tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3241319438778363279..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: 1990sStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60565894367136522302014-10-09T13:30:32.235+01:002014-10-09T13:30:32.235+01:00These are the ones I've done so far. The 60s i...These are the ones I've done so far. The 60s is my big gap at the moment. And as I'm doing it "naturally" at the moment still, I am constantly finding it odd that so many books I read were published in 1933 or 2010!<br /><br />1990 Dorothy Sheridan – Wartime Women<br />1994 Veronica Stallwood – Oxford Exit<br />1995 Jane Smiley – Moo<br />1997 Laura Kriska – The Accidental Office Lady<br />1999 Alice Thomson – The Singing Line<br /><br />Now I'm not sure whether you "do" non-fic or it's a fic-only challenge for you. But maybe some ideas. I can lend you the Dorothy Sheridan if you'd like.LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26894900707443730382014-10-09T13:28:28.227+01:002014-10-09T13:28:28.227+01:00Early Kingsolver is great!Early Kingsolver is great!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86726211824617840032014-10-09T13:27:40.248+01:002014-10-09T13:27:40.248+01:00Oh, definitely some David Lodge!Oh, definitely some David Lodge!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52959636813294552652014-09-04T21:59:46.993+01:002014-09-04T21:59:46.993+01:00Mrs de Winter by Susan Hill (1993) would go down v...Mrs de Winter by Susan Hill (1993) would go down very well if you're a fan of Rebecca. The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion (1996) was confusing but excellent. I'll need to do more research to find books for your other years!Nose in a bookhttp://www.noseinabook.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55248208239242373382014-08-29T22:55:19.298+01:002014-08-29T22:55:19.298+01:00Oops! But thanks anyway :)
I have read Possession ...Oops! But thanks anyway :)<br />I have read Possession and No.1 Ladies D, and enjoyed both - and I love P Fitzgerald, so really should read the one that is reportedly her best. I have to overcome my historical fiction caveat first...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13855078719910577212014-08-29T22:49:23.694+01:002014-08-29T22:49:23.694+01:00Thanks! And thanks for that warning about Miss Smi...Thanks! And thanks for that warning about Miss Smilia...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88885972704463891272014-08-29T22:49:06.016+01:002014-08-29T22:49:06.016+01:00A Debt to Pleasure I have read - and yes, isn'...A Debt to Pleasure I have read - and yes, isn't it dark! It was chosen by a lovely woman in my book group who always worries if we don't know when characters are eating :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23869673176032872942014-08-29T22:48:19.504+01:002014-08-29T22:48:19.504+01:00Thanks Mike! Was this an undiscovered Powys? Or wa...Thanks Mike! Was this an undiscovered Powys? Or was he still alive then??StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65434221371400652052014-08-29T22:47:05.593+01:002014-08-29T22:47:05.593+01:00Lovely, thank you Susan (and thank you for perseve...Lovely, thank you Susan (and thank you for persevering!) The Brendt is getting plenty of votes, so I should look into that....StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8311559186297154832014-08-29T22:46:36.412+01:002014-08-29T22:46:36.412+01:00Thanks Emma! I've never heard of any of those,...Thanks Emma! I've never heard of any of those, so even better :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-860494670241159032014-08-29T22:46:16.211+01:002014-08-29T22:46:16.211+01:00Thanks Quinn! Do you know, I've never read any...Thanks Quinn! Do you know, I've never read anything by Winterson, so thanks v much for these suggestions.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77548162574209302342014-08-29T22:45:50.743+01:002014-08-29T22:45:50.743+01:00Haha! Brilliant, that's four years at once :)Haha! Brilliant, that's four years at once :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51122001447457602832014-08-29T22:45:29.367+01:002014-08-29T22:45:29.367+01:00Ah, no, getting books of their time for each year ...Ah, no, getting books of their time for each year is a bridge too far!<br />Thanks for these suggestions - I would like to read more early Kingsolver, as I like The Bean Trees (but not Poisonwood Bible so much).StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57005935842107830082014-08-29T22:44:44.490+01:002014-08-29T22:44:44.490+01:00I've heard a presentation of Time's Arrow,...I've heard a presentation of Time's Arrow, so I should actually read it... <br />I've read The Secret History and Bridget Jones' Diary, both of which I liked, so that's a good sign :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21141862479573087812014-08-29T22:43:39.011+01:002014-08-29T22:43:39.011+01:00Do!Do!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11324127207640868442014-08-29T22:43:09.387+01:002014-08-29T22:43:09.387+01:00Thanks Karen! I actually lovely Harry Potter, so h...Thanks Karen! I actually lovely Harry Potter, so have read those lots of times - although I'm not sure how many were published in the 90s? The first two, maybe?<br /><br />And I'm afraid I'm not an Atwood fan... I thought The Handmaid's Tale was quite badly written, but I'd be willing to give her another go sometime.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27171530586435092202014-08-29T22:42:00.266+01:002014-08-29T22:42:00.266+01:00Thanks so much, Taci! The only one of these I'...Thanks so much, Taci! The only one of these I've read is Bridget Jones, so plenty of lovely options.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58000511058500419212014-08-29T22:41:21.264+01:002014-08-29T22:41:21.264+01:00I have, and I thought it very good - but I haven&#...I have, and I thought it very good - but I haven't read the sequels yet.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74899176034780251152014-08-29T22:40:59.661+01:002014-08-29T22:40:59.661+01:00Thanks! I have been meaning to read something by L...Thanks! I have been meaning to read something by Lodge for years (as I think you know, actually - thanks again!) so that might well make the list.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78108007954530462962014-08-28T18:31:08.899+01:002014-08-28T18:31:08.899+01:00That is neat Annie! See, they must be very good bo...That is neat Annie! See, they must be very good books because you managed them despite the distraction of young children. <br /><br />I just looked more closely at Simon's missing years, however, and realize none of these were published in the years he needs...oops.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46657971181219875772014-08-28T00:21:35.686+01:002014-08-28T00:21:35.686+01:00I have read and enjoyed everyone of those books! ...I have read and enjoyed everyone of those books! And that was back when my kids were young and I barely read anything - I call the '90s my lost decade. Very funny to see your list.AnnieDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62983572120560011722014-08-27T20:05:07.750+01:002014-08-27T20:05:07.750+01:00From looking the previous comments, I think you ac...From looking the previous comments, I think you actually have LOTS to choose from. <br /><br />I am not sure if you have read any of these, but I recommend Possession by A.S. Byatt (1990), The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald and/or High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (1995), The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (1998), The Interpreter of Maladies by Juhmpa Lahiri (1999). <br />Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57850189235999545932014-08-27T13:18:03.671+01:002014-08-27T13:18:03.671+01:00I'd second Snow Falling on Cedars (1994) but r...I'd second Snow Falling on Cedars (1994) but really recommend avoiding Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow - it goes from Nordic-ish Noir to bad science fiction with no warning or explanation. I was a book I felt betrayed by! On the other hand, your view of it could be interesting.AMossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20805897119178446702014-08-27T04:26:39.261+01:002014-08-27T04:26:39.261+01:00I really enjoyed John Lanchester's wonderful, ...I really enjoyed John Lanchester's wonderful, and hilarious, 'A Debt to pleasure', which you start off thinking is just a foodie blog, but soon realize it's very dark indeed... (1996)<br /><br />also 1993 - The Stone Diaries - Carol shields<br /> " - Pillion Riders - Elizabeth Russell Taylor<br />1991 - Wartime Lies - Louis Begley<br /><br />Sally TarboxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42443014110617375892014-08-27T00:09:09.987+01:002014-08-27T00:09:09.987+01:00Hey Simon,
Here are my choices:
1991 - The Market...Hey Simon,<br />Here are my choices:<br /><br />1991 - The Market Bell by TF Powys - 1920s masquerading as 1990s!<br />1992 - The Colors of Heaven (ed Trevor Carolan) - anthology of stories from Pacific Rim countries<br />1993 - Tintin in the New World by Frederic Tuten - 'metafiction' but good<br />1994 - One of the Wattle Birds by Jessica Anderson - fine Australian novelist<br />1996 - We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates - one of her best<br />Mike Walmerhttp://www.michaelwalmer.comnoreply@blogger.com