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I like many of the books and have put most of them on my TBR list. I have been thinking and thinking how to vote. In the end I gave many books a vote. My thoughts about these books:
No to memoirs of a fox hunting man: I have to wait a bit before reading about fox hunting again; being a vegetarian and somewhat opposed against any use of animals by mankind. I know...arbitrary.
Yes to the Orphan Master's Son: I cannot resist "a riveting portrait of a world rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and love'. I must read this for myself.
Yes to The Swerve: I have been studying the medieval period somewhat and am curious what kind of new light this sheds on my thoughts about this period.
Yes to the Tea Lords: I read several books by Hella Haasse and she is truly a Grand Old Lady, who herself lived in the colonies as a child and then came to know the mystical world of it as well.
Yes to Among others, 'a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment' and to More than Human, which description somehow made me think of the films of the Matrix. That's the first thing that came to my mind; why I don't know.
No to the Giver; I have the feeling that, although the story appeals to me, it doesn't give me enough 'to chew' on. I like to reflect on books.
Yes to Hard-boiled wonderland. I read all Murakami last year and this is a favorite of mine.
No to Jefferson, as I already read some books about this excellent statesman.
Yes to Interpreter of Maladies, as I think I will like to compare this interpretation of maladies from India to the western one.
Last edited by desertblues; 05-23-2013 at 03:09 PM.
Reason: grammar and haste
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