tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post4623615792379634733..comments2024-01-22T21:12:20.299+11:00Comments on Lilly's Life: Don't judge a book by its coverLillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-64618287967538368562010-11-30T14:22:09.527+11:002010-11-30T14:22:09.527+11:00Very nicce!Very nicce!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-86315616509835976742008-12-23T02:14:00.000+11:002008-12-23T02:14:00.000+11:00Hi Lilly,I'm surely going to be one of your custom...Hi Lilly,<BR/>I'm surely going to be one of your customers when your book gets on the shelves. Way to go. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the plug for my novel blog.<BR/><BR/>First, I get drawn by the cover. I read the teasers: book review, the author, and the first few pages. And always a romance, autobiographical, relationship, true life experiences, spy, and mystery novels. I'm currently reading several on-line novels and two other novels that came to me as free offers to buy more books. I really liked "The Whistling Season" by Ivan Doig and "Three Weeks With My Brother" by Nicholas Sparks.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep your suggestions in mind when the time comes for actual publication, if that ever happens, eh?<BR/><BR/>Best wishes with your book.<BR/>Tashatashabudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707659728810975773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-31735227445362872752008-12-20T03:37:00.000+11:002008-12-20T03:37:00.000+11:00So true.So true.Rebecca Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564610692580203203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-58233731499176406692008-12-19T18:14:00.000+11:002008-12-19T18:14:00.000+11:00Oh, I forgot the one I HAVE chosen just because of...Oh, I forgot the one I HAVE chosen just because of the title was Christopher Moore’s “A dirty Job” – I bought it in an airport while waiting for my connecting flight – and I laughed all the way home :-)Fidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870521870676612316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-22117814067985083962008-12-19T16:49:00.000+11:002008-12-19T16:49:00.000+11:00Unlike Lilly or not, I am sure it will be a TRUE L...Unlike Lilly or not, I am sure it will be a TRUE Lilly and I am waiting for it.<BR/><BR/>What I read right now? Oh dear... I have books on the couch, on teh flor, under the bed, on the toilet, in the bathroom (yeh, I know, but I don't care), on my desk, on the windowsill...<BR/><BR/>I hardly ever buy books just by looking at the title. I read tons of reviews. If I am not sure, I first order them from the library (and then buy them, I know, I know…) My library is huge, so it’s hard to name a favourite; amongst them are for sure: Fall on your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, A Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles; Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles; Love in the time of Cholera by Garcia-Marquez, Hypocrite in a pouffy white dress by Susan Jane Gilman… I could go on an on, but I guess you get the picture.<BR/><BR/>On my nightstand (amongst many): Who ordered This Truckload of Dung by Ajahn Brahm. Short chapters, downright funny but poignant and profound.Fidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870521870676612316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-76784853119245760812008-12-19T13:17:00.000+11:002008-12-19T13:17:00.000+11:00WheresmyAngels - thanks I fixed them up -not sure ...WheresmyAngels - thanks I fixed them up -not sure what happened..Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-24843599599845176652008-12-19T12:41:00.000+11:002008-12-19T12:41:00.000+11:00Many of your links are reading as an error to me :...Many of your links are reading as an error to me :(<BR/><BR/>You know what I like, not the cover's but the back or the author's photo. Sue Grafton has a few of her holding a gun, or sitting on a chair in the middle of a road. I always picture her main character Kinsey (wanted to name my daughter after her but Child Husband refused)looking like her.WheresMyAngelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846463631273691864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-58765147885667071812008-12-19T10:21:00.000+11:002008-12-19T10:21:00.000+11:00I am currently reading June's book, "Paternity" an...I am currently reading June's book, "Paternity" and Sylvia's book, "Chasing Ashes" online. They are both very interesting and I like being able to just go to their blog and start reading again. Usually, I like biographies and have read hundreds. I will be looking forward to yours as well. One book I really liked was, "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078537002880283509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-71882884634577618592008-12-19T07:05:00.000+11:002008-12-19T07:05:00.000+11:00Hi Lilly. Another smashing post and thanks for men...Hi Lilly. Another smashing post and thanks for mentioning me. <BR/><BR/>You've a lot of hard work ahead of you. Writing a book is the easy bit, getting it published is a totally different story. But with perseverance it is possible. Just look at JK Rowling. 17 rejections before Harry Potter made it to the shelves. <BR/><BR/>I've read so many books that I can't remember which one inspired me the most. I'm currently re-reading, for the umpteenth time, Ian Banks' Wasp Factory. I must do a review of it on my blog. I first read it over 20 years ago but it is go grippingly grotesque that I often feel the urge to pick it up once in a while and start again.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629046815891618029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-1174054719450566332008-12-19T06:11:00.000+11:002008-12-19T06:11:00.000+11:00That is great that you are writing a book! My husb...That is great that you are writing a book! My husband has been "writing a book" for 5+ years haha. I bet you'll beat him! You are a great writer and I enjoy reading your blog.Native American Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135854795251843516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-46820879623545488462008-12-19T02:36:00.000+11:002008-12-19T02:36:00.000+11:00Good luck on the book! One of my favorites, aside ...Good luck on the book! One of my favorites, aside from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, is Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. My husband is German and his parents were children during the war. Zusak's book gives voice to that lost group of children. I really love it. Plus, you know, he's not all that bad on the eyes, the author, I mean :-)Stacy Nyikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830844058919457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-90487135696907774232008-12-19T02:28:00.000+11:002008-12-19T02:28:00.000+11:00Lilly, you really broke that down! Who knew there...Lilly, you really broke that down! Who knew there was such psychology behind book covers? I put your theory to the test by perusing through my book collection. I think you're on the money. I have the sleazy romance, the murder mystery, the classics, gory sci-fi...<BR/><BR/>I've been meaning to get the Twilight series. I know...not very intellectual or life-changing. I've just heard so much about them that I want to know what all the fuss is about. I also love vampire stories.<BR/><BR/>DavidaDavidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068801189433001612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-66850604882800035532008-12-18T14:49:00.000+11:002008-12-18T14:49:00.000+11:00HA HA HA HA - Speedcat Hollydale - I love that com...HA HA HA HA - Speedcat Hollydale - I love that comment about the 50 golf books with red spots half ripped off - I have 50 cook books with red spots half ripped off. I still can't cook so does that mean you still can't play golf as well as you want to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-48513783959492979752008-12-18T14:37:00.000+11:002008-12-18T14:37:00.000+11:00Visiting from SITS.I love going to bookstores. The...Visiting from SITS.<BR/>I love going to bookstores. There is just something exciting about it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916640395904432316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-67979287785622757292008-12-18T14:12:00.000+11:002008-12-18T14:12:00.000+11:00I think I am the opposite. If I picked a book by t...I think I am the opposite. If I picked a book by the cover they would all be about golf and hot chicks (sorry - but it's true)<BR/><BR/>I am drawn to out of the ordinary literature. Something that "could never happen to me" types of things, and science fiction.<BR/><BR/>Ohh - and books with that big red dot on them meaning 99 cents.<BR/>Ha haaaaaaaa !!!!!!! (again, very true)<BR/><BR/>I have about 50 books with GOLF stuff on the front and a ripped off dot.Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-78475912129149426922008-12-18T13:30:00.000+11:002008-12-18T13:30:00.000+11:00Ohhhh...how cool that you're writing a book! :) ...Ohhhh...how cool that you're writing a book! :) I am currently reading, "Einstein's Dreams"...a gift from a dear friend, and I love it! :)Alexandra MacVeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317852980496492650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-57982293817354565652008-12-18T12:07:00.000+11:002008-12-18T12:07:00.000+11:00Hello everyone, thanks so much for all your wonder...Hello everyone, thanks so much for all your wonderful comments and for all your great suggestions. <BR/><BR/>I have an eclectic taste so I will be looking at some of these books over the holidays. I will come by and visit each of your blogs and leave a comment. I was leaving comments for each person here but it may be better to go visit your blog and leave a comment on your site. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your encouragement on my book too - it isnt going to be humouress at all though - very serious stuff but interesting I hope. The great thing is I also have found out that there are loads of bloggers also doing the same thing. It is truly fantastic. Thanks again.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-62961487444964658982008-12-18T11:38:00.000+11:002008-12-18T11:38:00.000+11:00I am such a sap...I prefer the "fluff" genre. :) ...I am such a sap...I prefer the "fluff" genre. :) Sophie Kinsella, Dot Frank, Nicholas Sparks, Emily Giffin, to name a few. I have read each of their books and wait on pins and needles until the next one comes out. I prefer to be entertained rather than provoked with thought. Am I lazy or what?? :) <BR/>I tried some of Jodi Picoult's books (Nineteen Minutes, My Sister's Keeper) and was up with nightmares b/c they were all I could think about. Although they were great books and I couldn't put them down, I was really disturbed by the storyline. That's why I call myself a sap. :)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757339989585521274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-82871488846882261742008-12-18T11:09:00.000+11:002008-12-18T11:09:00.000+11:00Hi……… Very cool your blog! Great! Keep writing…….G...Hi……… <BR/>Very cool your blog! <BR/>Great! Keep writing…….<BR/>Good week……… You are welcomed to my blog…….<BR/>Wishing you in advance "A Merry X'Mas and A Happy New Year''Femin Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261731875448040555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-78430624772722323522008-12-18T09:40:00.000+11:002008-12-18T09:40:00.000+11:00Fantastic Lilly - you will make a brilliant author...Fantastic Lilly - you will make a brilliant author!Mike Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720759712556479993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-58428363891957564792008-12-18T09:30:00.000+11:002008-12-18T09:30:00.000+11:00I just heard over at blah blah blog that you were ...I just heard over at blah blah blog that you were going to write a novel! Way to go! For the cover, I'd go with the bare chested Fabio, get's em everytime!<BR/><BR/>I'm reading A Cry In The Night by Mary Higgins Clark but my absolute favorite is To Kill A Mockingbird!Grand Poobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223439935987831945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-30242824391866654612008-12-18T09:17:00.000+11:002008-12-18T09:17:00.000+11:00Currently reading a book that discusses the artist...Currently reading a book that discusses the artistic connection between Georgia O'Keefe and Ansel Adams. I didn't even know that they knew each other or that O'Keefe was married to Alfred Stieglitz.<BR/><BR/>Where the heck have I been?Last Place Finisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503504468257174592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-71576640061694094132008-12-18T09:13:00.000+11:002008-12-18T09:13:00.000+11:00That's how I choose my books too. We all pretend w...That's how I choose my books too. We all pretend we are high brow and we do it by some other more sophisticated means but like eveything else in life it's the outer wrapping that pulls us in. However just like life sometimes what you see and what you actually get are two different things. I have no time to read at the moment as I am trying to dodge the economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-22998484721652515502008-12-18T08:03:00.000+11:002008-12-18T08:03:00.000+11:00Go Lilly woman! I want your book and I early antic...Go Lilly woman! I want your book and I early anticipate it in my hands.<BR/><BR/>I write too, Children's literature - bibliotherapy around protective behaviours. I am in love with two of my characters and I think I will marry both of them when I grow up.<BR/><BR/>My darling angel bought me a surprise yesterday: a book, "More Notes from the Universe" by the adorable Mile Dooley. I opened it on a note that read: What are you doing about it? Because, it takes you doing what you can do before I can do what I can do - you know, miracles and stuff.<BR/><BR/>That one note spoke to me and has motivated me to focus and today continue on product development (a top secret product that is of desire to every thinking man and woman on earth).<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful day Lilly....and hurry up with that book already.<BR/><BR/>MxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-28364954807141120352008-12-18T08:02:00.000+11:002008-12-18T08:02:00.000+11:00I know you will do a great job and you have a grea...I know you will do a great job and you have a great story to tell Lilly. I also think there is a film in it too.<BR/><BR/>I usually buy my books based on recommendations from friends. I read anything and everything. I am currently reading Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus. I am looking forward to following up some of the books that other people have suggested on here too. Thanks everyone for your tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com