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The Salterton Trilogy: Tempest-Tost; Leaven of Malice; A Mixture of Frailties by Robertson Davies

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Light in August by William Faulkner

Hmm, this is weird, I haven't been able to reply to comments on your profile lately.

I'm glad to hear you are still reading away. One can only have one Moriarty! I'm going on vacation next week, and since you are only 8 behind me you could easily catch up. Everything in my current stack is over 500 pages...

I'm trying to decide whether to read "2666" or give it back to the library. Do you think it's over-hyped?

posted by Dyrfinna at 5:36 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2009

Wonderful, thank you. I just put a request in at my library to check out "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie." I'll let you know what I think when I read it. Any other suggestions, please always send them my way!

posted by bookworm12 at 4:46 pm (EST) on Feb 6, 2009

Hey, You've got a great library and a great selection of favorite authors. If you ever have a good recommendation send it my way! -Cheers

posted by bookworm12 at 4:04 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2009

Even with all the time in the world, that is really something. Have you heard of the Shakespeare & Co bookstore in Paris where the shop attendants tend to be travelling booklovers who are given a bed and basic pay in exchange for a commitment to read a book a day for as long as they work there?

I am v jealous! I have a full on (but dull-as) job which means that reading is relegated to bed time, holidays and commuting and the odd under-the-desk moments in the office when I just can't help myself... it means that the 75 I got through last year was a pretty mean feat for me. Plus I read pretty slowly so even if read all day every day, I don't think I could really manage a book a day without opting for the slimmest items on my shelves. Having said that, if I got rid of the TV (and my TV-junkie husband)...

posted by Pummzie at 3:31 am (EST) on Jan 5, 2009

how on earth did you manage to read 333 books last year??? I am open-mouthed in awe....

posted by Pummzie at 9:49 am (EST) on Jan 4, 2009

Hi again zanix, and thanks for stopping by. Though I liked Henderson, I think I preferred Herzog of the two, mainly because Herzog seemed a richer character than Henderson. I also really liked some of his later stuff too, particularly Ravelstein and The Dean's December. All the luck!!

Louis

posted by LouisBranning at 9:17 am (EST) on Jun 6, 2008

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