tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post9157942754451161364..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: My Favorite Reads of 2016Marie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-28231089426534436802016-12-29T15:50:00.109-05:002016-12-29T15:50:00.109-05:00The Talented Mr. Ripley is definitely on my list f...The Talented Mr. Ripley is definitely on my list for 2017! And the Justin Cronin. Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-81890644090261890542016-12-27T15:21:48.928-05:002016-12-27T15:21:48.928-05:00I do not often read biographies, but I really must...I do not often read biographies, but I really must check out Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart. I am glad to see you liked it so much, Marie. The Passage trilogy is on my to read list and one of these days I may actually get to it. Same goes for The Sparrow. I actually tried to read The Sparrow once, but it wasn't good timing on my part.<br /><br />I need to put my list of favorites together for the year still. It's always fun to look back over my reading for the year. I read less, but I think I had a good reading year overall. I'm sorry to hear yours wasn't better. I have enjoyed hearing about your insight into being a background actor. Such fun! <br /><br />Here's to 2017 and hopefully many wonderful books.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-90969669584535785892016-12-26T18:23:13.265-05:002016-12-26T18:23:13.265-05:00I enjoyed two very funny novels: Maria Semple'...I enjoyed two very funny novels: Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette? and Nina Stibbe's Man at the Helm.<br /><br />I also really liked Peter Stark's Astoria, about John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a permanent American fur-trading post on the Oregon coast. <br /><br />And I read Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet. Overall, the story was really absorbing, although I read some parts quicker than others. And there were way too many characters. I kept referring to the glossary at the beginning of the book.<br /><br />I haven't gotten to the Bruce Springsteen memoir yet, so I'll read that in 2017. Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-29665950256439066782016-12-26T18:00:27.975-05:002016-12-26T18:00:27.975-05:00Oh YEA! Wasn't the slow creepy build of creepi...Oh YEA! Wasn't the slow creepy build of creepiness of The Talented Mr. Ripley amazing? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com