tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post7581050282825647073..comments2023-10-31T11:35:51.287-05:00Comments on Loving Books: The Literary Hop - If Sienfeld was a BookSarah Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-1716426702113142502011-06-28T12:33:39.156-05:002011-06-28T12:33:39.156-05:00Very interesting response to this question! I don&...Very interesting response to this question! I don't know that anyone wants to read about nothing, and yet not having an agenda doesn't necessarily mean it is about nothing.. Deb Nance said it well, that I don't want to read didactic books.<br /><br />Thanks for joining the hop!MedSchoolWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745408218333024946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-7497439586548529362011-06-24T15:37:41.139-05:002011-06-24T15:37:41.139-05:00I have mixed feelings about Seinfeld as well. I th...I have mixed feelings about Seinfeld as well. I thought it was pretty funny when it was on, but I really can't watch it in reruns.<br /><br />As for books, I also don't want to read about nothing (unless there is a reason you're writing about nothing...)<br /><br /><a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/06/two-literary-things-literary-blog-hop.html" rel="nofollow">Here is my post (and a literary giveaway!)</a>LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-7729134343326221682011-06-24T14:42:16.599-05:002011-06-24T14:42:16.599-05:00Or have you read the Monkeewrench series by P.J. T...Or have you read the Monkeewrench series by P.J. Tracy? Those are great mystery thrillers too! And with humor!Senatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621117164062544149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-16993494991857045992011-06-24T14:41:30.173-05:002011-06-24T14:41:30.173-05:00Try on "The First Cut (Nan Vining Mysteries #...Try on "The First Cut (Nan Vining Mysteries #1) by Dianne Emley. I was in the same boat as you until I stumbled upon that series... soo satisfying! Emley gives you the who-done-it right off the bat but her writing... ooo it's chillingly good.Senatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621117164062544149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-25426637434174110702011-06-24T11:11:54.944-05:002011-06-24T11:11:54.944-05:00You know, I had trouble coming up with an example ...You know, I had trouble coming up with an example of a book without an agenda but formulaic mystery/thrillers! I guess their agenda is "how many of these books can I sell".Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405557491810612722.post-50960707027537314762011-06-24T06:29:18.105-05:002011-06-24T06:29:18.105-05:00I want a book to be about something but I don'...I want a book to be about something but I don't want someone telling me how to live. I want an author to tell me his story and let me experience his tale.<br /><br />Here's my post: <a href="http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/all-poet-can-do-is-warn.html" rel="nofollow">"All a Poet Can Do is Warn."</a>Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.com