Anna’s Comments (group member since Jan 06, 2009)

Anna’s comments from the Challenge: 50 Books group.

63. Telex from Cuba A Novel Rachel Kushner

62. The Road Cormac McCarthy

61. The Brooklyn Follies A Novel Paul Auster

60. Beat the Reaper A Novel Josh Bazell

59. Sing Them Home Stephanie Kallos

58. The Writing Class Jincy Willet

57. The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas

56. Kisscut Karin Slaughter

55. The Sportswriter Richard Ford

54. Still Holding Bruce Wagner

53. Playland John Gregory Dunne

It's one of the best books I've read this year also. Amazing.

52. Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher

51. Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry

Leshawn wrote: "Congratulations on 50 Anna!
I read "A Long Way Down" and then a few months later, I borrowed the book on CD from the library. I thought the audio version was so good that I bought a copy even thoug..."

Thanks! I can see listening to the audio version being a really good way to read (or is it listen to?) this book, since it's so conversational, and told by different voices.

50. A Long Way Down Nick Hornby

49. The History of Love A Novel Nicole Krauss

48. The Emperor's Children Claire Messud

I agree with Danine, I *loved* "Jane Eyre," and I can't believe I waited this long to read it. I also really enjoyed "A Fraction of the Whole" by Steve Toltz and "The Year of Living Biblically" by AJ Jacobs.

I really didn't like "And All Shall be Well...." by Tod Wodicka. I think I only finished it because it's so short. And I didn't really like "Knockemstiff," by Donald Ray Pollock, though not because it wasn't well written and "good," but more because it was so hard to read and maybe reminded me too much of where I grew up. I also didn't really care for "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard." I thought it was attempting to be something, quirky? whimsical with a deeper meaning? and didn't really hit it.

47. Music for Torching A.M. Homes