Actually, I hadn't heard of that site or any of those books, so I thank you for the recommendations. I will have to start reading some of them and let you know what I think. Have you read "The Uncommon Reader" by ALan Bennett? It's quite new and a fast read and very light, but funny and entertaining for anyone who loves to read. He imagines what would happen if the Queen became addicted to reading.

posted by islandgalcal at 3:59 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2008

Thanks for the reply, hotel du lac sounds vaguely familiar and I will have to take a look at it b/c I think I may have read that one. I was surprised by the incest in Moon Tiger! I don't know about you, but that's not a subject I have encountered much in my reading. I don't know that I'll be as dedicated as you were with reading the entire list ( I am a great starter of projects but easily distracted) Sometimes I am just really in the mood for some lovely British lit and that is why I thought I'd go with the Booker prize winners for a while. I will have to look into some of the others you recommended. Have you read Shirley Hazzard? She is an Australian author and tops my list of all-time favorites.

posted by islandgalcal at 7:33 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2008

I am working on Booker Prize winners too! Have recently read the Sea the Sea, by Iris Murdoch, and then a booker prize winner the bookshop by penelope fitzgerald, which didn't win but she had won with another book, and then penelope lively's moon tiger and just finished pat barker's new one, which again she is a prize winner I think--maybe for Regeneration, i read that one in college. i did love Iris Murdoch's and I did love Life Class. What have you enjoyed?

posted by islandgalcal at 2:48 pm (EST) on Mar 28, 2008

I saw that you like Djuna Barnes. I don't know if you're familiar with Anais Nin's Diaries. Djuna Barnes' name comes up in them a number of times, if you enjoy learning personal biographical details about your favorite writers.

posted by pchen at 8:53 am (EST) on Mar 7, 2008

Oh, a cover on one of the Cell mags--that's a nice achievement. Frame-worthy!

posted by LolaWalser at 12:35 pm (EST) on Nov 28, 2007

Molecular Cell! That earns a "hello"! :)

posted by LolaWalser at 12:55 pm (EST) on Nov 23, 2007

Hi, I stumbled upon your library because our taste in reading are so similiar. I enjoyed browsing through your list.

posted by hansel714 at 3:56 am (EST) on Oct 22, 2007

Hey now, it's not all I do! I do...a couple other things.

posted by shawnamuffin at 1:02 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2007

Also, what did you think of _Heat_ (if you've read it)?

posted by oncomouse at 5:11 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2007

I can see what you mean. I got books in the mail today and thought "oh boy now I can put these on library thing" (instead of "ooh my books" or something normal).

posted by oncomouse at 5:09 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2007

Your teetering bookstacks bear a remarkable similiarity to my own...

posted by artymiss at 8:18 am (EST) on Jul 8, 2007