Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading.

Comfort Food September 13, 2007

Filed under: Wordpress — --Deb @ 1:57 am

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Okay . . . picture this (really) worst-case scenario: It’s cold and raining, your boyfriend/girlfriend has just dumped you, you’ve just been fired, the pile of unpaid bills is sky-high, your beloved pet has recently died, and you think you’re coming down with a cold. All you want to do (other than hiding under the covers) is to curl up with a good book, something warm and comforting that will make you feel better.

What do you read?

(Any bets on how quickly somebody says the Bible or some other religious text? A good choice, to be sure, but to be honest, I was thinking more along the lines of fiction…. Unless I laid it on a little strong in the string of catastrophes? Maybe I should have just stuck to catching a cold on a rainy day….)


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

 

110 Responses to “Comfort Food”

  1. Melody Says:

    Hi everyone! Here’s mine.

    Happy BTT! :)

  2. Marianne Says:

    Wow… it’s so quiet in here!

    Mine’s up here: http://reading-writing.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-it-through-plague-pestilence.html

  3. gautami Says:

    Hello all,

    This is the second time I am posting here. I look forward to read you all.

    Mine is up now:
    Booking Through Troubled Times

  4. Rhinoa Says:

    Here is mine at Rhinoa’s Ramblings

  5. valentina Says:

    Here is mine too!:http://valentinasroom.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  6. BooksPlease Says:

    Mine is at http://booksplease.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday.html

  7. Angela Young Says:

    Here’s mine: http://writinglifeandtheuniverse.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday.html

  8. Maria Says:

    Hi all, here’s mine: http://kiwiria.livejournal.com/356943.html

  9. BooksPlease Says:

    Here’s mine (hope this gets there - the other comments I tried don’t seem to have!)

    http://www.booksplease.blogspot.com

  10. Debi Says:

    Here’s mine.

    Fun question!

  11. Mei Says:

    Mine is here.

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  13. superfastreader Says:

    As always a great question!!

    http://superfastreader.com/comfort-food-booking-through-thursday.htm

  14. Trish Says:

    Also applies to rainy days: http://trishsbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/comfort-food-booking-through-thursday.html

  15. Kiki Says:

    Mine is up! Thanks!

  16. 3m Says:

    http://1morechapter.com/2007/09/13/btt-comfort-food/

  17. pam Says:

    Great question!

    http://pamr.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  18. Alice Teh Says:

    Love this week’s topic! Here’s mine

  19. Cass Says:

    http://www.midlifemusings.com/2007/09/13/booking-through-thursday-9131007/

  20. Judy Says:

    Wow…. when I started my post there were only two comments. Okay, so I got distracted :-)

    Anyway, it’s up.

  21. Chris@bookarama Says:

    That’s a good question!

    Here’s my answer:

    http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  22. Barbara H. Says:

    Literary comfort food — I like it. I agree with Trish that this applies to rainy-day reading, too. My answer is here:

    http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food/

  23. Natasha Says:

    My first ever BTT answer is up here:
    http://natashajudd.com/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food/

  24. --Deb Says:

    Hey folks–for whatever reason, we’re having the same spam-filter problems we had last week. Lots of valid comments are getting caught in the filters. I’m checking periodically, so . . . if your comment doesn’t show up right away, chances are you’ve been filtered out but will be “released” just as soon as I can!

  25. sprite Says:

    Old friend kiddie-lit. Probably Little Women or Anne of Green Gables.

  26. betty Says:

    My curl up on a sad rainy day books

  27. Christine Says:

    Finally on time for a change.

    http://xinef.livejournal.com/152501.html

    I have a lot of “comfort reading” books, and yes, that is exactly what I call them. Books I’ve read so many times, I could recite the plot easily, but that I still love to read. Anne McCaffrey’s Crystal Singer trilogy (all three books), the first three books in her Pern series (Dragonflight, Dragonquest, White Dragon), also her Harper Hall trilogy (DragonSong, DragonSinger, DragonDrums). Sharon Lee and Steve Miller’s Liaden Series, esp the novels in Pilot’s Choice.

  28. sam Says:

    I tried to do the trackback thing, but it doesn’t seem to be showing up. In any case, my post is here.

  29. melanie Says:

    http://teareads.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday_13.html

  30. melanie Says:

    I don’t read fiction when I need Emily…

  31. CoversGirl Says:

    Mine is here. And it’s still Thursday! Just.

  32. Julie K. Rose Says:

    Good one!

    Here’s mine.

  33. CoversGirl Says:

    I have posted, but - filtered out again!

  34. melanie Says:

    I’ve posted, too - and been filtered out…

  35. Stephanie Says:

    Mine up! Come visit me at http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/

  36. Heather (errantdreams) Says:

    Dang… now that’s a painful list of catastrophes! Here’s my reply.

  37. Stacy Says:

    I played along this week! Check it out here. :)

    Have a great day and Happy Reading!!!

  38. Janicu Says:

    HEA is what I need. Really, who needs to feel even more down with what they read?

    http://janicu.vox.com/library/post/btt-comfort-food.html

  39. sya Says:

    I’m up.

    http://www.gamalei.net/syaffolee/2007/09/memes-booking-through-thursday-comfort.html

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  41. island editions Says:

    Here’s mine… http://islandeditions.wordpress.com/

  42. Florinda Says:

    Happy BTT to all! Good question this week. Here’s my answer: http://pendvasq-readingritingandrandomness.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  43. GeraniumCat Says:

    Here’s mine - my first Booking through Thursday and I managed to get it wrong. Memo to self, you need to provide a title before you publish!

    http://geraniumcat.blogspot.com/2007/09/okay.html

  44. Pooch Says:

    http://yarnknitreadlit.blogspot.com/2007/09/dogs-n-books-on-thursday.html

  45. Amy Says:

    Happy Thursday! Here’s mine!
    http://thesleepyreader.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food/

  46. gautami Says:

    After reading through BTT few entries, I see that we all have our favourites. In a way, books are very personal. Something works for one and does not do a thing for another. Reading poetry, braincandy, romance, comics or anything else depends on the particular mood at that time.

    To each his own. We all have our own coping mechanisms. We all develop overnight skills to deal with the catastrophic situation… Books or no books.

  47. gentle reader Says:

    Here’s my first BTT:

    http://shelflifeblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  48. Marsha Says:

    (Funny that this turns up on Booking through Thursday just days after I posted about my blog-birthday contest, which has a similar “what would you pick when you can choose only a few things?” theme.)

    For comfort reading, I would probably turn to The Fellowship of the Ring trilogy, which I’ve read a gazillion times. It’s a black-and-white world with no moral ambiguity. The good guys get to be heroes, and the bad guys get their just desserts. It’s a feel-good, happy ending. Well, until you get to the part where Frodo is miserable and still in pain years after the ring is destroyed. Maybe I’d just stop with the scourging of the Shire.

    This reading would, of course, be accompanied by my favorite nonliterary comfort food: instant macaroni-and-cheese (yes, with the packet of cheese powder)–eaten straight out of the pot. (Because I know I’m going to eat all of it anyway, so why dirty up another dish that needs to be cleaned, right?)

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  50. gina Says:

    Break at the university and so I’m back: http://gullybrookpress.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  51. Julia Says:

    Happy Booking Through Thursday Everyone & Deb! Hope everyone have a nice day!

    Here is mine!

  52. Angela Says:

    http://theknittingdiva.com/?p=193

    Love it! Happy BTT everyone

  53. The Sleepy Reader Says:

    Here’s mine!
    http://thesleepyreader.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food/

  54. Mervi Says:

    Here’s mine:
    http://bright-lilim.livejournal.com/71652.html

  55. Elizabeth Says:

    My answer: http://fajrdrako.livejournal.com/761459.html

  56. morsie Says:

    Here’s mine!

  57. Matthew Says:

    Here’s mine:

    http://writewrotewritten.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/comfort-food/

  58. alisonwonderland Says:

    fun question! my answer is here.

  59. CeeCee Says:

    Hello! Mine’s up here: http://booksplurge.blogspot.com/

  60. pussreboots Says:

    The short answer is: I don’t read in times of crisis. For a longer explanation, please see my blog entry.

  61. Anne Says:

    Gone With the Wind - it covers everything, and really, the Civil War can make anyone’s personal tragedies look pretty good!

  62. Tracie Says:

    This was a tough one for me. I’d probably crochet instead of read, but here’s my answer: BTT-Comfort Food

  63. Bridget Says:

    Here is what I wrote on my summer vacation:

    http://the-ravelld-sleave.blogspot.com/2007/09/comfort-food-booking-through-thursday.html

  64. mo Says:

    I’m late but I’m here!
    http://mosmind.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-thru-pain.html

  65. mo Says:

    I’m late, but I’m here

    This was a thought provoking one for me; I’m interested in reading everyone else’s responses.

    Have a good weekend, y’all!

  66. Susan Helene Gottfried Says:

    Perfect timing with this question!

    http://westofmars.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html#4314970279621151752

  67. Becca Says:

    Books have been comforting me quite a bit lately :)

    Here’s my answer:

    http://beccasbyline.blogspot.com/2007/09/comfort-reading.html

  68. Susan Says:

    Mine are here:

    http://pagesturned.blogspot.com/2007/09/comfort-food.html

  69. Lillian Says:

    Mine’s #2 here

  70. Lillian Says:

    Let’s try that link again

  71. Athena Says:

    Bit late today, but here it is: Comfort Food

  72. kmberrien Says:

    http://www.feedingboogie.blogspot.com

  73. Cassie Says:

    Mine’s up, have to go check out everyone else’s to see their answers! :) Happy BTT!

  74. Jennyellen Says:

    Here is my post! http://ajenslife.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  75. BookGal Says:

    It is still Thursday and mine’s up. Happy BTT.

  76. raidergirl3 Says:

    hi, here’s mine: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2007/09/meme-booking-through-thursday.html

  77. aki_diwata Says:

    Here’s my answer.

  78. Kat Says:

    Woah. It’s Friday where I am now, so from my POV, I’m late! :D But here it is!

  79. --Deb Says:

    Mine is up here. Just scroll down a bit….

  80. Ching Says:

    Mine’s posted at Home Ground

    Happy reading!

  81. Literary Feline Says:

    a href=”http://literaryfeline.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html”>Mine’s up.

  82. Melissa Says:

    Late, I know, though it’s still technically Thursday in my time zone, but with no less appreciation. Great question this week.

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  84. Brad K Says:

    Here is the post on my blog
    http://www.itsaboutmakingbabies.com/2007/09/13/comfort-food-a-booking-through-thursday-post/

  85. Cereal Box Reader Says:

    Robert Asprin’s “Myth” series is where I want to go for laughs when I’m down. Too bad he isn’t writing them anymore. (He has co-written some, the first of which wasn’t quite funny enough) Christopher Moore is a good, newer, author who tickes my funny bone. I also read the scripts for Blackadder and Red Dwarf etc. If I’m down, comedy is my best friend.

    BTW You guys really get up at 5:00 am to do this? Night shift? Time zone shift? Mind shift? As you can see, I’m only a day late so I didn’t bother to post something on my own blog.

  86. mjpuzzlemom Says:

    Here is my list

    MJ

  87. Mark Penix Says:

    When I’m down and I feel like reading… I actually tend to read books of non-fiction. It helps me take my mind off the things that are bothering me.

  88. Marg Says:

    A bit late today…..Mine’s up at the following link:

    http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2007/09/comfort-food.html

  89. Literary Feline Says:

    Let me try this again since I seem to have forgotten how to link properly. Haha
    Mine’s up.

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  91. aaronsmusic Says:

    Mine’s late, but here it is:

    http://aaronsmusic.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/booking-through-thursday-9132007/

  92. Suey Says:

    A day late and at the end of an amazingly huge list, but here you go anyway!

    http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  93. tinylibrarian Says:

    Here’s mine! http://tinyreadingroom.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-food.html

  94. Ginny Says:

    I’m late in replying, but I blogged about this topic. http://scrappyd.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday.html

  95. momof2ballerinas Says:

    http://scrappyd.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday.html

  96. Jeane Says:

    Here is my answer, a few days late. it’s brief, but simple.

  97. Dewey Says:

    Mine is here:
    http://deweymonster.com/?p=380

  98. Janiejane Says:

    Better late than never! :)
    http://somanybookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/btt-comfort-food.html

  99. Karen (mommy of three) Says:

    I’m late, but mine is up :-)

  100. Merri Says:

    http://merrimerri.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/booking-through-thursday-6/

  101. Merri Says:

    http://merrimerri.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/booking-through-thursday-6/
    Here’s mine(only a few days late!)

  102. Carla Nikol Says:

    not sure if doing this right but my answer is on following blog…

    http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&friendID=114364426

  103. Matt Says:

    The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco–it’s intriguing and literary, and I can get lost in it.

    The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry–it’s just the cutest book I ever read.

    Chekov and Poe.

  104. Erin Says:

    http://thepaperbackstash.blogspot.com/2007/09/booking-through-thursday-sept-13-2007.html

  105. Gracie Says:

    And here I am, sneaking in at the last minute: http://web.mac.com/akagracie

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  109. Josette Says:

    Here’s mine!

  110. janiejane Says:

    Mine is up: http://somanybookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/11/btt-volume.html

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