tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post6433631562120389912..comments2024-02-13T12:54:34.770-05:00Comments on Flowers of Quiet Happiness: Review: Dauntless by Dina SleimanKarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-65755374830006175412015-06-16T19:27:32.491-04:002015-06-16T19:27:32.491-04:00I agree with Hannah. The audiobook is the way to g...I agree with Hannah. The audiobook is the way to go! I was able to end up enjoying the story much more through listening than reading. In fact, I think that's how I want to read the Lord of the Rings. Yes, I am still planning to get to it at some point. Just as soon as I get copies of the audio! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-18535092847187441542015-06-12T07:49:54.317-04:002015-06-12T07:49:54.317-04:00Thanks! I'll seek that out :-)Thanks! I'll seek that out :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-65959350522037298762015-06-11T23:22:09.188-04:002015-06-11T23:22:09.188-04:00Definitely try an audio version! It moves so slowl...Definitely try an audio version! It moves so slowly for me on paper, but I've been "re-reading" it on audio, and the pace feels way more comfortable. My version is unabridged and narrated by Rob Inglis. I would highly recommend it.Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-70822883295545687502015-06-10T07:33:02.121-04:002015-06-10T07:33:02.121-04:00The Hobbit is not a favorite of mine either. I...<i>The Hobbit</i> is not a favorite of mine either. I've read it three times, and I simply have issues with the narrator (too condescending), the pacing (too uneven), and the characters (too underdeveloped, except Bilbo). Perhaps I'll try an audio version sometime!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-47621968272162171522015-06-09T20:38:10.956-04:002015-06-09T20:38:10.956-04:00That's kind of like how I was with The Hobbit ...That's kind of like how I was with The Hobbit actually. I couldn't seem to make myself stick with the actual book. The audiobook on the other hand had me at hello! It does make me wonder why we are that way with some books. Hopefully you can get back into it and anticipate enjoying it soon!<br /><br />Yeah, everything I've read about the series has made me think that very thing. Pretty sure he's probably crushable in just about everything he's in. (And clearly I must watch so I can get to season 3! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-16978041670284266862015-06-09T19:37:08.899-04:002015-06-09T19:37:08.899-04:00Whenever I'm reading The Silmarillion, I reall...Whenever I'm reading <i>The Silmarillion</i>, I really enjoy it, but as soon as I put it down, it's out of my head. I have to make myself pick it up again. Weirdest thing.<br /><br />I saw the Hobbit movies first, then N&S, then a few eps of Robin Hood. He's a bad guy, but he's still crushable. Especially in season 3...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-58713223503725923832015-06-09T19:11:04.775-04:002015-06-09T19:11:04.775-04:00You have not been wasting your reading time at all...You have not been wasting your reading time at all, that I can absolutely guarantee! :) And since you're whittling down your list of current reads, that just means that Silmarillion is ready to get all the love. Right? <br /><br />I love it! And I think I'd be coming from the opposite end. I haven't seen the BBC's Robin Hood, but I figure it would take a bit for me to stop seeing him through happiness-tinted eyes. Hopefully she wants to! I want everybody to watch this this miniseries!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-39322701047915550652015-06-09T06:51:30.999-04:002015-06-09T06:51:30.999-04:00Yeah, it's not like I've been wasting my r...Yeah, it's not like I've been wasting my reading time, at least :-) I've finished LW now, and only have about 200 pages left in <i>Middlemarch</i>. I'm woefully behind on my <i>Silmarillion</i> reading, though. Sigh.<br /><br />Robin Hood's time shall come! In fact, I pulled out the Howard Pyle version to begin next.<br /><br />I have a friend who was telling me on Sunday how hard a time she had liking Richard Armitage as Thorin at first because she was so used to him as Guy of Gisborne on the BBC's Robin Hood. I was like, "Well, there's a movie that will 100% change your ideas of him, if you want that to happen..." :-D We'll see if she asks to borrow it!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-69804758843502118972015-06-08T20:31:44.580-04:002015-06-08T20:31:44.580-04:00Robin Hood's time shall come! I know it. ;) Al...Robin Hood's time shall come! I know it. ;) Also do you realize how much epicness you mention in that one little comment right above? Your TBR is awesome right now, my friend!<br /><br />Yay for finishing N&S! I was so pleased to read that you liked it! (But you already knew I'd be happy, right? I mean, I only seem to gush about that story every other post or so.)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-59814782953501850802015-05-19T22:33:22.531-04:002015-05-19T22:33:22.531-04:00I've been so woefully slack on my Robin Hood r...I've been so woefully slack on my Robin Hood reading! It's because first I participated in the <i>Persuasion</i> read-along, then I've been hosting the <i>Little Women</i> read-along, and now I'm also participating in a <i>Silmarillion</i> one. AND been reading <i>North & South</i> (which I finished!) and <i>MIddlemarch</i>. I'm stuck in these immense books and need to just finish them already! Which I am, slowly. Then, Robin Hood. Lots of Robin Hood.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-83969397227691005852015-05-19T18:55:12.427-04:002015-05-19T18:55:12.427-04:00I actually thought about you when I was reading be...I actually thought about you when I was reading because I know you're wanting to read more Robin Hood stories this year, Hamlette! It's a fun story. I hope you enjoy when/if you read it! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-33069337224351483792015-05-10T21:42:47.640-04:002015-05-10T21:42:47.640-04:00This looks cool! My library actually has it, so I...This looks cool! My library actually has it, so I'm hoping I'll get to read it this summer.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-65666266467582408882015-05-09T13:57:10.495-04:002015-05-09T13:57:10.495-04:00It's a fun read, Kami! :)It's a fun read, Kami! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-79695658889980350412015-05-09T13:56:43.193-04:002015-05-09T13:56:43.193-04:00It is, Hannah! A very enjoyable story. :)It is, Hannah! A very enjoyable story. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-65249476693216954112015-05-09T12:29:32.440-04:002015-05-09T12:29:32.440-04:00oooooooo! This looks good!oooooooo! This looks good!Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-11466861106248993942015-05-09T00:26:00.707-04:002015-05-09T00:26:00.707-04:00Fun!Fun!Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.com