tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1924117800735114652..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Books: The Refuge of the Desperate?Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5581731445845371452007-12-31T13:21:00.000-06:002007-12-31T13:21:00.000-06:00I hear you, tlb. I don't give as many books as I ...I hear you, tlb. I don't give as many books as I used to because so few of my friends and relatives seem to read in quantity. But I love giving books when a good match is possible.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83156914577371857942007-12-31T13:20:00.000-06:002007-12-31T13:20:00.000-06:00Thanks, Nasra. I appreciate you stopping by.Thanks, Nasra. I appreciate you stopping by.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10434807537280737222007-12-30T21:51:00.000-06:002007-12-30T21:51:00.000-06:00Thanks for the link, that was a great article. I l...Thanks for the link, that was a great article. I liked the bit about it being a good thing book buyers don't have to write book reports. :)<BR/><BR/>I love to give books as presents - there'd be a serious hole in my family and friends' Christmases and birthdays if I couldn't!tinylittlelibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889130720769404460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-78490402738611940792007-12-24T14:59:00.000-06:002007-12-24T14:59:00.000-06:00I love what you said I really like the concept of ...I love what you said <BR/>I really like the concept of the "G.U.B.'s" mentioned in the article: "Great Unread Books" that manage to maintain such a reputation that they stay on best seller lists forever and are mentioned in magazine and newspaper articles for months and months. The only problem with them is that no one actually bothers to read them because they are either so boring or so densely Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-15591085199281571922007-12-24T13:46:00.000-06:002007-12-24T13:46:00.000-06:00Pete, that's one of the reasons I found the articl...Pete, that's one of the reasons I found the article amusing. Book lovers don't see it as a sign of "desperation" at all. To us it's more a sign of respect for the recipient, making me question the author's point just a bit.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12752273460116697662007-12-24T13:45:00.000-06:002007-12-24T13:45:00.000-06:00GUB's certainly do look good on the shelf, don't t...GUB's certainly do look good on the shelf, don't they, Sylvia? And sometimes I admire a book just for its physical appearance and "presence." Strange, I know. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-40642774198312927562007-12-24T13:44:00.000-06:002007-12-24T13:44:00.000-06:00I try to do the same, John, but I'm finding it har...I try to do the same, John, but I'm finding it harder all the time to match people and books up...don't know why.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69332812764107051742007-12-24T11:05:00.000-06:002007-12-24T11:05:00.000-06:00Color me desperate, then. 95% of the gifts I give ...Color me desperate, then. 95% of the gifts I give to my family are books. If they don't like it, they're more than welcome to tell me so, and then settle for gift cards from then on.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679678856824675642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83415262155695104942007-12-24T07:04:00.000-06:002007-12-24T07:04:00.000-06:00Heh. My first thought on reading the article was, ...Heh. My first thought on reading the article was, "There's a new Herodotus?!" It is now on its way to join the many other august GUB's on my shelves. Is it wrong?Island Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849847888802951587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-60502943695062598982007-12-24T04:32:00.000-06:002007-12-24T04:32:00.000-06:00Oh no! I often give books. Happy holidays.Oh no! I often give books. <BR/><BR/>Happy holidays.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.com