Ditto on A Thousand Splendid Suns. Rich, informative and heartbreaking. I’ve always meant to read Midnight’s Children but just haven’t gotten around to it. Great choices overall I think.
I should probably point out that I’ve read a grand total of 3 books in this pile. Adding to this pile before reading it is what I’m generally good at. I do remember liking Blackbird if you ever get the chance. Have you ever read any Salman Rushdie? I’m yet to have that ‘pleasure’. I do dislike the man quite a bit. An example of why: He’s written a memoir in which he refers to himself in the third person. How up yourself can you get?!
I haven’t read him yet, but I like magical realism in general so he’s been recommended to me. I don’t know anything about him personally (you know, other than than the death threats…)
That’s an inviting shelf. Where is Zadie Smith????
Ooh, I haven’t read her yet I’m afraid (oops). Don’t think I even own one of her books come to think of it. It’s my sister who poisoned my mind against her, so it’s totally not my fault.
No! On Beauty is her best novel. And she has a great piece of non-fiction in a recent New Yorker, called Notes on Attunement. Yes, I have a literary crush on her, I am hopelessly biased…
SO MANY PRETTY BOOKS! (Sorry, I have a problem) This blog post makes me feel all happy and warm inside, it’s so weird how looking at pictures of books makes me happy, lol.
I have A Thousand Splendid Suns on my bookshelf and I can’t wait to read it. Hope you enjoy your lovely books!
I loved A Thousand Splendid Suns – It was definitely my favorite of the two by Hosseini that I’ve read.
I haven’t read it yet but that’s what everyone seems to say about his two books. I can’t imagine liking something more than I did Kite Runner.
Ditto on A Thousand Splendid Suns. Rich, informative and heartbreaking. I’ve always meant to read Midnight’s Children but just haven’t gotten around to it. Great choices overall I think.
I should probably point out that I’ve read a grand total of 3 books in this pile. Adding to this pile before reading it is what I’m generally good at. I do remember liking Blackbird if you ever get the chance. Have you ever read any Salman Rushdie? I’m yet to have that ‘pleasure’. I do dislike the man quite a bit. An example of why: He’s written a memoir in which he refers to himself in the third person. How up yourself can you get?!
I haven’t read him yet, but I like magical realism in general so he’s been recommended to me. I don’t know anything about him personally (you know, other than than the death threats…)
That’s an inviting shelf. Where is Zadie Smith????
Ooh, I haven’t read her yet I’m afraid (oops). Don’t think I even own one of her books come to think of it. It’s my sister who poisoned my mind against her, so it’s totally not my fault.
No! On Beauty is her best novel. And she has a great piece of non-fiction in a recent New Yorker, called Notes on Attunement. Yes, I have a literary crush on her, I am hopelessly biased…
SO MANY PRETTY BOOKS!
(Sorry, I have a problem) This blog post makes me feel all happy and warm inside, it’s so weird how looking at pictures of books makes me happy, lol.
I have A Thousand Splendid Suns on my bookshelf and I can’t wait to read it. Hope you enjoy your lovely books!