tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post7842223818968117186..comments2024-01-03T04:03:15.300-05:00Comments on S.P. Bowers: Books, Books, BooksS.P. Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-51678874526258253692011-12-09T06:52:28.490-05:002011-12-09T06:52:28.490-05:00Zan, you're up there! Yea there are some book...Zan, you're up there! Yea there are some books I don't remember too well. I think I've repressed most of Ulysses. I probably should read that again.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-66110781465060584272011-12-08T14:12:25.074-05:002011-12-08T14:12:25.074-05:00Sara, I actually have a complete set of Shakespear...Sara, I actually have a complete set of Shakespeare and read them often. Having had a classical English upbringing I learned to love the prose.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-41117750434164086812011-12-08T11:09:43.883-05:002011-12-08T11:09:43.883-05:00Well, I'm considered well-read and I know I...Well, I'm considered well-read and I know I've read 58 or so. Some I *think* I've read, but heck if I know what they are about now some nearly 40 years later. LOL!Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-6682854025313759092011-12-08T07:13:28.385-05:002011-12-08T07:13:28.385-05:00Exactly. This list is a pretty good one for me (I...Exactly. This list is a pretty good one for me (I would have changed a few things) because I majored in Comparative literature. While I've read a good bit of SF/F I'm sure you have me beat.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-75386604889181674642011-12-08T03:54:46.829-05:002011-12-08T03:54:46.829-05:002, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 25, 29, 42...2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 25, 29, 42, 48, 49, 52, 57, 71, 72, 83, 89, 96, 97.<br /><br />... 24, not bad, but then, my tastes don't run to lit-fic and/or american-litfic ... give me a list of SF/F classics and I've probably read every one.<br /><br />That's the thing about lists ... ya gotta know the inside info on who put 'em together and why.widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-71591236800305284052011-12-07T20:50:13.240-05:002011-12-07T20:50:13.240-05:00No, you don't sound mean. I just posted it in...No, you don't sound mean. I just posted it in fun. There are millions of books that have been written and as long as you're finding the ones that you enjoy and learn from then it's all good. <br /><br />I agree on Shakespeare, That definitely should have been broken up. And the Merry Wives of Windsor is hardly worth reading. Hope nobody shoots me for saying that.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-41357210071689100732011-12-07T20:39:37.071-05:002011-12-07T20:39:37.071-05:00I don't mean to sound mean by the way [g]I don't mean to sound mean by the way [g]Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-60428266935959110822011-12-07T20:39:14.417-05:002011-12-07T20:39:14.417-05:00Ah, I'm not even going to look. I think I did ...Ah, I'm not even going to look. I think I did this on my blog a while ago. It's such a time suck cos I start getting all defensive saying, well I've read this book by the author not that one, so what the heck? And how come Shakespeare gets his entire canon listed as one book? And so on [g]<br />One of my favourites is The Lord of the Rings, of course [g]Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-49441113795987349342011-12-07T16:26:19.328-05:002011-12-07T16:26:19.328-05:00Kelley, classics is used a little loosely in my op...Kelley, classics is used a little loosely in my opinion. There's a few on here and a few left off that should have been exchanged.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-8180831023996514962011-12-07T16:25:02.642-05:002011-12-07T16:25:02.642-05:00Ruth, that's still pretty good, and even if yo...Ruth, that's still pretty good, and even if you haven't read all the books on here this is only one list of many. I know you've read more than 21 books so it's all good.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-52745618591496957092011-12-07T15:12:21.523-05:002011-12-07T15:12:21.523-05:00Oh the classics. Nice list. I need to get back to ...Oh the classics. Nice list. I need to get back to some of these. Thanks for stopping by my blog!Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237422917705115205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-40569396259875081972011-12-07T14:41:08.324-05:002011-12-07T14:41:08.324-05:00Holy cow! I've only read 21 and I thought I wa...Holy cow! I've only read 21 and I thought I was pretty well read. I'm going to have to rectify this. Maybe read one from this list every month.Ruth Jossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664678990038670303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-3198527176031984692011-12-07T13:55:52.710-05:002011-12-07T13:55:52.710-05:00You win. :) There are some duplicates which makes...You win. :) There are some duplicates which makes it a little easier. The Shakespeare collection is one of the ones I counted as a partial read. I've read his sonnets and 17 of his plays but that's not the whole collection.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-91546801881241856512011-12-07T13:22:42.934-05:002011-12-07T13:22:42.934-05:00I've read 64 of them. Got you beat. LOL If you...I've read 64 of them. Got you beat. LOL If you've read the C.S. Lewis collection...you've read "Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe" and If you've read the collection of Shakespeare...you've read "Hamlet." I loved the whole "Dune" series.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.com