tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post8464996811188283212..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Books - 2011Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80701741822859012762012-01-03T10:46:41.632-03:302012-01-03T10:46:41.632-03:30Thanks all for your recommendations, I will certai...Thanks all for your recommendations, I will certainly investigate.<br />As I read a lot of news and opinions on line I tend to get away from non-fiction when I read. I like to escape :) into other worlds as I find "this world is too much with me".<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16312244650461600512012-01-02T10:24:56.216-03:302012-01-02T10:24:56.216-03:30My list runs to forty three books bought during th...My list runs to forty three books bought during the year and quite a few that I borrowed and read.<br /><br />In fiction, I enjoyed the trilogy by Stieg Larsson and two Indian stories on Shiva.<br /><br />In non fiction, I quite enjoyed reading Christopher Hitchen's God Is Not Great, Soul Dust by Nicholas Humphrey and Timothy Freke's How Long Is Now?<br /><br />I also re-read Denial Of Death by Ernest Becker and Justice by Michael J Sandel.<br /><br />The book that really impressed me most was Underworld: The Mysterious Origins Of Civilization by Graham Hancock.<br /><br />The rest were mostly about Indian spirituality/myths etc.<br /><br />Quite whether this list will be to your liking, I do not know, but if you can lay your hands on them, you can scan and decide for yourself.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-57044694032736855902012-01-02T06:44:08.279-03:302012-01-02T06:44:08.279-03:30Oh, I forgot....C.J. Sansom's 4 books about 16...Oh, I forgot....C.J. Sansom's 4 books about 16th century lawyer, Matthew Shardlake, starting with "Dissolution". He, reluctantly, does Thomas Cromwell's bidding re affairs of state. The books sing, IMO.LadyLuz (Pamela)http://salamanderverde.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30486298639395275012012-01-02T06:33:54.396-03:302012-01-02T06:33:54.396-03:30Loved your choices of best reads. I share your t...Loved your choices of best reads. I share your taste. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox had a profound effect on me when I worked in the psychiatric field. <br /><br />Have you tried Donna Leon's detective Commissario Brunetti stories? They're set in Venice, where you can get well and truly steeped in the culture and politics of her themes.LadyLuz (Pamela)http://salamanderverde.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21106571707814097982012-01-01T19:55:31.767-03:302012-01-01T19:55:31.767-03:30I adored The Elegance of the Hedgehog - especially...I adored The Elegance of the Hedgehog - especially the magnificent last chapter. Unfortunately I found The Sense of an Ending to be a frightfully dull story with woefully shallow characters.I think the last Booker winner I actually liked was Life of Pi. Can't wait to check out some of the ones I haven't read as judging from your rating system we have a similar taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30967618293153550042012-01-01T19:33:13.851-03:302012-01-01T19:33:13.851-03:30You've read a lot of quality books and should ...You've read a lot of quality books and should be happy for that because you have not wasted your time. Be proud of your list. A lot of us have achived a lot less.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com