tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post4287369331212788893..comments2023-09-24T07:43:33.022-05:00Comments on A Bookshelf Monstrosity: The Monstrosity Gazette: A weekly smattering of all things literary...A Bookshelf Monstrosityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674115889348650429noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-61326717234416700342010-02-24T23:38:02.088-06:002010-02-24T23:38:02.088-06:00Love the Norman Rockwell!Love the Norman Rockwell!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-76171190577836004072010-02-23T10:32:16.853-06:002010-02-23T10:32:16.853-06:00I just love Today in Literature. It's delivere...I just love Today in Literature. It's delivered to my Nook everyday, and I always look forward to checking it out.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-85715584472304308582010-02-22T17:30:29.663-06:002010-02-22T17:30:29.663-06:00These are fun posts! I like a little bit of histo...These are fun posts! I like a little bit of history (you know, every once in a while :)melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-20233920917045161272010-02-22T17:27:16.321-06:002010-02-22T17:27:16.321-06:00I am in the middle of Dead Souls by Gogol right no...I am in the middle of Dead Souls by Gogol right now, and I highly recommend it. He really is a heck of a writer, with the comic timing of a genius.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-67709235922037516072010-02-22T15:12:12.492-06:002010-02-22T15:12:12.492-06:00Wow this one sounds really good!Wow this one sounds really good!Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-59288611248189730952010-02-21T23:41:36.391-06:002010-02-21T23:41:36.391-06:00I need to read Gogol! I have been meaning to for s...I need to read Gogol! I have been meaning to for sometime :)<br /><br />Ruby's Spoon sounds VERY interesting, waiting to hear your thoughts on it :)Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-13886555894728305302010-02-21T12:34:31.411-06:002010-02-21T12:34:31.411-06:00"Hieronymous Bosch of Russian Literature"..."Hieronymous Bosch of Russian Literature" - this makes me want to read Gogol. They should make that a marketing strategy. So and so is the Michelangelo of romance novels or the Ansel Adams of children's books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-43968983881578279642010-02-21T10:49:00.073-06:002010-02-21T10:49:00.073-06:00I'm surprised by the cover of Ruby's Spoon...I'm surprised by the cover of Ruby's Spoon. It is very different to mine, which seems to emphasize the fairy tale elements of the book. Yours seems to be concentrating on the atmosphere. I look forward to finding out what you think of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-56508828252073904492010-02-21T09:45:50.641-06:002010-02-21T09:45:50.641-06:00Love the Rockwell painting. I don't know where...Love the Rockwell painting. I don't know where you live but the Norman Rockwell museum in the Berkshires is a must visit! I have a Rockwell print on my wall. "Girl at the Mirror."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-92122899903220525602010-02-21T08:31:37.133-06:002010-02-21T08:31:37.133-06:00Ooh, Ruby's Spoon sounds really interesting! I...Ooh, Ruby's Spoon sounds really interesting! I'm going to put in on my TBR list now! Thanks for sharing! And I love Norman Rockwell's Bookworm!Suzanne Yesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340451897624838384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159128827250626285.post-92196374514107907002010-02-21T08:02:08.021-06:002010-02-21T08:02:08.021-06:00I've never read Gogol but have read references...I've never read Gogol but have read references to him and his books in other books. Might be a good addition to the book bucket list : )Mary (Bookfan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00573126476574980169noreply@blogger.com