tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post5462804556776667407..comments2023-10-23T23:35:22.776+02:00Comments on Cross Words: What I Read in 2012Ted Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-23827029476737508832013-01-08T15:55:57.802+01:002013-01-08T15:55:57.802+01:00I've got Rothfuss at home, and really need to ...I've got Rothfuss at home, and really need to get around to it. Nice to see your mentions of Benioff and Cook. I'll have to check them out.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-49977736230593543972013-01-07T00:57:25.286+01:002013-01-07T00:57:25.286+01:00What a great reading list! Congratulations. I &quo...What a great reading list! Congratulations. I "had to" read War and Peace in college, and thus got through it. Otherwise I might not have. But actually, over time, the story and characters have resonated, and I can see why it's a masterpiece. And it did spur me on to read Anna Karenina, as well as other Russian writers. I also had a hard time with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell and only plugged on because it had gotten some good reviews (none of which I could agree with by the time I finished). You've roused my interest in City of Thieves.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-25779727973177544482012-12-26T17:59:10.559+01:002012-12-26T17:59:10.559+01:00I hear that. I have some HUGE books on my to-read ...I hear that. I have some HUGE books on my to-read list for 2013. I doubt I'm going to get through as many as I usually do!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-66815982093348868672012-12-26T17:49:14.489+01:002012-12-26T17:49:14.489+01:00Hannah, I tried that, too, but War and Peace dragg...Hannah, I tried that, too, but War and Peace dragged me down! It took me three months to get through that one.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-36621575077708650642012-12-26T17:41:20.760+01:002012-12-26T17:41:20.760+01:00I tried to double my usual number of books I read ...I tried to double my usual number of books I read in a year, but I failed horribly. I did surpas my usual, so there's that. I always say I want to read more, but it's always around the same. But next year, next year I will read more. ;-)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-28184278710509943482012-12-26T17:37:11.089+01:002012-12-26T17:37:11.089+01:00Yeah, there are a lot of so-so books out there. I&...Yeah, there are a lot of so-so books out there. I'm happy to have discovered another good one with the Black Company books. I'm so tempted to write a sword and sorcery story now, and to re-read the Fritz Lieber book and the Thieves World books. If only I had all the time in the world!Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-66565363410230253662012-12-26T17:18:24.067+01:002012-12-26T17:18:24.067+01:00I'm reading Brent Weeks "Night angel"...I'm reading Brent Weeks "Night angel" trilogy as it was on sale. It's meh (I'm used to George R.R. Martin). And it kind of turned me off that he so quickly established that the most repugnant character was a homosexual.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-85947043881946336262012-12-26T12:48:04.389+01:002012-12-26T12:48:04.389+01:00I'd have to go back and look at my Goodreads l...I'd have to go back and look at my Goodreads list. Half the time, I forget to mark them.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com