tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post5456044626824586953..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Annual Favorite BooksJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-46032413305756784962012-12-27T12:31:57.044-06:002012-12-27T12:31:57.044-06:00Amy, Thanks for your comment. If you are consideri...Amy, Thanks for your comment. If you are considering classical poetry you might want to try Lucretius' <i>On the Nature of Things</i>. And if you are ready for more consider a book on my to-read list, <i>The Swerve</i> by Stephen Greenblatt. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-32612396897988976562012-12-27T09:27:07.069-06:002012-12-27T09:27:07.069-06:00Lots of greats here. I'm interested in readin...Lots of greats here. I'm interested in reading your review of Cloud Atlas, as I've recently read another book by the same author and was very impressed by it. And I remember your review of the Eclogues, which inspired me to start reading classical poetry (I've only so far read drama and epics from that period). Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784890975490896640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-52843352800255279992012-12-25T21:01:46.709-06:002012-12-25T21:01:46.709-06:00I plan on re-reading Cloud Atlas this year. I know...I plan on re-reading Cloud Atlas this year. I know I rushed through it and missed a lot. I have to thank David from thestockholmshelf.com for bringing Patrick White to my attention. In fact I forgot to list White's A Fringe of Leaves as a 2012 favorite. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676699013546550331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-82208297003795158292012-12-25T12:19:44.565-06:002012-12-25T12:19:44.565-06:00Thanks for sharing your favorite reads this year. ...Thanks for sharing your favorite reads this year. While I did not list my favorites in any particular order, but the top one would have to be <i>Cloud Atlas</i> (review forthcoming). Also thanks for recommending <i>The Tree of Man</i> as it made the list.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-72535272805473839462012-12-24T21:23:08.980-06:002012-12-24T21:23:08.980-06:00I was pleased to see Patrick White's Tree of M...I was pleased to see Patrick White's Tree of Man among your top ten. I have named Tree of Man as my number one book of 2012. Birds Without Wings by Louie de Bernies is my 2nd favorite. Some of my other favorites were 2 by W Faulkner-As I Lay Dying and Light in August, 2 re-reads-All the Names by Saramago and Midnight's Children, also Out Stealing Horses by P Petterson, A History of Love Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676699013546550331noreply@blogger.com