Comments on: Saturdays in the Nook with Literate Housewife!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:13:09 +0000

I was able to bike to the library when I was a kid, and my older two can bike on their own now (sometimes we’re a parade of bikes, walkers and a stroller … what a circus!)

*Misery* was a turning point for me with Stephen King; it was the first book in which all the weirdness was HUMAN, not supernatural, reincarnating, telekinesis, etc. Powerful and creepy (would you have been able to sleep if you tried?!)

By: chartroose

chartroose — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:37:07 +0000

Very cool, Jennifer, although should you have been reading “Misery” being the good Catholic schoolgirl that you were? Is that considered a sin?

I’m joking, of course! You know how much I admire you. Now, say 3 “Hail Marys” and 3 “Our Fathers!” From now on, you are ONLY to read the Holy scriptures, and “The Lives of the Saints!”

By: karen harrington

karen harrington — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:09:41 +0000

Here to give you props!

Great post. You brought back some great memories.

By: LisaMM

LisaMM — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:27:26 +0000

Jennifer, what a great post! I lived within biking distance to my neighborhood library growing up and have equally fond memories.

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By: Literate Housewife

Literate Housewife — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:47:36 +0000

Thank you so much for commenting. I hadn’t really thought about it being a thing of the past to be able to walk or ride a bike to the library alone, but it is. I wouldn’t let my daughters do that. The thought of that is almost as scary as Misery itself!

Shana, you should really read Misery if nothing else by Stephen King. It was wonderful. The movie is really good, but the book is that much better.

By: Shana

Shana — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:56:48 +0000

Jennifer, I loved reading this post. I think it’s great that you lived so close to a library and it was safe enough for your parents to let you go back and forth alone. Those were the days, huh?

Can you believe I’ve never read a King book? I’ve watched a few movies, but I’m sure the books are much better.

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:52:28 +0000

Oh yes, I’m thankful to be a reader!

By: bookworm

bookworm — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:15:41 +0000

what a great post! the library is always a great place to visit and getting lost in a good book is even better.

By: Violet

Violet — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:11:29 +0000

What a fantastic post. I never had the pleasure of driving to a library and sitting and reading till closing time. I miss that. Somehow you brought your day to life with your words.