tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post2020783026170479235..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Some Thoughts About BloggingDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-29612674486391790952014-11-03T15:42:27.937+00:002014-11-03T15:42:27.937+00:00Thank you (and Helen) for your nice mentions of SN...Thank you (and Helen) for your nice mentions of SNB - most of us only write about books we can personally recommend. Just occasionally though, I do read something really trashy or badly written, and have some honest fun with my reactions to it! Well done on five fab years of blogging and for having such a great review policy! Annabelhttp://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-18237493131519042122014-10-26T11:12:49.463+00:002014-10-26T11:12:49.463+00:00Hello, very nice to meet you too. I haven't ta...Hello, very nice to meet you too. I haven't tackled Proust yet, but will one day! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-25338017972409165052014-10-26T11:07:21.185+00:002014-10-26T11:07:21.185+00:00Thank you, that's a really nice comment. Readi...Thank you, that's a really nice comment. Reading blogs from Americans, Australians, Canadians has been brilliant for opening up whole avenues of reading I'd probably have been oblivious of otherwise - and cake us international. Really pleased you like the river citrate books as I'm a big fan! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-2681527576025372762014-10-26T11:04:11.494+00:002014-10-26T11:04:11.494+00:00It's definitely encouraged me to read more wid...It's definitely encouraged me to read more widely and especially to explore more in translation which is all to the good. Hope you're doing well Stu. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-37224994216672461882014-10-26T11:01:34.894+00:002014-10-26T11:01:34.894+00:00I like writing for SNB for the same reasons. Revie...I like writing for SNB for the same reasons. Review copies are a weird thing. I'm lucky that there are a handful of publishers who rarely produce things I don't love who send me books. This is amazing for me and presumably effective for the publisher (or they wouldn't do it) which is why I've also felt okay about asking for things as time has gone on but essentially I do this for fun so don't want to get to bogged down in commitments. In the end though I just think each blogger gas to be clear about what's right for them and not take it all to seriously.<br /><br />I love your blog too, and always look forward to posts from you, you've added so many books to my reading list, and made me determined to read quite a few of the books that have sat neglected on the shelf - Which for me is exactly what blogs should do - share the enthusiasm and broaden horizons. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90818329642457337072014-10-26T10:36:55.023+00:002014-10-26T10:36:55.023+00:00I wish it was as easy to ignore the dull stuff in ...I wish it was as easy to ignore the dull stuff in life as it is on a blog!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-78522927909085835532014-10-26T10:19:18.955+00:002014-10-26T10:19:18.955+00:00Thank you! Thank you! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-58917830100569632702014-10-26T00:29:31.997+01:002014-10-26T00:29:31.997+01:00This is my first visit here and I enjoyed your pos...This is my first visit here and I enjoyed your post about your blog choices. I post about what I like and agree, most posts on blogs are upbeat, why would we post negative stuff. I read and review lots of books and post reviews here, there and everywhere. I am also an author. Nice to meet you. Oh, I read Proust because he is well worth reading, as you mentioned about Trollope.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-53627936886089278042014-10-25T00:02:18.244+01:002014-10-25T00:02:18.244+01:00I am writing from the Midwest of the USA, so your ...I am writing from the Midwest of the USA, so your blogging is finding far flung readers. I have been wanting to say thank you for your book blogs - I enjoy the older writers too and you have challenged me to read some titles. But I also enjoy your cookbook reviews. A few of the cookbooks I have had to wait until they were available over here and I have had to buy my own River Cottage books (love Veg!!) It is always fun to see what cakes you have baked. Congrats on your 5 year anniversary!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90978548872481569482014-10-24T20:19:22.728+01:002014-10-24T20:19:22.728+01:00For me blogging has given me chance to explore the...For me blogging has given me chance to explore the world more and like you say lots books that you may have missed otherwise stujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-78254127234694854522014-10-24T13:25:50.138+01:002014-10-24T13:25:50.138+01:00You're one of the first bloggers I started rea...You're one of the first bloggers I started reading and I'm always pleased when I see a new post from you. I even read the ones about cooking, and I HATE cooking!<br /><br />I have to say, I know what you mean about anxiety around receiving review copies and writing about books whose authors might read your review. Generally, if I don't like a book I won't write about it, for the same reasons as you (and also because writing is such a huge effort, I don't want to waste my time carping), but with a review copy I feel honour bound to do so. I had a bad experience with that on my blog, not because the author was upset with what I eventually wrote, on the contrary he was very nice and professional about it, but because I found having to write negatively about the book was stressful and unpleasant, like slapping someone in the face. Oddly, I don't mind writing for SNB, I suppose because it's a given that we only write about books we'd recommend.<br /><br />I like your policy too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-29955340270509023032014-10-24T13:19:47.076+01:002014-10-24T13:19:47.076+01:00Sounds like a good recipe for life, as well as for...Sounds like a good recipe for life, as well as for a book blog!Diana Birchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73126995257812028572014-10-24T06:46:11.306+01:002014-10-24T06:46:11.306+01:00Very wise and sensible!Very wise and sensible!harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.com