Comments on: Why I Blog About Books

By: Ian Stuart

Ian Stuart — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:06:31 +0000

Yes- another Ian Stuart- the only difference-a slight twist of the vowels .The first grown-up book I ever bought was ” the Ides of March” by Thornton Wilder.I was nine.Fifty odd years later I’m still at it, prowling the endless shelves in Borders, grubbing about in dusty second hand shops.I even WORK in a second hand bookshop from time .I get paid in books.

A nice quote you might like:

The best moments in reading are when you come across something- a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things- which you had thought special and peculiar to you. Now it is here, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone who is even long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.

Alan Bennett- ” The History Boys”

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By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:45:56 +0000

Thanks, Pearl. Ian’s book club, eh? Maybe Oprah, can just have me on her show once in a while. That’d work for me.

By: pearl

pearl — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:59:52 +0000

ahhh you make us look so dull Ian!!! “Things, Places and People… ” thats all there is to know and remember … so true!!

Ian may be you can start Ian’s book club and recommend books for your readers!! Yes, it’s like a breath of fresh air to read a blog about books, rather than reading a blog about adsense

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:48:30 +0000

But…but…but, Will! the topic, man! The topic!

Thanks, Will, I appreciate it.

And thanks to you, David! I’m thrilled to have someone notice my somewhat amusing writing style (this is the second time now. wow). Thanks!

Unfortunately, my head must now go on a diet. You take the good with the bad, I guess.

By: davidbdale

davidbdale — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:32:47 +0000

“Puts a leg up over the void”! That’s really nice. I don’t generally think it’s a good idea to simply quote a writer back to the writer in a comment field, but, there, I’ve done it! Nice work.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:18:32 +0000

Ian, I think you should blog about what ever please you. If it happens to be books, blog on…

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:01:34 +0000

Reading does make the day go by faster, you’re right. But that always winds up being a problem for me. I have no time for anything yet I try and fill it with everything. Reading is usually the last thing I feel comfortable putting on my list.

…which just means I ignore my lawn and read a book anyway.

By: RG

RG — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:40:27 +0000

Weirdly enough, I’ve spent the last several years maintaining a blog somewhere on the Net, and it wasn’t until late last year that I thought about setting up a blog about books and reading. Oh well, better late than never.

Reading just makes the day go by faster - that and it helps me connect with people. I love it.

Sometimes I don’t feel like I can articulate what I think about such-and-such a topic that I read in a book, but at least it does get me thinking.

That’s the short of it, anyway.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:07:58 +0000

Thanks, Rajas. I appreciate it. I think I’d do the world a big favor if I just stuck to blogging, though. Of course, that doesn’t mean I won’t be mentally printing out your comment and placing it proudly on my inner-fridge.

Welcome to Upper Fort Stewart.

By: Rajas

Rajas — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:27:18 +0000

Fantastic… By nature I am a “word”ivore and I enjoyed the superb preparation laid out by you.
Great post. Mesmerised for a while. Instead of writing about books you should start writing books. Best. Rajas

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:28:34 +0000

Okay, I can get behind that. Me like stories too. Go Books!

By: Imani

Imani — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:52:22 +0000

Me like stories too. Go books!

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:00:37 +0000

Thanks, Josh, and don’t worry, I’ll keep on truckin’ through musty used bookstores, bookstore bargain sections and (somewhat reluctantly) the local library.

By: Josh Lane

Josh Lane — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:50:08 +0000

No notions. Just glad to hear your soul searching has led you to the conclusion to keep on, keepin’ on.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:30:44 +0000

I don’t believe you, Elliot. Why do you make this comment section a tangled web of lies. Why? Why?!

…Okay, I believe you. Maybe.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:21:12 +0000

Um… me like stories?

That’s about as sophisticated as my reasoning gets right now.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:00:21 +0000

Hey Rabsteen, I’m glad to hear I’m somewhat amusing and somewhat useful. I think I might take your suggestion up and start semi-regularly suggesting some books in sort of the same style I might recommend them to my friends. But with less swearing. And fewer hand gestures.

By: rabsteen

rabsteen — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:51:22 +0000

i’m so glad someone out there is blogging about books. its so hard to find something good to read these days.

half the problem is sifting through the pile of not-so-great stuff in order to find the good stuff.

i think you should have a ‘currently reading’ part as well as a recommendation of the week/month or whatever.

just my $0.02

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:30:50 +0000

Thanks, Annie. I just had an awesome “readers get together” moment the other day. It was classic. One in the morning, at the pub, talking about James Joyce (who I’m afraid of reading).