tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post186050849934899187..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Messud's Powers, The National Book Award, and Other RamblingsJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-68947177041182560322013-07-06T14:55:00.616-04:002013-07-06T14:55:00.616-04:00Kathy,
I'm looking forward to reading Flight B...Kathy,<br />I'm looking forward to reading Flight Behavior. I know what you mean about the TBR pile. Mine is giving me nervous tremors (or earthquake tremors as some could fall over any minute) because I'll never read them all this summer even though I want to read every single book I haven't read very soon.<br /><br />JudithJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-11483083919061848102013-07-06T14:40:22.439-04:002013-07-06T14:40:22.439-04:00Hi, James,
Thanks for posting your thoughts about ...Hi, James,<br />Thanks for posting your thoughts about The Woman Upstairs. I'm so glad that you found it to be a great read too, but even if you didn't and even if you disagree with my ideas, I hope you will feel free to say so. <br /><br />Judith Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-48910259568443198872013-07-06T10:53:05.516-04:002013-07-06T10:53:05.516-04:00I just checked the list of past National Book Awar...I just checked the list of past National Book Award winners, and you may be right. I don't read enough contemporary fiction to say whether or not The Woman Upstairs is among the best of all the books published this year, but it is certainly very, very good. <br /><br />I think you liked it a bit more than I did, but it will probably be on my top ten reads list for 2013.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-3112470823526299742013-07-06T06:57:40.152-04:002013-07-06T06:57:40.152-04:00Sounds good. If I ever crawl out from under my TB...Sounds good. If I ever crawl out from under my TBR mystery pile and venture out into non-crime fiction against this year, I'll try to read this and Elizabeth Strout's The Burgess Boys as well as Ruth Ozeki's newest book. <br /><br />I did venture out once this year to read the excellent Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver.<br /><br />I will pass the word along though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-33816479292320310082013-07-05T18:52:41.326-04:002013-07-05T18:52:41.326-04:00Well, you've convinced me to read A Woman Upst...Well, you've convinced me to read A Woman Upstairs anyway, I'll have to reserve it at my library.<br />It HAS to be Andy's year. I probably won't be able to watch much of the final though - too stressful!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.com