tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post7408014124042878592..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: Anticipating This Year's BiographiesKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-31997471556194777112009-03-15T02:13:00.000-04:002009-03-15T02:13:00.000-04:00I want to read Vassanji's biography of Mordecai Ri...I want to read Vassanji's biography of Mordecai Richler.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-29974723858741232802009-03-03T15:09:00.000-05:002009-03-03T15:09:00.000-05:00You might be interested in checking out my review ...You might be interested in checking out my review of the O'Connor biography at BookLoon:<BR/>http://www.bookloons.com/cgi-bin/Review.asp?bookid=10743<BR/>Please feel free also to visit my blog "Books and Notes" at http://selectedbooks.blogspot.com/<BR/>I would have provided clickable links if I only knew how. A naive blogger, I have much to learn, and advice is welcomed.<BR/>R. T. DavisR/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-38092526129841796192009-03-02T22:20:00.000-05:002009-03-02T22:20:00.000-05:00I love biographies and these sound particularly gr...I love biographies and these sound particularly great -- I'm most interested in Burns and Flannery O'Connor. I recently read O'Connor's complete stories. A biography sounds great.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-84584056797767956262009-03-01T18:47:00.000-05:002009-03-01T18:47:00.000-05:00I cannot wait to read Brad Gooch's book about Flan...I cannot wait to read Brad Gooch's book about Flannery O'Connor. The Jean Rhys bio looks interesting as well, although I've not read any of her books. I am planning to read Wide Sargasso Sea for the Orbis Terrarum challenge, so that will be a start!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-23874196445049320502009-03-01T17:33:00.000-05:002009-03-01T17:33:00.000-05:00Litlove,I'm going to click over to read your post ...Litlove,<BR/><BR/>I'm going to click over to read your post on <I>Two Lives</I> right away. I loved Malcolm's book on Plath/Hughes, and I'm interested to see what she makes of a very different partnership! Her book on Chekhov is high on my wish list as well.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-4348693026493674542009-03-01T05:29:00.000-05:002009-03-01T05:29:00.000-05:00The Flannery O'Connor biography and the one about ...The Flannery O'Connor biography and the one about Jean Rhys are must-reads, I agree. I've just finished the Janet Malcolm book, Two Lives, about Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas and thought it was very good and very intriguing. I'll be posting on it later today, all being well.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-24658805028796870452009-02-28T20:07:00.000-05:002009-02-28T20:07:00.000-05:00Danielle,I haven't read any of Flannery O'Connor's...Danielle,<BR/><BR/>I haven't read any of Flannery O'Connor's novels (I think there are two of them) but I can highly recommend her short stories (her collected stories is well worth the investment!) and her collection of essays, <I>Mystery and Manners</I>, is wonderful as well.<BR/><BR/>Eva and jenclair,<BR/><BR/>I agree--the cover of the O'Connor bio is gorgeous!<BR/><BR/>Suko,<BR/><BR/>I confess I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I'm intrigued by group biographies like the one you describe.<BR/><BR/>Kailana,<BR/><BR/>I'm very much drawn to the Rhys biography as well. She evidently led a very interesting (though also difficult) life.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-26585506504112746152009-02-28T18:55:00.000-05:002009-02-28T18:55:00.000-05:00All of these sound good, but I think I will likely...All of these sound good, but I think I will likely choose the Rhys one over the others. I have liked everything I have read by her so far. Louis Armstrong would be interesting, too, though.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-63071359680110380032009-02-28T16:50:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:50:00.000-05:00I'm a Flannery fan and that cover looks great. Al...I'm a Flannery fan and that cover looks great. All these sound good, Kate!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-66222810983449640382009-02-28T16:49:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:49:00.000-05:00Among others, I'm looking forward to reading The Y...Among others, I'm looking forward to reading <I>The Yankee Years</I>, which is a biography about baseball--the Yankees in particular--written by ex-manager Joe Torre.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-54099006220673771982009-02-28T14:45:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:45:00.000-05:00I LOVE that cover of the Flannery O'Connor bio. I...I LOVE that cover of the Flannery O'Connor bio. I just read my first short story of hers ("A Good Man is Hard to Find") last week, but last year I read her entire collected letters.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-48716649124894091482009-02-28T14:18:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:18:00.000-05:00I'm going to have to get my hands on that Jean Rhy...I'm going to have to get my hands on that Jean Rhys bio. I've read a bit of her fiction and would love to read more! The Flannery O'Connor bio looks interesting as well, though I'm sorry to say I have yet to read anything she's written. Maybe this year.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.com