just mope about in the countryside... oh, wait, that IS my dream!!<br><br>I can see I've got lots of reading to do here!! Will get started this weekend...Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11235077158774802615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-85768238249522760692008-10-24T21:07:00.000+01:002008-10-24T21:07:00.000+01:00Hello. I've just done a meme and I tagged you!...Hello. I've just done a meme and I tagged you! :DPapercutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037853772369685096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-12307126400529168132008-10-24T14:16:00.000+01:002008-10-24T14:16:00.000+01:00There's still time, Peter! You never know what...There's still time, Peter! You never know what you might end up reading in the future that could make you a whole new you! :0)Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-42499715488966317082008-10-24T14:05:00.000+01:002008-10-24T14:05:00.000+01:00Has anyone else had a book turn their life around?...<i>Has anyone else had a book turn their life around? A sort of rite-of-passage book, I guess you could say.</i><br><br>Hmmm. Not really. Though now I wish there had been.peterdewolfhttp://peterdewolf.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com