tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post493114219577305168..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: I'm not sure what this means but....Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59626389544457746662009-01-02T00:28:00.000-05:002009-01-02T00:28:00.000-05:00Woman's List: 3Men's List: 7Ironically, if I had t...Woman's List: 3<BR/>Men's List: 7<BR/><BR/>Ironically, if I had to pick a few more to read, I'd keep to the men's side. I seem to be a literary tomboy.<BR/><BR/>Still, as a fantasy nerd, not a lot of those titles really appealed to me. If you like the more modern classics this is the list, but otherwise... well, to each his own.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193060630956253111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51830034055355300002008-12-24T08:27:00.000-05:002008-12-24T08:27:00.000-05:00Hmmm...7 and 7. Though there were two on the men's...Hmmm...<BR/><BR/>7 and 7. Though there were two on the men's list that I had started and never finished.<BR/><BR/>Heinlein, Asimov and Niven were conspicuously absent from the list...Jonathan E. Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334719433572303381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35928793136770530092008-12-24T01:06:00.000-05:002008-12-24T01:06:00.000-05:00Women's List - 7Men's List - 14Some very good sele...Women's List - 7<BR/><BR/>Men's List - 14<BR/><BR/>Some very good selections, and needless to say, more of them should be on my TBR list.Picks by Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210946161490466694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55954333003194635602008-12-23T08:38:00.000-05:002008-12-23T08:38:00.000-05:00Women's list: 17Men's list: 12Women's list: 17<BR/><BR/>Men's list: 12Miss Viola Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065155852858325821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25088875109876953192008-12-22T12:33:00.000-05:002008-12-22T12:33:00.000-05:00Women: 12Men: 4I have one from each list sitting o...Women: 12<BR/>Men: 4<BR/><BR/>I have one from each list sitting on my shelf to be read, and one of the 4 from the men's list was my least favorite book I ever read (Confederacy of Dunces). I man suggested it to me, go figure. :)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23897879643488027882008-12-22T11:35:00.000-05:002008-12-22T11:35:00.000-05:00Women: 32Men: 15My numbers would have been hugely ...Women: 32<BR/>Men: 15<BR/><BR/>My numbers would have been hugely lower if I hadn't languished in grad school for years...and even so, while I had at least heard of every book on the women's list, I'd say I only recognized half of those on Esquire's. (I'm choosing to believe that's more a reflection of Esquire than me.)Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307375316946083851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-82807961768607604932008-12-21T21:05:00.000-05:002008-12-21T21:05:00.000-05:00jwhit said: "Leave it to the 'men's' magazine to h...jwhit said: "Leave it to the 'men's' magazine to have to put up the covers and not just list the titles. What does that say?"<BR/><BR/>I think it says that there's a bit of a difference between a long-established magazine like Esquire and a little-known e-zine/blog like Jezebel. Money is probably the primary factor.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486893836923864197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36991718661824815982008-12-21T20:43:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:43:00.000-05:00women's list: 16men's list: 7and I have another do...women's list: 16<BR/>men's list: 7<BR/><BR/>and I have another dozen from the women's list (and maybe eight from the men's list) on my shelf to read, but haven't gotten to them yet.<BR/><BR/>still, over half the titles on both lists are books I have no intention of putting on my TBR list, ever.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832420356107544084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10715901242262353292008-12-21T17:52:00.000-05:002008-12-21T17:52:00.000-05:0011 womens's and that may be 9 or 10 in reality. So...11 womens's and that may be 9 or 10 in reality. Some of the titles are of those that I think I must have read, but given my memory, who knows?<BR/><BR/>7 from the men's list.<BR/><BR/>Leave it to the 'men's' magazine to have to put up the covers and not just list the titles. What does that say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59838486484102660072008-12-21T15:32:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:32:00.000-05:00Women's list: 10Men's list: 9There are, of course,...Women's list: 10<BR/>Men's list: 9<BR/><BR/>There are, of course, many of these titles that I've intended to read for a long time. Maybe I should sit down with some.<BR/><BR/>On a side note: I just don't get why anyone would put CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES on their "top five books of all time" list.Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597301821068526313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1776314759312529172008-12-21T14:31:00.000-05:002008-12-21T14:31:00.000-05:0014 from the each list.The compilation is random. I...14 from the each list.<BR/><BR/>The compilation is random. I'm not sure what they used as a selection process, but I bet the list would change daily.<BR/><BR/>RayMark Raymond Falkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728996945053802301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80299497648422795972008-12-21T13:44:00.000-05:002008-12-21T13:44:00.000-05:00Men: 21Women: 4I noticed Sophie's Choice was on bo...Men: 21<BR/>Women: 4<BR/><BR/>I noticed Sophie's Choice was on both lists.DCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125613995070496696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27640132957513975902008-12-21T13:34:00.000-05:002008-12-21T13:34:00.000-05:0014 for women4 for men (3 of which I had to read in...14 for women<BR/>4 for men (3 of which I had to read in school!)<BR/><BR/>There were a few authors in the men's section that I'd read, but not those particular titles. I did pretty good for a YA writer/reader. I hardly read any adult stuff at all and never really have.SundaySouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585573704680898879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24191006643759783202008-12-21T13:03:00.000-05:002008-12-21T13:03:00.000-05:00Ha. I have read 8 on the "women's list". I figur...Ha. I have read 8 on the "women's list". I figured my tomboyish tendencies would come out loud and clear, but no, only 2 from that list!<BR/><BR/>What the heck have I been doing with my life? Reading horse books????<BR/><BR/>Lots of To Be Read projects on both lists though. 2009 is going to be a big year for reading. I mean, bigger than usual...Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44918048907806506432008-12-21T12:26:00.000-05:002008-12-21T12:26:00.000-05:0016 from the women's list20 from the men's listFour...16 from the women's list<BR/><BR/>20 from the men's list<BR/><BR/>Four of the books are in my TBR pile.Sarabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044786582426844753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90521123080749384342008-12-21T02:27:00.000-05:002008-12-21T02:27:00.000-05:00Books like these are the reason I chose to take ps...Books like these are the reason I chose to take psychology and French in university instead of English.<BR/><BR/>I'm starting to think that lists like these are created to make people feel inadequate. I haven't read most of the books on either list, and I have no intention of doing so.<BR/><BR/>BTaymalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894922480703350634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25207080147391010702008-12-20T22:48:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:48:00.000-05:0016516<BR/><BR/>5SWILUAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676123927004595983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31936884567007571872008-12-20T22:15:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:15:00.000-05:00Ugh.Ugh.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607913652725368843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42754596754917899412008-12-20T22:05:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:05:00.000-05:00Urm...1 from the women's list, and 2 from the men'...Urm...1 from the women's list, and 2 from the men's list. I guess my definition of must-read and theirs differs quite a bit.Pepper Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088936125225559789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65327470756915733812008-12-20T20:24:00.000-05:002008-12-20T20:24:00.000-05:00Women's List: 28Men's List: 27Women's List: 28<BR/><BR/>Men's List: 27clindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337038541423116138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-85958981398071754982008-12-20T20:15:00.000-05:002008-12-20T20:15:00.000-05:00Women's: 27Men's: 19My favorite book (Revolutionar...Women's: 27<BR/>Men's: 19<BR/><BR/>My favorite book (Revolutionary Road)is on the men's list. Can't wait for the movie.WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43628543631881982402008-12-20T19:52:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:52:00.000-05:00Men's list: 28Women's list: 3There are some fine b...Men's list: 28<BR/>Women's list: 3<BR/><BR/>There are some fine books in the men's list that tend to get overlooked, and I'm grateful for that. I thought I was the only one who loved Mark Helprin's WINTER'S TALE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57291970822487400272008-12-20T19:41:00.000-05:002008-12-20T19:41:00.000-05:00Between the two lists.... I score 2. I fail.Between the two lists.... I score 2. I fail.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53738734987438101302008-12-20T17:24:00.000-05:002008-12-20T17:24:00.000-05:00Interesting lists. My time spent earning a degree ...Interesting lists. My time spent earning a degree in English came to my rescue here!<BR/><BR/>Women's list: 28<BR/>Men's list: 14C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29942783908837334922008-12-20T16:11:00.000-05:002008-12-20T16:11:00.000-05:00I'm almost never really serious on here; most of y...I'm almost never really serious on here; most of you know that. I have a serious comment.<BR/><BR/>I have my reading preferences. I love history. I read a lot of SF and Fantasy. I like children’s books, especially forgotten ones from the late 19th and early 20th century. (Cruise of the Canoe Club; pre-1940 airplane fiction like The Red Signal or The Medowbrook Girls Aloft; Oz books, stuff.) I like crime fiction from the golden age: S. S. van Dine (bring a dictionary); “Manning Coles”; many others. Ever read a Father Brown mystery? How about Nurse Pinkerton stories?<BR/><BR/>If you read only what you like, your view narrows. Though a lot of historical research went into it, Pixie Warrior is full of things that come from genres other than my favorites. I think it's made the book rich in imagery. (Hey! I like my own book.) There is a bit in it where one of the main characters is sitting around a campfire telling stories. This comes from a real event found in a long forgotten book about pacific coast forests.<BR/><BR/>Read widely. Read at least parts of the awful, the boring and the different. And discuss it with anyone who will talk books with you. Visit your local thrift store, buy an arm load of things you don’t ordinarily read but which might spark a bit of interest. Expand your view. <BR/><BR/>A narrow reading focus hurts you. You don't have to find pleasure in what others read, but you should read widely and with curiosity.Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.com