tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post4244741658506116548..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-42940397400784192422010-12-23T19:29:04.322-05:002010-12-23T19:29:04.322-05:00The Penguin cloth-bounds are so pretty! I wish I c...The Penguin cloth-bounds are so pretty! I wish I could justify to myself getting more of them, but I already own most of the books (in other editions) that have been issued, and with limited space, I can't justify it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17151600271211671312010-12-22T18:08:29.647-05:002010-12-22T18:08:29.647-05:00Those Penguin editions make me drool! I hope Sant...Those Penguin editions make me drool! I hope Santa appreciates your ambituous plans for next year!bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-5319511565549900182010-12-22T13:27:29.191-05:002010-12-22T13:27:29.191-05:00Little birdy (not sure which one) told me you migh...Little birdy (not sure which one) told me you might be doing a readalong of The Iliad in 2011. I'd be in!<br /><br />Also, noticed the Penguin Great Expectations at the end of that stack in the picture. JUST bought that same book for my dad last night--didn't even realize what it was, just thought it pretty. Hmmm--might have to keep for self. ;)Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-50569769972028739392010-12-21T21:11:40.323-05:002010-12-21T21:11:40.323-05:00I have 8 of the Penguin cloth-bound classics too! ...I have 8 of the Penguin cloth-bound classics too! I'm so bummed that 2 are out of print though. I guess I'll just have to lust after the rest of them.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-45984382754846467732010-12-21T20:18:49.343-05:002010-12-21T20:18:49.343-05:00Your cheating makes me giggle. Those are GORGEOUS ...Your cheating makes me giggle. Those are GORGEOUS editions; I don't own any yet, but I intend to! I hope all your wished-for books end up under your tree!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17082341610596128632010-12-21T19:33:04.454-05:002010-12-21T19:33:04.454-05:00I hope you have been a good so you can get everyth...I hope you have been a good so you can get everything on your list. :) Those Penguin books are lovely -- I have settled for the black and white penguin classic bindings. They look so nice on a bookshelf, too.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870662298657958483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-53675601327108758862010-12-21T18:08:51.010-05:002010-12-21T18:08:51.010-05:00Oh man. Those Penguin books are on my list too. I ...Oh man. Those Penguin books are on my list too. I only have one, but I am saving my amazon gift cards so I can buy some more.<br /><br />Here's to you completing your set!Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-45787905640995316172010-12-21T15:37:45.751-05:002010-12-21T15:37:45.751-05:00Your no. 1 looks really beautiful. Reading those m...Your no. 1 looks really beautiful. Reading those must be a pleasure too.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845024976446830534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-64489366643841238082010-12-21T15:27:06.373-05:002010-12-21T15:27:06.373-05:00oh man ... I seriously want everything on this lis...oh man ... I seriously want everything on this list. As for Ivan Illyich though .... meh. War and Peace is WAY better.IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-71643649762665635572010-12-21T13:53:30.391-05:002010-12-21T13:53:30.391-05:00Okay Allie. Santa was done awhile ago. No fair p...Okay Allie. Santa was done awhile ago. No fair putting more on the list. You need to talk to Matt for those. I suggest making a really good dinner and dessert-seeing how he loves both and leave your list nearby. ;))<br /><br />Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20850351812690628472010-12-21T12:52:21.058-05:002010-12-21T12:52:21.058-05:00those cloth-bound classics look amazing. I may nee...those cloth-bound classics look amazing. I may need to start asking for these too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159258988339317505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20302104125713696632010-12-21T12:28:12.096-05:002010-12-21T12:28:12.096-05:00What books am I hoping to get from Santa?
1. Hung...What books am I hoping to get from Santa?<br /><br />1. Hunger Games triology box set by Suzanne Collins<br />2. Millennium/Girl with the Dragon Tattoo box set by Stieg Larsson<br />3. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare<br />4. Matched by Ally Condie<br />5. Vampire Academy box set by Richelle Mead<br />6. Of Thee I Sing by President Barack Obama<br />7. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot<br />8. The Help by Kathryn Stockett<br />9. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks<br />10. Strange Fate by L.J. SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-56793832667564207702010-12-21T12:22:42.084-05:002010-12-21T12:22:42.084-05:00Totally agree with you on the Dante. I've rea...Totally agree with you on the Dante. I've read Inferno about three times and never got any further because I never bothered to get hold of the other two volumes. May try and rectify that (again) in 2011.Falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-31642163197935075222010-12-21T12:21:29.779-05:002010-12-21T12:21:29.779-05:00Great choices. I also love the looks of the Pengui...Great choices. I also love the looks of the Penguin clothbound classics. I'm going to seek these out!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-12761655978119112872010-12-21T12:19:39.905-05:002010-12-21T12:19:39.905-05:00Great list. I love the Penguin cloth-bounds! I rec...Great list. I love the Penguin cloth-bounds! I recently bought my first one, gorgeous, and will have to collect more.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875305968239664790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-69150460578760767822010-12-21T11:11:01.764-05:002010-12-21T11:11:01.764-05:00Oh yeah! I could go for ALL of these. I never hear...Oh yeah! I could go for ALL of these. I never heard of cloth-bound classics. Now I'm curious...*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-1488712723096543062010-12-21T11:10:34.623-05:002010-12-21T11:10:34.623-05:00The Harry Potter cookbook is on my list too- speci...The Harry Potter cookbook is on my list too- specifically the butterbeer recipe! I love the penguin books, how gorgeous! Hope Santa is good to you!Kate @Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01220575670960466054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-28001977529331225232010-12-21T09:49:21.066-05:002010-12-21T09:49:21.066-05:00I'm glad you have a fair bit of Russian litera...I'm glad you have a fair bit of Russian literature here. <br /><br />If you want a recommendation, start reading first with Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" - it is one of the great pieces of literature I have ever read. And then treat yourself to the EPIC movie version... one of the only movies I have ever seen that does the book justice. Other than being accurate in plot, it captures some of the essense and beauty of the novel.Eclectic Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-79315410554772880402010-12-21T09:39:17.137-05:002010-12-21T09:39:17.137-05:001) Those penguin books are gorgeous!
2) I had an ...1) Those penguin books are gorgeous!<br /><br />2) I had an ex-friend read the first Ranger's Apprentice book and talk about how stupid it was, but she was the sort of person who only said books were stupid if she didn't like the author or the person who lent her the book (the latter was the case here). This is only the second time I've ever heard of the series though.<br /><br />3) I have got to have that cookbook!!!!!!!!!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-25016898978249747592010-12-21T08:59:21.992-05:002010-12-21T08:59:21.992-05:00Love the Ranger's Apprentice series (And those...Love the Ranger's Apprentice series (And those Penguin Clothbound Classics are gorgeous, I'm gonna have to check those out)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641063105148112636noreply@blogger.com