tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post1900614226900709891..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Best 100 Books I've Read in the Last DecadeStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-53632108176962551582017-05-25T19:01:01.281-05:002017-05-25T19:01:01.281-05:00I just finished THE PROMISE--excellent. Time to m...I just finished THE PROMISE--excellent. Time to move on to some of his other works.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-334172372255938822017-05-21T18:48:29.626-05:002017-05-21T18:48:29.626-05:00@Cyberkitten: I'm sure it must have been throu...@Cyberkitten: I'm sure it must have been through skeptical blogrolls or something. I'm not sure who discovered who, though! I think we've both been enablers of our respective habits..Bernard Cornwell and John Stack are two authors I discovered through you, not to mention "The Age of Absurdity"...which I've read 3 times and have never reviewed. Sigh..<br /><br />@Fred: Enjoy "The Promise"! I'd like to read more of Potok, especially "I Am Asher Leve".<br /><br />@Tim: Oh, keeping lists of books helps! Thank you. :)<br /><br />@Mudpuddle:<br />In the beginning I would literally wander the library and hope titles caught my eye. These days I rely on amazon, goodreads, and Worldcat. It helps to be curious about EVERYTHING, as I am -- horses, trains, pavement, medieval Spain, it seemingly never ends. All I have to do is search for a topic and those sources produce books, and those books lead me to other books....Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-14304355454340845862017-05-21T18:01:03.571-05:002017-05-21T18:01:03.571-05:00I'm curious about how you select your books, ...I'm curious about how you select your books, it seems your middle name must be eclectic... Like Fred, I've read several of the fiction, but none of the others except for the one about the history of bicycles in the. Netherlands...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090348975739988018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-58402088658012076682017-05-21T13:32:21.045-05:002017-05-21T13:32:21.045-05:00I congratulate you on two accomplishments: the lon...I congratulate you on two accomplishments: the longevity of your fine blog; your ability to recall and list your best reading experiences. As I am someone who has difficulty remember yesterday's lunch, I am impressed by memory. Well done!RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-34007961188085229102017-05-21T09:20:19.519-05:002017-05-21T09:20:19.519-05:00Stephen,
I've only read five that are on your...Stephen,<br /><br />I've only read five that are on your list, and all are fiction. Four of the five are SF, and the fifth is Potok's _The Chosen_, which I just read last month. I was so impressed with it that I got the sequel from the library, and I'll probably read it next week. <br /><br /> Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-72525138743338992452017-05-21T08:04:26.826-05:002017-05-21T08:04:26.826-05:00Well done on 10 Years blogging! I'm already lo...Well done on 10 Years blogging! I'm already looking forward to the next 10. I can't remember how I stumbled upon your Blog (or what link took me here) but I'm glad I found it/you. You've given me a lot to think about and a lot of books to consider. I was just thinking today that we seem to have similar aims but are coming at the target from very different directions. I think we have many interesting arguments/debates ahead. [lol]<br /><br />A good list. A few I've read and a few are in various TBR piles - but many are (apart from your reviews) unknown to me. I guess that's mostly because of the Atlantic Ocean between us and growing up in very different cultures (I won't say a word about our age difference!)<br /><br />Keep up the good work (and the good fight). I know you will.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com