Cordel’s Comments (group member since Jun 16, 2009)

Cordel’s comments from the Readerville Veterans group.

We are so far away from any second-hand bookstores, and I really don't want to order from one of the giants.

I hope I can listen in on the discussion, though I have not been able to find a copy of the book.

Hi Karen!

I'm glad it is at 9, since I come home from Tai Chi about that time on Tuesday. On Thursday, I get home right about now! Thanks Karen and Miriam.

Yes, what day, time and network for MJ's show. I really want to catch the first show.

Hi, Pumpernickel. Yes, I loved TGLAPPS, as well. It was even more interesting because my ancestors come from the Channel Islands.

How are you enjoying True Confections: A Novel?

Hi Nean, welcome. Good to see you here.

That picture was an error, Miriam. I had tried for the title. You just go to add book/author. That time I hit the wrong thing.

I am still working on The Case for God, and finding it interesting but hard going.

Thanks, Karen, that is sweet of you. I do live in Canada though, so postage may be worth more than you pay for the book. Let me check the library first. I could get it from Amazon, but I have vowed to only buy through my local indie.

So, Debi and I will be the senior and junior of the discussion. I will look for it at the library, and see if my local indie can order it for me.

I have not read Fear of Flying, being older than you lot, and in the midst of facing total poverty and new parenthood in my middle-class life when it was published. It wasn't in the library, and I certainly did not buy a new book between 1973 and about 1983, when I re-entered the workforce. I may look for a copy and read along, or perhaps I will just listen in on your discussion.

I do love being able to order on-line from my local indie. I put in my order, and get a phone call when the book comes in, and go pick it up. Love it. I just read the comments on and ordered it.

Thanks, Debi. I took a break from Armstrong yesterday, and read Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn. It was an interesting change for me. I am back to Armstrong today. It requires some time of thought in between reading sessions, I find.

I am looking forward to your discussion of The Case for God. I am reading other books at the same time, because it's dense, and I like to read a bit and then think about it.

Who wrote Await Your Reply?

Nancy wrote: "I apologize for my ditziness. Somehow I'm reading posts from months ago as though they were new. "

Nancy, I just did the same, and answered a question you asked early in the month. Ah, well. It is something about the way Goodreads is coming up.

I do that too, Nancy.

I also answered a long ago post... I really appreciated The Bishop's Man. I have read other books on the topic, like Fall on your Knees, which I liked, and The Shipping News, which annoyed me for various reasons, and wasn't sure I could read another. I was just impressed with the way I was invited into the mind of the narrator, and thought with him, making connections as he did, and then had to go back and re-read parts of the book. I will read it again, as it left me thinking about many things. It is not a cheery book, but one that is memorable.

Klewark wrote: "Cordel wrote: "I am re-reading part of The Bishop's Man, which I must have read in the middle of the night, and then, I will begin The Case for God by Karen Armstrong. After that, I think it will ..."

I liked The Bishop's Man. It certainly wasn't a barrel of laughs, but I thought it treated the subject thoroughly, dealt with various personalities faced with the challenges of celibacy, and also contrasted the enthusiasm of innocence with the cynicism of experience and left the reader needing to re-think some beliefs. I think it was a good book to read before Armstrong's The Case for God. Armstrong was a Catholic nun, but instead of becoming a cynic, she left the church and explored the similarities of various philosophies and religions throughout the ages. If you haven't read this one, I think you might find it interesting. I am not too far into it, needing to read other easier books in between stints, but find it quite fascinating.

Hi Debi. Chat has been limited until the last few days. Welcome!

I am reading Karen Armstrong's The Case for God, and finding it slow-going but very interesting.

I am re-reading part of The Bishop's Man, which I must have read in the middle of the night, and then, I will begin The Case for God by Karen Armstrong. After that, I think it will be a mystery, since I haven't read anything light since Christmas.