So color me impressed. Having barely even thought about the end of the decade from a literature standpoint, I have to say “The A.V. Club’s list is frighteningly similar to what I would have imagined had I bothered to do so. Of those I’ve read–Kavalier & Clay, Blind Assassin, Oscar Wao, Curious Incident, Fortress Of Solitude, Freakonomics, Strange & Norell, Half-Blood Prince, The Tipping Point, Never Let Me Go, and The Road–I’m a big fan of all, with several representing in the all-time upper echelon. Of those I haven’t, well, several (e.g. Middlesex, Time Traveler’s Wife, Fargo Rock City, Bel Canto) have been inhabiting my queue for quite some time. What does that that mean about those about which I’ve never heard? Guess they’re going to inhabit my reading list for the next few months. Ah, lovely.
November 30, 2009
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Of all those tomes, which are fine works, I’m sure, I’ve read The Blind Assassin and Half-Blood Prince (is the second word of a hyphenated compound word capitalized in a title? I challenged undergrad English 101, so I don’t know these things…). both ripping good yarns.
Atwood has a new one out, you know.
Comment by The Jovial Counsel — November 30, 2009 @ 7:53 pm