tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post8879617313547883081..comments2024-02-19T03:40:56.127-08:00Comments on .: My Year In Books (& a tiny bit about running)Angela Knottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-39041604002414455032015-01-02T23:49:01.618-08:002015-01-02T23:49:01.618-08:00I love your book reviews - I am so lazy about actu...I love your book reviews - I am so lazy about actually sitting down and reviewing books. Stealing some of these. I definitely need to read more of the American classics, and am waiiiiting for Bone Clocks to make it into my local library system (or rather, it's there, but it keeps getting checked out).<br /><br />Haha, I didn't like Special Topics because it reminded me too much of Secret History! <br /><br />Also, I think you'd like The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (fantasy - it's part of a trilogy and I haven't read the other two yet, but the first one was quite compelling), and The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi and Air by Geoff Ryman (both dystopian scifi with a third-world slant). Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-85280638159238475332015-01-01T16:50:46.795-08:002015-01-01T16:50:46.795-08:00How do you remember them all? If I had to write a ...How do you remember them all? If I had to write a list of books I'd read I might remember one or two at most. Mind you, with my Kindle I could just go into my files and find out - thank goodness technology removes the pressure on my memory.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819714901550763235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-16138663072515924292014-12-31T20:11:37.272-08:002014-12-31T20:11:37.272-08:00Thanks so much. I always love new book recommenda...Thanks so much. I always love new book recommendations! My year-end summaries are soon to come...Biting Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770918200146334167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-3042312409479863262014-12-31T15:22:20.155-08:002014-12-31T15:22:20.155-08:00Catch-22 is actually one of my all-time favorites!...Catch-22 is actually one of my all-time favorites! Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-23300005342070420892014-12-31T13:47:51.070-08:002014-12-31T13:47:51.070-08:00And yea, the mile that I ran was so painful, I lik...And yea, the mile that I ran was so painful, I likely will never do it again! When I finished I was bent over, walking on the infield in a ton of pain lol. So that PR will likely stand for a long time. Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-33024192228534176332014-12-31T13:45:31.131-08:002014-12-31T13:45:31.131-08:00Well done on all these books that you read. I hav...Well done on all these books that you read. I have read To Kill A Mockingbird in middle school, it was a great book. I may have to read the Nate Silver book - I love his 538.com site. Sounds like Uncle Tom's Cabin is worth a read too, though not sure I could get through the book without going crazy. Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-49314703893178426822014-12-31T11:33:35.005-08:002014-12-31T11:33:35.005-08:00I might need to steal some books from this list - ...I might need to steal some books from this list - I'm determined to make 2015 a year of reading, but I can never remember all the books that I intend to read. <br /><br />I agree with your conclusion on Catch 22 - I tried to read it at in college, and I don't think I ever finished it, just could not get into it at all.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199920977220189143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-64459139004631515332014-12-31T10:33:13.531-08:002014-12-31T10:33:13.531-08:00I need to read some of these, but I did not like J...I need to read some of these, but I did not like Jitterbug Perfume and could never get fully into Canticle really. Though I'm always into sci-fi/fantasy series, so I'm going to need to read Lightbringer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497977379655250921noreply@blogger.com