tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post2642543805136168450..comments2024-02-10T11:15:33.341-05:00Comments on Reading Envy: National Book Award Finalists AnnouncedJenny Colvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-38838955423669960462011-10-20T16:14:08.500-04:002011-10-20T16:14:08.500-04:00I love the poetry list -- bigger names than the fi...I love the poetry list -- bigger names than the fiction list! Luckily, the fiction finalists are all short this year; there's plenty of time to get through them. My thoughts on the list are in a blog post, <a href="http://readingrunningredsox.blogspot.com/2011/10/national-book-awards-finalists.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you're interested.<br /><br />Cheers!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308509561834397951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-48529484844912539182011-10-12T23:05:10.259-04:002011-10-12T23:05:10.259-04:00@Scott - last year I read the fiction and YA, and ...@Scott - last year I read the fiction and YA, and tried to read all the poetry but couldn't get to half of it. I bought the winner for non-fiction but haven't read it yet. (That reminds me, actually... I think I left it in a suitcase in my closet.) I'm going to think about the poetry question. I've only recently started reading and enjoying it, and to me it is all about finding someone who resonates with YOU. <br /><br />@JoAnn - Then maybe Otsuka is a good place to start! I need to pick a place to start peeling the onion....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-60737998193698546282011-10-12T17:35:25.040-04:002011-10-12T17:35:25.040-04:00Oh dear, I haven't read any of these! I did en...Oh dear, I haven't read any of these! I did enjoy Otsuka's previous book, When The Emperor Was Divine, though...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-64251488727484741982011-10-12T17:00:17.295-04:002011-10-12T17:00:17.295-04:00I haven't read any of these either. In non-fi...I haven't read any of these either. In non-fiction, two of them interest me: Radioactive by Laura Reniss and Convert by Deborah Baker. Do you normally read the non-fiction nominees too?<br /><br />And you say you are starting with poetry? I know very little about poets. No idea where to go there. I love Billy Collins. I have a few of his books. If you had a recommendation, I'd sure look him/her up.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449993794546250915noreply@blogger.com