tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7445333058629124480..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: FFB: Favorite Books of the YearYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-51200881770885533432017-01-04T03:57:40.592-05:002017-01-04T03:57:40.592-05:00Such a great lineup of books, Yvette! I have got a...Such a great lineup of books, Yvette! I have got a bunch of Wentworth sitting in my inbox and waiting to be read. Good luck with reading in 2017.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-48818252573884686442017-01-03T12:14:14.066-05:002017-01-03T12:14:14.066-05:00Well, time to get started then. :) I think you wou...Well, time to get started then. :) I think you would like Richard Russo's work very much, Nan. Also Elinor Lipmann AND the Miss Silver books.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-69087552916461294042017-01-02T19:28:18.662-05:002017-01-02T19:28:18.662-05:00I haven't read even one! There's a good in...I haven't read even one! There's a good interview with Richard Russo here - http://nhpr.org/post/conversation-richard-russo#stream/0Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44103120207377900322016-12-31T15:17:00.169-05:002016-12-31T15:17:00.169-05:00Oh Ben Winters' books are top notch, Mathew. D...Oh Ben Winters' books are top notch, Mathew. Don't miss them. And Richard Russo is brilliant. I love his books. Don't miss EMPIRE FALLS, his Pulitzer Prize winner.<br /><br />It would be a very boring world if we all liked the exact same things. Right?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-5468637873088263932016-12-31T15:14:58.192-05:002016-12-31T15:14:58.192-05:00Thanks so much for the good wishes, Rosemary. Yes,...Thanks so much for the good wishes, Rosemary. Yes, last year was especially good for me (how nice of you to remember) moving down here was the best thing I could have done - I love being nearer my family and I love my apartment. <br />I will definitely keep a look out for the Bronte special. Thanks for the tip.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and yours as well. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46285748574086218472016-12-31T13:45:22.543-05:002016-12-31T13:45:22.543-05:00Haven't read Russo yet but loved the movie and...Haven't read Russo yet but loved the movie and now intend to read the sequel novel. Thanks for the reminder, Yvette. I've not read <i>any</i> of the books you've listed here but now I want to. Most of them, in fact, so I'll mention only those I think I'll pass for the time being: (sorry) Buchan & Wentworth. I almost included Winters but was saved by your enthusiasm. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-81406331475472920742016-12-31T05:32:03.168-05:002016-12-31T05:32:03.168-05:00Dear Yvette - I shall come back and peruse this li...Dear Yvette - I shall come back and peruse this list again, many wonderful recommendations and reviews here.<br />We have just seen a fantastic BBC production called 'To Walk Invisible' about the Brontë sisters and their brother Branwell. Should you get the chance to see it do check it out.<br />2016 was an important year for you with your big move to be nearer your family - hope that 2017 is a very happy year for you too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-86285172320745469132016-12-30T16:06:14.691-05:002016-12-30T16:06:14.691-05:00The Patricia Wentworth books are a very mixed bag,...The Patricia Wentworth books are a very mixed bag, Tracy. But when she was good she was very very good. If you check out this link, you'll find all of Wentworth's books available to read online. The Canadian copyright having expired.<br />http://www.fadedpage.com/sc/wentworth.php<br /><br />As for Buchan, I can't be sensible. I love his stuff!<br /><br />And I'm a HUGE Richard Russo fan-girl. :)<br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-86022580912564303122016-12-30T16:01:29.365-05:002016-12-30T16:01:29.365-05:00Absolutely, Richard. 'Favorites' is the ke...Absolutely, Richard. 'Favorites' is the key word here. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91425957577220788142016-12-30T16:00:45.573-05:002016-12-30T16:00:45.573-05:00I've read them all, Mudpuddle. Wonderful stuff...I've read them all, Mudpuddle. Wonderful stuff.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54918407553794931032016-12-30T16:00:15.077-05:002016-12-30T16:00:15.077-05:00I'm nothing if not eclectic, Patti. :) I'v...I'm nothing if not eclectic, Patti. :) I've heard that the Ben Winters books are going to be adapted for either film or television series. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-71837183670083786652016-12-30T15:58:34.987-05:002016-12-30T15:58:34.987-05:00I did, George. I really did. Though I've slowe...I did, George. I really did. Though I've slowed down some from last year. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73783529879928899912016-12-30T15:25:32.351-05:002016-12-30T15:25:32.351-05:00All of these books sound good, Yvette. You have ta...All of these books sound good, Yvette. You have talked me into getting back into the Patricia Wentworth books; both of the books that you listed here sound good. And the one Richard Russo book that I have read I really liked. Also enjoyed hearing about the Dickson McCunn trilogy; I don't know much about John Buchan's books. I have read the Last Policeman books and loved them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88226242972625801922016-12-30T13:04:38.650-05:002016-12-30T13:04:38.650-05:00Excellent list, Yvette, a broad range of things. A...Excellent list, Yvette, a broad range of things. As you saw, my list is more focused on mystery and a few favorite authors, but then we do "favorite" lists, not "hey look what I read" lists, don't we?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-72378905319890261732016-12-30T13:02:25.835-05:002016-12-30T13:02:25.835-05:00interesting set of novels; Buchan is one of my fa...interesting set of novels; Buchan is one of my favorites and the Huntingtower trilogy is one of his best... the Greenmantle series is also good...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38263034722246871522016-12-30T10:31:50.307-05:002016-12-30T10:31:50.307-05:00What a wonderful assortment of books. Love Russo, ...What a wonderful assortment of books. Love Russo, Chabon, Winters and Lipman toopattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-50446845919514677492016-12-30T08:30:30.974-05:002016-12-30T08:30:30.974-05:00Wow, quite a variety of books! Nice mix of fictio...Wow, quite a variety of books! Nice mix of fiction and non-fiction, too! Looks like you had a great reading year in 2016.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com