tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post1566212091242250382..comments2024-01-08T17:41:57.541-07:00Comments on Yat-Yee Chong: Why we put books downYat-Yeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-16244253295061793852009-09-14T08:04:49.994-06:002009-09-14T08:04:49.994-06:00I loved the Time Traveler's Wife. I'm exci...I loved the Time Traveler's Wife. I'm excited for her new book but also worried if it's not as good. <br /><br />I picked up Joyce Carol Oates' We Were the Mulvaneys and loved it. Also bought A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius b/c I loved the title, and it's a great book.Annie Loudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008836459417708235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-92103098110277510702009-09-13T18:58:24.791-06:002009-09-13T18:58:24.791-06:00I haven't seen The Crying Game. I'm sure I...I haven't seen The Crying Game. I'm sure I'd be surprised by the twist, hah. And I need to read The Lovely Bones, as well. I just need to read a lot of things. My six-month reading period's coming up soon...Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-9953581964225808302009-09-12T12:36:55.562-06:002009-09-12T12:36:55.562-06:00I'll join your "surprised-by-the-crying-g...I'll join your "surprised-by-the-crying-game" group. I had no idea! (Unlike everyone else who was watching with me, which made it especially funny...)<br /><br />One big name that wowed me was THE BOOK THIEF. I kept hearing about it from friend after friend until I finally read the darned thing...and then I immediately went back and re-read passages. The writing in it is amazing. (HUNGER GAMES wowed me, too, btw.)<br /><br />More often, I'm wowed by books I never heard about before picking them up: BREATHE MY NAME (R.A. Nelson), NEED (Carrie Jones), FEED (M.T. Anderson--altho maybe that's a book I should have heard about.) It's such a delight to discover unexpected book treasures!Cheryl Reifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717232463223093632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-19176690912614798742009-09-11T15:24:35.391-06:002009-09-11T15:24:35.391-06:00Tanita: I jumped at the scene. But it was cool, in...Tanita: I jumped at the scene. But it was cool, in a way, to be surprised.<br /><br />Tricia: Ooh, more recommendations. Hehehe my ploy is working! BTW , I love Hunger Games as well.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-15861850321165828592009-09-11T14:15:14.758-06:002009-09-11T14:15:14.758-06:00A book I loved that I discovered on my own is THE ...A book I loved that I discovered on my own is THE WOMAN WHO LOVED REINDEER by Meredith Ann Pierce.<br />An It Book that was talked up by many and fully met my expectations is THE HUNGER GAMES.<br />Good question.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-9017306092187932872009-09-11T13:20:08.063-06:002009-09-11T13:20:08.063-06:00Dude: I was the 13th. But then, I thought Boy Geor...Dude: I was the 13th. But then, I thought Boy George was a girl, growing up. I missed the whole point...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-5538392714312993382009-09-11T12:48:57.281-06:002009-09-11T12:48:57.281-06:00I know! I felt so silly when I found out. Thanks f...I know! I felt so silly when I found out. Thanks for the recommendations, Davin! I've not heard of The Sea.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980381933042572592.post-48578397262534132492009-09-11T12:24:29.608-06:002009-09-11T12:24:29.608-06:00This is naive of me, but only recently did I under...This is naive of me, but only recently did I understand that prominently displayed books were usually the result of money rather than anything else. Once I learned that, I started spending more time browsing the shelves for new stuff. One I discovered that I really liked was a book called The Sea by John Banville. It won the Man Booker prize, but I didn't know that until I was about halfway through the quirky book. I just liked it based on some random pages I read.<br /><br />Books that lived up to their expectations: Lovely Bones, like you mentioned. I was also very impressed by Everything Is Illuminated. Those are two contemporary examples.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.com