tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post8240798722987994039..comments2023-11-05T12:38:40.502+00:00Comments on Reading books, Reading stories, Reading Life: Booking Through Thursday-unreadJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904771329502876178noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-23553948299278780822009-05-29T01:15:39.601+01:002009-05-29T01:15:39.601+01:00I recall strongly disliking Faulkner's Go Down, Mo...I recall strongly disliking Faulkner's Go Down, Moses when I read it in college. Although I love Cormac McCarthy's style, and he is often compared to Faulkner, so I wonder if maybe it just wasn't the right time. I'm not sure I'm willing to find out, though.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-50201469344209405432009-05-28T20:52:04.979+01:002009-05-28T20:52:04.979+01:00Zadie Smith...so right on!Zadie Smith...so right on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-79714044666393230012009-05-28T16:31:00.007+01:002009-05-28T16:31:00.007+01:00If a book is good all the way through, then the en...If a book is good all the way through, then the ending is a big disappointment, then I feel good that I at least read the book and enjoyed it most of the way through.<br />The UNREAD books of my past are usually ones that either A. Shocked me at how graphic or grotesque the book was.. or B. I just couldn't read them due to how the author writes. It either grabs me or it doesn't.Missy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291867551001087415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-16542785274581418612009-05-28T16:01:24.892+01:002009-05-28T16:01:24.892+01:00For me it was In the Woods by Tana French. Love t...For me it was In the Woods by Tana French. Love the book until the ending. The ending just killed the entire book.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053463512324781210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-1106385993455758952009-05-28T13:27:36.009+01:002009-05-28T13:27:36.009+01:00LOL - I mentioned White Teeth in my answer, too!LOL - I mentioned White Teeth in my answer, too!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-67991952827338213572009-05-28T13:02:16.210+01:002009-05-28T13:02:16.210+01:00There are too many books out there to read to suff...There are too many books out there to read to suffer through a bad one.Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-18215346131976629932009-05-28T12:07:39.095+01:002009-05-28T12:07:39.095+01:00There's not point contuing with a book if you don'...There's not point contuing with a book if you don't enjoy it is there! I had the same experience wit Zadie Smith, I have up after the first one though!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-77515941242428258762009-05-28T11:58:37.090+01:002009-05-28T11:58:37.090+01:00I haven't read either of these books but if I choo...I haven't read either of these books but if I choose a book to read I will forse myself to finish it. Happy Btt. I enjoyed reading your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-81000899421823319542009-05-28T10:25:13.160+01:002009-05-28T10:25:13.160+01:00Yes, it's not worth reading a boring book or one y...Yes, it's not worth reading a boring book or one you dislike. I've never read anything by Sedaris and have only read On Beauty, which I thought was OK.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-80923930066964281342009-05-28T10:10:21.339+01:002009-05-28T10:10:21.339+01:00koolaidmum, I think it was supposed to be satirica...koolaidmum, I think it was supposed to be satirical. To me he was trying to make a totally dysfunctional family life funny, and it didn't work for me. But I think I'm in the minority with Sedaris because lots of people rave about him. I haven't read anything else and it would take an outstanding review to make me have another go!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904771329502876178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-15369432365319838412009-05-28T10:07:50.897+01:002009-05-28T10:07:50.897+01:00I've read a few books (and authors) that I wish I ...I've read a few books (and authors) that I wish I hadn't wasted my time on, but only one came to mind that I really wish I hadn't read at all (at that particular time, anyway).Susan Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253437044745874795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752351288638602539.post-58823351712504804742009-05-28T09:52:02.080+01:002009-05-28T09:52:02.080+01:00I'm a "down with the ship" kind of book reader, an...I'm a "down with the ship" kind of book reader, and I had no trouble answering this one, lol. I've not read any David Sedaris, yet, but I've got <I>Me Talk Pretty Some Day</I> on Mt. TBR. I have thought, by the title, that <I>Dress...Corduroy</I> would have a satirical wit and I've been wanting to read it. Have you read any other Sedaris?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com