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New Petition for Natalie Wood

HelenC — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:38:01 -0600

Looks like many people are signing for justice for Natalie Wood. Hope you will, too. It's long overdue. Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour has stayed with me. As Thanksgiving 2009 approaches, I think about Natalie more and more.

http://www.gopetition.com/online/31812.html

I'm pleased to hear that

pasangikchin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:19:57 -0600

I'm pleased to hear that they will be opening the format.

Some of my favorite books

Marianne — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:20:17 -0600

Some of my favorite books were chunksters, or "bricks". War And Peace, The Brothers Karamazov, mostly classics. I love big books, because, if you enjoy the reading, you don't want it to end too soon.

I was looking at that today

TW — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:33:43 -0600

at the library-and I know I have read others but which others? All of them? Some? And then I couldn't remember the author name when I went to look in the regular stacks. Sigh. I need to sort that out because it looked fab.

~TW

Retro-Food

IS it anti-feminist? Well,

anaesthetic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:13 -0600

IS it anti-feminist? Well, maybe but I'm not a feminist, really. I think it's more important to focus on how faking can cheapen the pleasure both parties could be having, really. I wouldn't say "Fess up for other women" I would say "Be honest to help yourself and your relationship."

You need a book weight

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:31 -0600

I use mine often at the dinner table. You just need to free one hand to turn the page every now and then. Levenger has really nice ones that you can get monogrammed that I frequently look at lustfully but never can quite bring myself to order one.

The fake husband does not like to read at the dinner table. It's kind of annoying. lol

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Free hands

klpm — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:49:50 -0600

I was totally annoyed for five years until the kid could completely feed himself because I couldn't read at the dinner table. I don't do it all of the time but if I'm getting toward the end of the book or am in a good spot, I can't resist. The husband reads at the table too so I don't feel too bad about ignoring everyone at family dinner!

Kristen M.

We Be Reading - http://webereading.com

Agreed

klpm — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:47:36 -0600

I'm with you guys on this one. It's impossible not to crease the spine tons of times on a paperback chunkster. They just don't open well and they are impossible to balance in one hand. I can only think of a couple of chunksters that I've read in paperback but I've got a paperback review copy of Outlander that I'm going to have to navigate soon. I'm almost considering checking it out from the library instead.

Kristen M.

We Be Reading - http://webereading.com

E-books are great for chunksters

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:48:31 -0600

You can actually carry them around with you. I'm not a Kindle convert (in part because they are not yet available in Canada) but I do love reading on my e-reader and iphone.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

The best way to read chunksters

threeundertwo — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:35:01 -0600

This is such an interesting topic. Thank you for the link to next year's challenge.

My husband gave me a kindle last year and I've been able to read more than ever before. It's perfect for chunksters because it's so lightweight and comfortable. Even though I read Outlander not too long ago, I couldn't resist getting a kindle copy for $3.67 to read again.

Besides being able to adjust the font (great when I'm tired) it has a little ticker at the bottom so you can see what percentage of the book you've finished. Great for people like me who aim to read 5% of a book a day or something like that.

Amazon also gives kindle readers a generous sample of any book - anywhere from the first chapter to 10% of the book. Great if you're not sure you want to invest in a huge book. There is also a 'save for later' feature for books you hear of but don't want to purchase yet.

Sorry to sound like an ad, I just absolutely love mine. I think it's perfect for chunkster lovers.

Yes, chunksters must be read in bed

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:26:36 -0600

Or maybe on the couch. Maybe. And the dust jackets are taken off and carefully stored so they don't get banged up. Actually I take the dust jackets off most hard covers when I read them.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

I think it would be

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:13 -0600

Or would feel like one if it was released in mass market paperback. But the version I have didn't feel like a chunkster. I was surprised when I checked the page count.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

My Sony works well with gloves

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:11:04 -0600

Because it has buttons to turn the page as well as a stylus to use on the touchscreen. I have the PRS 700. It's not great with mittens but well, what is? The version I have has the side-lighting too which helps when it's dark in the evenings though it drains the battery faster. I haven't tested it in really cold weather though.

It looks like Sony's Daily Edition (the one with wireless capabilities coming out in December) will have a stylus as well so that should work well too with gloves.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

A Suitable Boy / The Quincunx

magpie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:59:26 -0600

A Suitable Boy is about 1200 pages. I can't remember how long The Quincunx is - but it's up there. You have to read them at night, in bed. Because you don't want to carry them around.

I actually plan to re-read The Quincunx soon - it's so complicated that it will bear another read.

I've been meaning to ask about that...

Denise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:52:42 -0600

The worst thing about the iPhone is the glove problem in winter... I've always wondered if the Kindle or Sony (and now the Nook) would be more worth it to me in winter than in summer (now that I live someplace where the gloves come out in October.)

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