tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post4280223998204477080..comments2024-03-06T04:22:42.200-06:00Comments on Readerbuzz: Ten Books That I Read That Were Outside Of My Comfort ZoneDeb Nance at Readerbuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-33557947700463612212011-11-12T05:12:39.178-06:002011-11-12T05:12:39.178-06:00I loved The Road, and The Three Musketeers of cour...I loved The Road, and The Three Musketeers of course! I have three copies of Bill Bryson's A Short History! But haven't managed to read any yet. I did read about 20 pages one time, I need to get on with it, sometime.Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-65480280843156948622011-11-11T07:37:18.670-06:002011-11-11T07:37:18.670-06:00Well at least you came out with more positives tha...Well at least you came out with more positives than negatives :)<br /><br />I think it's great to push oneself beyond the comfy reads -- for me that usually means sci-fi and horror.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-59112132754881811092011-11-08T19:52:54.671-06:002011-11-08T19:52:54.671-06:00Great format for your list, as always. I love Tim ...Great format for your list, as always. I love Tim O'Brien and I think I'm going to give Game of Thrones a shot.<br /><br /><a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Laura @ The Scarlet Letter</a>.LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-7586187973092699252011-11-08T13:58:50.612-06:002011-11-08T13:58:50.612-06:00A great variety of reading. Some I loved, and som...A great variety of reading. Some I loved, and some I haven't read.<br /><a href="http://its-raining-books.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's my post</a>MJ Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241527553828005108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-52264393721850179952011-11-08T13:48:14.014-06:002011-11-08T13:48:14.014-06:00The Three Musketeers is one of those books that I ...The Three Musketeers is one of those books that I do want to read. I also want to read The Stand. We'll see how much I end up enjoying them.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-10074704296205892222011-11-08T11:56:15.611-06:002011-11-08T11:56:15.611-06:00Great list of books. Love Bill Bryson, but haven&#...Great list of books. Love Bill Bryson, but haven't picked up that one.Amy @ bookgooniehttp://www.bookgoonie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-50115945127794850582011-11-08T10:25:44.964-06:002011-11-08T10:25:44.964-06:00I started "The Road" a few months ago an...I started "The Road" a few months ago and got up to pg 15 or so. I figured it was a short novel that I could easily knock out during the the weekend. I didn't realize how dark and morose it was and had to put it down. Hopefully, I'll pick it back up.Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-31613725944539883642011-11-08T10:02:39.043-06:002011-11-08T10:02:39.043-06:00The Road was out of my comfort zone too when I rea...The Road was out of my comfort zone too when I read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-48667409941245234852011-11-08T09:52:52.415-06:002011-11-08T09:52:52.415-06:00Out of all of McCarthy's work, The Road is the...Out of all of McCarthy's work, The Road is the least disturbing. Crazy, but true. Outer Dark and Child of God were perhaps, the most disturbing "outside of my comfort zone" books I've EVER read.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-62063603647735217992011-11-08T09:52:22.104-06:002011-11-08T09:52:22.104-06:00Stephen King has always been out of my comfort zon...Stephen King has always been out of my comfort zone. But I'm tempted by his latest based on the Kennedy assassination.<br /><br />Here's my top ten, if you'd like to take a peek: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-ten-tuesday-out-of-comfort-zone.htmlBev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-1933860479246154052011-11-08T09:48:14.821-06:002011-11-08T09:48:14.821-06:00Reading A Short History of Nearly Everything was d...Reading A Short History of Nearly Everything was definitely outside of my comfort zone, too, but it turned out to be much more interesting than I thought it would be.Teacher/Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280690822570558469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-52020066098144563262011-11-08T09:20:57.654-06:002011-11-08T09:20:57.654-06:00I want to get in to the Game of Thrones series, bu...I want to get in to the Game of Thrones series, but I fear it will be too far out of my comfort zone - ironic eh? lol<br /><br /><a href="http://radiantshadows.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-ten-tuesday-3_08.html" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185081981237514590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-24515751947156108832011-11-08T09:02:36.924-06:002011-11-08T09:02:36.924-06:00I liked your list very much! I've read the Br...I liked your list very much! I've read the Bryson and the McCarthy and loved them both but didn't put them on this week's list because I tend to read everything by those authors.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-263990706195172302011-11-08T07:08:53.768-06:002011-11-08T07:08:53.768-06:00I've loved dystopian novels since I read Candl...I've loved dystopian novels since I read Candle for Lebowitz back in high school, but I wasn't eager to read The Road as I'd heard it was very bleak.debnancehttp://www.readerbuzz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-77144924442868851182011-11-08T07:02:10.689-06:002011-11-08T07:02:10.689-06:00The Road made my list, too. That and Animal Farm h...The Road made my list, too. That and Animal Farm have compelled me to read more dystopian, a genre I haven't been too fond of until now.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-59937324716521529652011-11-08T04:36:39.266-06:002011-11-08T04:36:39.266-06:00I love Bill Bryson but I haven't managed to re...I love Bill Bryson but I haven't managed to read A Short History yet! He's probably wholly outside my comfort zone but I love everything by him I've ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com