tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post9150543965488484066..comments2023-10-01T12:25:35.848+01:00Comments on Lola Is Beauty: HELP...Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-41854756969848867262008-02-08T08:26:00.000+00:002008-02-08T08:26:00.000+00:00You MUST go out right away and get The Clothes on ...You MUST go out right away and get The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant; just out, published by Virago, deeply moving and v good on clothes, London, Eastern Europe, refugees and love, which kind of covers it for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-48148463894632732022008-02-04T21:59:00.000+00:002008-02-04T21:59:00.000+00:00The Little Prince is one of my favourite books too...The Little Prince is one of my favourite books too...and I loved Suite Francaise. Apart from that it looks like I have a lot of reading to catch up on ~ thank you!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-19950521343294092072008-02-04T21:19:00.000+00:002008-02-04T21:19:00.000+00:00If you want to cry your heart out get Maggie O'Far...If you want to cry your heart out get Maggie O'Farrell's After You'd Gone. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox is quite gripping too. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise I recently enjoyed Kate Atkinson's Case Histories and Behind the Scenes at the Museum is also fab. <BR/><BR/>And if you want a bit of Frenchness in your life read Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-44127991820495114922008-02-04T03:39:00.000+00:002008-02-04T03:39:00.000+00:00stevie smith, novel on yellow paperalan bennett, t...stevie smith, novel on yellow paper<BR/>alan bennett, the uncommon reader<BR/>virginia woolf, between the acts<BR/><BR/>happy reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-27730137639408570832008-02-03T07:07:00.000+00:002008-02-03T07:07:00.000+00:00get "other people's LOVE LETTERS , 150 letters you...get "other people's LOVE LETTERS , 150 letters you were never meant to see" I just got it at the bookstore today...it was in the valentines features section....will blog about it soon. Its by Bill Shapiro. <BR/><BR/>Jen Ramos<BR/>'100% Recycled DESIGNER Cards'<BR/><A HREF="http://www.madebygirl.com" REL="nofollow">www.madebygirl.com</A>Jen of MadeByGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679479589202186024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-31743450005843948432008-02-02T15:43:00.000+00:002008-02-02T15:43:00.000+00:00I recommend anything by Ann Patchett, starting wit...I recommend anything by Ann Patchett, starting with Truth & Beauty, a memoir, and Bel Canto, a novel. I'm reading her new one, Run, right now.The Spicershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667011381331956751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-75955510514936256232008-02-02T08:31:00.000+00:002008-02-02T08:31:00.000+00:00Come to my blog and click on the tag "book club." ...Come to my blog and click on the tag "book club." There will be tons of ideas there!WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-16267871781839142302008-02-01T09:04:00.000+00:002008-02-01T09:04:00.000+00:00really good reads:the blind assasinthe poisonwood ...really good reads:<BR/><BR/>the blind assasin<BR/>the poisonwood bible<BR/>the history of love<BR/>under the tongue<BR/>country of my skull<BR/>the red tent<BR/>maru<BR/>and my all time favourite - the little prince :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-34896983714765999822008-02-01T08:51:00.000+00:002008-02-01T08:51:00.000+00:00Hope you like the John Kennedy Toole! If you do Th...Hope you like the John Kennedy Toole! If you do The Neon Bible is also extremely good...JEANNE-AURORE COLLEUILLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124890890220384333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-84761815387914127602008-01-31T15:06:00.000+00:002008-01-31T15:06:00.000+00:00wait WAIT I screwed up-- the first J.P. Marquand b...wait WAIT I screwed up-- the first J.P. Marquand book you want to read (assuming you haven't read any before) is POINT OF NO RETURN-- THAT's the one-- <BR/><BR/>Point of No Return. Jeesz-- get me out of the book rec biz. Also, I saw Joanna wrote The History of Love which I read ages ago and can hardly remember but I do know at the time I REALLY loved it<BR/><BR/>~bpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-43759628354143497392008-01-31T14:30:00.000+00:002008-01-31T14:30:00.000+00:00i recently read and LOVED:* the namesake.* the cur...i recently read and LOVED:<BR/><BR/>* the namesake.<BR/>* the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.<BR/>* the history of love. (now my favorite book ever.)<BR/>* foreskin's lament. (it sounds weird but it is so insightful and smart and hilarious.)Joanna Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-18817575547234354942008-01-31T13:27:00.000+00:002008-01-31T13:27:00.000+00:00"Driving over Lemons" by Chrsi Stewart (very funny..."Driving over Lemons" by Chrsi Stewart (very funny) or my all time favorite "To Kill a Mocking Bird".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-20437845667715282642008-01-31T13:24:00.000+00:002008-01-31T13:24:00.000+00:00Hello,Of stuff that has been recently published, I...Hello,<BR/><BR/>Of stuff that has been recently published, I would recommend A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo. Right up your boulevard, I would have thought.<BR/><BR/>Trust me, I'm a bookseller.JonathanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282373784021642208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-30021817385435411392008-01-31T11:02:00.000+00:002008-01-31T11:02:00.000+00:00p.s. popcornstories - I have read White Oleander a...p.s. popcornstories - I have read White Oleander and was quite obsessed with it at the time...oh to be obsessed with a book is quite the best thing.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-54732382408597723992008-01-31T11:00:00.000+00:002008-01-31T11:00:00.000+00:00Thanks for all your recs, keep them coming! I'll n...Thanks for all your recs, keep them coming! I'll note them all down and may even read them all since I go through books like, um, toilet paper? Teabags? Whatever. I've started "A Confederacy of Dunces" which someone recommended in the comments of the previous post and a friend happened to have at home - and strenuously recommend in that "You mean you ACTUALLY haven't read it?" incredulous way...<Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-14930240824309130372008-01-31T10:15:00.000+00:002008-01-31T10:15:00.000+00:00I thoroughly enjoyed Margaret Atwood's Moral Disor...I thoroughly enjoyed Margaret Atwood's Moral Disorder. I am loathe to pass on my Richard & Judy recommended reads BUT I did quite enjoy reading 'Notes from an Exhibition' by David Gale.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and 'The House of Sleep' by Jonathan Coe. <BR/><BR/>I am not very good at this recommendation thing, makes me go all shy about the books I like for some reason! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-83441205032062839842008-01-30T23:02:00.000+00:002008-01-30T23:02:00.000+00:00I'd recommend The hour of the star by Clarice lisp...I'd recommend <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hour-Star-Black-White/dp/0856359890/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201733937&sr=8-2" REL="nofollow">The hour of the star</A> by Clarice lispector - it's a wonderful sliver of a gem. <BR/>Also to let you know that I always love reading your blog, and that I've tagged you with the <A HREF="http://icecreamislovelee.blogspot.com/2008/01/mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393887585917330626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-36085885834687380712008-01-30T20:57:00.000+00:002008-01-30T20:57:00.000+00:00you know Scarlett Thomas, non? LOVE her-- PopCo o...you know Scarlett Thomas, non? LOVE her-- PopCo or The End of Mr. Y. You might also fall in love with John P. Marquand (as a fellow Wharton-phile) the first one to read of his is: oh crap, "Daughter" is in the title-- I am flying between classes and drawing a blank-- just google Marquand and Daughter and it will come up and I know you will love it or I will owe you an English Breakfast.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-69052892051607749702008-01-30T08:04:00.000+00:002008-01-30T08:04:00.000+00:00Enlightenment by Maureen Freely.Enlightenment by Maureen Freely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-22556538251576051102008-01-30T00:40:00.000+00:002008-01-30T00:40:00.000+00:00You should read A Series of Unfortunate Events. I...You should read A Series of Unfortunate Events. It's one of those very clever childrens' series better enjoyed by adults, and it's particularly hilarious to the literary nerd. I promise you'll love them. I'm a sucker for some good dark humor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-79844789200757285752008-01-30T00:25:00.000+00:002008-01-30T00:25:00.000+00:00Bien sur! The Rowing Lesson by Anne Landsman has j...Bien sur! The Rowing Lesson by Anne Landsman has just been published by Granta. <A HREF="http://www.granta.com/shop/product?usca_p=t&product_id=3559" REL="nofollow">Details</A>.<BR/><BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com