tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post2920530457415053260..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: Booking Through Thursday--Favorite UnknownGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-60540154139479473842010-01-24T21:03:06.485-08:002010-01-24T21:03:06.485-08:00Dorothy--I'll have to look up Jenny Diski. Wh...Dorothy--I'll have to look up Jenny Diski. When I was thinking about this meme, I realized I don't read many obscure authors, either. Some have lost favor, but most were at least popular at some point :)<br /><br />Matt--As they say, great minds think alike! I'd really like to read more Sarton, I just love her writing.Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-42279093917854885602010-01-24T14:02:22.508-08:002010-01-24T14:02:22.508-08:00Bravo! I love your list. I considered three of you...Bravo! I love your list. I considered three of your choices when posting to the question: Elizabeth Bowen, May Sarton, and J.L. Carr, all three of whom I want to read more the works. I didn't enjoy Bowen's The Heat of the Day as much as I did the others. May Sarton is just a fine prose stylist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-7834044269546606562010-01-24T12:25:29.059-08:002010-01-24T12:25:29.059-08:00I really enjoyed the Dawn Powell I've read and...I really enjoyed the Dawn Powell I've read and also Elizabeth Hardwick. I struggled a bit with Bowen, and the rest I've yet to try. I wouldn't have much of a list myself, because I tend not to read very many obscure or unknown authors. I might put Jenny Diski on my list, although she's more known in England than the U.S., I think.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-3937760009976514372010-01-24T10:32:44.596-08:002010-01-24T10:32:44.596-08:00Bybee--LOL, maybe that's why she remains a les...Bybee--LOL, maybe that's why she remains a lesser known author!<br /><br />Little Miss Nomad--I love your list! I've been meaning to read Pat Barker and William Finnegan, thanks for reminding me :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-4749131181552881802010-01-24T08:35:12.079-08:002010-01-24T08:35:12.079-08:00My people used to be well-known or are well-known ...My people used to be well-known or are well-known in their countries. Raymond Queneau (Zazie in the Metro), Victor Palevin (The Helmet of Horror), Pat Barker (Regeneration trilogy), and Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle). Among non-fiction writers, William Finnegan (Crossing the Line) and Sara Wheeler (Terra Incognita) are fantastic and under-read.Little Miss Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754601845915573650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-9684071221971504552010-01-24T00:17:20.625-08:002010-01-24T00:17:20.625-08:00I started to read a Lynne Sharon Schwartz novel an...I started to read a Lynne Sharon Schwartz novel and got sidetracked; meant to finish it.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-27148068481164881772010-01-23T16:16:04.858-08:002010-01-23T16:16:04.858-08:00Liz--Yes! You gave me this copy. Great book, rig...Liz--Yes! You gave me this copy. Great book, right?Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-5902108475649444202010-01-23T16:06:17.292-08:002010-01-23T16:06:17.292-08:00Did I give you Rough Strife? I loved that book wh...Did I give you Rough Strife? I loved that book when I read it years ago.<br /><br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-31808673038191942982010-01-23T11:52:13.936-08:002010-01-23T11:52:13.936-08:00Kristen--I think Kinds of Love was quietly magical...Kristen--I think Kinds of Love was quietly magical, too--that's a lovely way to put it! <br /><br />SFP--that's a good question, I'm not sure if Lynne Sharon Schwartz is still publishing. The last thing I read of hers was a really great book about reading called Ruined By Reading, published in 96. I think her most recent novel was The Writing on the Wall, published in 2005. Not sure what she's up to now, though.<br /><br />litlove--I've only read Kinds of Love, which I enjoyed and definitely recommend, and some of her poetry. What I really want to read are her journals, about having a stroke, and about aging, which are supposed to be great.Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-83438846151595170762010-01-23T11:28:38.597-08:002010-01-23T11:28:38.597-08:00I would love to read May Sarton - I've never k...I would love to read May Sarton - I've never known where to start, so any recommendations would be great! I love Clare Chambers for pure pleasure and Penelope Fitzgerald for great literature, and don't think they are particularly widely read.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-73957506564652992112010-01-23T11:08:20.145-08:002010-01-23T11:08:20.145-08:00I've read all those but the Carr and the Sarto...I've read all those but the Carr and the Sarton. Is Lynne Sharon Schwartz still publishing? I haven't seen her name in a good long while.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-37538204754489969042010-01-22T19:34:19.970-08:002010-01-22T19:34:19.970-08:00I loved May Sarton's Kinds of Love. It was qu...I loved May Sarton's Kinds of Love. It was quietly magical and yet I can never describe it appealingly enough to get others to read it.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.com