The Great Lover by Jill Dawson (not pictured) Nemesis by Philip Roth How the Hula Girl Sings by Joe Meno Sima's Undergarments for Women by Ilana Stanger-Ross The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton Panopticon by David Bajo Obabakoak by Bernardo Atxaga The Accordionist's Son by Bernardo Atxaga The Memory Closet by Ninie Hammon Karma by Nancy Deville The Monkey Bible by Mark Laxer Think of a Number by John Verdon | Unformed Landscape by Peter Stamm Up from the Blue by Susan Henderson Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart The Report by Jessica Francis Kane Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives by Josie Brown How to Escape from a Leper Colony by Tiphanie Yanique The Gendarme by Mark T. Mustian The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas The Sherlockian by Graham Moore Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel Satori by Don Winslow The King's Mistress by Emma Campion |
Instead of telling you what I'm looking forward to, I thought I would ask you guys your opinion. Any of these books really stand out as something I should read?
Looks like you have enough to read for a couple of years at least with your BEA piles. ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't know much about any of these, so I can't offer a recommendation. I have Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, but haven't started reading it yet.
--Anna
Wow I love seeing them all ranged out like that!
ReplyDeleteI just finished Emily St. John Mandel's "The Singer's Gun" and loved it, so her other book there really caught my eye. I've also heard interesting things about "The Slap".
ReplyDeleteI am really looking forward to reading The Slap and Panopticon along with everything else. I am overwhelmed with choices now.
ReplyDeleteI read Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives and really liked it. I got The Sherlockian at BEA too and can't wait to get started on it.
ReplyDeleteWow, you got heaps of books I never even saw! I've read Last Night in Montreal and recommend it, although you have to promise not to believe everything Emily says about Montreal!
ReplyDeleteHow to Escape from a Leper Colony is an intriguing title! (I know nothing about this book.)
Enjoy all your BEA loot!
I've been hearing some great things about the Scarlett Thomas book. Enjoy your books, Trisha!
ReplyDeleteWow, you have been busy haven't you.
ReplyDeleteThe Gendarme looks good judging by the spine! I am not familiar with any of these though so I guess I would just close my eyes and pick one out at random.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these, but I'm intrigued by many of the titles. I keep hearing about The Slap.
ReplyDeleteAnna - I definitely do have enough to read for years!
ReplyDeleteAmanda - I did love looking at them, but now I'm just trying to figure out where to put those piles and piles of books.
Sandy - The Slap just sounds like a great read.
Nicole - Those are two of the best titles up there!
Jennifer - I'm excited for The Sherlockian too!
Avis - That's my favorite title!
Ana - It's definitely the prettiest book out of all of them.
Serena - Busy blogging about them and staring at them; it's probably time to read them!
Stephanie - There are definitely great titles among the books.
If you have Room in any of those piles, start with that! It was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's quite a list! I hope you enjoy Last Night in Montreal. I haven't read any of these, but I'd really like to read Panopticon. It looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of NONE of them except "Think of a Number."
ReplyDeleteI heard a lot of buzz about THE SHERLOCKIAN. A couple of those I've read and didn't like- I won't tell you which, LOL :-)
ReplyDeleteJill - That's one I didn't get! Dagnabit.
ReplyDeleteEmily - Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm excited to read LN in M.
Jenners - I can't decide if I'm going to read that one or not; it's not my typical read.
Marie - Hey now! You should email me the ones you didn't like, so I can at least move them to the bottom of the to read pile!
My goodness that's a pile of books! I'm intrigued by this Monkey Bible. I've been following them on Facebook through a friend and they have some really interesting conversation going. Wonder how the book will be!
ReplyDeleteAlso think the Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives sounds interesting even if I'm not married!
Sarah - The Monkey Bible is definitely a catchy title. I don't know much else about it right now, but I'll have to check out this Facebook conversation...intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually kind of excited for The Monkey Bible -- I think it'll be thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteKim - I haven't given it much thought. Honestly, I got so many it's hard to really remember any of them right now. :)
ReplyDeleteDear Eclectic / Eccentric,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention of the Monkey Bible which is now available at bookstores / www.monkeybible.com / amazon. We still have interesting (controversial?) discussions on our facebook page and we have a national story project, a free iPhone app, and a staged theatrical production described on our website--all this is tied to the novel and its companion musical CD. We're on goodreads, too...would love to talk with you!
best,
mark
http://www.monkeybible.com