tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post6444925303062128019..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: Best Books of 2012: Volume TwoSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-76455931662546286042013-01-16T03:04:00.485+00:002013-01-16T03:04:00.485+00:00I read Sense and Sensibility and A Suitable Boy is...I read Sense and Sensibility and A Suitable Boy is on the TBR list. Have you heard the BBC World Book Club program where Vikram Seth was the guest? That was a good one. My favorite question was a joking one: "Is there ever such a thing as a "suitable boy'?"O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12294460322669300486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-55988107433026953982013-01-03T13:22:25.758+00:002013-01-03T13:22:25.758+00:00I'm hoping to read some Jane Austen this year ...I'm hoping to read some Jane Austen this year too. I've only read Pride and Prejudice and Emma.Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-79859269419355192552012-12-31T21:49:03.358+00:002012-12-31T21:49:03.358+00:00I read Sense and Sensibility in college, but I hav...I read Sense and Sensibility in college, but I have to say that I am seriously considering picking up the Game of Thrones series in 2013. You are the latest of many people to gush about how wonderful it is. <br /><br />Have a very happy New Year's! Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-83544195292095122302012-12-30T18:02:45.133+00:002012-12-30T18:02:45.133+00:00I agree with you on the first one! :D
I would love...I agree with you on the first one! :D<br />I would love to read In the Shadow of the Banyan and Sense and Sensibility as well. I am an armchair traveller too and would love to read books from different countries. :)JoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198686058988769659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-15774505835303844892012-12-29T18:55:40.082+00:002012-12-29T18:55:40.082+00:00Steal away! :P
I try to read diversely, but my fal...Steal away! :P<br />I try to read diversely, but my fall-back genres are historical fiction & fiction set in other countries. I'm an armchair traveller.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-27227126815528018882012-12-29T18:54:55.759+00:002012-12-29T18:54:55.759+00:00I would love it if you got into the series, anothe...I would love it if you got into the series, another person to discuss it with! They are more fast-paced than LOTR, which in my opinion is a good thing but they are too different to compare. Game of Thrones isn't as moral!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-66974868726649512102012-12-29T18:53:56.191+00:002012-12-29T18:53:56.191+00:00It was such a good book, wasn't it? I'm s...It was such a good book, wasn't it? I'm so glad I finally took it off the shelf and read it!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-87172005972261379552012-12-29T18:53:23.974+00:002012-12-29T18:53:23.974+00:00Of course I don't mind, steal away! :P
I loved...Of course I don't mind, steal away! :P<br />I loved S & S, think it will have a reread before too much time passes.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-26654131879232000402012-12-29T18:52:51.391+00:002012-12-29T18:52:51.391+00:00A Suitable Boy is the best Indian lit I've eve...A Suitable Boy is the best Indian lit I've ever read, and I'm a fan too. I'm sure visiting the Museum & Killing Fields in Cambodia must have been a powerful experience.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-10041261097212542012012-12-29T18:51:46.000+00:002012-12-29T18:51:46.000+00:00I read A Suitable Boy the year after I read Anna K...I read A Suitable Boy the year after I read Anna K and it was a decent waiting period. As you say, they are both huge books that require a lot of time.<br />And if you love Greek Mythology, Song of Achilles is definitely a book for you!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-61888140901717004712012-12-29T16:39:47.188+00:002012-12-29T16:39:47.188+00:00I had such a hard time coming up with Best Books t...I had such a hard time coming up with Best Books this year, I love the best of the month approach. May steal that for next year. I haven't read most of these, you're a much more diverse reader than I am. Happy new year! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-18272350518121407382012-12-28T19:15:22.994+00:002012-12-28T19:15:22.994+00:00I'm hoping to get to the Game of Thrones serie...I'm hoping to get to the Game of Thrones series this year. On Christmas my brother-in-law tossed the first four into my lap and told me to read them. He said that they are even better than Lord of the Rings. (!!!!) The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-4673354690482461302012-12-28T18:19:11.906+00:002012-12-28T18:19:11.906+00:00So pleased that A Suitable Boy is your book of the...So pleased that A Suitable Boy is your book of the year- mine too! And Beside the Sea - here's to more readathons next year :)Celeste85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05575580291868960322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-17510823403571118842012-12-28T15:14:43.294+00:002012-12-28T15:14:43.294+00:00I'm so into choosing best books of the year mo...I'm so into choosing best books of the year month-by-month! Might have to steal that idea in one form or another (if you don't mind, of course!) <br /><br />I've only read Sense and Sensibility of these, but I love it very much :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-60117016806837499672012-12-28T13:43:56.491+00:002012-12-28T13:43:56.491+00:00I want to read A Suitable Boy after reading your r...I want to read A Suitable Boy after reading your review now. I am a sucker for Indian literature. <br />As for In the Shadow of the Banyan, I just recently came back from a five week trip to South East Asia including Cambodia, where I visited a Killing Field and the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum. I didn't know such a book was out there and am happy that you brought it to my attention.<br />Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845024976446830534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-32783189230079118292012-12-28T12:13:03.885+00:002012-12-28T12:13:03.885+00:00Ooh, I wanted to read "A Suitable Boy" t...Ooh, I wanted to read "A Suitable Boy" this year, but it looked far too long and, frankly, I didn't want another huge one after "Anna Karenina". But it's definitely one I'll be looking into soon.<br /><br />I love your list - both volumes. It looks like you read some great books this past year. Reading your post has made me want to pick up a few, like "Annabel" and "The Song of Achilles" - I've always loved Greek mythology. Lady Disdainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432976417238066070noreply@blogger.com