tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8655887207524926795..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Books That Are "Stuck" on My ShelvesSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-14814830142328918502008-10-07T17:17:00.000-05:002008-10-07T17:17:00.000-05:00I love these responses, guys. It proves to me tha...I love these responses, guys. It proves to me that booklovers have many, many things and tendencies in common. One of those tendencies appears to be a great reluctance to EVER give up on a book that even remotely strikes us as something we might read someday.<BR/><BR/>I sincerely suspect that I will die with some of these books on my shelves...still unread. But they will be here as long as I Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-18279146791021476222008-10-07T12:43:00.000-05:002008-10-07T12:43:00.000-05:00One of my books is Victor Hugo's Les Miserables--t...One of my books is Victor Hugo's Les Miserables--the unabridged Signet Classics version, coming in at about 1500 pages, give or take a few. Another book that's on my shelf that I've never read is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan; yet another is The Quincunx. And Fanny' Burney's Evelina has been sitting on my "TBR" shelf for about six months or so.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108897586586146730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-75336832746781525762008-10-05T21:36:00.000-05:002008-10-05T21:36:00.000-05:00Oh, so many.The worst I think is Henry James' The ...Oh, so many.<BR/><BR/>The worst I think is Henry James' The Ambassadors, which I've been carrying around for about 10 years. Then, the runners-up include Charlotte Bronte's Villette, William Faulker's Light in August, and D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. So. Much. Guilt. They *reproach* me, I swear.Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61520772719415187722008-10-05T20:04:00.000-05:002008-10-05T20:04:00.000-05:00The pile has been gradually going down. (This is o...The pile has been gradually going down. (This is only my physical pile, my written TBR list grows exponentially). It came from a place in Baltimore which is a basement full of free books. I stocked up on everything that looked interesting before we moved away, and am now trying to get through them all!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-79301851454576916182008-10-05T18:23:00.000-05:002008-10-05T18:23:00.000-05:00Good post idea!Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club has been on...Good post idea!<BR/><BR/>Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club has been on my shelf for a while, too.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-35619517157256986452008-10-04T08:12:00.000-05:002008-10-04T08:12:00.000-05:00O.k. Sam and J.S. I highly suggest you get to Empi...O.k. Sam and J.S. I highly suggest you get to <I>Empire Falls</I>. I read the book and watched the movie - both excellent...Paul Newman playing an outstanding role, incidently!<BR/><BR/>Sam, I read <I>Beloved</I> in college and also attended a Toni Morrison workshop where we poured over it again. I do like a lot of Morrison's work, but can only read it in spurts. She's definitely not a writer Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-47844670290396166982008-10-03T22:16:00.000-05:002008-10-03T22:16:00.000-05:00I'm embarrassed to tell you how many unread books ...I'm embarrassed to tell you how many unread books I have on my shelves! Speaking of Douglas Southall Freeman, did he write a series of books on Stonewall Jackson? My dad read Freeman's books. Books about the Civil War were the only ones he would read.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906352691388129167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-27886405105909779652008-10-03T21:31:00.000-05:002008-10-03T21:31:00.000-05:00Sam, I have my talking points and I'm not going to...Sam, I have my talking points and I'm not going to deviate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12274224388800101712008-10-03T19:37:00.001-05:002008-10-03T19:37:00.001-05:00Thanks for the Sarum-vote, Carrie. When I pulled ...Thanks for the Sarum-vote, Carrie. When I pulled that one off the shelf last night I almost started reading it, finally - key word being "almost."Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-20196317914858926742008-10-03T19:37:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:37:00.000-05:00Leah, at least we can say that we will never suffe...Leah, at least we can say that we will never suffer the problem of not having something around the house to read. I remember when that used to happen to me and can't even imagine how it would ever occur these days.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83323129300715460122008-10-03T19:36:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:36:00.000-05:00Factotum, you always make me smile because you're ...Factotum, you always make me smile because you're comment is just a little bit of a different slant to the question...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43664175675167166722008-10-03T19:34:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:34:00.000-05:00That's an interesting list, Jeanne...sounds like y...That's an interesting list, Jeanne...sounds like you have quite a mountain ahead of you with those 80 books. Has that stack been building for a long time; does it go up and down or stay pretty steady? Good luck with that. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25029539179718526862008-10-03T19:33:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:33:00.000-05:00Hey, J.S., I have that one around somewhere myself...Hey, J.S., I have that one around somewhere myself. I even started the film at one point but never watched the whole thing. I still suspect I will really like the book and can't explain my tardiness in reading it.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13144966070987578122008-10-03T19:31:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:31:00.000-05:00Bybee, my only surprise was just how long I've kep...Bybee, my only surprise was just how long I've kept some books without ever having read them. Their good first impression and reputation seem to have made them permanent additions to my library - not sure that is a good thing or not.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36574740192640447052008-10-03T19:30:00.000-05:002008-10-03T19:30:00.000-05:00J.Anne, hang on the those because one day you will...J.Anne, hang on the those because one day you will enjoy both, especially the Shelby Foote books.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-89815817929091167842008-10-03T18:52:00.000-05:002008-10-03T18:52:00.000-05:00Oh heck yeah, I do. I'll have to see if I can iden...Oh heck yeah, I do. I'll have to see if I can identify the oldest ones. <BR/><BR/>Sarum, btw, is excellent. Which hasn't made me pick up and read London yet, also on my shelves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61352986988615123452008-10-03T16:00:00.000-05:002008-10-03T16:00:00.000-05:00The one I have had the longest is Hawksmoor by Pet...The one I have had the longest is Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd. I think I have had it nearly 20 years or so. I will read it. There are loads of others including Sophies World which I have picked up a few times but still haven't read.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401356477073274808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10063433607337227262008-10-03T13:38:00.000-05:002008-10-03T13:38:00.000-05:00I have read "Fingerpost" and it is EXCELLENT. I do...I have read "Fingerpost" and it is EXCELLENT. I don't buy books (I'm too cheap and the library is free!), so can't tell you what I've bought and held.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42468166158030373472008-10-03T12:15:00.000-05:002008-10-03T12:15:00.000-05:00I've got a number of these. Ones that I just wasn'...I've got a number of these. Ones that I just wasn't in the mood for the first time, but they've had such high recommendations I'm going to keep them and see if I appreciate them better in the future. Some are:<BR/><BR/>Schindler's List<BR/>Their Eyes Were Watching God<BR/>Emma- Jane Austen<BR/>Red Badge of Courage<BR/>The Old Curiosity Shop<BR/>Zorba the Greek<BR/>Henderson the Rain King<BR/>A Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-30255738466417237482008-10-03T08:05:00.000-05:002008-10-03T08:05:00.000-05:00Oh man, the first book that comes to mind is "Empi...Oh man, the first book that comes to mind is "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo. It's been on my shelf for ages. I <EM>want</EM> to read it. I just haven't had a real urge yet. Like Bybee I do have more, which I'll probably have to post about later. This is a very interesting exercise, though it's bound to make me feel guilty. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-80336410985106327372008-10-03T00:12:00.000-05:002008-10-03T00:12:00.000-05:00Great Expectations was stuck for years, but there'...Great Expectations was stuck for years, but there's more...I must post about this...thanks for the idee.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43557601464348660122008-10-02T21:48:00.000-05:002008-10-02T21:48:00.000-05:002 come to mind for me (well, technically 4) - "Gon...2 come to mind for me (well, technically 4) - "Gone With the Wind" and Shelby Foote's "Civil War" trilogy. <BR/><BR/>I know for a fact there are others, but I can't think exactly what they are right now.Janda/Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754631494233387294noreply@blogger.com