Comments on: Weekly Geeks 2009.43: Top Books of 2009

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:40:01 +0000

Waiting For Columbus is on my wishlist! Weekly Geeks: Top Books of 2009

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:45:00 +0000

Ti: Maybe I didn’t articulate very well… I liked HFS when I read it, but it didn’t have the same emotional impact TTW had. And so in that sense I was a little disappointed with it. But it’s a book I feel like I missed things in, that I didn’t really appreciate because I was thinking of it as something else (maybe TTW: The Sequel). And it’s a book that I thought was complicated and interesting and thought-provoking, so I want to read it again. So because of that wanting to read again factor, it made my best books list.

By: Ti

Ti — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:30:17 +0000

Interesting… you didn’t care for Her Fearful Symmetry yet it made your “best of” list? Sometimes I find myself re-reading a book that I didn’t like to see if I missed its greatness. However, I know I won’t be re-reading HFS anytime soon even though there were parts that I did enjoy.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:11:49 +0000

Beth: Cool, thanks. I don’t read a ton of YA, but I dive in sometimes. I have trouble reviewing it though, I never know what to say. I’ll look around for When You Reach Me to see if it’s my style or not.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:26:13 +0000

oh my. from this year, i would say that When You Reach Me is my favorite. it’s YA but doesn’t feel like mainstream YA, and it was just wonderful. it made me feel like i was 12 again, but in a really good way. and my husband loved it too, so i would say that one

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:11:10 +0000

Beth: Oh good, I’m glad you loved it! I read ‘The Man Who Loved Books Too Much’ in just a couple of sittings — time flew as it went. I haven’t read any of your favorites, but I’ve heard lots about Chuck Klosterman. If there was one book someone should read RIGHT NOW, which one would you pick?

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:10:01 +0000

Meg: Me too! She does such a good job of building suspense in the book and keeping the story going. I almost felt like the ending was to abrupt and I wanted more time for things to wind down

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:08:46 +0000

Steph: Thanks for mentioning that book, I’ve never heard of it before! I’m going to find your review and then put the book on my long list of books to look for

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:07:43 +0000

A Bookshelf Monstrosity: I was surprised I’d read this many new books, actually. I feel like I don’t read that many!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:07:11 +0000

Care: I can’t, that’s annoying!