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| Australian LibraryThingers : Cheerful Australian writers? | | 15 | KimB, September 24 | |
| Club Read 2009 : Kimb Read Thread :-) - Eat into Mount TBR | | 37 | KimB, September 4 | |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : Share a line or passage from your current book, part 3 | | 254 | whymaggiemay, August 12 | |
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| The Prizes : Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize | | 2 | kidzdoc, May 30 | |
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| The Prizes : The Booker | | 210 | Nickelini, October 2008 | |
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... rence
Mary Doria Russell Dreamers of the Day
Curtis Sittenfeld American Wife
Neal Stephenson Anathem
Steve Toltz A Fraction of the Whole
Tim Winton Breath
Of the ones I've read I really liked People of the Book, The Rehearsal, The Secret Scripture. Runners up - The Eleganc ... #26> Yep, Shantaram is a bit of a solid foundation stone down there. :) But halfway up that teetering pile is A Fraction of the Whole which is actually bigger... The whole pile lists somewhat to one side from all the times I've winkled out a book from the middle, so it'll be good to demolish it ... ... Cormac McCarthy (9/26/09)
105. Labyrinth - Kate Mosse (9/26/09)
106. Sharp Teeth - Toby Barlow (9/27/09)
107. A Fraction of the Whole - Steve Toltz (Witty, messed-up characters! Will come back to it.)
108. Wives and Daughters (10/05/09)
109. 1001 books You Must Read Befor ... ... was on when they said that.
Anyhow, I've finished my sojourn with Ignatius J. Reilly et al, and am moving on to:
A Fraction of the Whole, by Steve Toltz.
This has been mentioned in passing somewhere as being similar (I do hope it's more to my taste, however!), so I'll probably ... ... views. Have you read North and South? I'll probably put that one on my list for next year.
Cushla, my copy of A Fraction of the Whole isn't particularly big, but these library books I've been getting are monsters, so I can imagine this one might be too if you got it in hardback. Th ... Bonnie I've seen A Fraction of the Whole but haven't been tempted (yet) - the length is the main thing putting me off. Looking forward to your reaction when you finish it.
Rocketjk I am going to look at your list now... I liked A Fraction of the Whole but it certainly wasn't without its flaws. For a debut novel it's amazingly ambitious but this tells against it in some ways too - you get the feeling that Toltz has crammed in absolutely every idea and witticism he'd jotted down in his notebook since he was a kid. ... ~Big wave to Bonnie~ Funny, I have had A Fraction of the Whole on my wishlist, what seems like forever and you just reminded me why it's there! I need to snag a copy! See ya friend! ... book to book, not quite settling down with one. A couple of comments about a book I haven't finished yet. The author of A Fraction of the Whole is wickedly clever, so witty. But he reminds me of some men I've known who are so in love with themselves and their ability to tell stories. You ... ... Kennedy Toole
And because I've heard they're similar (so I'll be able to come up with a better reason later):
4. A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz
5.
6. ... Bliss and Oscar and Lucinda and I don't consider either to be predominantly sad or depressing, ditto Steve Toltz' A Fraction Of The Whole which I read and enjoyed last month.
I liked Andrew Masterson's The Letter Girl too, not sad or depressing but it may not qualify as 'litera ... I've just finished A Fraction Of The Whole and it was absolutely marvelous! It reminded me many times of early Peter Carey novels: Bliss, Oscar and Lucinda and probably Illywhacker, 'probably' because I've only read it once, many years ago, and I barely remember it - must rectify that soon.
... ... very well and it isn't really suitable to listen to while my kids are at home.
next I'm back on the bookring wagon with A Fraction Of The Whole ... On a slightly related theme, I've also got Through Black Spruce on my bookshelf waiting for me to get up the courage.
A Fraction of the Whole is still my favourite of the year so far. Maybe it's the father/son angle.
... read it too. Though I haven't gotten my hands on it yet, I'm still hoping and am fool enough to try the same strategy with A Fraction of the Whole. Actually, with that one I'll probably read it first before I give it to him. I want to read Little Bee too, though more for the cover ... Bonnie, A Fraction of the Whole looks good. Will order it from the library. Thank you.
mrspenny, I've read The Mystery of a Hansom Cab - enjoyed reading about the dens of vice that are now gentrified inner suburbs or housing commission high rises. Very atmospheric. I was born in Collingwood ... WOW! A Fraction of the Whole is set in Australia. It's supposed to be a big one though, and you deserve some easy reads. ... I'd be interested in reading My Name is Will: a novel of sex, drugs and Shakespeare.
I'm still working on reading A Fraction of the Whole although I don't think I've mentioned it in this forum before. I read The Woman in White with a non-virtual book club a few years ago. I found it ... ... ahead of you then. :) Thought I'd better get serious about the Set It Yourself Challenge - I definitely won't finish it (A Fraction of the Whole, Darkmans, The Woman in White *and* The Master and Margarita still to go - none of which are short and easy) but it would be nice to give it a ... ... SIY challenge!) are doing well. But I don't think I'll finish the challenge this time - two ~1000 page books still to go! (A Fraction of the Whole and Darkmans.) Meep. ... ans
Rancid Pansies by James Hamilton-Paterson
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišic
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
The winner will be announced at the Guardian Hay Festival later this month, and will receive "a jeroboam of Bollinger Special Cuv ... ... his Underworld rather magnificent), Jack Maggs and Great Expectations are both on the bookcrossed TBR piles, and A Fraction of the Whole is taking up a sizeable proportion of Mt TBR. It's one of my Set It Yourself challenge reads, so hopefully will be started soon.
Speaking of ... ... but keep forgetting to ask. It's not a particularly common name. So now I know. :)
My other sister was reading A Fraction of the Whole while we were both in Brisbane. Her comment when about 3/4 through was "he's obviously a genius, but there is just too much all stuffed into the ... ... quite finished it yet. Starts well. I admire the research Ian McEwan does.
I've started reading Steve Toltz's book A Fraction of the Whole. I haven't got far with it yet, but with him being jubby's partner's cousin, I feel that we have this intensely close connection. (Ooh, what if I ... ... quite finished it yet. Starts well. I admire the research Ian McEwan does.
I've started reading Steve Toltz's book A Fraction of the Whole. I haven't got far with it yet, but with him being jubby's partner's cousin, I feel that we have this intensely close connection. (Ooh, what if I ... ... but here's my list for 2009 so far. I'd love any suggestions too:
1. All Souls
2. Dear American Airlines
3. A Fraction of the Whole
4. Gilead
5. Home: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
6. Hot, Flat and Crowded
7. House of Cards: A Tale
8. Liar's Poker
9. T ... ... that I've not read any Roth since. Is this a mistake? Should I give him another shot? If so, what?
edited to agree that A Fraction of the Whole was fantastic, and encourage everyone to read it. ... rised.
Thanks for following along. I have picked up great suggestions from similar threads (most memorably so far for me, A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz).
... Grenville - The Lieutenant
Julia Leigh - Disquiet
Joan London - The Good Parents
Steve Toltz - A Fraction of the Whole
Tim Winton - Breath I've read Breath, Addition and A Fraction of the Whole and enjoyed them all. A Fraction of the Whole is a whopping 700+ pages and a strangely compelling family saga of unlikeable characters. Loved it. I've also heard good things about the Tsolkias book though I believe Ice was not well ... I've read Addition and enjoyed it, and A Fraction of the Whole is on my Mt TBR. Of the rest, I'd like to read the Tsolkias, Flanagan and Bail novels, as I've enjoyed what they've previously written.
Last year, on bookcrossing (I'm tqd on bookcrossing, btw), we organised bookrings for the ... ... Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
3. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
4. A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (OR) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
... ... longlist. Anyone want to join me? The books that have made it onto the longlist are:
Addition by Toni Jordan
A fraction of the whole by Steve Toltz
Breath by Tim Winton
Fugitive Blue by Claire Thomas
Ice by Louis Nowra
One foot wrong by Sofie Laguna
Th ... A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
999 Challenge Category: Happenstance
Words that came to mind while reading this book:
Absorbing, Depressing, Sarcastic, Dire, Angst, Rambling, Sad, Vulnerable, Plaintive, and ultimately an extremely enjoyable read.
I never found the story ... ... up gathering dust for far too long (especially all these Booker/Miles Franklin award winners; you should see the SIZE of A Fraction of a Whole! That's a hand-to-hand fightin' book!). I have been a bad bookcrosser in this respect this summer!
I'm not signing up for ANY more rings/rays, and I ... ... June)
The Clothes on their backs - Linda Grant (tqd) Read Feb.
The Northern Clemency- Philip Henscher (miss-jo)
A fraction of the Whole - Steve Toltz (jubby)
Girl in a Blue dress - Gaynor Arnold (Sujie) (Read June)
The Lost Dog - Michele de Kretser (goodthinkingmax)(Read July)
... From B&N:
Obedience by Will Lavendar
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz I'm reading A fraction of the whole as starter. ... (2)
Really bad. D = */* (1.5)
Absolute Rubbish! F = * (1)
1. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - B+
2. A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz - B+
3. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris - C+
4. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George - D+
5. The Haunting by ... I've started my first book: A fraction of the whole by Steve Toltz for my category Really Thick Books I Plan to Read The first book I finish in 2009 will be the first book from my 999 challenge. And I might start reading that book (A fraction of the whole) next week or so. (and no, I'm not leaving one page unread so I'll finish it in january, THAT would be cheating) Currently reading A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz, Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, and Dead as a Scone by Ron Benrey.
Glad to see some positive comments for Beedle the Bard. I snagged it off the shelf at the library yesterday for the kids to read, now I'll have to make sure I read it ... Hello,
a tip for the +500 pages category : A fraction of the whole now translated in dutch as Een fractie van het geheel, by Steve Toltz
I could use him in my runner's up category, given the fact that he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. ... Buchanan - ****
6) The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
7) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
8) A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
9) The House on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - **** 11-A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
A rollicking ride, the best book I've read in ages. ... and two of the books that made the longlist were my least favorite books of the year: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith and A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz. ... Challenge: Mor-book-ly Obese
Chunkster Challenge blog
1. A Fraction of the Whole - Steve Toltz (pp. 576)
2. Careless in Red - Elizabeth George (pp. 640)
3. Fingersmith - Sarah Waters (pp. 582)
4. Labyr ... II. Really Thick Books I Plan to Read (500 pages or more)
1. A fraction of the whole - Steve Toltz
2. Kafka on the shore - Haruki Murakami
3. The savage detectives - Roberto Bolaño
4. Palace council - Stephen L. Carter
5. It - Stephen King
6. Het lot van de familie Meyer - Charl ... ... The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
3. Mr Toppit, Charles Elton
4. A Fraction of a Whole
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
6. Bog Child
7. Mudbound ... started The White Tiger for my commute-read (much, much shorter!)
I like The White Tiger so far, but I think that A Fraction of the Whole was much better. ... by Andrew Davidson which turned out to be better than expected. Now reading a finalist in the Man Booker Literary Awards A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz. About a dysfunctional family in Australia. Kindle has four of the six finalists available. The winner of this prestigious fiction ... #90 A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
This is one of the books on the Booker prize shortlist this year, and it's a fantastic book (especially for a debut novel). Dry, dark humor with well-drawn, provoking characters, and then a bit of depth at the end. There is no way a book this ... From A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
"Of course, I despised guns and all the baggage that went along with them, like bullet wounds and death, but on the other hand, I liked the idea of breaking another one of the Ten Commandments, especially since I didn't honor my father either. The ... ... comments when I'm done.
Don't the Americans call hen dos "bachelorette parties"? Or is that only in the movies?
74. A Fraction of the Whole - Steve Toltz
This is the last of my Man Booker reading (at least for now - I may at some point get the insane idea to catch up on the longlisted ... ... it's such a slender little thing!
flissp, I'll lend it to you when I'm done ;-)
Really enjoying #74 at the moment - A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz. but it is rather hefty... 700+ pages!! Fewer long books next year. ...
When I'm looking for something I don't have to work at, I'm reading Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips and A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz, both of which are very, very funny. ... nonfiction; wish she would have stuck to concentrating on adventures in war and left the love (read: sex) out of it
350. A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz - I do not know how I really feel about this book - parts of it I really like, other parts not so much; I really think it just ... Harry's eyes stuck on mine.
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz I really enjoyed The Lost Dog and A Case of Exploding Mangoes. I found A Fraction of the Whole to be a bit of a slog, I'm just over half way throught it. We sure don't have much time to read them before the winner is announced.
I blogged about the Booker shortlist here if anyone's interested: ... ... Clothes on Their Backs
Philip Hensher - The Northern Clemency
Steve Toltz - A Fraction of the Whole ... Florence
4. Netherland
5. The Lost Dog
6. A Case of Exploding Mangoes
7. The White Tiger
8. From A to X
9. A Fraction of the Whole
10. Child 44
I'll start The Clothes on Their Backs shortly. I'm saving The Northern Clemency for last. I haven't purchased Girl in a Blu ... ... of course.
Likely to remain unread: The Enchantress of Florence, The Lost Dog, Sea of Poppies, Netherland, A Fraction of the Whole, Girl in a Blue Dress, Child 44. But next year I'll be better prepared!! ... my favorite so far, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, The Lost Dog, The White Tiger, and Netherland. I'll start A Fraction of the Whole tonight. ... Florence by Salman Rushdie on Sunday, and I'll finish Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith later today. Then, I'll start A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz. Is anyone else plowing through the 2008 Booker Prize longlisted books? If so, which is your favorite so far? At this point, I ... I bought A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz at the Borders in Cambridge, MA today. ...
Tom Rob Smith - Child 44
Steve Toltz - A Fraction of the Whole
Edited to give touchstones another chance to work
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