tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20205216.post4310665229256357042..comments2022-03-24T20:35:07.859-07:00Comments on The Caravan of Dreams: Best Books of the Past 25 YearsSteve-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178592004360406877noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20205216.post-33063709371085290942008-07-10T23:55:00.000-07:002008-07-10T23:55:00.000-07:00Steve,I was able to sign off on 22 of them (I used...Steve,<BR/>I was able to sign off on 22 of them (I used to run stores for Taylor's Books, Bookstop, and then Barnes & Noble)<BR/><BR/>May I suggest that you go ahead and crack open "Lonesome Dove", "Cold Mountain", and "High Fidelity"? To be followed closely by "Friday Night Lights"?The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20205216.post-78185629824410713452008-07-05T13:10:00.000-07:002008-07-05T13:10:00.000-07:00Give the Road a chance. It's not his best, I don't...Give the Road a chance. It's not his best, I don't think, but it's his most accessible and...well, I just know you'll love it. Also, on your personal lists, I'd make Murakami and Underworld switch places!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216643105687699035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20205216.post-88614896030388079442008-07-03T14:05:00.000-07:002008-07-03T14:05:00.000-07:00ok, so this is sad. I managed to hit 15. If I we...ok, so this is sad. I managed to hit 15. If I were 10 years younger and without children I would've probably hit a lot more, because the 15 I read, I read either as a student or as a young bachelor. What's even more pathetic is that I've given about 10 of these to my wife as gifts and not read them myself - including Bel Canto. <BR/>What's even worse is that of teh ones I did read, well fully 1/5 are "comic books" (Ahem, Graphic Novels!) <BR/><BR/>- Watchmen<BR/>- Maus (although to call this a comic book is really in bad form) <BR/>- Jimmy Corrigan (Love Chris Ware)<BR/><BR/>or, of course, the novel <B>about</B> comic books - Kavalier and Clay<BR/><BR/>I'm a little shocked by Holes making the list. That seems pretty overrated to me. <BR/><BR/>-ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20205216.post-38082001762501134642008-06-28T05:31:00.000-07:002008-06-28T05:31:00.000-07:00I had actually read 15, but many I had never even ...I had actually read 15, but many I had never even heard of! And I have not read your four. It's a great way to find a new book to read. The one I loved above all else on the list was "Bel Canto." And if you like music, don't pass up "High Fidelity!"Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426627474953220169noreply@blogger.com