tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post295125051433142387..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Month of Faves - Reading Outside My Comfort ZoneLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-61186678151735857642016-01-03T17:42:30.833-06:002016-01-03T17:42:30.833-06:00I passed on Kafka to Mini-me and he jumped right i...I passed on Kafka to Mini-me and he jumped right into it and we kind of lost him for the rest of the day!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-67506902593367320492016-01-03T17:41:51.240-06:002016-01-03T17:41:51.240-06:00I just try, when I go outside my comfort zone, to ...I just try, when I go outside my comfort zone, to remember to give the books a fair chance but be more willing than usual to give up on them if I'm really not enjoying them.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-26723312109293047192015-12-16T11:53:08.603-06:002015-12-16T11:53:08.603-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed Kafka. Of all of his book...I'm glad you enjoyed Kafka. Of all of his books, I still like that one best with Wind-Up being a close, close second. I just don't think he writes fast enough and now that he speaks perfect English I want him to write in English so we can skip the 1-2 years it takes to translate his work!Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-49464791297994242592015-12-14T13:55:47.178-06:002015-12-14T13:55:47.178-06:00This hasn't really been my year for reading ou...This hasn't really been my year for reading outside my comfort zone, unless I count the poetry. Which I guess I could given how little read of it. One of these days I'll give Haruki Murakami a try. I'm so intimidated by the very idea of his books though. I worry they'll go right over my head--but then, isn't that what makes me shy away from poetry too?Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com