Comments on: Six books for $100 http://www.aliofish.com/six-books-for-100/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:14:38 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: alio http://www.aliofish.com/six-books-for-100/comment-page-1/#comment-6622 alio Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:40:13 +0000 http://www.aliofish.com/?p=1895#comment-6622 My brother actually initiated it a few years ago. We talked about it as a family and decided we didn't really "need" anything so it would be better to donate the money we would normally spend on gifts to a charity instead. We decided we could still do stockings so we would all get something to open, but skip the "big" gifts. And now everyone gets to spoil the grandkid/niece. Bank's book is a fun read. My brother actually initiated it a few years ago. We talked about it as a family and decided we didn’t really “need” anything so it would be better to donate the money we would normally spend on gifts to a charity instead. We decided we could still do stockings so we would all get something to open, but skip the “big” gifts. And now everyone gets to spoil the grandkid/niece.

Bank’s book is a fun read.

]]> By: Jessica Howard http://www.aliofish.com/six-books-for-100/comment-page-1/#comment-6616 Jessica Howard Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:01:33 +0000 http://www.aliofish.com/?p=1895#comment-6616 What a great tradition – donating to charity instead of giving gifts. How did your family initiate that? I think lots of people would prefer to do that than give gifts – but are hesitant to interfere with/change family traditions, and not sure if everyone will be on board. As for books, I re-read an old favourite over the holidays: The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank. Very smart and very fast. Happy new year :-) What a great tradition – donating to charity instead of giving gifts. How did your family initiate that?

I think lots of people would prefer to do that than give gifts – but are hesitant to interfere with/change family traditions, and not sure if everyone will be on board.

As for books, I re-read an old favourite over the holidays: The Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank. Very smart and very fast.

Happy new year :-)

]]> By: Ali http://www.aliofish.com/six-books-for-100/comment-page-1/#comment-6530 Ali Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:53:19 +0000 http://www.aliofish.com/?p=1895#comment-6530 I read Still Alice sometime last year--I also really enjoyed it! I am looking forward to her new book--she had a description about it in Still Alice....I keep looking out for it, but it doesn't look to be out yet. I bought Lacuna for Karl or Xmas (alright, selfishly for me too--I'm looking forward to reading it as well!) I read Still Alice sometime last year–I also really enjoyed it! I am looking forward to her new book–she had a description about it in Still Alice….I keep looking out for it, but it doesn’t look to be out yet. I bought Lacuna for Karl or Xmas (alright, selfishly for me too–I’m looking forward to reading it as well!)

]]> By: Brook http://www.aliofish.com/six-books-for-100/comment-page-1/#comment-6529 Brook Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:36:53 +0000 http://www.aliofish.com/?p=1895#comment-6529 This is truly inspiring. Barbara Kingsolver will be presenting writers' workshops at the San Miguel Writers Conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico February 19-23 2010. I just signed up. It looks like a rare opportunity to meet her. Are you going? This is truly inspiring. Barbara Kingsolver will be presenting writers’ workshops at the San Miguel Writers Conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico February 19-23 2010. I just signed up. It looks like a rare opportunity to meet her. Are you going?

]]> By: PVVF http://www.aliofish.com/six-books-for-100/comment-page-1/#comment-6525 PVVF Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:50:56 +0000 http://www.aliofish.com/?p=1895#comment-6525 when you are finished with Lacuna can I have it to read? when you are finished with Lacuna can I have it to read?

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