Comments | countrycousin: 106 books meme

countrycousin

106 books meme

May 19, 2008 20:15

Several of my FL have done this, most recently bright_lilim and stoutfellowThe following list contains the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" at LibraryThing. As in, they sit on the shelf because you were supposed to read them for school or college, because you felt you should read them because they are classics or because everyone else loves them. Or because it ( Read more... )

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tudorpot May 20 2008, 01:32:40 UTC

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell It's HUGE and I couldn't get thru it though many pifflers did. I borrowed from the library, glad now as it would take up space i can't afford.

countrycousin May 20 2008, 03:18:08 UTC

Ah, thanks! If I need a shopping cart to bring it home, I'm gonna pass.

filkferengi May 24 2008, 02:43:21 UTC

_Anansi Boys_ is the only Gaiman I've read, but I enjoyed it enormously. I also enjoyed your comments. Lots of folks do these memes [I don't, because I can't be bothered bolding, italicizing, etc.], but few bother to comment. It adds a nice context.

countrycousin May 24 2008, 13:02:55 UTC

Thanks for the kind words! I'll look out for Anansi Boys!

Moving some books around, I found at least one of the above that I thought I'd lost. Some virtue to cleaning up, I guess.

filkferengi May 24 2008, 16:48:44 UTC

Cleaning out has its moments, too. ;)