Comments on: 2 of 15: “Shakespeare Wrote for Money” by Nick Hornby

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:30:05 +0000

Book #2: FOr the Love of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli, YA fiction from the twentieth century, but still serviceable.

http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=9880

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:27:59 +0000

This is the one book in Hornby’s non-fic collection that I haven’t read. I did read his previous two collections and they were so wonderful. Really witty and insightful, and brimming with book love. I must say, I think I actually like his non-fiction better than his fiction!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:24:38 +0000

I tackled poetry for Day 2: http://www.newcenturyreading.com/2010/04/the-1515-projectday-2.html

By: ChristineMM

ChristineMM — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:44:13 +0000

Hi, My book for day 2 is “The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food rights”, a nonfiction book which I shared about here:

http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2010/04/15-15-15-book-and-blogging-challenge_18.html

Loving the TBR pile getting lower.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:53:42 +0000

Farheen, I hoped that this would CLEAR OFF the tbr pile, not increase it! And I too had trouble with the blogging part; wrote it after I got home from going out with my husband.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:51:30 +0000

Did the title bring to your mind the secretary in Infinite Jest, as it did to me?

By: Jessica Snell

Jessica Snell — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:48:53 +0000

I am enjoying the feeling of polishing off my TBR pile: it’s the same good feeling you get when you finally tackle a pile of dirty dishes and watch the counter gradually get clearer and clearer . . . but I’m going to be in trouble, because I keep adding new books to the queue because of these reviews! Shamsie yesterday, Hornby today . . . .

My review for the day:

http://churchyear.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-2-of-15-family-worship-by-donald-s.html

By: SFP

SFP — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:16:59 +0000

I love Hornby’s columns, although there were a couple that hacked me off quite a bit in the second collection.

Here’s my second book, Michael Harvey’s The Third Rail:

http://pagesturned.blogspot.com/2010/04/michael-harveys-third-rail.html

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:44:40 +0000

I gobbled up all three of those books as soon as I discovered them. I keep hoping he’ll change his mind and write another. I discovered some wonderful writers I’d never heard of before, like Julie Orringer and Gina Ochsner.

By: Farheen

Farheen — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:19:41 +0000

I’ve been wanting to read Nick Hornby since ages and just haven’t gotten around to doing it. Now I think I will! The second day turned out to be a little more tough than the first, especially when it came to writing the blog! But I managed it! Went on a shopping spree today to Sunday bazar (a sort of flee market) and got some very good books at dirt cheap prices!

Follow the link to my book!

http://beanbagtales.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-2-russian-love-story.html