Comments for Bibliophilic http://www.bibliophilic.org ...for the love of books... Sat, 02 May 2026 09:36:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Are Libraries Obsolete? by 2retrograde http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/20/are-libraries-obsolete/#comment-241955 2retrograde Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:28:36 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/20/are-libraries-obsolete/#comment-241955 <strong>3furtive...</strong> ... 3furtive…

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]]> Comment on Libraries: Books Are a Hard Sell by 2magnitude http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/01/30/libraries-books-are-a-hard-sell/#comment-241916 2magnitude Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:37:01 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/01/30/libraries-between-scylla-and-charybdis/#comment-241916 <strong>3elongated...</strong> ... 3elongated…

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]]> Comment on Books Made Out of Wood by 3insight http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/25/books-made-out-of-wood/#comment-241912 3insight Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:23:44 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/25/books-made-out-of-wood/#comment-241912 <strong>1nitrogenous...</strong> ... 1nitrogenous…

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]]> Comment on Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by 1supervision http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/27/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/#comment-241911 1supervision Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:21:42 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/27/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/#comment-241911 <strong>1diseases...</strong> ... 1diseases…

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]]> Comment on Hugo and Nebula Award Nominees by 2discussed http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/29/hugo-and-nebula-award-nominees/#comment-240521 2discussed Sat, 08 Jan 2022 13:34:30 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/29/hugo-and-nebula-award-nominees/#comment-240521 <strong>1keenness...</strong> ... 1keenness…

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]]> Comment on Graphic Novels for People Who Hate Comics by Nancy http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/07/graphic-novels-for-people-who-hate-comics/#comment-697 Nancy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:58:22 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/07/graphic-novels-for-people-who-hate-comics/#comment-697 Hi. I'm happy to see other blogs recommending Hagio's work, first of all. By the way, I just discovered your blog today and I'll definitely be spending some time here. Also, speaking of Hagio Moto, my Japanese husband and I just started a blog where we translate and discuss one of the classic shojo manga of hers, "Poe no Ichizoku". It's a complex, poignant story about a family of vampires who travel through time. Please stop by and leave comments--we'd love for this groundbreaking manga-ka to gain a much wider audience outside of Japan, and eventually want to translate as many of her works as we can (as you already mentioned, currently very little is officially published in English) Thanks again and I'll be back! Hi. I’m happy to see other blogs recommending Hagio’s work, first of all. By the way, I just discovered your blog today and I’ll definitely be spending some time here. Also, speaking of Hagio Moto, my Japanese husband and I just started a blog where we translate and discuss one of the classic shojo manga of hers, “Poe no Ichizoku”. It’s a complex, poignant story about a family of vampires who travel through time. Please stop by and leave comments–we’d love for this groundbreaking manga-ka to gain a much wider audience outside of Japan, and eventually want to translate as many of her works as we can (as you already mentioned, currently very little is officially published in English) Thanks again and I’ll be back!

]]> Comment on Book Group: Undaunted Courage by jerry thomas http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/10/book-group-undaunted-courage/#comment-676 jerry thomas Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:08:14 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/10/book-group-undaunted-courage/#comment-676 I would like to ask Mr. Ambrose about his claim that the members of the expedition ate Twelve Pounds of meat every day ------ each !! It would take a substantial amount of fire to cook that much meat (30 X 12 = 360 pounds) AND at least four hours for the cooking. Plus at least four hours for the eating. Farther on, he says that the band of Indian Chiefs en route to Washington, D. C. ate Nine Pounds of meat daily --------- each. Comments ? I would like to ask Mr. Ambrose about his claim that the members of the expedition ate Twelve Pounds of meat every day —— each !!

It would take a substantial amount of fire to cook that much meat (30 X 12 = 360 pounds) AND at least four hours for the cooking. Plus at least four hours for the eating.

Farther on, he says that the band of Indian Chiefs en route to Washington, D. C. ate Nine Pounds of meat daily ——— each.

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]]> Comment on The Great Conversation by lance http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/05/the-great-conversation/#comment-548 lance Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:26:45 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/02/05/the-great-conversation/#comment-548 Back in 2001 I just by chance decided to pick up How to Read a Book and have become a devotee of that reading list since. I think I combined it with the goal of reading 50 books a year from not only the "great books" lists like the ones mentioned but also just what's popular now or recommended by others. Time being a factor, audiobooks and even ebooks have allowed me to maintain that pace the past few years. I feel it has made life richer in picking up subtle context and in-jokes as part of the conversation, and I certainly dazzled during trivia night when the literature category came up. Your mention of discussing with Lisa about a book and that seems very important as well for synthesizing the ideas and connections. To that aim myself I joined in some online discussion groups done by barnes and noble that were interesting. Two of note were Michael Crighton's State of Fear and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Of note, I was not a frequent reader while in school, but it was picking up that book by Adler that changed my course. Back in 2001 I just by chance decided to pick up How to Read a Book and have become a devotee of that reading list since. I think I combined it with the goal of reading 50 books a year from not only the “great books” lists like the ones mentioned but also just what’s popular now or recommended by others. Time being a factor, audiobooks and even ebooks have allowed me to maintain that pace the past few years.

I feel it has made life richer in picking up subtle context and in-jokes as part of the conversation, and I certainly dazzled during trivia night when the literature category came up.

Your mention of discussing with Lisa about a book and that seems very important as well for synthesizing the ideas and connections. To that aim myself I joined in some online discussion groups done by barnes and noble that were interesting. Two of note were Michael Crighton’s State of Fear and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Of note, I was not a frequent reader while in school, but it was picking up that book by Adler that changed my course.

]]> Comment on Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Nick http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/27/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/#comment-238 Nick Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:07:24 +0000 http://www.bibliophilic.org/2007/03/27/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/#comment-238 I, too, love this book, and it reminded me of Austen and O'Brian as well. Have you ever read The Quincunx by Charles Palliser? It doesn't have the magic element that Strange and Norrell has, but it's very much a Victorian story. Palliser writes more like Dickens than like Austen, but if you haven't read it I think you'd enjoy it. It's mysterious, suspenseful and literary and very thought-provoking. Thanks! I, too, love this book, and it reminded me of Austen and O’Brian as well. Have you ever read The Quincunx by Charles Palliser? It doesn’t have the magic element that Strange and Norrell has, but it’s very much a Victorian story. Palliser writes more like Dickens than like Austen, but if you haven’t read it I think you’d enjoy it. It’s mysterious, suspenseful and literary and very thought-provoking. Thanks!

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