tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post8016417843402520421..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: Someday listGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-41393634395206602372007-04-09T11:13:00.000-07:002007-04-09T11:13:00.000-07:00Iliana, that's my problem, too--too many interesti...Iliana, that's my problem, too--too many interesting-sounding new books crowding out the old...Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-17671179802393415652007-04-09T09:16:00.000-07:002007-04-09T09:16:00.000-07:00Oh goodness I have so many shelf sitters it's not ...Oh goodness I have so many shelf sitters it's not even funny. It's just so hard when new books keep popping up and you want to read those right away :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-12209367935349578842007-04-06T23:41:00.000-07:002007-04-06T23:41:00.000-07:00Julie--ah, some more books for my list! Thanks. ...Julie--ah, some more books for my list! Thanks. And I really loved "One Hundred Years of Solitude" too.<BR/><BR/>Sam--then you get the double pleasure of collecting and reading!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-75208197828015476162007-04-06T20:09:00.000-07:002007-04-06T20:09:00.000-07:00I've more than a shelf full of Modern Library clas...I've more than a shelf full of Modern Library classics from the '40s and '50s that I've collected. "Some day" I plan to actually read them.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-91520247740119562112007-04-06T17:29:00.000-07:002007-04-06T17:29:00.000-07:00I need to finish "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi a...I need to finish "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi and plan to read "Kalooki Nights" by Howard Jacobson before Michael Chabon's "Yiddish Policeman's Union" comes out on May 1st. <BR/>Matt- you must find time for "One Hundred Years of Solitude"- it's truly amazing.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07038008953433448314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-82349210419866201182007-04-06T15:45:00.000-07:002007-04-06T15:45:00.000-07:00Matt--When I was younger I tried to read The Name ...Matt--When I was younger I tried to read The Name of the Rose and couldn't get into it, but I think I should try again...thanks for reminding me! <BR/><BR/>Also, I just read your post re: the top 10, and I like your list.Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-7702884752155348452007-04-06T14:57:00.000-07:002007-04-06T14:57:00.000-07:00You know those pamphlets they have at the library,...You know those pamphlets they have at the library, the ones filled with all the classics? That pretty much sums up my someday list. Also, <I>One Hundred Years of Solitude</I> has been hanging around for years, as well as <I>Baudolino</I> and <I>The Name of the Rose</I> by Umberto Eco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com