tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post223934693564802120..comments2024-03-18T05:13:55.717-04:00Comments on No Monsters in My Bed: Things to Read - My Favorite BooksDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06751860223320893192noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post-61292865030156543782011-07-15T16:58:58.564-04:002011-07-15T16:58:58.564-04:00Elise - I'll have to try goodreads again, I tr...Elise - I'll have to try goodreads again, I tried using it through their facebook interface last year but they kept changing the interface which made it tricky for me.<br /><br />Rahel - Kanafani's writing is excellent very sparse and dark, but well done. I warn you though, he is very anti-Israel and some of the stories seem a little unrealistic, like the last one in the collection, i just don't think any decent people would really act like that. if you do read it (and I can send you my copy if you want), let me know what you think.<br /><br />Deb - I did read Feast of Love and I definitely liked it, but i didn't love it as much as most people. would love to talk about it sometime. I will definitely check out the echo maker!Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751860223320893192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post-20142066032216929202011-07-15T10:52:00.699-04:002011-07-15T10:52:00.699-04:00Have you read Feast of Love, by Charles Baxter? I...Have you read Feast of Love, by Charles Baxter? I loved it. (As an aside, he's from Ann Arbor, which might be fun for you.) His other books are great, too, including his short stories. I also really liked The Echo Maker, by Richard Powers. It's odd, for sure. But there's a lot of depth to it -- definitely an interseting read.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315139723997251097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post-86211201279850332042011-07-15T09:55:20.549-04:002011-07-15T09:55:20.549-04:00Okay- now I have a whole lot of books I can look f...Okay- now I have a whole lot of books I can look for if I run out of reading stuff :o) There were times I tried to keep track on the good books I read- but after a while I always gave up... there are just too many. I used to read tons of short stories when I studied (on my way to college and back everyday- in the train).<br />I might try to get my hands on this Ghassan Kanafani-book...rahelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163997527799490294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post-67280588291206215862011-07-14T21:27:11.836-04:002011-07-14T21:27:11.836-04:00Forgetting what I read is the reason I now use goo...Forgetting what I read is the reason I now use goodreads.com. It happened several times where I started a book and it turned out I had already read it before... I'm definitely going to add some of these to my to-read list.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13541828588599019174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post-26730160954214718342011-07-14T20:37:02.417-04:002011-07-14T20:37:02.417-04:00That's been on my "must read" list f...That's been on my "must read" list forever, but I still haven't read it, I'll have to check it out!Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751860223320893192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003566511242003677.post-89910222144698687052011-07-14T11:59:55.132-04:002011-07-14T11:59:55.132-04:00The Known World by Edward P Jones. Definitely in m...The Known World by Edward P Jones. Definitely in my top 10 best!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244859991221801364noreply@blogger.com