tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post540145012097294085..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: On the tbr tablelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-90353684876691901722010-08-05T20:04:10.838+10:002010-08-05T20:04:10.838+10:00Lynne, I never wanted to read The Slap, just not m...Lynne, I never wanted to read The Slap, just not my thing. But, I bought it for my sister (we have nothing in common but blood but get on very well) & she loved it. I knew she would. She passed it around all her friends & they had long conversations about it. It's Tsiolkas's most mainstream book & it's sold heaps here. I've bought more than 50 copies for my library. The reservation queue was 100+ for months. Tsiolkas's earlier books were pretty controversial, quite explicit about sex & drugs. Good luck with The Long Song & the rest of the longlist.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-5421611661576805662010-08-05T06:39:30.067+10:002010-08-05T06:39:30.067+10:00I'm trying and mostly failing with the Booker ...I'm trying and mostly failing with the Booker long list this year...not sure if it's me, the weather or the books and I'd love to know what Australians think of The Slap, which I abandoned very quickly...currently The Long Song by Andrea Levy is restoring my faith in contemporary fiction.dovegreyreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476787364182624719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-1877353648363544562010-08-04T04:33:18.475+10:002010-08-04T04:33:18.475+10:00I couldn't finish Decca - too long, too much, ...I couldn't finish Decca - too long, too much, I'm afraid. I loved I Capture the Castle, though. Hope you enjoy it.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-50191273873261293052010-08-02T18:57:43.651+10:002010-08-02T18:57:43.651+10:00Jennifer, I loved The Golden Gate, so witty & ...Jennifer, I loved The Golden Gate, so witty & clever. I think it's been compared to Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City & I'd have to agree. You'll soon forget it's in verse & just be swept along by the story. I hope you enjoy it.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-28931765067587430222010-08-02T18:41:37.545+10:002010-08-02T18:41:37.545+10:00My next book I shall be reading is my current libr...My next book I shall be reading is my current library book which was recommended by a friend, 'Cutting for Stone' by Abraham Verghese. The next book on my TBR pile is 'The Golden Gate' by Vikram Seth. This book is in verse and over 300 pages long. Has anyone read this book? And if so what do they think of it?Jennifer Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465209544401844796noreply@blogger.com