tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post1825449073631844981..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: Boston Bibliophile's Top Reads of 2011Marie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-43796481494315307492012-01-04T21:27:42.084-05:002012-01-04T21:27:42.084-05:00This is a fascinating list. The only one I'm ...This is a fascinating list. The only one I'm familiar with is The Year We Left Home. I will definitely be investigating the rest. And, if it makes you feel better, I've already read Rebecca. LOL!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-36385874170573639632012-01-03T21:39:10.028-05:002012-01-03T21:39:10.028-05:00I just wanted to thank you for recommending Rebecc...I just wanted to thank you for recommending Rebecca. I started reading it over the weekend and could not put it down! It is a fantastic read and I am so glad you posted about it!Tea Drinking Russophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515948040904498965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-38889906538695487772012-01-03T20:06:13.686-05:002012-01-03T20:06:13.686-05:00What a great list, Marie! I kept mostly to brain ...What a great list, Marie! I kept mostly to brain candy this past year, which fit my mood and attention span. I'm keeping a list though of all the great titles I'm seeing come up on these best of lists.<br /><br />I have a ton older books on my shelves I want to get to. New releases are great, but I hate to pass up a good book just because it's not published the year I read it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-53415791333709466702012-01-02T15:41:29.497-05:002012-01-02T15:41:29.497-05:00I hope to finally read Rebecca in 2012. here is my...I hope to finally read Rebecca in 2012. here is my recap: http://wordsandpeace.com/2011/12/30/year-of-reading-2011/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-17383370432595879792011-12-31T22:55:48.188-05:002011-12-31T22:55:48.188-05:00i enjoy your eclectic list of books. I really enjo...i enjoy your eclectic list of books. I really enjoyed The Year we Left home. It almost made my top 10.<br /><br />happy new year to you!Michelle (Red Headed Book Child)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02203139179710289533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-59230572427454988732011-12-31T01:25:01.266-05:002011-12-31T01:25:01.266-05:00The Faster I Walk is on my wish list because of yo...The Faster I Walk is on my wish list because of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-70692404713361827832011-12-30T18:06:51.061-05:002011-12-30T18:06:51.061-05:00Adding The Year We Left Home to my wish list right...Adding The Year We Left Home to my wish list right now. Also really need to read Sea of Poppies. So many other great books here to investigate. Thanks, Marie!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-75210129396720563032011-12-29T17:36:04.205-05:002011-12-29T17:36:04.205-05:00I definitely want to read Sea of Poppies this year...I definitely want to read Sea of Poppies this year. I've had it on my shelf for the past two years and haven't gotten around to it. That way I can move on to River of Smoke!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-34687634727590997412011-12-29T12:55:34.887-05:002011-12-29T12:55:34.887-05:00Oh, The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am sounds lik...Oh, The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am sounds like one that I would really enjoy. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.<br /><br />I have had Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee on my shelf for a couple of years, but haven't picked it up yet. I am looking forward to reading it, though- seems like it will pack a punch!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-60190502025132501352011-12-29T12:08:00.885-05:002011-12-29T12:08:00.885-05:00i like your thought process in choosing 6 over 10....i like your thought process in choosing 6 over 10. <br /><br />many of these you have put on my tbr list via your reviews. I appreciate this post for purposes of double-checking that list. and for filling out request forms at the library.<br /><br />~LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-9332558892234857242011-12-29T11:34:36.574-05:002011-12-29T11:34:36.574-05:00I love to read all these lists, and then go shoppi...I love to read all these lists, and then go shopping, and I have to admit that more than a few of the books on your list are making their way into my basket! I have a few of them, but there are some that I need to get a.s.a.p. Thanks for the great list today, Marie, and for the wonderful year of amazing and enticing reviews!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-5338715095924273382011-12-29T10:56:54.125-05:002011-12-29T10:56:54.125-05:00Ok Ok I will read Rebecca :-)
Always a nice varie...Ok Ok I will read Rebecca :-)<br /><br />Always a nice variety.<br /><br />Happy New Year MarieMarcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-70645695551916357542011-12-29T10:30:07.122-05:002011-12-29T10:30:07.122-05:00The Year We Left Home was a big hit on EW, and my ...The Year We Left Home was a big hit on EW, and my finger kept trembling over my Kindle keys, wanting to buy it. I may still do that. And I had to laugh at your comment about Rebecca. Seriously! Should be required reading.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-21440168097013554992011-12-29T08:57:20.307-05:002011-12-29T08:57:20.307-05:00Toomas, because it's long and it's a bumme...Toomas, because it's long and it's a bummer. And it could be interpreted as critical of the United States, which Americans don't like to read about but Europeans eat up with a spoon.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-36401402559078344562011-12-29T08:34:10.582-05:002011-12-29T08:34:10.582-05:00So glad to see The Last Brother make your list. I...So glad to see The Last Brother make your list. I loved that book, too. And I really hope to read Rebecca in the coming year.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-6245872735817372522011-12-29T08:26:18.562-05:002011-12-29T08:26:18.562-05:00Good stuff, put many of those on my TBR list.
htt...Good stuff, put many of those on my TBR list.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-17032274418394473032011-12-29T08:03:35.180-05:002011-12-29T08:03:35.180-05:00I feel so under read. I haven't read any of t...I feel so under read. I haven't read any of these and only own a few of them.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-46706136229127032902011-12-29T05:38:03.871-05:002011-12-29T05:38:03.871-05:00I've not read any on this list. and I agree th...I've not read any on this list. and I agree the older books have lasted for this long for a reason. I personally don't get enough new releases to read so most of my reads are books that have withstood the test of time. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your favorites.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-38400451743410769422011-12-29T02:35:36.445-05:002011-12-29T02:35:36.445-05:00It is such a baffling thing for me to learn that &...It is such a baffling thing for me to learn that "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown is something an European teenager has read more often than something that an American teenager has read.<br /><br />Can you say why it took time for you to find this one? Why it is less popular in USA than in Europe?Toomas Nipernaadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00841887327110518844noreply@blogger.com