Comments on: BTT & a visit from the book fairy

By: Dorte Jakobsen

Dorte Jakobsen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:06:45 +0000

This is not an answer to your question but rather a comment to the comment you posted on my blog. I have just made my own ´reading challenge´ for readers who are not really into crime fiction.
Look in – if you dare!

Anyway, I have never been able to answer questions of this kind. I am thrilled by far too many books to even try making a list (90 % would probably be crime fiction, but Paul Auster and André Dubus might also appear).

By: Daphne

Daphne — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:50:20 +0000

Totally, enjoy Interview. If you like it, you have a loooong run of fun books to keep you busy!

The Terror builds slowly, but then it becomes captivating. At least, that’s what I thought. Stick with it.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:35:59 +0000

Oooh, you really are in for a treat with Interview With the Vampire! It was my first Anne Rice book and it started an obsession with her when I was a teenager. If you like that one, I recommend The Witching Hour by her as well. It’s my favorite of hers.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:31:52 +0000

If you have an interest in the Black Dahlia, I highly recommend the Black Dahlia Files. It’s a non-fiction book that came out a couple of years ago. Excellent!

By: terri

terri — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:53:17 +0000

Half of a Yellow Sun was one of my favorites this year too, stellar writing. My TBR pile for this year includes A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Fall on Your Knees – so your picks bode well! I haven’t heard of the other one.

Have you read Joyce Carol Oates before? I’m not a fan, after reading some of her short stories. I hope you have a better reading experience of her.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:33:14 +0000

I read Fall on Your Knees a few years ago and liked it. Unfortunately, that was pre-blog, so I don’t remember much more than I liked it.

Enjoy your new books! (The Black Dahlia looks like she’s having a bad hair day.)