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But how do we know what their magnum opus is?? Especially with living authors who've written a number of books and are still going strong.
You have a very valid point there. But I think that is a problem only if a book has been released in the recent past. For classics and other well-known works, the general public sentiment about that book gives (an almost genuine) feedback.
This, of course, is by no means a definitive way of deciding what you want to read next. One may go for the least read books of all the time and fall in love with everything in that book, right from the cover to the story to the style, even how the pages smell :D
Nice. I do read a lot of books that others are not reading. I don't favor the recent book club favorites or those that make the NY Times best sellers list. I read
for pure enjoyment or education. I tend to stay away from very dull, wordy tomes. I just finished "The Lady in the Basement Flat", by Vaisey, the book, and audio. Very enjoyable.
Thanks to Goodreads and Bookbub, I have a ton of e-books just waiting for me, by authors I have never heard of!
@Ramona - Same. I read whatever my heart feels like going with. Your heart will always be warring with your head, so it's better to get a feel of the book by reading a few pages and then taking a deep dive into it if you feel like taking it forward. You don't read a book, you make a relationship with it, for the rest of your life. What a blessing to be able to read!
No rules here. No right or wrong either :)
Oh Shail, your decision not to read anything else by Ondaatje is sad - does this mean that whenever you love a book you'll never read another book by the same author? What do you do when you don't like a book? Please reconsider - if you loved The English Patient (which I did too) I don't think you would be disappointed by either Warlight or The Cat's Table. I do agree that you can have a relationship with particular books and, yes, what a blessing to be able to read.
Hey Fiona, thank you for your comment. I totally agree that I might be missing out on some really good content by Ondaatje.
I recently finished Becoming by Michele Obama and was completely blown by it. What a beautiful story! And that led me to Barack's reading list, where he had mentioned about reading Warlight in 2018. So yes, I am reconsidering reading it, in fact, I might pick it up soon.
Excellent. Was so good to have a president who actually read books! Thanks for your recommendation of Michelle Obama's book. Looking forward to reading it. Another recommendation from my January holiday reading is Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton who is a wonderful young newspaper feature writer - see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.... Can't recommend it highly enough.
Thank you for the recommendation, Fiona. I am adding it to my reading list! Also, just noticed that typo in my previous comment - *Michelle (Dang!).
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You have a very valid point there. But I think that is a problem only if a book has been released in the recent past. For classics and other well-known works, the general public sentiment about that book gives (an almost genuine) feedback. This, of course, is by no means a definitive way of deciding what you want to read next. One may go for the least read books of all the time and fall in love with everything in that book, right from the cover to the story to the style, even how the pages smell :D
Nice. I do read a lot of books that others are not reading. I don't favor the recent book club favorites or those that make the NY Times best sellers list. I readfor pure enjoyment or education. I tend to stay away from very dull, wordy tomes. I just finished "The Lady in the Basement Flat", by Vaisey, the book, and audio. Very enjoyable.
Thanks to Goodreads and Bookbub, I have a ton of e-books just waiting for me, by authors I have never heard of!
@Ramona - Same. I read whatever my heart feels like going with. Your heart will always be warring with your head, so it's better to get a feel of the book by reading a few pages and then taking a deep dive into it if you feel like taking it forward. You don't read a book, you make a relationship with it, for the rest of your life. What a blessing to be able to read! No rules here. No right or wrong either :)
Oh Shail, your decision not to read anything else by Ondaatje is sad - does this mean that whenever you love a book you'll never read another book by the same author? What do you do when you don't like a book? Please reconsider - if you loved The English Patient (which I did too) I don't think you would be disappointed by either Warlight or The Cat's Table. I do agree that you can have a relationship with particular books and, yes, what a blessing to be able to read.
Hey Fiona, thank you for your comment. I totally agree that I might be missing out on some really good content by Ondaatje. I recently finished Becoming by Michele Obama and was completely blown by it. What a beautiful story! And that led me to Barack's reading list, where he had mentioned about reading Warlight in 2018. So yes, I am reconsidering reading it, in fact, I might pick it up soon.
Excellent. Was so good to have a president who actually read books! Thanks for your recommendation of Michelle Obama's book. Looking forward to reading it. Another recommendation from my January holiday reading is Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton who is a wonderful young newspaper feature writer - see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.... Can't recommend it highly enough.
Thank you for the recommendation, Fiona. I am adding it to my reading list! Also, just noticed that typo in my previous comment - *Michelle (Dang!).
