tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post8468085207836405744..comments2023-10-26T04:53:55.401-05:00Comments on Literary Musings: Top Ten Books I'm Most Excited to Read in 2011Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-73320704765710579562010-12-15T01:06:51.175-06:002010-12-15T01:06:51.175-06:00I am looking forward to The Old Man and The Sea as...I am looking forward to The Old Man and The Sea as well but I might just finish it this year. I look forward to reading some Persephone Classics next year along with Margaret Atwood! I have heard wonderful things about "Room" too, so that will be a book I will be picking up. Have fun with your list. I would like to borrow this topic for a blog post as well!Vaishnavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829055456233904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-5413917437374284042010-12-14T19:54:04.040-06:002010-12-14T19:54:04.040-06:00I'm excited there is a new Niffeneger book com...I'm excited there is a new Niffeneger book coming out! And Middlesex was really great-you should enjoy it. I need to read some Safran Foer and Franzen both, if only so I can figure out what all the fuss was about earlier this year with the Picoult/Franzen debate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-38890156257307256482010-12-14T19:21:28.720-06:002010-12-14T19:21:28.720-06:00I want to read Room as well! Middlesex wasn't ...I want to read Room as well! Middlesex wasn't my favorite I will be interested to see what you think of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-9717296349960247262010-12-14T19:00:45.829-06:002010-12-14T19:00:45.829-06:00Middlesex, Cat's Eye and Freedom would also be...Middlesex, Cat's Eye and Freedom would also be on my list for 2011...along with about a gazillion more :)Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-57471997846518978012010-12-14T18:24:39.284-06:002010-12-14T18:24:39.284-06:00I like your list. I plan to read Freedom from your...I like your list. I plan to read Freedom from your list.<br /><br />My post: http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/12/top-ten-books-im-anticipating-for-2011.html<br /><br />I welcome recommendations.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-70038587920359376002010-12-14T18:06:17.481-06:002010-12-14T18:06:17.481-06:00Middlesex is one of my absolute favorite books! I ...Middlesex is one of my absolute favorite books! I also loved Freedom (and blogged about it) and anything by Margaret Atwood... I didn't know Audrey Niffenegger had a ne wnovel, but I hope to get to that one by the end of 2011! tooLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693049853424500785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-12921826692073850152010-12-14T17:47:53.150-06:002010-12-14T17:47:53.150-06:00Twobibliomaniacs, I can't wait for those.
Pa...Twobibliomaniacs, I can't wait for those. <br /><br />Padfoot, I'll try :)<br /><br />Red, That's really funny. I'm sure you got some dirty looks. <br /><br />Melissa, I've heard wonderful things about it.<br /><br />Avid Reader, It sounds like we have the exact same taste in literature. <br /><br />1girl, I'm dying to read Room! So many people have listed it as their favorite for 2010.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-88683750235822274722010-12-14T15:56:44.022-06:002010-12-14T15:56:44.022-06:00Excellent list! Room is one of my favourite books ...Excellent list! Room is one of my favourite books of the year, it was incredible! Middlesex is awesome too. I'm also planning to read more Atwood next year, I've only read 2 of her novels so far and hoping to get through the other 4-5 that are sitting on my shelves. I bought Freedom this year and haven't read it yet so I'm hoping to get through that next year too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-6652273702036307702010-12-14T14:25:19.659-06:002010-12-14T14:25:19.659-06:00Great list. 1 and 9 are on my TBR list for next ye...Great list. 1 and 9 are on my TBR list for next year too, as well as reading more Atwood. I love 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. Old Man is an interesting one. I can't bring myself to read Freedom, because I couldn't stand The Corrections, maybe one day.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-80054908392456253032010-12-14T13:46:04.055-06:002010-12-14T13:46:04.055-06:00Middlesex is a really good read. The story stays w...Middlesex is a really good read. The story stays with you even after you read the last page. Those are always my favorite kind of books to read.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304833987422717578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-69037532404747405132010-12-14T13:31:59.191-06:002010-12-14T13:31:59.191-06:00Not knowing Spanish won't take away from the b...Not knowing Spanish won't take away from the book because it's just curses & insults that are in Spanish. Here's how my Spanish lessons a la Oscar Wao went:<br />::on crowded subway::<br />"Hey Boyfriend, what does [offensive Spanish insult] mean?"<br />"It means you should probably point to the words instead of yelling them out when you don't know what they mean."Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-79751706747414624802010-12-14T13:23:15.065-06:002010-12-14T13:23:15.065-06:00Uhhhh we have almost the exact same 'excited a...Uhhhh we have almost the exact same 'excited about' list. 'Everything is Illuminated 'Brief life,' 'Heartbreaking work' 'and anything atwood' is on the top of my 2011 list. Get out of my head.The Great Catsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436410858315526506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-27894276165495791262010-12-14T12:03:23.377-06:002010-12-14T12:03:23.377-06:00Nice choices! I really enjoyed Middlesex and The ...Nice choices! I really enjoyed Middlesex and The Old Man and the Sea was a pretty good read too.Two Bibliomaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442484227213602009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-78768840358412268612010-12-14T11:44:03.134-06:002010-12-14T11:44:03.134-06:00Nymeth, Thanks for letting me know! I think I'...Nymeth, Thanks for letting me know! I think I'll start with one of those.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-83447945455703172302010-12-14T11:39:04.310-06:002010-12-14T11:39:04.310-06:00I liked #1 and loved 2, 3 and 9. Happy reading!I liked #1 and loved 2, 3 and 9. Happy reading!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-61190448379180886592010-12-14T11:07:09.926-06:002010-12-14T11:07:09.926-06:00Jamie, I just want him to write more books!
Ben,...Jamie, I just want him to write more books! <br /><br />Ben, Hmmm... That sounds like it could be due to the translation (yes I am trying to defend a book I've never read).Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-50422000157991171982010-12-14T11:03:16.818-06:002010-12-14T11:03:16.818-06:00She read Everything Is Illuminated. But her compla...She read Everything Is Illuminated. But her complaints had to do with the vocabulary.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-18250530698982703932010-12-14T10:48:32.627-06:002010-12-14T10:48:32.627-06:00LOVE JSF! As you probably already know! P
I reall...LOVE JSF! As you probably already know! P<br /><br />I really need to pick up Room as well! Lots of good picks on this list!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905075906530067471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-71730069828163441492010-12-14T10:46:44.386-06:002010-12-14T10:46:44.386-06:00Red, I've never taken a lick of Spanish in my ...Red, I've never taken a lick of Spanish in my life - just a bunch of French. Thanks for the heads up! I hope my not knowing any Spanish won't take away from the book.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-78810837204769231932010-12-14T10:44:59.762-06:002010-12-14T10:44:59.762-06:00Looks like a great 2011 list. I need to check out...Looks like a great 2011 list. I need to check out Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close soon.<br /><br />Oscar Wao was good and strange. Don't read the Spanish words out loud in public, if you don't speak Spanish that is. If you do, then you know what you're doing :)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-55107577882663687252010-12-14T10:24:29.724-06:002010-12-14T10:24:29.724-06:00Ben, That's terrible. I feel like maybe Foer i...Ben, That's terrible. I feel like maybe Foer is a hit or a miss with people. He is pretty post-modern and that isn't for everyone. Which one did she read?Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-7160718798563380392010-12-14T10:21:03.698-06:002010-12-14T10:21:03.698-06:00Josie read a translation of Safran Foer and hated ...Josie read a translation of Safran Foer and hated it. I think it's the translation though. I also give you thumbs up for Hemingway and Franzen!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.com