tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659560655113883520.post4342484430019474716..comments2012-08-11T04:39:05.404-07:00Comments on whimsy & the world: Try new things: PilatesMary Beth Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06935054850433033265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659560655113883520.post-36652659226418153002011-01-18T22:11:14.199-08:002011-01-18T22:11:14.199-08:00i've read that book! well, half of it. when ...i've read that book! well, half of it. when we were traveling somewhere in europe. i really liked it but never finished it for some reason... i'll have to track it down again.Mary Beth Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935054850433033265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6659560655113883520.post-11915348442854337802011-01-18T20:06:21.936-08:002011-01-18T20:06:21.936-08:00Book rec from a fellow bibliophile (bibliomaniac?)...Book rec from a fellow bibliophile (bibliomaniac?). <i>The Historian</i> by Elizabeth Kostova. It's really well-plotted and placed and she really puts in a lot of time describing the various settings. Most of the book takes place in Istanbul, Budapest and Transylvania, but at the beginning the chapters alternate between describing various European locales (Venice; Bled, Slovenia; various places in France) and telling the story (a cool non-hokey version of Dracula). It basically made me want to go to all the places it describes. Figured you'd enjoy it because you're sort of interested in this "travel" thing. <br /><br />PeaceBenhttp://ifmercyfalls.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com