tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post8533354677569172610..comments2023-12-16T13:46:14.593-05:00Comments on Readers' Oasis: Summer Reads, Part I: What Makes a Great Read for Summer?Leila @ Readers' Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-82710210262927620252014-05-27T13:53:19.995-04:002014-05-27T13:53:19.995-04:00Agree! Engaging and transporting ... that's re...Agree! Engaging and transporting ... that's really the ticket for a great read at any time, isn't it?Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-4667933660583035092014-05-27T13:52:30.752-04:002014-05-27T13:52:30.752-04:00Right... If it's too fluffy and I put it down ...Right... If it's too fluffy and I put it down a million times to interact with the kids at the pool, then I won't even remember what I was reading! I think the "family-on-vacation-and-many-truths-emerge" should be its own genre now. FOV for short. "The Vacationers" by Emma Straub, to be released later this week with a swimming picture on the cover, looks like a new FOV that I actually want to read... most of them, I really don't.Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-34857722383781943322014-05-27T12:27:02.679-04:002014-05-27T12:27:02.679-04:00I agree. I want an engaging read any time--one tha...I agree. I want an engaging read any time--one that transports me to a different time and place :-)Amy Jareckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228735893610373995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-1500671569195322962014-05-27T11:47:55.265-04:002014-05-27T11:47:55.265-04:00I laughed at your comment “family-on-vacation-and-...I laughed at your comment “family-on-vacation-and-many-truths-emerge”, because I was going through a list in a magazine of good summer reading and I think this accurately describes most of them. I don't want to read just fluff at the beach. You do tend to have more time to read in the summer and that is the time to be reading books that thoroughly engage you. Not something light that you keep putting down. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154142981147530548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-70439055151138139392014-05-26T22:00:29.833-04:002014-05-26T22:00:29.833-04:00I love it--completely agree! Honestly, what a st...I love it--completely agree! Honestly, what a strange concept that there should be seasonal differences in your reading. It's hot, so I can't think straight enough to read a serious book! Or, it's cold, so I have to read a weighty,serious epic!Leila @ Readers' Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919583102046763801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812045909963010743.post-70236884351991947782014-05-26T20:40:31.349-04:002014-05-26T20:40:31.349-04:00I've never understood seasonal reading. Winter...I've never understood seasonal reading. Winter books should be heavy, but summer should be light? Let's start a "Great Books All Year Long" campaign. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937088195052064420noreply@blogger.com