tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258224106731736323.post8538392212151839073..comments2023-09-20T10:58:32.510-04:00Comments on The Year in Books: the longlist to end all longlists: The Dublin IMPAC award for 2011NancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258224106731736323.post-23944403012968613982010-11-16T16:31:40.974-05:002010-11-16T16:31:40.974-05:00Thanks for commenting. I hadn't heard of The ...Thanks for commenting. I hadn't heard of The Leisure Seekers, so I'm going to look it up. Yes, you'd better get going! I highly recommend The Glass Room.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258224106731736323.post-40773085939577242212010-11-16T16:10:17.289-05:002010-11-16T16:10:17.289-05:00Gosh, I've only read one, The Leisure Seeker (...Gosh, I've only read one, The Leisure Seeker (Michael Zaoodorian), which I loved, loved, loved. Better start cracking on the rest of the list!SaladSDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258224106731736323.post-45283483962282846702010-11-16T08:46:15.553-05:002010-11-16T08:46:15.553-05:00Of this incredibly long longlist, I've read 14...Of this incredibly long longlist, I've read 14. Of those, my favorite is The Glass Room, although I really enjoyed Thursday Night Widows as well.<br /><br />Picking what I'll read from this list (based on the fact that I own them already!):<br /><br />Invisible (Auster)<br />Library of Shadows (Birkegaard)<br />Brodeck (Claudel)<br />Red April (Roncaglio)<br />Burnt Shadows (Shamsie)<br />Waiting for Columbus (Trofimuk)<br /><br />I think that's enough for now.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258224106731736323.post-10662953627632132512010-11-16T08:41:53.356-05:002010-11-16T08:41:53.356-05:00I loved The Glass Room! Had it won the Booker last...I loved The Glass Room! Had it won the Booker last year rather than Wolf Hall, it wouldn't have upset me in the least. <br /><br />I don't get The Lost Symbol stuck in with really good literature, though!NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258224106731736323.post-27867408926506687032010-11-16T05:50:59.667-05:002010-11-16T05:50:59.667-05:00Wow! That is one long list that I'm not going ...Wow! That is one long list that I'm not going to attempt to complete! I have read quite a few of the books on the list already. My favourites from that list are The Glass Room and The City and the City. I look forward to seeing which ones you choose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com