tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post8660989019967830255..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: 15 books—in no particular orderThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-83460697874664011862009-06-04T16:26:45.673-04:002009-06-04T16:26:45.673-04:00good picks. I might think of doing this meme myse...good picks. I might think of doing this meme myself.Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014949557018388159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-7320871617829584032009-06-04T11:50:45.419-04:002009-06-04T11:50:45.419-04:00I can't believe I left "Mockingbird"...I can't believe I left "Mockingbird" off my list. But Gatsby, I loathed.<br /><br />Cool that Ms. Lee wrote you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-70235132887266556722009-06-04T04:44:00.512-04:002009-06-04T04:44:00.512-04:00If I Die in a Combat Zone is one of my favourites ...If I Die in a Combat Zone is one of my favourites too. Have you read The Things They Carried?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-20083470725402850482009-06-04T02:02:24.628-04:002009-06-04T02:02:24.628-04:00Man, good list. Good list. I agree with several o...Man, good list. Good list. I agree with several of those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-28777931658117869982009-06-04T00:07:20.504-04:002009-06-04T00:07:20.504-04:00Five or so of those would make my list as well.Five or so of those would make my list as well.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-67178172518011388892009-06-03T18:57:01.830-04:002009-06-03T18:57:01.830-04:00my list (on facebook) includes mostly books read b...my list (on facebook) includes mostly books read before i was 25... <br /><br />from my childhood, Trumpet of the Swan, Harriet the Spy, Island of the Blue Dolphins (a MUST "read to" book for your daughters around 3rd grade age...).<br /><br />from high school, Autobiography of Malcolm X, Communist Manifesto, Prayer for Owen Meany, Player Piano/Cat's Cradle...<br /><br />and yes, i had to have a Sedaris book. mine was "Me Talk Pretty Someday" because i realized that there were some families more fucked up than mine...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-18350094723505165082009-06-03T08:29:19.125-04:002009-06-03T08:29:19.125-04:00Sid: The only reason I read today is because of th...Sid: The only reason I read today is because of that book. I wrote to Harper Lee once explaining how much her book meant to me. I told her I am a better father because of it. I received and immediate heartfelt, handwritten response. She's a recluse, so I was surprised to hear from her. I still have the letter.<br /><br />Second favorite? What's number 1?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-73841008678592824462009-06-03T07:47:08.340-04:002009-06-03T07:47:08.340-04:00To kill a mockingbird ... 2nd favourite book EVER....To kill a mockingbird ... 2nd favourite book EVER. I just want to go home and read it right NOW.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378637266179966793noreply@blogger.com