tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post7535317723800734858..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Top Ten TuesdayLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-36824046248144640672011-06-03T18:29:57.890+01:002011-06-03T18:29:57.890+01:00Great list. I couldn't finish Room. It was too...Great list. I couldn't finish Room. It was too hard for me to get though.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826716134008160506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-4829966732016491762011-06-02T05:13:55.193+01:002011-06-02T05:13:55.193+01:00I love Atonement and think it is a page turner, bu...I love Atonement and think it is a page turner, but McEwan does have a way of ruining a holiday. My husband and I listened to On Chesil Beach on a road trip once. Not the right choice.<br /><br />Check out my <a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/05/top-ten-tuesday-sand-in-crack-of-my.html" rel="nofollow">Top Ten Tuesday</a>LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-42663780234608761262011-06-01T14:27:29.573+01:002011-06-01T14:27:29.573+01:00Haha. Nice spin on the topic! Great list; I would ...Haha. Nice spin on the topic! Great list; I would have hated to read Deathly Hallows on vacation. <br /><br />I'm a new follower. :)Dorothy A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06866037094182175139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-49544873832472550512011-06-01T09:51:18.273+01:002011-06-01T09:51:18.273+01:00Some really excellent books here! Given that it...Some really excellent books here! Given that it's winter here I think these ones would be perfect for me curled up on cold and rainy days - definitely ones that make you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-86712111923066611352011-05-31T20:06:13.488+01:002011-05-31T20:06:13.488+01:00It's really fun reading everyone's ideas o...It's really fun reading everyone's ideas on this week's top ten, they're all so different! I did read The Handmaid's Tale on the beach, but not on holiday.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377404526123600035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-15331312229400472832011-05-31T19:37:01.234+01:002011-05-31T19:37:01.234+01:00I love the twist you put on the top 10! And I cert...I love the twist you put on the top 10! And I certainly agree with most of the books on your list, especially Tess of the d'Urbervilles!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-18467564714689543212011-05-31T13:59:00.632+01:002011-05-31T13:59:00.632+01:00I LOVE your twist on this top 10. I can't come...I LOVE your twist on this top 10. I can't come up with any beach reads, usually cos I read on the beach whatever I'm reading at home. But this is fantastic. I would add Camus' The Stranger to this list. Never have I read a book make me think life was pointless like this one.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-79924103654319038302011-05-31T13:41:06.775+01:002011-05-31T13:41:06.775+01:00I have a list of books that I can only read at hom...I have a list of books that I can only read at home because they make me tear up and nothing is more embarrassing than sitting on the bus with tears falling down your cheek, your shoulders shaking and people looking at you when you begin to hiccup! Many of the books on your list are also on my private only list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.com