tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post1525635149848719577..comments2024-03-29T08:21:28.856-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: Looking Back - From Beginning to EndLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-68837971600728905872016-03-20T18:41:11.906-07:002016-03-20T18:41:11.906-07:00Lisa, I feel the same way about rereading favorite...Lisa, I feel the same way about rereading favorites. I would hate to discover I don't have the same feelings about a book I loved after reading it a second time. However, I've reread Odd Thomas, Pope Joan and The Sparrow (to name a few that just came to me) and loved them just as much, if not more after the second reading. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-41896577013494757472016-03-19T12:47:02.790-07:002016-03-19T12:47:02.790-07:00Isn't it amazing how our opinions about books ...Isn't it amazing how our opinions about books can change over time? It's one of the reasons I'm fearful of rereading favorites - read from a different point in life, I'm sure my opinion might be different.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-52570963204147468772016-03-07T18:48:35.315-08:002016-03-07T18:48:35.315-08:00Iliana, I don't know how I got interested in h...Iliana, I don't know how I got interested in his books, but they must've struck a chord with me since I read at least three of his collections of essays. I wonder if they've stood the test of time...Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-62531816265847506952016-03-07T18:47:43.235-08:002016-03-07T18:47:43.235-08:00Well, I'm glad I started this weekly "Loo...Well, I'm glad I started this weekly "Looking Back" post so I can introduce some of you to authors you've never heard of. :) I love essays and hope to some day reread one or two of his earlier books.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-80792328214684002822016-03-07T18:45:07.759-08:002016-03-07T18:45:07.759-08:00Hmmmm, perhaps you should give one of his books a ...Hmmmm, perhaps you should give one of his books a try, Kay. Do you read essays? I wonder if his books feel dated or if I'd still appreciate them after all these years.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-54719436671928017592016-03-06T14:03:39.764-08:002016-03-06T14:03:39.764-08:00I don't think I've read any of his books a...I don't think I've read any of his books and I had no idea he grew up in Waco, TX. Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-80116539444627227902016-03-05T13:35:43.630-08:002016-03-05T13:35:43.630-08:00I have never even heard of this before. I haven...I have never even heard of this before. I haven't read any essays recently. Maybe it is time I should!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-64178004044970321612016-03-04T06:28:55.811-08:002016-03-04T06:28:55.811-08:00I'm not sure I ever read any of his works, eve...I'm not sure I ever read any of his works, even the Kindergarten book. And I also don't think I knew he grew up in Waco. Hmmm.....Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com