tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post5495525244879058122..comments2023-10-20T03:06:50.950-05:00Comments on On My Bookshelf...: Tournament of Books 2008Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12944204657462978748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post-38584823422999832552008-03-12T11:10:00.000-05:002008-03-12T11:10:00.000-05:00Hi to all guys who write in this blog. I liked it....Hi to all guys who write in this blog. <BR/><BR/>I liked it.I also have a blog devoted to books and literature, among other things. <BR/><BR/>Most of the content is in Spanish. Anyway, why don't you visit it and tell me what do you think about it?--https://www.blogger.com/profile/09975749215396687280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post-90782602172477005182008-03-11T15:01:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this, Holly! I miss being more...Thanks for posting this, Holly! I miss being more attuned to the literary scene, as I was in college, and these round-ups really give me a chance to get caught up in last year's literature, so I'm at least not decades behind.<BR/><BR/>I ordered Petropolis, What The Dead Know, and Then We Came To The End, so hopefully I'll be reviewing them soon. I was really interested in The Shadow Catcher, An Arsonist's Guide, You Don't Love Me Yet, and The Brief Wondrous Life... but they're only in very expensive hardback right now (I know I'm getting old, because I gasped when I saw one of the prices and said, "$25 for a book! I remember back when paperbacks were $3.50"). Petropolis is hardback, too, but bargain book priced at $5.98 on bn.com. If I finish the three I ordered, maybe Lilah and I will finally find the library so I can read the others :)<BR/><BR/>Some of the books are intriguing, but when you read the summary and/or reviews, you realize you have no idea what the book is *about*--characters, plot, etc. That makes me nervous, because if a gimmick or groundbreaking technique is the main thing being talked about, sometimes the story suffers for it. I'm really not 100% sure about The Arsonist's Guide, but the premise really grabbed me. Remainder sounds really intriguing, but the reviews are scaring me off because they talk about how there's not really a story. Call me old-fashioned, but I like stories, and I think we were better off before deconstructionism hit. See? Getting old :)allisonmariecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211696859124273031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21930771.post-13558335776292163192008-03-11T08:33:00.000-05:002008-03-11T08:33:00.000-05:00Wow, I have not read a single book on this list. ...Wow, I have not read a single book on this list. I have had previous novels by Ian McEwan, Ann Patchett, and Vendela Vida in my to-read pile for ages, though. I'll have to see what they're all about--I still have a B&N gift card left from Christmas, so maybe I can get through a couple.allisonmariecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211696859124273031noreply@blogger.com