tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post2265076415468199799..comments2024-03-21T17:22:02.012-05:00Comments on Musings of an Elf: That Time I Got Over 100 Books in Two WeeksChristine Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-41047789127670112422016-06-23T13:47:41.944-05:002016-06-23T13:47:41.944-05:00I'M STILL IN A BIT OF A DAZE OVER IT TO BE HON...I'M STILL IN A BIT OF A DAZE OVER IT TO BE HONEST. And I haven't even sort of made a dent in reading them. Shameful! But all da books! *huggles them*<br /><br />I love how you've had to make a bookshelf out of cardboard boxes. That's so great. XD The things we bookdragons must do. Also, having a closet as a library would be AH-MAY-ZING. O_O<br /><br />*flails* THANK YOU, GIRL. I also think it's so great how we both discovered a love for book photography together. We're such brain twins! I understand not having an Instagram account. It is very distracting. o.o I really should stop joining social media things myself... *cough*<br /><br />I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I FOUND ISLE OF SWORDS. Obviously it needs to be read SOON. It's just shameful how few Wayne Thomas Batson books I've read!<br />Oh man, I should have made the pics bigger or clickable. #fail I'm curious about Peter and the Starcatchers myself! I can be veeery picky with Peter Pan retellings, so we shall see. XD<br /><br />ALICE IN WONDERLAND YESH.<br /><br />Oh my goodness, really? That's crazy! What's crazier is I don't have Return of the King in that set. We each have the book the other needs. Sooo...watch yours closely too. *wriggles eyebrows*<br /><br />I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT MY BRYAN DAVIS SHELF. That's so fantastic you're almost there. :D Get ALL the Bryan Davis books!<br /><br />Hehehehe. I may or may not spend half my life staring at my bookshelves. *coughity cough* BUT THANK YOU GIRL. I LOVE FLAILING OVER BOOKS WITH YOU.Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-32328433742123882062016-06-17T12:29:29.881-05:002016-06-17T12:29:29.881-05:00ASFHFLGJDDHFL THIS POST JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY. Ac...ASFHFLGJDDHFL THIS POST JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY. Ack, allllll the books. I seriously cannot believe you got over 100! O.O THAT IS AWESOMENESS. I've been buying so many books lately that I resorted to making a bookshelf out of cardboard boxes. XD IT'S BECOMING A BIT OF A PROBLEM. I asked my mom if we could convert my closet into a library, but alas, she wasn't fond of the idea. :P At least she agreed to get me another bookshelf. ;D<br /><br />Ohmygoodness, your pictures though! I SERIOUSLY LOVE YOUR BOOKISH PHOTOGRAPHY SOOOO MUCH. *drools over the photos* I still think it's hilarious how we both got into bookish photography at the same time. XD If I had an Instagram account, I would totally follow you. But I'm afraid that's just what I don't need--another distraction. PERHAPS ONE DAY I WILL BREAK AND GET ONE. (It will happen...just like it happened with Goodreads. XD)<br /><br />READ ISLE OF SWORDS POSTHASTE!!! That is one of my most favoritest of books. (I actually have like 50 favorites, but psssh, IT IS STILL ONE OF THEM.) I'm dying a little inside right now because I can't seem to be able to enlarge the pictures? So that's like the only recommendation I have because ACK, TECHNOLOGY AND I ARE NOT FRIENDS. >.> I would like to know what you think of the Peter and the Starcatchers book. My sister has it, and I'm considering stealing it. I mean borrowing. Of course that's what I meant. *cough*<br /><br />ALICE IN WONDERLAND. That is all. <br /><br />I'm also incredibly jealous of your copy of The Two Towers. I've been trying to collect that EXACT set, and that's unfortunately the one I'm missing. So...you might want to keep a close eye on it. *raises eyebrows mysteriously*<br /><br />YOUR BRYAN DAVIS SHELF IS GOALS. I have a shelf that is ALMOST completely full of his books. I just need to add a few more to make it complete. *grins*<br /><br />Now if you excuse me, I'll just be sitting her staring at your gorgeous books...m a r y l i zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505343613442203117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-16540500757265551252016-05-18T20:46:12.957-05:002016-05-18T20:46:12.957-05:00Lolzy! I've totally been there. Not just with ...Lolzy! I've totally been there. Not just with comments. Other things too, like emails or texts. I compose them in my head and it tricks my brain into thinking I've already answered them. XD<br /><br />I LOVETH THEM SO MUCH. *huggles books* Well, I mean, I don't know what half of them are...BUT I STILL LOVE THEM.<br /><br />I understand the no room thing! We had to do some major thinking and trial and error to figure out how to get these bookshelves to fit in my room, and I ended up having to sacrifice some items to get them to fit. It was a major ordeal for this one bookcase. But totally worth it! But yeah, lack of space is a serious problem here as well. I think one day I'll have to get rid of all my furniture and just make furniture out of stacked books. *nods, nods*<br /><br />I HAVE THE WHOLE TRILOGY NOW. The bookshop I work at ended up getting Divergent and Allegiant in, then I found Insurgent at the library sale. So I can read them all now. That may have to be some of the ones I read sooner rather than later. :D<br /><br />Google is being so rude to me. >.> I manually did things to those pics people couldn't see so now they're visible. But if Google explodes their old server I don't know what will happen. I'll have to wait and see, but for now it seems to be good!Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-24582207073715839332016-05-18T11:16:02.672-05:002016-05-18T11:16:02.672-05:00Ha, for some reason I thought I already commented ...Ha, for some reason I thought I already commented on this one... It must have been one of those imaginary comments I compose in my head. XD<br /><br />BUT GIRL. OVER A HUNDRED BOOKS. WHA-HOW-LKASFJLASKDFJKF. BOOK HEAVEN!!! I'd be in my glory, too! I enjoy shopping for second hand books, but have never managed to find more than maybe half a dozen at once. You hit the jackpot! That library sale sounds like so very much fun. :D<br /><br />*twirls in the all the bookish wonder* And a new bookshelf to boot? That's awesome! I need a new shelf too, I just... don't have room. My bedroom is longish and narrow, and the furniture only fits in one particular way, like a puzzle. There's literally nowhere to put a new shelf. XD Ah well, one of these days...<br /><br />Happy reading! I sadly don't have any suggestions for what to read first. I did spot Insurgent in the mix, so if you have Divergent on hand, I'd be very curious to see how you like that trilogy. :)<br /><br />Oh! And I can see all the pictures now! Like some other commenters mentioned, the last three posts' worth of pictures weren't showing up for me, but now they are. Pesky technical details.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-69665961214326184662016-05-16T21:49:30.415-05:002016-05-16T21:49:30.415-05:00It's meh Squishy! :D *tackles*
I'm super ...It's meh Squishy! :D *tackles*<br /><br />I'm super de duper thrilled over all my new books. ^_^<br /><br />It is? That is good to hear! I've been meaning to read more Lawhead books. That's also good to know it stands alone well. I never know if I want to wait to read series all together, or try out the first book before acquiring the others. Problems, problems. There's no dragons? How rude. *pouts* But epic Aragorn character! I'M IN.<br /><br />I have those books because I know you like them so much! :D And I actually have the first one. I've had it for a while and shamefully haven't read it yet. But now I at least have a bunch of them for once I do read it.<br /><br />That one looks like a lot of fun, too! GAH. So many books! Not that I'm complaining. ;)Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-47999512394359294342016-05-16T21:44:55.373-05:002016-05-16T21:44:55.373-05:00That's good to hear! :D ...I think. I did do s...That's good to hear! :D ...I think. I did do something, and if Google permanently changes things I don't know if that'll mess things up. But for now we're good. *nods, nods*<br /><br />Oh YOU. <3Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-86237870042993747302016-05-16T20:49:14.940-05:002016-05-16T20:49:14.940-05:00Wooowww. Allll the books. O__O THAT'S AWESOME!...Wooowww. Allll the books. O__O THAT'S AWESOME!<br /><br />Ooo! Ooo! "In the Hall of the Dragon King"!!! That's one of my favorite trilogies ever!! And this one stands alone fine so you don't even need the others! :D It's such an awesome book! :) There's a character who's really epic, kind of like Aragorn. I LOVE ALL THE CHARACTERS AND IT'S REALLY FUN AND SUPER EPIC AND AWESOME!! There are, in fact, no dragons though, despite the cover and name. XD Funny how that works.<br /><br />AND THE LAND OF ELYON BOOKS!! I see you have 2, 3, and 4. :P Heehee. They're my favorite fantasy book series! ^_^<br /><br />And I remember absolutely loving Gypsy Rizka, though I don't remember why exactly... But I loved it!!<br /><br />-Rebekah SquishyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-62548612975563359662016-05-16T19:40:03.041-05:002016-05-16T19:40:03.041-05:00I can now see the pics in the other posts! So I do...I can now see the pics in the other posts! So I don't know if you did something, or...? But I can. *nods*<br /><br />...Grainy and nothing special WHAAAA--? What are you talking about YOUR PICS ARE PERFECTION GAHH. <3Deborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-47464794627074399792016-05-15T13:42:44.101-05:002016-05-15T13:42:44.101-05:00Your review, indeed. That author may have a new fa...Your review, indeed. That author may have a new fan because of you. ^_^ But I KNOW. I adore series, but it's also a problem when you have no money and/or time. *pouts* Bookworm problems.<br /><br />D'awww, that makes me happy to hear! And I completely and entirely encourage you to keep pushing on. I think so, so many would love to read your story. Not to mention if it was in actual print I'd be flailing and squealing for daaaays. So keep at it! We need your story!!<br /><br />Oh my goodness. *happy girlish giggle* Your comment is just making me smile all around. <333Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-20871339266830130232016-05-15T13:38:11.221-05:002016-05-15T13:38:11.221-05:00Library sales are amaaaazing!
I can imagine consta...Library sales are amaaaazing!<br />I can imagine constantly having to move a ton of books from place to place would be a problem, yeah. I hope one day you will be able to fill en entire room with books! That's my dream too. ^_^Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-19270482066621774822016-05-14T12:21:19.699-05:002016-05-14T12:21:19.699-05:00Awww.... I love your *tackleglomps* so much! :D Th...Awww.... I love your *tackleglomps* so much! :D They always make me smile!!<br /><br />My review? Well, I'm honored. *adjusts librarian glasses* Quite marvelous, darling. It was a wonderful book, and I couldn't help but promote it. Of course, now I'm going insane because I don't have the rest of the series.... botheration. HOW DO BOOKS DO THIS TO US??? It's quite unfair that they can tamper with our hearts so after ONE novel and then compel us to read all the others in the series. Do let me know what you think of Bog Owl when you're done. :) <br /><br />I love your reactions to Hazel Tree. Really. You know, it is truly for people like you that I convince myself to jump into the dreaded task of editing. Part of me wants to give up and work on a new adventure, but then I think of lovely you and how much some of you all are waiting for me to finish this... and then I feel motivated to get it done and published. Thank you so much for your inspiration and gutso and love!!! <br /><br />BTW, you should know that I've come back to this post about a dozen times in the last couple of days. THOSE PICTURES, THOUGH!!!! I can't get over them!! All those books..... AHHHHHH!! *swoon*Kirsten Fichterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887462858049277918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-45042083961585002482016-05-13T19:45:58.454-05:002016-05-13T19:45:58.454-05:00Wow! I loooove library sales, but I've never w...Wow! I loooove library sales, but I've never walked away with that many books before. :) I'm actually trying to get rid of books because I keep moving and can't drag them all everywhere with me. Someday, though, I will settle down and buy a house and fill an entire room with books.serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375307816652807841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-20445847715698322782016-05-12T16:31:38.736-05:002016-05-12T16:31:38.736-05:00It's totally going to take me an age and a hal...It's totally going to take me an age and a half to read all these. Lol. I *should* have self-control, because I'm a slow reader, too. I used to read pretty quickly, but then I got older and life got busy. Reading gets pushed to the back burner a lot these days. It's sad. But still. BOOKS. :DChristine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-30542329923920577182016-05-12T15:29:18.140-05:002016-05-12T15:29:18.140-05:00Wow! So many books! It would take me years to read...Wow! So many books! It would take me years to read that many. XD I have to have self control at any book selling establishment because it takes me so long to read a book. XD That's so exciting that you got so many for such a good deal!<br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.comVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-40452636903509891822016-05-12T10:13:09.963-05:002016-05-12T10:13:09.963-05:00Those all sound like fantastic recommendations! Tu...Those all sound like fantastic recommendations! Tuesdays at the Castle especially appeals to me because I've read other books by Jessica Day George and loved them! Thanks so much. ^_^Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-34042109666469694192016-05-12T08:36:49.250-05:002016-05-12T08:36:49.250-05:00OKAY. You must read:
-Peter and the Starcatchers
-...OKAY. You must read:<br />-Peter and the Starcatchers<br />-Just Ella<br />-Bella at Midnight<br />-Tuesdays in the Castle<br />Ilse Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388611287110091573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-66089105729843522932016-05-11T17:49:00.597-05:002016-05-11T17:49:00.597-05:00KIRI! *tackleglomps* I may have squealed a little ...KIRI! *tackleglomps* I may have squealed a little when I saw I got a comment from you. It's been so long!<br /><br />Thank you! I'm so excited about all my new babies!<br /><br />I've totally gotten into going to thrift stores to hunt for books, too! It's the main thing I do when I'm out and about. So many treasures that can be found for dirt cheap. It's wonderful! Psh. Who needs to shop for clothes? Books are where it's at! :D<br /><br />D'awww, thanks!<br /><br />I GOT BARK OF THE BOG OWL BECAUSE OF YOUR REVIEW! :D :D :D When I saw it, I remembered I had just read you review of it on the KiriBeth blog, so I had to get it. So thank you for that! I look forward to reading it. ^_^<br /><br />Donita K. Paul's books are some of my faaave. I've read her DragonKeeper Chronicles multiple times. I adore them so much.<br /><br />I was disappointed when I realized Dragon Breath was a later book in a series, but it looks like a cute little series. I hope I can find the others one day soon. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed them!<br /><br />Those two I've been dying to read for the LONGEST. I can't wait to dive in!<br /><br />Must by all the Tolkien. All of it.<br /><br />You're working on your Cinderella story? *SQUEALS* I think about that story all the time, it stuck with me so much. It was just wonderful. Yes, go edit, get it ready for the world. We needs it, precious. But I'm in the same shape. I'm working on edits as well, but I just want to read all my new booooks. Where's a machine to stop time when you need one?<br /><br />I'm so glad to HAVE you back. I've missed meh Kiri. ^_^Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-3524625770353666702016-05-11T14:37:47.589-05:002016-05-11T14:37:47.589-05:00AHHHHHHH!! I love this!!! ALL THOSE BOOKS!!! :D
I...AHHHHHHH!! I love this!!! ALL THOSE BOOKS!!! :D<br /><br />I may or may not be able to identify with this post, after having just come home from college and, while there, making dangerous monthly trips to Goodwill and other thrift stores. While my sisters and friends were busy updating their wardrobes, I was busy adding to my bookshelves. And I came home with two boxes of books. Not quite 103, but I'm proud of my pile. *winks*<br /><br />I'm drooling over the pics, btw. Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.<br /><br />I found Bark of the Bog Owl, too!!! THAT ONE IS AWESOME!! Have you read it yet?? I'm eager to get my hands on the next couple in the series. That good. *nods seriously*<br /><br />Also, I love that beneath the shelf of Bryan Davis you have a row of Donita K. Paul books. That makes me insanely happy. :D<br /><br />Dragon Breath. Ha. I just read the first in that series (The Frog Princess), and found it rather hilarious. Let me know if you enjoy those!<br /><br />Isle of Swords! On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness!! FAVORITES!!! *fangirling*<br /><br />Also, lots of Tolkien, I see. I approve. I approve muchly. <br /><br />Okay, I gotta jump back into editing. I left poor Celesta wrapped in a blanket somewhere. This summer I am determined to finish all edits and polish for Hazel Tree, and so I must now come up with a plan to somehow be diligent. *huffs* Which can be hard to do when you have so many books just waiting to be read. <br /><br />Lovely post, dear friend. I'm so glad to be back!Kirsten Fichterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887462858049277918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-8327656559611433222016-05-11T12:41:51.568-05:002016-05-11T12:41:51.568-05:00I HOPE YOU CAN TOO!!!
*SQUEALS* I think you'l...I HOPE YOU CAN TOO!!!<br /><br />*SQUEALS* I think you'll LOVE them. They're so epic.<br />Lol. I would think buying more books while moving is a bad idea, yeah. If I ever move I'm in trouble... Hope your moves goes well!Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-60792783845193939142016-05-11T12:40:07.094-05:002016-05-11T12:40:07.094-05:00Yeah, they seem to be. Which I discovered after I ...Yeah, they seem to be. Which I discovered after I got it. But they're still pretty little books.<br />Exceptions are absolutely made for abridged books when childhood memories are involved! ^_^<br /><br />I know, there are! It's crazy. (Not that I'm complaining.) That's great to hear the trilogy gets even better! I must continue it someday.<br /><br />I think I sort of know what's wrong with the images, and can fix them for now, but when Google permanently gets rid of their old image server I'm not sure what'll happen. I guess it'll just be a wait and see thing...Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-40347351190344131632016-05-11T10:28:59.561-05:002016-05-11T10:28:59.561-05:00YOU LUCKY DUCK. I HOPE I CAN GO TO BOOKSALES LIKE ...YOU LUCKY DUCK. I HOPE I CAN GO TO BOOKSALES LIKE THIS ONE DAY. :D<br /><br />OKAY I WILL REMEDY THIS. His Dragons in Our Midst books are available at our local Christian bookstore, but I'm moving, and my dad proclaimed "no more books until we unpack at our new house!" :) So, yeah. But I'm really excited to try them! Even though they'll probably clean out my book wallet... :)Emily Drownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072107706844583472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-89533104364964176272016-05-11T07:57:35.657-05:002016-05-11T07:57:35.657-05:00Oh, and I've been having trouble seeing your i...Oh, and I've been having trouble seeing your images, too... not in this post, though!Jenellehttp://jenelleschmidt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-90025971657802198642016-05-11T07:51:37.817-05:002016-05-11T07:51:37.817-05:00Aww, sadness that SP is the abridged version :( it...Aww, sadness that SP is the abridged version :( it's so very good. I think all those "best loved books" collections are abridged in some way, I have a green one that includes the story My Friend, Flicka, that my dad read to us a ton when I was little. Since that's what I grew up with, I'm not bothered by its abridgement... but I haven't ever gotten around to reading the full version and am kinda curious. :)<br /><br />Thanks! There are SO many Robin Hood retellings. I love Hood (though I felt that it started kinda slow and wasn't sure if I was going to end up liking the main character, ha!) Scarlet and Tuck are even better, by the way, so I definitely recommend finishing the series.Jenellehttp://jenelleschmidt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-36083070483318002422016-05-10T21:55:14.449-05:002016-05-10T21:55:14.449-05:00Thank you! I'll definitely be looking that one...Thank you! I'll definitely be looking that one up! :D<br /><br />I nearly died, I did. I'm still a bit in a daze over it. So much book happiness!<br /><br />ME TOO. I'm kind of obsessed with it. It's just too fun. That's not weird at all! I'm the same way. Series cannot be separated under any circumstances! But...WOW. 40 Discworld books? THAT IS AWESOME. And it's also awesome they take up half a bookshelf. I love it! XD You know I've never read any of the Discworld books? It's so shameful, and I must remedy it.<br /><br />I keep having to get new bookshelves, so I know the struggle. But hey, it's the best problem you can have, am I right?Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139091376044743904.post-90841943469418057612016-05-10T21:00:28.787-05:002016-05-10T21:00:28.787-05:00foldedpagesdistillery is one of my favorite bookst...foldedpagesdistillery is one of my favorite bookstagrams! <br />CONGRATS ON ALL THE BOOKS! I would literally die of excitement if I got that many.....purchasing 100+ definitely sounds like something I would do, lmao.<br />I absolutely love organizing my bookshelves! I have this weird thing where I must have series together, in chronological order, next to each other. This led to me having to buy a whole new bookcase because of my collection of Discworld books (I think I have around 35-40? I literally have zero idea anymore.) THEY MUST NOT BE SEPARATED. Literally they take up half of said new bookshelf lmao. But I'm thinking of redoing my room this summer, which means I'll finally get around to clearing some of my really old books/books I don't really like out of my bookshelves. I'll still probably need two, though.<br /><br />Ellie | <a href="http://ontheothersideofrealitynew.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">On the Other Side of Reality</a><br />Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016450998401859766noreply@blogger.com