tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post6827364706435635071..comments2024-03-07T12:44:05.519-05:00Comments on Diane Burton: Compelling BooksDiane Burtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-90578975349607480082012-02-13T18:04:31.550-05:002012-02-13T18:04:31.550-05:00I was also captivated by the Hunger Games series. ...I was also captivated by the Hunger Games series. I wonder if one reason books are compelling is that for some reason, they speak to you and what you need at that point in your life. I have gone back to books years later that I read avidly and was surprised that the book didn't do anything for me. Couldn't get into it. Other books I have read over and over. I think that is also the Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429730420678601455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-56412943524799271572012-02-02T08:50:24.284-05:002012-02-02T08:50:24.284-05:00I hope I won't be disappointed with the mvoie ...I hope I won't be disappointed with the mvoie either, Anne. I'm so glad to hear someone else feels guilty about reading while husband is making dinner and still not doing anything about it.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-65850021893170096972012-02-01T09:50:55.268-05:002012-02-01T09:50:55.268-05:00I'll say that wasn't easy, Alyssa. Good fo...I'll say that wasn't easy, Alyssa. Good for you!Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-52201435274359605672012-01-31T21:05:46.856-05:002012-01-31T21:05:46.856-05:00Hi Diane - Great post! I haven't read The Hung...Hi Diane - Great post! I haven't read The Hunger Games, but I've heard they were brilliant. A recent book I couldn't put down was The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne. I finished that one in two sittings, and for a writer with a full time day job and a young child, that wasn't easy to do!<br /><br />AlyssaAlyssa Alexanderhttp://alyssa-alexander.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-67918528519683262042012-01-31T19:33:01.483-05:002012-01-31T19:33:01.483-05:00Maris, you are so right.Maris, you are so right.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-55441446475845923832012-01-31T12:37:05.807-05:002012-01-31T12:37:05.807-05:00Diane, I also found Hunger Games a compelling read...Diane, I also found Hunger Games a compelling read and I also didn't (don't) like the premise. I do wish I knew the magical formula that not only makes a book one you can't put down but also one you don't want to give away (so it sits on your shelf enticing you to read it again and again.)Marishttp://marissoule.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-48588427996396467772012-01-31T12:08:28.898-05:002012-01-31T12:08:28.898-05:00Thanks, Teresa, for the memories. I loved those ol...Thanks, Teresa, for the memories. I loved those old books. Wow, were they ever hot for that time!<br /><br />I want to know where to buy that magic dust, too.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-60879946388926529532012-01-31T09:24:14.612-05:002012-01-31T09:24:14.612-05:00Hi Diane~
You've certainly peaked my interest ...Hi Diane~<br />You've certainly peaked my interest in Hunger Games and I don't read YA but the author has some kind of magic dust sprinkled in there to keep readers hooked. LOL and where can I buy some? It's rare these days that I find such a book, one that totally capitvates me to nothing else. Years ago I was in the Double-Day book club and couldn't wait for the monthly hard teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876818310240268980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-5893405470289117212012-01-31T07:47:18.662-05:002012-01-31T07:47:18.662-05:00Me, too, Jennifer.Me, too, Jennifer.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-81393777709144526292012-01-31T07:46:31.777-05:002012-01-31T07:46:31.777-05:00Good advice, Patricia. Thanks.Good advice, Patricia. Thanks.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-85063491660190224782012-01-31T07:11:18.220-05:002012-01-31T07:11:18.220-05:00Wonderful post, Diane! I haven't read The Hun...Wonderful post, Diane! I haven't read The Hunger Games yet and will definitely be adding it to my TBR list. I only hope that one day someone will stay up until three a.m. reading my book because it was so compelling they couldn't put it down :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388011374794192178.post-22766579264408798882012-01-31T00:04:16.607-05:002012-01-31T00:04:16.607-05:00I've spent sleepless nights with Robyn Carr...I've spent sleepless nights with Robyn Carr's Virgin River series. They feature a town full of wonderful people with lots of problems and issues, but they all pull together in the end. I wonder if I could ever create such loveable characters and compelling stories. We'll just have to keep writing and not worry about comparing ourselves to these authors. Our characters are real to us, Patricia Kiyonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763838993363110626noreply@blogger.com