tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post7618710250798800774..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: InfluenceGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-53285046626638074082010-05-14T08:08:02.341-07:002010-05-14T08:08:02.341-07:00My friends and family came to an agreement with me...My friends and family came to an agreement with me years ago. They don't try to get me to read the books they like, and I don't even tell them the titles of the books I like.<br /><br />I avoid lists like the plague because they are the plague. Instead, I look for kindred souls who are reading what I love to read: dark books about troubled men seeking troubled women in exotic settings Malcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-45767370906741884362010-05-14T05:50:29.981-07:002010-05-14T05:50:29.981-07:00I like lists, simply because if I end up hating th...I like lists, simply because if I end up hating the books I read, I don't have to worry about anyone I know feeling bad if I didn't enjoy their favorite book. I come from a family of avid readers, and none of us have the same taste in books, so there isn't a lot of book-passing that goes on.SocrMom78https://www.blogger.com/profile/03238043257356421980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-3610974852359809302010-05-14T04:25:14.796-07:002010-05-14T04:25:14.796-07:00I guess I missed your Water the Bamboo review the ...I guess I missed your Water the Bamboo review the first time around - my dad recently mentioned it. I think he said it's written by a UofO grad? He was going to send me a copy, but he didn't! (but he's just moved back to Eugene, which makes me happy. That way, if I ever decide to visit him in the States again, I can go back 'home'!)Michelle Fluttering Butterflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793681725475475156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-950346414861009012010-05-13T20:18:10.543-07:002010-05-13T20:18:10.543-07:00J.G. -- It is funny how I will take a book recomme...J.G. -- It is funny how I will take a book recommendation from you, say, but not my co-worker. :) Then, my co-workers don't write helpful reviews or read the same prize-winners I do. <br /><br />bibliophiliac -- You are so right! Every book I read either gives me ideas for new books or makes me want to read that authors other books or gives me some other suggestion!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-14037242558724686412010-05-13T18:47:04.157-07:002010-05-13T18:47:04.157-07:00My mother and I pass books back and forth, and I h...My mother and I pass books back and forth, and I have some friends who are great readers whose recommendations I take. Mostly I take my suggestions from reviews, articles, and interviews in magazines like Poets and Writers. And then books lead to books -- the more you read, the more you want to read!bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-84986709415719540862010-05-13T17:05:31.528-07:002010-05-13T17:05:31.528-07:00Lists for me, too. And now I'm influenced by m...Lists for me, too. And now I'm influenced by my bookish blog-friends as well. My non-virtual friends tend to be chosen for other attributes, so our reading tastes are not the same. Funny how that works.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.com