tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post5293497982461349724..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: A Good Dose of ListomaniaGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-36083019764205065422010-01-05T14:40:03.567-06:002010-01-05T14:40:03.567-06:00This is where I leave you is on my list for this y...This is where I leave you is on my list for this year.<br /><br />Found you on Book Blogs, here is my list<br /><br />http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/12/countdown-of-my-favourites.htmlMarcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-43292872277892539032010-01-05T13:48:32.805-06:002010-01-05T13:48:32.805-06:00Finished Twisted River on Jan. 1 and LOVEd it. Gue...Finished Twisted River on Jan. 1 and LOVEd it. Guess it'll have to be on my 2010 top 10!Sarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-55669617737511681662010-01-01T15:59:59.668-06:002010-01-01T15:59:59.668-06:00I've not read any of your favorites. I better ...I've not read any of your favorites. I better get busy, huh? :) Thanks for playing along.Lori L. Clark Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109552079979163546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-84012208668729356822010-01-01T07:30:03.296-06:002010-01-01T07:30:03.296-06:00Great post, Greg! Interesting lists. I must echo A...Great post, Greg! Interesting lists. I must echo Amanda here, I had not heard of any of those NY Times top 10 books either! Although after reading the article two of the books went straight to my to-be-read -list.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting on my blog!<br /><br />Greetings,<br />TiinaTiinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218632691095902918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-51031550444921011032009-12-30T20:56:18.156-06:002009-12-30T20:56:18.156-06:00If you feel bad for not having read any of those N...If you feel bad for not having read any of those NY Times Top 10 books, how about me for having never heard of any of them? Actually, none of them sound very good to me...yeah...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-34036947101598489972009-12-10T09:38:19.890-06:002009-12-10T09:38:19.890-06:00I haven't made my list yet, but I will soon......I haven't made my list yet, but I will soon....I can't wait to read Twisted River & am excited to see it showing up on people's 'best of' lists!!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595188087523116290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-89744948393180339052009-12-09T18:34:20.266-06:002009-12-09T18:34:20.266-06:00I LOVED Cutting for Stone as well. It will be in m...I LOVED Cutting for Stone as well. It will be in my Top 5 for sure for 2009.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-52519435422389086802009-12-09T13:58:12.405-06:002009-12-09T13:58:12.405-06:00Hey - thanks for pointing that out! I just killed ...Hey - thanks for pointing that out! I just killed 30 minutes at work looking over ALL of those list.<br /><br />I picked up Beat the Reaper a few months ago, but haven't read it yet. That good, eh? I'll definitely move it up my list, too - right after Lamb! ;) <br /><br />Also, The Financial Lives of the Poets was in the same order as Lamb, which just arrived today! I've never read Jess Walter, but heard he's awesome!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-48524345983182405912009-12-09T12:31:02.806-06:002009-12-09T12:31:02.806-06:00Did you happen to catch the Time magazine Best of ...Did you happen to catch the Time magazine Best of List? You have to scroll a bit to see their breakdown of Top 10 in Fiction and Non-Fiction: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1945379,00.html<br /><br />I was happy to see Beat the Reaper on it. A really great read if you haven't checked it out yet :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-23368551993857551012009-12-08T21:52:12.039-06:002009-12-08T21:52:12.039-06:00You are a better man than me -- I cannot even come...You are a better man than me -- I cannot even come up with a best of for the books I've read in the past year. Nice to hear other readers have not read the NY Times Top 10 or even heard of some of them (I was starting to think it was just me). I'll be interested in your comments on Lethem since some of his stuff I like, and other stuff, well,...Derek Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591809533289201257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-19892042748973492282009-12-08T09:40:07.641-06:002009-12-08T09:40:07.641-06:00Thanks for the linkage,Greg-best of lists are tric...Thanks for the linkage,Greg-best of lists are tricky little devils,aren't they? So many good books to choose from:)lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-84196705960313018962009-12-08T09:14:21.873-06:002009-12-08T09:14:21.873-06:00@brizmus - I'd have to begrudingly admit that ...@brizmus - I'd have to begrudingly admit that Zeitoun is NOT a great book for its writing. But it IS a great book for the story (a true one) and the simplicity with which Eggers weaves the tale. Thanks for the comment!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-30913795937274951192009-12-08T03:15:37.049-06:002009-12-08T03:15:37.049-06:00I also had only heard of 2 books on the New York T...I also had only heard of 2 books on the New York Times Top 10 List. And oddly enough, the other ones don't even really interest me that much.<br />I've actually only heard of 3 of the books on your list and read none of them. <br />I was shocked, though, to see Dave Eggars made the list. I read and loved A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, but I think I might sort-of feel about him like you feel about Dan Brown (even though I suppose there really is no comparison) - like there's no way he could do it again. I suppose I'm wrong, though, and Ill have to check out Zeitoun.brizmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163313230550265190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-31277126879135796142009-12-07T19:16:32.688-06:002009-12-07T19:16:32.688-06:00Mmmkay! Yeah, that would be greeeat.
(Glad you l...Mmmkay! Yeah, that would be greeeat. <br /><br />(Glad you liked the post - and thanks for the link!)<br /><br />@SariJ - glad you agree on Cutting For Stone. I haven't talked to anyone yet who has read the book who hasn't absolutely loved it!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-14473923478538912002009-12-07T18:25:16.342-06:002009-12-07T18:25:16.342-06:00I've been trying to write a "Best of 2009...I've been trying to write a "Best of 2009" post and not doing very well. So I'm just gonna link back here from my blog, cause yours is really good. Mmkay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-50301842151834079312009-12-07T18:00:22.157-06:002009-12-07T18:00:22.157-06:00I read Cutting for Stone and have to agree it is a...I read Cutting for Stone and have to agree it is a top read for 2009. I am a nonfiction fan and so my favorite was Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas Levenson. I did not get to Stephen Johnson's The Invention of Air but had I it most likely would have made my list.SariJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576155931734364322noreply@blogger.com