tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post684713805778496909..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Your Urgent HELP Required with my TBR'sBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-89006853790099339112018-01-05T00:24:15.741+11:002018-01-05T00:24:15.741+11:00I'm looking at your CC list... My favourites f...I'm looking at your CC list... My favourites from it are:<br /><br />All the Zolas (I do have a particular fondness for The Dream)<br />Agnes Grey (I LOVE Anne B)<br />Cannery Row <br />Far From the Madding Crowd<br />Frankenstein<br />Howards End (not read in ages, going to re-read myself)<br />Middlemarch (HATED it when I first read it, LOVED it the second time)<br />1984<br />Parade's End<br />Stoner<br />The Woman in White (<3 Wilkie Collins)<br /><br />Good luck :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-46328037604160199692018-01-04T18:28:10.850+11:002018-01-04T18:28:10.850+11:00Read these Bron -
The Art of Reading by Damon You...Read these Bron -<br /><br />The Art of Reading by Damon Young<br />Island Home by Tim Winton<br />A New England Affair by Steven Carroll<br />Tinkering by John Clarke<br />Whipbird by Robert Drewe<br />Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout<br />Golden Hill by Francis Spufford<br />The Green Road by Anne Enright<br />The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne<br />A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler<br />Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami<br />Lost Japan by Alex Kerr<br />Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd ParryBrayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188145205807811792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-44884379504376254252018-01-03T08:55:23.751+11:002018-01-03T08:55:23.751+11:00I loved your criteria for selecting books - they a...I loved your criteria for selecting books - they are all, indeed, attention grabbing titles. And you've helped a couple of books along with their tally.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-4783590988730897572018-01-03T08:48:26.472+11:002018-01-03T08:48:26.472+11:00Thanks for your tips as well as your comment about...Thanks for your tips as well as your comment about which books should be on my translation list. It's easy to forget the filing system one is using as time goes by :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-51809912806593888292018-01-03T02:34:30.850+11:002018-01-03T02:34:30.850+11:00Picked on the basis of titles that grabbed me:
Aus...Picked on the basis of titles that grabbed me:<br />Australian Notebooks by Betty Churcher<br />Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living by Carrie Tiffany<br />A Million Windows by Gerald Murnane<br />Till Apples Grow on an Orange Tree by Cassandra Pybus<br />Whipbird by Robert Drewe<br />An Artist in the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro<br />Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor<br />Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes<br />South Riding by Winifred Holtby<br />The Key by Junichiro Tanizaki<br /><br />Plus you must read all of your Murakami and Pamuk books. It's a crime to let them languish.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986715886277232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-34347721279507496252018-01-02T10:03:23.351+11:002018-01-02T10:03:23.351+11:00I don’t think I’ve ever commented here before, but...I don’t think I’ve ever commented here before, but it certainly looks like you need help. <br /><br />The Count of Monte Cristo — I stayed away from it for years, but it blew my socks off. <br />The Museum of Innocence — if you read only one Pamela, it should be this one.<br />The Name of the Rose, Eco (should be in your list of translations, but it’s great regardless).<br />Secondhand Time, Alexeievich.<br />Kafka on the Shore — my favourite Murakami is the windup bird chronicle, but this one comes next.<br /><br />And if these recommendations don’t sit well with you, at least it may help you figure out what not to read. Happy new year!<br />Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-83945245595078817222018-01-02T07:56:04.868+11:002018-01-02T07:56:04.868+11:00Yes indeed!
I'm collating the stats & will...Yes indeed!<br />I'm collating the stats & will posts something later in the week :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-77136032519334404102018-01-01T20:59:20.030+11:002018-01-01T20:59:20.030+11:00I promised a few suggestions
...and I'm planni...I promised a few suggestions<br />...and I'm planning on reading these books as well!<br /><br />The Art of Time Travel by Tom Griffiths (blind date)<br />A First Place by David Malouf (essays from 80 yr old writer!)<br />True North by Brenda Niall (I like her style, Mannix is very good!)<br />True Stories by Helen Garner (doyenne of Australian writers)<br />The Turning by Tim Winton (short stories from a very gifted writer....)<br />The Acolyte by Thea Astley ( is said to be one of her best books!)<br /><br />Hope I have helped!NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-52857040277658559292018-01-01T11:32:18.908+11:002018-01-01T11:32:18.908+11:00Barbara Pym is getting some love - I've been t...Barbara Pym is getting some love - I've been thinking of a Pymalong at some point soon, so that I can read her books in chronological order....Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-36761737741903016942018-01-01T11:31:05.741+11:002018-01-01T11:31:05.741+11:00The annotated Austens have me very excited too!The annotated Austens have me very excited too!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-16507038582393014252018-01-01T11:28:57.069+11:002018-01-01T11:28:57.069+11:00Wasn't sure where to put Reading Lolita - it w...Wasn't sure where to put Reading Lolita - it was on the bottom of the stack so I couldn't check whether it was in translation or not :-/Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53613643564895333132018-01-01T08:38:22.282+11:002018-01-01T08:38:22.282+11:00I've read 2 Yates already & was very famil...I've read 2 Yates already & was very familiar with his depressing nature...which is why his backlist has been sitting around for so long I guess!<br /><br />And yes, it looks like I will be reading 84 Charing Cross Road in 2018 :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-8702043380275578622018-01-01T08:34:57.271+11:002018-01-01T08:34:57.271+11:00Yay, another vote for an annotated Austen - I was ...Yay, another vote for an annotated Austen - I was hoping they would make it onto the final list :-DBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-82658566493527201502018-01-01T08:31:45.404+11:002018-01-01T08:31:45.404+11:00Great! Now I have to add Gilead to my list !!
I...Great! Now I have to add Gilead to my list !!<br />I'm hoping a few more votes come in for Sherlock Holmes as I'd like this to be year I finally read some.<br />1Q84 was my first Murakami and I loved it (most of it), but haven't tackled many of his backlist yet. We're going to Japan this year, so I suspect a Murakami or two will definitely be on the list.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-36996101468669938582018-01-01T08:28:50.426+11:002018-01-01T08:28:50.426+11:00PS I LOVED LaRose, which is why I now have a coupl...PS I LOVED LaRose, which is why I now have a couple of Erdrich's backlist on my pile...Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-58466896034399153242018-01-01T08:28:14.110+11:002018-01-01T08:28:14.110+11:00That's EXACTLY what I wanted thank you Anne. I...That's EXACTLY what I wanted thank you Anne. I have to narrow down down this crazy list somehow :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-85923875023579710192018-01-01T08:25:41.755+11:002018-01-01T08:25:41.755+11:00Thanks for joining in in Jean, I suspect like Kris...Thanks for joining in in Jean, I suspect like Kristlyn found, is that with such a HUGE list, getting doubles or triple recommendations could be difficult, but 84 Charing Cross Road is firming as a favourite already!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-59827570249695760772018-01-01T03:07:22.557+11:002018-01-01T03:07:22.557+11:00Yes, Brona, you have a problem ;-)
Here are my re...Yes, Brona, you have a problem ;-)<br /><br />Here are my recommendations:<br /><br />Anything is Possible - even better than My Name is Lucy Barton<br />The Children Act<br />84, Charing Cross Road - I see many have recommended this!<br />Barchester Towers - or any of the Trollopes<br />The Count of Monte Cristo<br />The Easter Parade -my favorite and most autobiographical Yates novel<br />Far From the Madding Crowd - watch the new film adaptation afterwards<br />Palace Walk -you'll want to read the other two books in the trilogy, too!<br />Revolutionary Road - Yates can be depressing. Don't read too many back to back.<br />StonerJoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-37510131273635873092018-01-01T00:53:37.949+11:002018-01-01T00:53:37.949+11:00Those are some huge lists. I don't know many o...Those are some huge lists. I don't know many of the Australian writers but here are my suggestions from the other lists.<br /><br />Any of the Jane Austen--because it is Jane Austen and she can never be read too often.<br />South Riding by Winifred Holtby<br />Barbara Pym--any of them. She is a joy.<br />84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff--I absolutely love it and reread it semi-regularly.<br />Jane Austen's Letters--again, it is Jane Austen. Enough said. <br />Elizabeth Bowen--you have a couple by hers. She is well worth reading.<br />Margaret Kennedy--I don't think I have read either of the ones you have listed but I read two books by her this year and enjoyed them both.<br />Diary of a Nobody--I read it some years ago and it was fun.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878149675832228998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49683409280855011322018-01-01T00:41:22.724+11:002018-01-01T00:41:22.724+11:00Lucy Maud Montgomery by Mary Henley Rubio (EXCELLE...Lucy Maud Montgomery by Mary Henley Rubio (EXCELLENT biography.)<br />The Annotated Mansfield Park by Jane Austen & David M Shapard (I WANT TO READ THIS.)<br />Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Enjoy a revisit!!)<br />Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (I've read this and recommend it.)<br />Marianne by George Sand (I think George Eliot liked her work. Therefore, you should.) :)<br />Poems of John Keats (le sigh, I love him)<br />Stoner by John Williams (BEAUTIFUL novel.)<br />84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (I read & loved this.)<br />South Riding by Winifred Holtby (I've heard this is excellent.)<br />The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (I think you'd like this. I've skimmed it. I haven't read it yet.)<br /><br />Happy 2018. ;)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-31028789909769336482017-12-31T14:16:42.234+11:002017-12-31T14:16:42.234+11:00Oh my goodness, Brona! You do need a lot of help! ...Oh my goodness, Brona! You do need a lot of help! This is really hardly a dent, but here are some suggestions...<br /><br />Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon<br />Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali<br />The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (or any of the Austens)<br />Frankenstein by Mary Shelley<br />O Pioneers by Willa Cather<br />Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy<br /><br /><br />Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-27027563882848373132017-12-31T09:07:20.545+11:002017-12-31T09:07:20.545+11:00Wow! Those are impressive lists. I have no guidanc...Wow! Those are impressive lists. I have no guidance to offer re the Australian books as I don't know any of them (and have enough TBR piles in my own life already thank you!) There were quite a few on the lists that I have read or begun and would skip, but that isn't what you asked for. I didn't like King's On Writing, but it is very chatty and as such I'm sure is very subject to personal taste. <br />Here are the recommendations I would make from your 2 lists"<br />Home by Marilynne Robinson (but only if you already read Gilead which is amazing and gives a lot of depth to Home that it would otherwise be lacking)<br />The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco<br />Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (the only Murakami I haven't liked was 1Q84, but this was an especial favorite)<br />84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff<br />The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (or any Sherlock Holmes, they are all marvelous)<br />Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather OR The Professor's House by Willa Cather (both wonderful, I liked DCtA a bit more)<br />I have really liked all the Barbara Pym I have read as well, so one of those would be on my list, but which one doesn't really matter<br />Good luck and I can't wait to see the list of 10!<br />Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-13448761979391751412017-12-31T08:18:00.543+11:002017-12-31T08:18:00.543+11:00Well, I am not sure how much emphasis you should p...Well, I am not sure how much emphasis you should put on my suggestions because I have very few of these books. But here is alist of the ones I HAVE read that I think are very good:<br />The Round House (and then read La Rose by Erdrich...the other side of revenge---forgiveness)<br />Snow Falling on Cedars<br />Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher<br />Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice ( I haven't read the annotated versions, however)<br />Reading Lolita in Tehran (Is this really a translation? It is lovely)<br />On Writing (King)<br />Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-83076054670748201292017-12-31T07:10:52.450+11:002017-12-31T07:10:52.450+11:00Holy moley, you were not kidding. The Aussie list...Holy moley, you were not kidding. The Aussie list alone is overwhelming! Here are my picks off the TBR pile -- there were plenty there so I didn't keep going to the CCII list.<br /><br />The Danger Game by Kalinda Ashton<br />Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller<br />Till Apples Grow on an Orange Tree by Cassandra Pybus<br />What Was Left by Eleanor Limprecht<br />A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo<br />Funeral Games by Mary Renault<br />The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami<br />The Peacock Spring by Rumer Godden<br />Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi<br />Secondhand Time by Svetlana Alexievich<br />84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff<br />Imagining London by Anna Quindlen<br />Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com