tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post7898443832817594804..comments2024-03-29T05:18:51.551-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): My Favorite Books of 2013pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80092062844565742592014-01-03T12:15:37.605-05:002014-01-03T12:15:37.605-05:00As I am a poor supporter of new fiction, it's ...As I am a poor supporter of new fiction, it's good to know you've got this base covered.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75832970695056256492014-01-03T10:32:17.270-05:002014-01-03T10:32:17.270-05:00Fiction: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriart...Fiction: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (which is, unfortunately, being marketed as "chick lit," but don't believe it--it's a study of different types of loss, all of which profoundly change the person who suffers the loss) and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler.<br /><br />The best non-fiction I read this year was Robert Kolker's Lost Girls, which examines the lives of five women whose bodies were discovered on a secluded Long Island beach. Broken families, limited educational and employment opportunities, teenage motherhood, drug and alcohol abuse all played a role in the lives of these women, making the "easy money" they could make advertising as escorts on Craig's List seem a viable and preferable option. An incredibly sad look at how cheaply our society values those on the lower rungs.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21859058145227627102014-01-03T07:01:22.553-05:002014-01-03T07:01:22.553-05:00And you too, Elaine!And you too, Elaine!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21687217880969670622014-01-02T23:06:58.215-05:002014-01-02T23:06:58.215-05:00Thrilled to see you on Rob Kitchin's Best Read...Thrilled to see you on Rob Kitchin's Best Reads of 2013, Patti. You made it! http://theviewfromthebluehouse.blogspot.com/2014/01/best-reads-of-2013.html<br />Anonymous-9Anonymous-9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09018422038963109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33983550500749373802014-01-02T19:54:43.078-05:002014-01-02T19:54:43.078-05:00I need to get my own year-end list going. I'm ...I need to get my own year-end list going. I'm behind on everything!Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38995143822407812612014-01-02T19:09:52.674-05:002014-01-02T19:09:52.674-05:00Ed has been talking about her for years but I just...Ed has been talking about her for years but I just got a hold of a couple lately. <br />Started that Peschl book on audio but it didn't work for me in that format. Have to try it in print. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20552953320983780372014-01-02T18:24:51.137-05:002014-01-02T18:24:51.137-05:00Elisabeth Sanxay Holding must have been the reviva...Elisabeth Sanxay Holding must have been the revival of the year. Totally deserved, I'd say.<br /><br />My top reads:<br /><br />Gil Brewer - Wild to Possess<br />Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird (now I finally see what the fuss is about)<br />Patricia Highsmith - This Sweet Sickness<br />Charles Willeford - The Woman Chaser<br />Elmore Leonard - When the Women Come Out to Dance (story collection)<br /><br />And then there were the Phantagraphics collections of Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse strips and Carl Bark's duck comics. Eternal classics.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81478087046429374912014-01-02T16:51:52.844-05:002014-01-02T16:51:52.844-05:00Gotta read that Pessoa book!Gotta read that Pessoa book!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60833494120581366702014-01-02T16:37:38.509-05:002014-01-02T16:37:38.509-05:00I read or listened to 94 books this year. Not as ...I read or listened to 94 books this year. Not as many as I thought but about the same as every year.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54716982532176384372014-01-02T16:34:36.736-05:002014-01-02T16:34:36.736-05:00I usually don't pick top reads but did so and ...I usually don't pick top reads but did so and sent to an email list in December.<br /><br />THE BADDEST ASS by Anthony Neil Smith. <br />RAKE by Scott Phillips. <br />NIGHT FILM by Marissa Peshl.<br />WRONG QUARRY by Max Allan Collins (I lucked out and received an ARC).Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39563869237614480092014-01-02T12:23:55.679-05:002014-01-02T12:23:55.679-05:00Yes, George. Phil wants to read that too.
Love HOU...Yes, George. Phil wants to read that too.<br />Love HOUSE OF MIRTH. Lily Bart is one of the tragic figures in literature. <br />THE MOVIEGOER would be on my all-time favorite list, Jeff. ALso loved the Winters book. <br />Have to read THE THICKET. <br />I think you are allowed a lot of typos online, don't you? pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77810512506095094302014-01-02T11:48:29.307-05:002014-01-02T11:48:29.307-05:00My New Year's Resolution is to check my work. ...My New Year's Resolution is to check my work. Thanks, Jeff!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4689708924231857322014-01-02T10:43:51.574-05:002014-01-02T10:43:51.574-05:00A lot of reading I need to get too. I'll have ...A lot of reading I need to get too. I'll have to have a look through mine to see.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52572118915553314882014-01-02T10:25:54.565-05:002014-01-02T10:25:54.565-05:00Forgot one of my favorites.
Donnybrook by Frank Bi...Forgot one of my favorites.<br />Donnybrook by Frank BillSteve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78572951784056323362014-01-02T10:23:05.837-05:002014-01-02T10:23:05.837-05:00Only read Shackles, The Searchers and Black House ...Only read Shackles, The Searchers and Black House on your list.<br /><br />My favorites-limiting myself to books published in 2013.<br /><br />The Thicket-Joe Lansdale<br />Standing On Another Mans Grave-Ian Rankin<br />The Drop-George Pelecanos<br />Gods of Guilt-Michael Connelly<br />Light of the World-James Lee Burke<br />Ostland-David Thomas<br />The Adjacent-Christoper Priest<br />Night Film-Marisha Pessl<br />Ocean at the End of the World-Neil Gaiman<br />Dr. Sleep-Stephen King<br />NOS4A2-Joe Hill<br />The Cuckoos Calling-Robert Galbraith(read it before it was revealed to be JK Rowling)<br />The 3 Junior Bender bks by Timothy Hallinan-Crash, The Fame Thief and Little Elvises<br /><br />Favorite short story collection<br />North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17378041707038775182014-01-02T10:08:24.592-05:002014-01-02T10:08:24.592-05:00Obviously George meant PEACE rather than PEACH. I...Obviously George meant PEACE rather than PEACH. I do that all the time.<br /><br />I'd definitely put the Atkinson on my list too. I haven't done a Best list.<br /><br />Non fiction - Andre Dubus III - Townie: A Memoir <br /><br />Short stories - <br />Brendan DuBois - Death of a Gemini<br />Allen Steele - All-American Alien Boy<br />Jess Walter - We Live in Water<br /><br />Mysteries & Other Fiction - <br />Kate Atkinson - Life After Life<br />John Kaye - The Dead Circus<br />Walker Percy - The Moviegoer<br />Ben H. Winters - The Last Policeman<br />Duane Swierczynski - Point & Shoot<br />Dan Simmons - Darwin's Blade<br />Lesley Kagan - Whistling in the Dark<br />Joe R. Lansdale - The Thicket<br />Stephen King - Doctor Sleep<br />Chris Knopf - Dead Anyway<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84629642984672514792014-01-02T09:54:34.900-05:002014-01-02T09:54:34.900-05:00I'd say Edith Wharton's THE HOUSE OF MIRTH...I'd say Edith Wharton's THE HOUSE OF MIRTH and a couple of westerns that I never tire of reading.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-66783266836544309442014-01-02T09:08:40.593-05:002014-01-02T09:08:40.593-05:00THE WAR THAT ENDED THE PEACH by Margaret MacMillan...THE WAR THAT ENDED THE PEACH by Margaret MacMillan was the last book I read in 2013. Terrific history! I want to read more Margaret MacMillan in 2014.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17931543301237942892014-01-02T07:44:39.318-05:002014-01-02T07:44:39.318-05:00Patti - I like the mix of books you've got the...Patti - I like the mix of books you've got there. And you've reminded me that I want to read <i>Burial Rites</i>. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com