Comments on: The Road Home (ATR Challenge) http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:33:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bridget http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-24037 Bridget Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:19:29 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-24037 I visited Ireland for my last "travel" of this challenge. Here's my post about the book: http://the-ravelld-sleave.blogspot.com/2008/01/bibliopost.html. Thanks for hosting this - I have really enjoyed myself! I visited Ireland for my last “travel” of this challenge. Here’s my post about the book: http://the-ravelld-sleave.blogspot.com/2008/01/bibliopost.html.

Thanks for hosting this – I have really enjoyed myself!

]]> By: Kate L. http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-23516 Kate L. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:59:09 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-23516 Good thing I stopped by - I'd forgotten about posting here that I'd completed the challenge! I [still] don't have my own webpage, so I can't provide a link ... that's a project to think about this year. I'll keep it brief; the books I read are/were: Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin - beautiful cover, reportedly beautiful country, sad history, and very thought-provoking to read during the news of unrest there this year. I'd love to see it, but not with the current political situation. City of Falling Angels by John Berendt - for a book group discussion, or I'd never have read it. Would like to see Venice again, though. Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz - the author's good company (I can also recommend his Blue Latitudes), though I sometimes questioned his judgment. I would like to visit at least some of the Civil War battlefields - which I remember every time I drive through Manassas on my way to see family, without time to stop. The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark - this was too heavy on political history, and far too light on the jade itself (in my not-at-all humble opinion). It's the 2nd non-fiction book about the Far East that I read this fall, and also touched on Burma, which I'm sure says something about my tastes in reading and desires for travel .... Beyond the Body Farm by Bill Bass and Ron Jefferson - I read MANY mysteries, and have even been on a tour of the local morgue, so perhaps it's not too surprising that I'd like the chance to visit the Body Farm, which is owned by the University of Tennessee (though not too close to the main campus!). The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson - the cholera epidemic in question actually occurred during roughly the same era as both Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper. So the entire time I spent reading, I had thoughts of visiting London to visit sites associated with both of them, albeit not with this book itself. Fun challenge! Looking forward to seeing what you think of next ... Good thing I stopped by – I’d forgotten about posting here that I’d completed the challenge! I [still] don’t have my own webpage, so I can’t provide a link … that’s a project to think about this year. I’ll keep it brief; the books I read are/were:

Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin – beautiful cover, reportedly beautiful country, sad history, and very thought-provoking to read during the news of unrest there this year. I’d love to see it, but not with the current political situation.

City of Falling Angels by John Berendt – for a book group discussion, or I’d never have read it. Would like to see Venice again, though.

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz – the author’s good company (I can also recommend his Blue Latitudes), though I sometimes questioned his judgment. I would like to visit at least some of the Civil War battlefields – which I remember every time I drive through Manassas on my way to see family, without time to stop.

The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark – this was too heavy on political history, and far too light on the jade itself (in my not-at-all humble opinion). It’s the 2nd non-fiction book about the Far East that I read this fall, and also touched on Burma, which I’m sure says something about my tastes in reading and desires for travel ….

Beyond the Body Farm by Bill Bass and Ron Jefferson – I read MANY mysteries, and have even been on a tour of the local morgue, so perhaps it’s not too surprising that I’d like the chance to visit the Body Farm, which is owned by the University of Tennessee (though not too close to the main campus!).

The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson – the cholera epidemic in question actually occurred during roughly the same era as both Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper. So the entire time I spent reading, I had thoughts of visiting London to visit sites associated with both of them, albeit not with this book itself.

Fun challenge! Looking forward to seeing what you think of next …

]]> By: Bridget http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-23086 Bridget Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:00:45 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-23086 OK, I'm just about finished with my last book, which I switched out from even my alternates list, but it still deals with Ireland. Anyway, my big plan to finish on time was blown by getting the flu over Christmas break. Anyway, I'm *nearly* done, and will post about it soon. OK, I’m just about finished with my last book, which I switched out from even my alternates list, but it still deals with Ireland. Anyway, my big plan to finish on time was blown by getting the flu over Christmas break. Anyway, I’m *nearly* done, and will post about it soon.

]]> By: dahlia and balu http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-23074 dahlia and balu Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:21:18 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-23074 Oh, I did it! I did it! See my wrap up here. Oh, I did it! I did it! See my wrap up here.

]]> By: Les in NE http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-22910 Les in NE Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:27:49 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-22910 Guess that link didn't work. Here ya go: http://lesleysbooknook.blogspot.com/2008/01/armchair-traveler-reading-challenge.html Guess that link didn’t work. Here ya go:

http://lesleysbooknook.blogspot.com/2008/01/armchair-traveler-reading-challenge.html

]]> By: Les in NE http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-22909 Les in NE Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:27:22 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-22909 Sigh. I only read two of my selections. I posted a summary <a>here</a>. Sigh. I only read two of my selections. I posted a summary here.

]]> By: Seachanges http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-22678 Seachanges Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:49:48 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-22678 I nearly missed your deadline - thanks for leaving it open a few extra days. Although I have not read all the books on my list I have read others instead, and reviewed them going along! I've definitely read more than six and I have enjoyed this challenge tremendously. Many thanks for hosting this. I nearly missed your deadline – thanks for leaving it open a few extra days. Although I have not read all the books on my list I have read others instead, and reviewed them going along! I’ve definitely read more than six and I have enjoyed this challenge tremendously. Many thanks for hosting this.

]]> By: beastmomma http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-22675 beastmomma Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:39:11 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-22675 Hooray I finished!!! I barely made the midnight deadline, but I am excited to be at the finish line. Here are my last two reviews: http://beastmomma.squarespace.com/from-shelf-to-hand/2008/1/1/garlic-and-sapphires.html and http://beastmomma.squarespace.com/from-shelf-to-hand/2005/10/7/midnights-children-complete.html For the last one, I just added to my original post (where I did not finish the book) and talked about starting over. Happy New Year! Hooray I finished!!! I barely made the midnight deadline, but I am excited to be at the finish line. Here are my last two reviews:
http://beastmomma.squarespace.com/from-shelf-to-hand/2008/1/1/garlic-and-sapphires.html
and
http://beastmomma.squarespace.com/from-shelf-to-hand/2005/10/7/midnights-children-complete.html

For the last one, I just added to my original post (where I did not finish the book) and talked about starting over.

Happy New Year!

]]> By: Kate S. http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-22206 Kate S. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:54:31 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-22206 I've enjoyed this challenge enormously as well. I'm pages away from finishing my sixth book and I will do an omnibus report in the next couple of days! I’ve enjoyed this challenge enormously as well. I’m pages away from finishing my sixth book and I will do an omnibus report in the next couple of days!

]]> By: Melissa http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-21082 Melissa Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:39:30 +0000 http://www.alifeinbooks.com/?p=148#comment-21082 Thanks for hosting this challenge; I really enjoyed reading (most) of the books on my list! Thanks for hosting this challenge; I really enjoyed reading (most) of the books on my list!

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