tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post6191836304850679989..comments2024-01-28T05:20:01.172-08:00Comments on The Cynical Sailor & His Salty Sidekick: Around The World In 80 Books | Update #7The Cynical Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-54080532122727596982016-05-22T09:45:52.727-07:002016-05-22T09:45:52.727-07:00I'm looking forward to reading your sailing me...I'm looking forward to reading your sailing memoir. I'm sure I can use it as part of the challenge to tick another country off of the list :-)The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-2948781103587931272016-05-22T09:44:56.813-07:002016-05-22T09:44:56.813-07:00I like the way you think!I like the way you think!The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-29230549019894006972016-05-22T04:43:24.261-07:002016-05-22T04:43:24.261-07:00Wow, Ellen. You are reading a lot of books. Nice t...Wow, Ellen. You are reading a lot of books. Nice to have a book exchange in the marina! I'm looking forward to reading more relaxing books in the near future as well. As of now, I'm sticking to books about writing, and sailing memoirs... :-)<br /><br />Liesbet @ <a href="%E2%80%9Dwww.roamingabout.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Roaming About</a>Liesbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402741679152508367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-16902690651379147532016-05-21T07:18:42.459-07:002016-05-21T07:18:42.459-07:00I really want to read the book thief...I have hear...I really want to read the book thief...I have heard such great things about it. Reading is my favorite hobby. Besides eating chocolate. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-70503580652851023112016-05-21T03:06:42.978-07:002016-05-21T03:06:42.978-07:00Hopefully, you can find a copy. I'm not sure t...Hopefully, you can find a copy. I'm not sure that it's in print anymore. But, if you swing by Indiantown in the near future, I left my copy at the book exchange :-)The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-34678818119760202622016-05-21T03:04:55.128-07:002016-05-21T03:04:55.128-07:00I had no idea that they had made it into a movie. ...I had no idea that they had made it into a movie. I'm glad I read the book first. I can't quite imagine how they do Death. I guess just a voice over. <br /><br />Thanks for the tips on book recommends - I'll check them out!The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-50229392385429987082016-05-21T03:03:11.460-07:002016-05-21T03:03:11.460-07:00Wow - that is amazing! I hope you do do a post as ...Wow - that is amazing! I hope you do do a post as I might read one of them too for this challenge. The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-25084573131184518732016-05-21T03:02:29.679-07:002016-05-21T03:02:29.679-07:00It's a really neat challenge and is resulting ...It's a really neat challenge and is resulting in me reading books I normally wouldn't which is a good stretch. It's going to probably take me two years to complete it though :-)The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-45611842245599854042016-05-21T03:01:23.969-07:002016-05-21T03:01:23.969-07:00Thanks for the tip - that sounds like a good one! ...Thanks for the tip - that sounds like a good one! I do like a good suspense/thriller type novel.The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-28211367287932837712016-05-21T03:00:52.487-07:002016-05-21T03:00:52.487-07:00I actually didn't find The Book Thief too sad,...I actually didn't find The Book Thief too sad, I think because of the way the book is written with bist of of dark humor scattered about. But, I can completely understand not wanting to read it due to the subject matter. <br /><br />I enjoyed the Brother Cadfael mysteries on TV but have never read any of the books. The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-56238309391812129112016-05-21T01:54:07.346-07:002016-05-21T01:54:07.346-07:00I'll give the Olive Grove a try. I'm stil...I'll give the Olive Grove a try. I'm still looking for an alternative to rescue Greece from Zorba the Greek.Sailing Maredahttp://www.sailingmareda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-44110186231267321082016-05-20T18:11:35.022-07:002016-05-20T18:11:35.022-07:00By now I've read through all your updates and ...By now I've read through all your updates and enjoyed it so much. "The Book Thief" is a wonderful novel, and I have to say that they even made a decent movie out of it. I can't remember whether you already covered Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. If not, here are a few suggestions - Orhan Pamuk, "Snow" (Turkey); Rosemary Mahoney, "Down the Nile"; Zoe Ferraris, "Finding Nouf" (Saudi Arabia), which is my favorite out of these three. I think someone mentioned Peter Hoeg's "Smilla's Feeling for Snow" (Denmark) which is excellent.Carola Bartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-32444410982742327962016-05-20T12:56:07.360-07:002016-05-20T12:56:07.360-07:00I'm not doing this challenge, but I'm curr...I'm not doing this challenge, but I'm currently researching for a project that requires books set in Eritrea. Would you believe I identified 4 titles and they were all available via my local library? I was amazed, I didn't think I'd find anything. Not read them yet, but I might do a post eventually.<br /><a href="http://anabelsblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">The Glasgow Gallivanter</a>Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-71771754752218241372016-05-20T10:44:36.086-07:002016-05-20T10:44:36.086-07:00I've not read any of those. That's really ...I've not read any of those. That's really ambitious to read a book from every country.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-66860648961366399672016-05-20T07:16:45.381-07:002016-05-20T07:16:45.381-07:00I read books like nobodies business. The best one...I read books like nobodies business. The best one I've read of late is <i>Off The Grid</i> by C. J. Box.<br /><br />C. J. Box returns with this suspenseful new Joe Pickett novel.<br /> <br />Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating from wounds and trying to deal with past crimes, when he is suddenly surrounded by a small team of elite professional special operators. They’re not there to threaten him, but to make a deal. They need help destroying a domestic terror cell in Wyoming’s Red Desert, and in return they’ll make Nate’s criminal record disappear.<br /> <br />But they are not what they seem, as Nate’s friend Joe Pickett discovers. They have a much different plan in mind, and it just may be something that takes them all down—including Nate and Joe.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717926498377706091.post-53349985634988019472016-05-20T07:15:30.462-07:002016-05-20T07:15:30.462-07:00I loved An Embarrassment of Mangoes. I do like a t...I loved An Embarrassment of Mangoes. I do like a travel memoir if it's well done and makes me laugh. I'm almost always looking for humor or a good mystery without too much gore. Well, actually, if the mystery is good, I will skim through the gore to keep a good story anyhow. I've had an attraction to reading The Book Thief, but haven't given in yet because of the subject matter. I was worried it would be too sad. I stay away from books that are very sad since I get plenty of sadness at my office on a daily basis. The holocaust was so sad that the subject can be overwhelming. I am currently reading a Brother Cadfael mystery and find it to be about like good buttered toast without jam. Decent, but not thrilling. LittleCunningPlan.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459050510084587089noreply@blogger.com