tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post1530618543967858705..comments2024-01-08T17:41:57.541-07:00Comments on Yat-Yee Chong: Which ones would you choose?Yat-Yeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-69873330800372657722009-10-17T09:19:08.845-06:002009-10-17T09:19:08.845-06:00What? Davin? No Tolstoy? :)
I already have Every...What? Davin? No Tolstoy? :) <br /><br />I already have Everything is Illuminated on my list from your last recommendation. At the time, I read the beginning pages of The Sea and EII, and decided to go with the Seat first. Thanks for the recommendations!Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-76409462726462306922009-10-16T15:50:10.611-06:002009-10-16T15:50:10.611-06:00Well, Moby Dick is definitely very high on the lis...Well, Moby Dick is definitely very high on the list! Have you heard of a book called Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer? I loved that book. Not everybody does, but it's good, in my opinion.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-5549010026655268732009-10-16T15:17:57.872-06:002009-10-16T15:17:57.872-06:00No I haven't read Housekeeping, but I've r...No I haven't read Housekeeping, but I've read Gilead. Good to hear the endorsement on Stegner and Cather.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-25908321547410830992009-10-16T15:04:42.239-06:002009-10-16T15:04:42.239-06:00I have read several of Willa Cather's (ANY one...I have read several of Willa Cather's (ANY one is a good choice), Angle of Repose (OOOhhh, it's good), and sadly no others on your list. :(<br /><br />Have you read Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson? That's a favorite of mine.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-14017657767760603412009-10-16T15:03:03.938-06:002009-10-16T15:03:03.938-06:00Tricia: you've described the distinction reall...Tricia: you've described the distinction really well. I have already included Attwood from that very post you spoke of. Thanks for the other suggestions as well. Will have to pace myself.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-46579681593719679562009-10-16T12:51:06.704-06:002009-10-16T12:51:06.704-06:00There are books I love and gladly reread, and ther...There are books I love and gladly reread, and there are books I love that are important. So in your quest for read-before-you-die I mention again Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, which I wrote about during Banned Books Week. That one stands out.<br />Some other books that rocked my world included Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato (war book warning), Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-35909868489728533192009-10-16T10:06:59.481-06:002009-10-16T10:06:59.481-06:00Oh good. More must-read suggestions. I agree, why ...Oh good. More must-read suggestions. I agree, why can't we do nothing but read and write all day?Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-29342837108163983002009-10-16T09:57:27.791-06:002009-10-16T09:57:27.791-06:00I haven't read any of those.
Hmm... must-read....I haven't read any of those.<br />Hmm... must-read... I read Beloved by Toni Morrison and Native Son by Richard Wright in college, and they were amazing.<br />I've also read Any Rand's The Fountainhead twice. It's pretty awesome and thought-provoking.<br />I'm also a huge fan of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections.<br />Gah! Why can't I quit my job and just read all day? Library books are free.Annie Loudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008836459417708235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-63891580863707335892009-10-16T09:50:59.571-06:002009-10-16T09:50:59.571-06:00I've read only O Pioneers and My Antonia by Wi...I've read only O Pioneers and My Antonia by Willa Cather and tried once to read Moby Dick but just couldn't get through it...<br /><br />Must read? Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright. It's really the only book I reread once every 5 to 10 years.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-68236668498721144992009-10-16T09:22:23.488-06:002009-10-16T09:22:23.488-06:00Neither have I, Melissa. Haven't even heard of...Neither have I, Melissa. Haven't even heard of half of them.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-46878994919224561202009-10-16T09:19:05.355-06:002009-10-16T09:19:05.355-06:00I hate to say I've never read any of these! S...I hate to say I've never read any of these! So many books, so very little time. Sigh.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-23050688698617367452009-10-16T08:47:44.350-06:002009-10-16T08:47:44.350-06:00Yay! Someone who's willing to commit to a book...Yay! Someone who's willing to commit to a book! I will have to read it now. Thanks, T. Anee. And good luck on the first para contest.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-4268605060693411152009-10-16T08:23:40.199-06:002009-10-16T08:23:40.199-06:00I would read A voice in the wind by Francine River...I would read A voice in the wind by Francine Rivers before you die. It's the first in the MArk of the Lion series. It blew me away!!! An ending you never se coming.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.com