tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post4783151404447926868..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: The Queen's Gambit, The Queen's Advantage, and When You Come Backjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-5696907803461218302020-08-07T08:53:36.042-05:002020-08-07T08:53:36.042-05:00I'm now hooked on these novellas, and yes, the...I'm now hooked on these novellas, and yes, they would make a nice novel if combined!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-70364690515301183472020-08-07T08:52:10.167-05:002020-08-07T08:52:10.167-05:00Thanks, Iliana! The flowers cheer me up. My read...Thanks, Iliana! The flowers cheer me up. My reading has been all over the place, too. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-5661115738440928052020-07-30T23:40:53.039-05:002020-07-30T23:40:53.039-05:00I loved the Murderbot Diaries! (though I didn'...I loved the Murderbot Diaries! (though I didn't blog about them). All four novellas together would make a nice novel...AND Martha Wells is publishing (OOPS ALREADY PUBLISHED IN MAY 2020) a novel featuring our favorite depressed killer cyborg! I need to pre-order it. :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-63549894851000166042020-07-30T09:09:22.555-05:002020-07-30T09:09:22.555-05:00Your flowers look wonderful! We have milkweed too ...Your flowers look wonderful! We have milkweed too and this year seems to be doing better than ever. Interested in the Debra Webb book for sure. My reading has been all over the place this year that's for sure.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-2029700108962599742020-07-25T07:13:14.464-05:002020-07-25T07:13:14.464-05:00:) Escapism allows us to focus on problems that, ...:) Escapism allows us to focus on problems that, at least in books, can be solved. We can cheer the protagonists and boo the villains and have a satisfactory conclusion. It is those satisfactory conclusions that evade us in real life. I can also recommend a purring cat in the lap.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-65744419671775652232020-07-24T15:55:09.230-05:002020-07-24T15:55:09.230-05:00Escapism is what it's all about for most of us...Escapism is what it's all about for most of us these days. I'm even finding myself drawn toward science fiction for the first time in at least a couple of decades (if you don't count time travel novels).Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-8337497525579636392020-07-24T07:47:22.551-05:002020-07-24T07:47:22.551-05:00Reading is a good way to avoid doomscrolling. Ima...Reading is a good way to avoid doomscrolling. Imaginary threats, dangers, and disasters are much easier to handle than reality. :) jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-23935969187982973102020-07-23T13:39:26.495-05:002020-07-23T13:39:26.495-05:00I agree that books are portable magic for sure! E...I agree that books are portable magic for sure! Escape reading - whatever suits your fancy - that's just about perfect. And I love your term 'doomscrolling' - that's just about a perfect description too. I'm doing better at breaking that habit than I was. And significantly, reading more. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-82373071063895121802020-07-23T10:53:50.128-05:002020-07-23T10:53:50.128-05:00Books are portable magic, aren't they? I can&...Books are portable magic, aren't they? I can't read serious stuff right now, I'm feeling like that old Calgon commercial, but paraphrased to "Books, take me away!"jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-84455481515092024992020-07-23T10:50:56.088-05:002020-07-23T10:50:56.088-05:00Escapism and sunflowers keep me smiling. Anything...Escapism and sunflowers keep me smiling. Anything to counteract the disturbing news that won't go away!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-45364414937664830522020-07-23T10:49:10.858-05:002020-07-23T10:49:10.858-05:00I did enjoy them. I'm not usually a fan of no...I did enjoy them. I'm not usually a fan of novellas, but these were fun! I will get to the Polaris Rising series eventually. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-44758479637516553882020-07-23T10:43:01.987-05:002020-07-23T10:43:01.987-05:00I'm really into escape reading these days, too...I'm really into escape reading these days, too; I've been reading a lot of mystery, supernatural, fantasy, romance, etc. Nothing too serious, or anything too realistic. Someone once called books portable magic, and that's what we all need right now. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-77776221028353428402020-07-23T06:57:34.938-05:002020-07-23T06:57:34.938-05:00Those flowers are lovely! I just discovered today ...Those flowers are lovely! I just discovered today one of my flower pots, that survived the worst of winter is in trouble :( <br /><br />I hear you on escapism being your byword, it is for me too. My choice lie onwards the thriller mystery side though, so Webb's book is calling my name -- and that their mothers are so integral to the case. Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-57108181169483877262020-07-23T01:48:25.269-05:002020-07-23T01:48:25.269-05:00I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed Jessie Mihalik...I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed Jessie Mihalik's books. I haven't tried those novellas yet so that'd be next on my list. :) <br /><br />And I love sunflowers. They remind me of sunshine and happiness. Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848131929166247817noreply@blogger.com