tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post6593961947943686494..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: Armchair BEA-- my favorite books of short storiesCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-86892489189233569452014-05-28T17:11:38.994-05:002014-05-28T17:11:38.994-05:00I have not heard of any of these before! The last ...I have not heard of any of these before! The last one sounds really interesting as it brings about a lot of experiences that come about with moving to a new place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-74604009810105797562014-05-28T17:07:00.528-05:002014-05-28T17:07:00.528-05:00I hadn't thought about Le Guin for short stori...I hadn't thought about Le Guin for short stories but that could work for me. Thanks!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/" rel="nofollow">Joy's Book Blog</a>Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-72075757428435279392014-05-28T16:25:20.446-05:002014-05-28T16:25:20.446-05:00I haven't tried short stories by any of these ...I haven't tried short stories by any of these authors, but I love the fantasy/sci-fi short stories by Ted Chiang, so I should try these out!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146620986831885505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-1767236068506361512014-05-28T16:16:18.976-05:002014-05-28T16:16:18.976-05:00Man, I am going to have to check out the LeGuin an...Man, I am going to have to check out the LeGuin and McKinley collections ASAP - two of my favorite authors! Great suggestions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-59277374071783668802014-05-28T16:13:42.762-05:002014-05-28T16:13:42.762-05:00Ooh I haven't read any of the ones you shared....Ooh I haven't read any of the ones you shared. I'm not big on short stories though. Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462386948229063576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-28304370427033050992014-05-28T16:13:37.540-05:002014-05-28T16:13:37.540-05:00And then once you have discovered new blogs and ne...And then once you have discovered new blogs and new authors, the piles just keep growing and growning! Madness!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-48380386898001530112014-05-28T16:13:00.625-05:002014-05-28T16:13:00.625-05:00Oh, I hope you try her and like her! I wrote a po...Oh, I hope you try her and like her! I wrote a post a while back on which of her books to read first--here it is -- http://charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/04/which-ursula-le-guin-to-read-first-plus.htmlCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-62834617666117502342014-05-28T16:11:59.476-05:002014-05-28T16:11:59.476-05:00I still have all my old anthologies....I tried to ...I still have all my old anthologies....I tried to get the boys interested in the non Serial Garden ones, but to my regret, they didn't take to them....Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-84388620845665724272014-05-28T16:09:36.768-05:002014-05-28T16:09:36.768-05:00Yes, I am glad to have met Granny Weatherwax, and ...Yes, I am glad to have met Granny Weatherwax, and wish I had sooner!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-74591816163815193802014-05-28T16:09:02.568-05:002014-05-28T16:09:02.568-05:00It isn't exactly one I'd rush to press int...It isn't exactly one I'd rush to press into your hands, but it is fun, and old-fashioned-ish, so you may well enjoy it!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-79997657025556308202014-05-28T16:08:24.974-05:002014-05-28T16:08:24.974-05:00Oh, you are in for a treat! Multiple treats, in f...Oh, you are in for a treat! Multiple treats, in fact!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-43785071215774779542014-05-28T14:26:10.417-05:002014-05-28T14:26:10.417-05:00Well all three of these are new authors for me. Is...Well all three of these are new authors for me. Isn't that one of the pleasures of reading other blogs, that you discover new authors. I don't read much in the short story category, maybe because I suffer the same feeling that you do that just when it's getting interesting the darn thing endsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-18678919617331590802014-05-28T13:58:20.460-05:002014-05-28T13:58:20.460-05:00I just heard about Ursula for the first time a few...I just heard about Ursula for the first time a few months ago and I'm super interested. Maybe Ill start with her short stories!Library Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441826320547182219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-9392569371503019122014-05-28T12:45:38.084-05:002014-05-28T12:45:38.084-05:00Oh wow, three of my favorites! I picked The Serial...Oh wow, three of my favorites! I picked The Serial Garden for my list too. I avoided The Monkey's Wedding for a long time because I thought it would be VERY dark, but it isn't really. I actually wrote to Small Beer Press to see if they would consider doing another volume of the best of Aiken's fairy tales, and they said they were thinking about it but nothing was concrete yet. She wrote so many stories, it would be a massive job to go through and select them.<br />You can see my post @ <a href="http://emeraldcitybookreview.blogspot.com/2014/05/keeping-it-short-armchair-bea-day-three.html" rel="nofollow">Emerald City Book Review</a> Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-56344008159946641792014-05-28T12:45:26.953-05:002014-05-28T12:45:26.953-05:00WOW, we are three-for-three. LOVE all of these, an...WOW, we are three-for-three. LOVE all of these, and ... okay, I know we come at these things from slightly different directions, but I TOTALLY take your meaning about being a better person. Between Granny Weatherwax and the short stories of Ursula LeGuin, I, too, have found a small and new place to strive...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-42804420786501877112014-05-28T11:47:09.003-05:002014-05-28T11:47:09.003-05:00Alcott, knitting, and hot tea
We're the class ...Alcott, knitting, and hot tea<br />We're the class of eighty...<br /><br />Wait. Wrong kind of cheer leading? I was so happy you showed up in the 50s I was supposed to comment on. I've seen the Aiken book a couple of times now-- I'll have to hunt down a copy.Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-25783742922981708852014-05-28T09:09:38.285-05:002014-05-28T09:09:38.285-05:00I don't think I've read any of Ursula K. L...I don't think I've read any of Ursula K. LeGuin's short stories, which is a major oversight given how much I love her novels.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-33758944169770526342014-05-28T06:01:48.615-05:002014-05-28T06:01:48.615-05:00I guess I don't talk about her much becausse s...I guess I don't talk about her much becausse she is a pre-blogging author! But her books have the best piece of shelf real estate in my bedroom...Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-66502281632743303742014-05-28T05:58:10.770-05:002014-05-28T05:58:10.770-05:00I didn't know that Ursula Le Guin is your favo...I didn't know that Ursula Le Guin is your favorite author of all! Now I want to revisit her. Maybe I will start with the short stories....Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.com