tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post1035478778609969284..comments2015-07-07T08:06:45.593-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: The Existential Ennui Review of the Year in Books and Comics, 2012: A Big Long List of the Books I Read This YearLouis XIV, the Sun King (Nick Jones)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-1164263051476500782012-12-25T19:18:23.849-05:002012-12-25T19:18:23.849-05:00Wow--I read six of those books this year. The one...Wow--I read six of those books this year. The one I read because of you was &quot;Operation Fireball&quot;, since you got me onto the Drake novels. I was into the whole Westlake/Stark /Coe thing already, but it&#39;s sure been nice being able to discuss the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity here.<br /><br />I gave my mother three Westlakes for Christmas, including &quot;Trust Me on This&quot;, which I&#39;d just read myself. Also a Dortmunder, and &quot;God Save the Mark&quot;. She doesn&#39;t like Kindle, and she needs large type, so that narrows the available choices. Mom is not the most discriminating reader I know, but she&#39;s been reading crime fiction a lot longer than me, and she&#39;s digging Westlake thus far. She&#39;d never heard of him before, which gives you an idea of how isolated his cult remains, after all these years, and all those books. <br /><br />I&#39;m thinking maybe I won&#39;t introduce her to Parker. I don&#39;t think any of the Tobins ever had large type editions published. <br /><br />If there&#39;s a point to this story, it&#39;s that finding people to discuss books that aren&#39;t Harry Potter or However Many Shades of Grey can be challenging. Thanks for giving us this place to be different. Happy Christmas. :)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00271250698430923736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-60459827778112993952012-12-24T04:03:41.709-05:002012-12-24T04:03:41.709-05:00Thanks, BG. A very Happy Christmas to you and your...Thanks, BG. A very Happy Christmas to you and yours!<br /><br />I liked Sweet Tooth, but it did frustrate me too: I found Serena rather drippy – which I guess you could put down to the eventual reveal, but even so... I decided to read William Boyd&#39;s Restless straight after, which is both a better novel and a better spy novel, with two very strong female leads.Louis XIV, "The Sun King" (Nick Jones)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-20921047681565378882012-12-24T00:43:24.268-05:002012-12-24T00:43:24.268-05:00This is an excellent reading list. If I were stra...This is an excellent reading list. If I were stranded on a desert isle with just what you read in 2012, I would be very happy.<br /><br />I read five of the same books this year and eight in other years. Did you like Sweet Tooth? You&#39;re pulling ahead of me on P.M. Hubbard and read some obscure Westlakes that I don&#39;t have. I did, all credit to you, read and love all five Tucker Coe books this year. And I never knew about Tom Arnauld and am very interested in reading him. I&#39;m eagerly awaiting your top ten list.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Book Gluttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569975755798562829noreply@blogger.com
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