tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post8782433537561941211..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Read while You're SickJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-42827852682741468952012-06-15T16:47:04.192-07:002012-06-15T16:47:04.192-07:00F&T and War & Peace are my go-to comfort b...F&T and War & Peace are my go-to comfort books, primarily, I think, becuase I've read them enough to know what I'm going into and I have all sorts of cozy memories associated with them both. It's way more about the memories when I'm sick than the books themselves. :)Mashahttp://www.cyganeria-masha.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-84901845166998363352012-06-13T15:29:15.789-07:002012-06-13T15:29:15.789-07:00Arabella, so many of those sound fascinating. And ...<b>Arabella,</b> so many of those sound fascinating. And I've still got to read the Rallison book, which you've recommended to me a number of times. :)<br /><br /><b>Masha,</b> P&P is definitely a favorite while-sick read. And pretty-much-any-time read. I'm not sure I could get through Kierkegaard with a stuffy head, but Tolstoy maybe. Still need to read War and Peace one of these days!<br /><br /><b>Angela,</b> thanks! I'm feeling a lot better today. And I like funny when I'm sick, too. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-66829399978984207822012-06-13T15:11:58.777-07:002012-06-13T15:11:58.777-07:00Great list. I hope you feel better soon. I like to...Great list. I hope you feel better soon. I like to read funny when I'm sick.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999072127168998585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-85761789433543954702012-06-13T13:34:00.610-07:002012-06-13T13:34:00.610-07:00Anything by Tolstoy (he alone goes for actually si...Anything by Tolstoy (he alone goes for actually sick, and "I have a headache because I drank too much last night" sick).<br /><br />The James Bond books (who wrote them?) They're wonderful!<br /><br />Magazines. Lots and lots of Magazines.<br /><br />The Lord of the Rings.<br /><br />Pride and Prejudice.<br /><br />Fear & Trembling - Kierkegaard<br /><br />..There are a few others, I like a big pile of books and things next to me when I'm sick, and I hardly ever finish anything, just doze surrounded by all my comforts. :)Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-69589874569385869842012-06-12T20:26:39.259-07:002012-06-12T20:26:39.259-07:00Anything by L.M. Montgomery is going to be a good ...Anything by L.M. Montgomery is going to be a good choice. All those great characters and stories.<br /><br /><i>Joy in the Morning</i> by Betty Smith. I love the story of young Annie and Carl's first two years of marriage, and reread it often.<br /><br />Madeleine Brent's romantic mystery adventures.<br /><br />Harry Potter or the Twilight Saga. Or Meyer's <i>The Host</i>.<br /><br /><i>Girl of the Limberlost</i> is a favorite.<br /><br /><i>Jubilee Trail</i>, <i>Calico Palace</i>, or <i>Celia Garth</i> by Gwen Bristow. Historical romances brimming with wonderful characters (especially <i>JT</i>'s Florinda Grove). <br /><br /><i>Little Blog on the Prairie</i> by Cathleen Deavitt Bell. So fun! Ditto <i>The Fair Godmother</i> by Jeannette Rallison, a screwball fairy godmother comedy--be careful what you wish for! (I'm saving the sequel--for my next respiratory infection?)<br /><br /><i>The Missouri Traveler</i> by John Burress. Confession: I loved this book so much that as a teen I didn't return it to the library. I paid for it as a lost book because I wanted to keep it, and didn't know one could (gasp!) actually buy it. A great favorite of mine. Jenna, I think you would love it.<br /><br /><i>Mrs. Perfect</i> by Jane Porter. A wealthy socialite's family loses their money. A warm book about loss, what counts, how we find our identity, and a good marriage that struggles. (It takes place in Bellevue, WA, where my husband and I usually stay when we go to the west side of the state; a couple weeks ago we had coffee at the protag's Starbucks.) <br /><br /><i>If You Could See Me Now</i> by Cecelia Ahern. What's not to like about an imaginary friend?<br /><br />Any of the People stories by Zenna Henderson.<br /><br />Fannie Flagg or Lorna Landvik novels.<br /><br />Of course, I can think of many more that are wonderful "invalid" reads. I need to get sick more often! :-D<br /><br />--ArabellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-45043522055107632102012-06-12T18:44:01.776-07:002012-06-12T18:44:01.776-07:00Thanks, both of you! The Wind in the Willows is a ...Thanks, both of you! <i>The Wind in the Willows</i> is a great book. And <b>April,</b> it's always fun to find another <i>Summer of the Monkeys</i> fan!Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-77719172868895797632012-06-12T12:14:54.797-07:002012-06-12T12:14:54.797-07:00I loved The Wind in The Willows! I'm glad some...I loved The Wind in The Willows! I'm glad someone put it on their list :)<br /><a href="http://turningthepagesx.blogspot.ca/2012/06/top-ten-tuesday-10.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my Top10 post :)</a><br /><br />-<a href="http://www.turningthepagesx.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Kimberly @ Turning The Pages</a>Kimberly @ Turning the Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631676112769349872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-4050280116345123302012-06-12T12:11:19.458-07:002012-06-12T12:11:19.458-07:00I love Summer Of The Monkeys and all the ways he t...I love Summer Of The Monkeys and all the ways he tries to catch the monkeys for that reward money. Sigh.<br /><br />AND ALSO! Love love love The Wind In The Willows. Mr. Toad was so awesome.<br /><br />Sigh. This makes me want to read those classics all over again.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodbooksandgoodwine.com/2012/06/summertime-and-the-reading-is-breezy.html" rel="nofollow">My Top Ten Tuesday</a>April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.com