Comments on: 10 Books for Your Early 2010 Reading List

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:11:43 +0000

Thanks for the list, I’ll grab a few of those. Wow what’s with the griping about female authors? Even female authors know men get a better chance at being read: HK Rowling Anyone?

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By: Mamaof4girls

Mamaof4girls — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:51:04 +0000

What seems to be all the fuss? Too many of the respondents seem to have their undies in a knot over nothing. Get a life people!

By: Reader Dave

Reader Dave — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:14:21 +0000

It’s irritating when people gripe that a list doesn’t have the “right” ratio of women to men, blacks, native Americans, etc. With that said, this list off-balance bc every book on it is a buzz book that has been already, and will be, written about in a thousand other outlets. I’m just tired of reading reviews of the same books in every magazine, paper, and now email list. If you want to help your readers please turn us on to a book I haven’t already read about. By mentioning the same “buzz” books with their obligatory famous person blurbs, you’re just feeding the marketing machine of the publisher and joining the gang mentality of every book reviewer.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:09:29 +0000

Dear Caroline Stanley,

Thank you for posting your list and for providing the release dates. I’m not sure why all the animosity brewed in response. It’s just a list. I just wrote down the titles I’d like to check out. By the way, I read three or four books a month. If the writing is strong and the book has a good story, I couldn’t care less who penned it. :)

By: headwriter

headwriter — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:44:39 +0000

Caroline, don’t be concerned at the vitriol — this comes from people who don’t inter-relate well, who have shed basic civility (online, anyway) as well as those who just plain don’t know any better. If you really want t see some hate, try the commentary sections on the online sports pages–wow. All heat, hate, and hype.

As for your selections, it’s as decent as place as any to start–and as you said, you were *starting* a conversation, not presenting a definitive list. I’m intrigued enough to check out a few of them, so…good job!~ Cheers

By: Caroline Stanley

Caroline Stanley — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:23:55 +0000

@Judith AH! Where the God of Love Hangs Out should have been on here. I love Bloom. @mfm I was going to include the Egan, but I’ve never been able to get through Look at Me. For anyone who is interested A Visit From the Goon Squad comes out in June 2010 from Knopf.

By: MoyJoy

MoyJoy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:46:51 +0000

I’m excited about the Vietnamese I ordered for lunch today. I guess that means I’m biased against other cuisines and can’t possibly be excited about it since I haven’t eaten it yet… also I ordered brown rice. ouch!

By: mdirty

mdirty — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:33:46 +0000

great list. do I give a poo that there aren’t more women rep’d? or more obscure selections? not at all. it’s amazing that people are upset about what excites you.

“naive” is an interesting choice of words. and sort of ironic here.