2010 Tens: Books
You like lists huh? Here’s a bunch of lists. First up: My ten favorite books in 2010.
Though I wouldn’t call Cormac McCarthy’s brilliant, horrific Blood Meridian a favorite exactly. After finishing the book in a 36-hour spell I thought, “Goddamn this is a goddamn masterpiece goddamnit” and “I never want to read Cormac McCarthy again.” Strong stuff. The strongest.
Explanations to follow.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
December 16th, 2010 at 00:41
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Hello. I’m sure you have encountered some readers who think they know you just because they’ve read all your books and follow your blog. Now I think I’m one of them because when I saw this vid I thought to myself, Jessica Zafra will enjoy this! Or if you’ve seen it already, nagustuhan mo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hyuSLCLXEg
Cheers!
December 16th, 2010 at 01:17
jingjing: Thank you, I enjoyed it very much. I was signing books while watching the video and I nearly signed “Jesse Eisenberg”. I’ve been a Jesse fan since Roger Dodger, and Conan of course is the father of my eldest cat, Koosi O’Brien. Loved the part about Jesse’s cats. Jesse, cats.
December 16th, 2010 at 02:43
Hey, you have John Le Carre. I think I have a John Le Carre book that I can read. Let me just scour through my dad’s mini-stash and see if I can read if for January 2011 ^_^
December 16th, 2010 at 08:53
Jessecats: It was the part when he was talking about cats that I thought about you liking the interview. I first saw Eisenberg in The Squid and the Whale years ago. Among all the main actors and actress in it, it’s his performance that stood out for me. Koosi is one lucky cat!
December 17th, 2010 at 16:14
James Salter’s Light Years: Reading Salter is like being in the doldrums. It’s halcyon days, but you know the Pacific Ocean was named ironically–it’s where storms form.