tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post116551232958180566..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: Books I've loved and lostBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165937650831226162006-12-12T10:34:00.000-05:002006-12-12T10:34:00.000-05:00You won't be sorry, Reese. She was an amazing writ...You won't be sorry, Reese. She was an amazing writer.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165601447365145302006-12-08T13:10:00.000-05:002006-12-08T13:10:00.000-05:00I really struggle with lending books to people. I'...I really struggle with lending books to people. I've lost SO many. It breaks my heart sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I used to read my parents' old 1978 encyclopedias when I was a kid. I came across Willa Cather in Volume C and had to go to the library to get one of her books! I must have been about ten when I read Saphira and The Slave Girl. I haven't read anything else by her since, but I should, and will, someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165594624694625282006-12-08T11:17:00.000-05:002006-12-08T11:17:00.000-05:00Oh, that's way harsh, Marianne. ;-) Some of us ben...Oh, that's way harsh, Marianne. ;-) Some of us bend page corners because we want to go back again and again to a juicy passage. Some of us even <I>write in the margins</I> of our books. But that's <I>love,</I> Marianne, not abuse.<BR/><BR/>But of course if someone borrows a book from me, they must not leave <I>their</I> love-marks on my property. Anyone who commits such a heinous crime deserves not only to hang, but to be chopped up in little pieces and fed to vultures.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165574526319986242006-12-08T05:42:00.000-05:002006-12-08T05:42:00.000-05:00If I like a book well enough to loan it, I'll usua...If I like a book well enough to loan it, I'll usually buy a copy and gift it to a person. Seldom do I find anyone who treats books with the same respect as I do (people who dog ear pages should be imprisoned).<BR/><BR/>:-)Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165563930085792602006-12-08T02:45:00.000-05:002006-12-08T02:45:00.000-05:00Loaning books can be a treacherous journey that re...Loaning books can be a treacherous journey that requires forgiveness when I do not want to give it!<BR/><BR/>Years ago I loaned a wonderfully illustrated copy of THE YEARLING to a young girl... She did return it after I asked her for it, but the beautiful DJ was torn and terrible! I struggled with that for years I am ashamed to say. Just recently I found a lovely used copy that was not so carelessly used. I was delighted. My books are friends I do not want to be without. It comforts me to know that others share this.<BR/><BR/>I do not easily loan books anymore. Mostly I give gifts of them, or purchase a spare copy to give/loan if I chose.cantneverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226934426757030479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165555627801148232006-12-08T00:27:00.000-05:002006-12-08T00:27:00.000-05:00LOL...do you really think she carried that book al...LOL...do you really think she carried that book all the way to another country?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Long years ago, I used to lend out books, until I went to one of my friends garage sale and found one of my books on a table for 50 cents. That cured me...my babies (and I have hundreds) stay home!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1165530067292557532006-12-07T17:21:00.000-05:002006-12-07T17:21:00.000-05:00Whenever I lend a book I kiss it goodbye mentally....Whenever I lend a book I kiss it goodbye mentally. This way, if they do find their way back, I'm just thankful and not as bothered by mildew, food stains, ripped covers, dog-eared pages ...Susan Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599394499288052327noreply@blogger.com