tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5533464722265386301..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Esquire's 75 Books Every Man Should ReadSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-73187412527855291252008-11-22T10:55:00.000-06:002008-11-22T10:55:00.000-06:00Great points, Maggie, especially the thought that ...Great points, Maggie, especially the thought that the list makers may not have even known that Flannery was a female...wouldn't surprise me at all.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56758059941791072902008-11-21T20:10:00.000-06:002008-11-21T20:10:00.000-06:00What?!? No Harry Crews!!! A man's man writer! I ...What?!? No Harry Crews!!! A man's man writer! <BR/><BR/>I have read 9 on the list and hubby has read 22 with only a couple of overlaps. Looking at the list, I want to read at least 50 of them. Oh, and I bet the list makers had no idea Flannery was a woman. ;) Or, maybe it's the prosthetic-stealer salesman.maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-14406853942866006062008-11-17T19:02:00.000-06:002008-11-17T19:02:00.000-06:00Maybe Conroy and Irving are a little to "touchy-fe...Maybe Conroy and Irving are a little to "touchy-feely" for men, Jen...at least according to the editors over at Esquire. :-)<BR/><BR/>BTW, they are two of my very favorite writers.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58009922221595385752008-11-17T05:09:00.000-06:002008-11-17T05:09:00.000-06:00Well, I'm glad I'm female because if I highlighted...Well, I'm glad I'm female because if I highlighted that list, it would probably be a bit thin. I have read <I>Winter's Bone</I> and would highly recommend it. While it isn't written BY a female, it does focus on a female character. The same goes for <I>Cuckoo's Nest</I> - SOOOO far better than that God-awful movie. I'm quite surprised no Pat Conroy or John Irving novels made the list, though.Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13791776384375935672008-11-16T13:59:00.000-06:002008-11-16T13:59:00.000-06:00Bybee, I loved that book and really enjoy Wallace ...Bybee, I loved that book and really enjoy Wallace Stegner's writing. This reminds me of how long it's been since I've read some of his fiction, in fact - time for some rereading, I think.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-30835633557714988752008-11-16T13:58:00.000-06:002008-11-16T13:58:00.000-06:00Absolutely right, Sean...great alternate books for...Absolutely right, Sean...great alternate books for the authors listed. For me, lists are usually the jumping off point for seeing books and writers in a different light, often leading me to books and authors not on the original list. That's what makes them fun for me.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-62856473605814374682008-11-16T13:57:00.000-06:002008-11-16T13:57:00.000-06:00That's a great point, John, and one I hadn't notic...That's a great point, John, and one I hadn't noticed. My own reading comes in at somewhere between 40% and 45% from female authors - a lot more than 1/75th. Makes me wonder how it breaks down for the average male reader...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77451929363400457572008-11-16T11:26:00.000-06:002008-11-16T11:26:00.000-06:00Unless I missed someone, Flannery O'Connor is the ...Unless I missed someone, Flannery O'Connor is the only female author on the list! Is that one deemed acceptable because it has "man" in the title? What s silly gender bias-- as if men shouldn't read women authors.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-19862436870237327902008-11-16T04:59:00.000-06:002008-11-16T04:59:00.000-06:00I'm not a guy, but I really like this list...I gue...I'm not a guy, but I really like this list...I guess I have guy taste. I'm currently reading 69. Picked up some good ideas from this list...thanks, Sam!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-72673803232550044532008-11-15T22:22:00.000-06:002008-11-15T22:22:00.000-06:00Can't say I did much better myself. A few tit...Can't say I did much better myself. <BR/><BR/>A few titles I wonder about: Why The Crack Up by Fitzgerald and not Gatsby? We have Legends of the Fall, but no River Runs Through It? I'd put Catcher in the Rye before Cuckoo's Nest. A couple other notable literary omissions for their "guy appeal": Pillars of the Earth, Hunt for Red October, Presumed Innocent, The sean a. scapellatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237526818455669590noreply@blogger.com