tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post2604892944561941786..comments2023-09-16T09:00:31.715-04:00Comments on Telecommuter Talk: And Another Reading List MemeEmily Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-18867791788292798152010-12-18T22:51:45.242-05:002010-12-18T22:51:45.242-05:00Cam, I do plan to get around to Hemingway sooner r...Cam, I do plan to get around to Hemingway sooner rather than later. I'm most intrigued.<br /><br />Dorr, not bad at all, I'd say!Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-75424824423180938222010-12-05T19:14:55.363-05:002010-12-05T19:14:55.363-05:00I did better on the other list also, 42 on this on...I did better on the other list also, 42 on this one. Still, not too bad, right?Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-8079462447892515742010-12-04T19:25:55.034-05:002010-12-04T19:25:55.034-05:00I, too, had read far more on the other list. Onl...I, too, had read far more on the other list. Only 24 on this list. Iam surprised that you've never read any Hemingway. When I was in college, it was very popular to read Hemingway to dis him as a sexist boor. One couldn't pass a class if you tried to argue the merits of his work outside of that particular lens. I don't recall much about his novels, but there are stories in In Our Time that I still think of 30 years after first reading and Hills Like White Elephants is a marvel of conciseness whether you like his portrayal of the man and the woman in that short story of or not.Anne Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419931136194330529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-43516996912942359702010-12-04T18:03:11.264-05:002010-12-04T18:03:11.264-05:00First of all, sorry, everyone, that the formatting...First of all, sorry, everyone, that the formatting on this sucks. It's hard to tell what I have and haven't read.<br /><br />Becky, you've reminded my elderly and forgetful brain that, of course, I've heard of Powell, having browsed the "books read" tab of your blog many times.<br /><br />Stef, I know the feeling...<br /><br />Thomas, so, just when I was feeling that I don't need to add to the length of the TBR tome, you make a very good argument for me to do so. Sigh!Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-58994163824836710422010-12-01T13:30:46.308-05:002010-12-01T13:30:46.308-05:00Emily, Emily, Emily... So much to say I don't ...Emily, Emily, Emily... So much to say I don't know where to start. Although there are many books on this list that weren't my favorites I was glad that I read them for various reasons. And, although there are a lot of dead white men on this list, there is actually a pretty wide range of writing styles and subjects that make exploring the list worth it. I agree with you on DH Lawrence. I have read two of the three and I liked them just enough to want to read the third, but not enough to actually like any of them. But there are some here that you really should give a chance, at least until page 50. <i>Darkness at Noon</i> is a really fantastic book. The Dos Passos I found painful. <i>Brave New World</i> and <i>Point Counterpoint</i> are such different books it is hard to believe they are by the same author. <i>Deliverance</i> is such a great,suspenseful book, and this is from someone who doesn't normally like suspense. Although it was short I had the hardest time getting through <i>Ironweed</i>. I totally understand your aversion to some books on this list, but I really feel the value of this list has been to open my eyes to stuff I would have avoided like the plague and ended up enjoying to various degrees.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-30568155080024118722010-12-01T11:23:48.845-05:002010-12-01T11:23:48.845-05:00I liked the other list better, I've read more ...I liked the other list better, I've read more books on that one. This one makes me feel inadequate as there are far too many of the books on my TBR list and not enough on my already read list.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169009.post-34728369879478143712010-12-01T07:43:17.724-05:002010-12-01T07:43:17.724-05:00Ok,this is a much more interesting list. I've ...Ok,this is a much more interesting list. I've read 47 of these but I'm giving myself extra points for having read all of Dance to the Music of Time. Most of the others I'm not going to bother with: Joyce, Conrad, Rushdie, Doctorow, Hemingway, absolutely not. Bowles, yes. Durrell, I've read the first part of the quartet and I'll get there.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137407503212226192noreply@blogger.com