tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post7010212765236513935..comments2023-11-03T04:00:21.556-05:00Comments on Books 'N Border Collies: THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONSLezliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-11096255985098382282009-09-04T13:18:57.190-05:002009-09-04T13:18:57.190-05:00Damned Conjuror ~ It is a great cover! The only w...Damned Conjuror ~ It is a great cover! The only way that dog could be any cuter is if he was a Border Collie, but that's just me being obnoxiously biased. :-)<br /><br />Thank you for the list!! Of the four I've read, most of them lay in the bottom half of your ranking, so it looks like I have a lot of good reading ahead of me.<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-33771280618290981352009-09-04T13:10:54.949-05:002009-09-04T13:10:54.949-05:00I've read all of them apart from In the Countr...I've read all of them apart from In the Country of Last Things. I enjoyed Timbuktu, I wrote a review on it (not my greatest review but hey). Incidentally, I think the cover features one of the cutest dogs ever. But that's just me. <br /><br />If I was going to be Auster's books in order of preference, it might go something like this (bear in mind this is quickly ordered in two seconds (in descending order, worst to best)):<br /><br />11. Travels in the Scriptorium<br />10. Oracle Night<br />9. Leviathan<br />8. Man in the Dark<br />7. Timbuktu<br />6. The New York Trilogy<br />5. The Music of Chance<br />4. Moon Palace<br />3. The Brooklyn Follies<br />2. The Book of Illusions<br />1. Mr. VertigoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-13575349390242409182009-09-04T07:58:10.802-05:002009-09-04T07:58:10.802-05:00Damned Conjuror ~ I've only read three or four...Damned Conjuror ~ I've only read three or four of his books, but I see what you're saying. Have you read Timbuktu? I think that one might be my favorite so far.<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-87353319298386402372009-09-04T05:42:44.584-05:002009-09-04T05:42:44.584-05:00This is one of Auster's best. I love his work ...This is one of Auster's best. I love his work for it's deceptively simple writing style, he has a great style in which you think it'd be easy to emulate. It's not. It takes a lot of skill to write with that amount of precision. His prose just slides off the page. <br /><br />I think a lot of his works deal with the notion of grief, or the process that a person goes through to overcome it. I see a lot of his books, including this one, as being partly an act of catharsis. That is, the narrator is speaking about past events and we get the feeling that by the act of doing so, the narrator is putting something to rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-38907481854561612252009-08-22T11:35:32.415-05:002009-08-22T11:35:32.415-05:00Books Please ~ Thank you for the link! I'll a...Books Please ~ Thank you for the link! I'll add it to my post.<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-65485110147877431202009-08-22T11:06:21.430-05:002009-08-22T11:06:21.430-05:00I enjoyed this one too - my post is here.I enjoyed this one too - my post is <a href="http://www.booksplease.org/2008/02/16/the-book-of-illusions-by-paul-auster/" rel="nofollow">here.</a>BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-71115994385008584852009-08-21T06:59:21.214-05:002009-08-21T06:59:21.214-05:00Joanna ~ I highly recommend Paul Auster. I think ...Joanna ~ I highly recommend Paul Auster. I think I've read four by him now, and I've liked them all a lot!<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-75522975940060709432009-08-21T04:53:10.552-05:002009-08-21T04:53:10.552-05:00I've never read anything by Paul Auster and th...I've never read anything by Paul Auster and this book has always intrigued me, now it intrigues me even more!joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952558113054391317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-8592399881355681012009-08-19T20:31:08.330-05:002009-08-19T20:31:08.330-05:00Andi ~ He is something else, isn't he? He'...Andi ~ He is something else, isn't he? He's racing up my list of favorite authors, that's for sure.<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-32720485346852982662009-08-19T17:59:22.464-05:002009-08-19T17:59:22.464-05:00Ahhh! I love Auster's game playing! I haven...Ahhh! I love Auster's game playing! I haven't read this one yet, but I have it on my shelves (with all his other books). lol Story of my life. Anyway, he never fails to amaze me.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-1038595941754721012009-08-19T07:24:00.383-05:002009-08-19T07:24:00.383-05:00Hi, Jenny! I'm so glad you stopped by! The 10...Hi, Jenny! I'm so glad you stopped by! The 1001 List is a great resource, even if you never plan to read them all. Lists like that are completely subjective, but I love having all those reading suggestions at my fingertips! I have grandiose plans to read the whole list, but we'll just have to see what happens . . . :-) I hope to see you here again soon!<br /><br />Paperback Reader ~ I have The New York Trilogy sitting here, too. It's supposed to be fabulous, and I have no reason to doubt it. I can't wait to see what you think of Auster when you finally get to one of his books!<br /><br />Bermudaonion ~ He really is! He's the actor in the book, but he makes you see we're all actors in our own way. I loved the narrator, David Zimmer, also. Very realistic.<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-24931258916135341372009-08-19T06:51:03.560-05:002009-08-19T06:51:03.560-05:00Wow, it sounds like Hector Mann is a fabulous char...Wow, it sounds like Hector Mann is a fabulous character, if he seemed that real to you.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-90119346618285981552009-08-19T05:09:19.341-05:002009-08-19T05:09:19.341-05:00I have a review copy of this book and you've c...I have a review copy of this book and you've convinced me to read it sooner rather than later! I've been wanting to but my TBR pile is so huge.<br />I haven't read any other Auster but have always meant to read The New York Trilogy at some point.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-7872786936901281222009-08-18T22:22:52.169-05:002009-08-18T22:22:52.169-05:00Hi, I followed you over here from the mr linky on ...Hi, I followed you over here from the mr linky on the bbaw page. Great review! I love when you get so involved in a book that you want to know and learn more (even if it means you have to be sad when you realize it's not real). <br /><br />I also like the 1001 list even though I have no plans to ever read many of those books... some I may never have realized were so great until I saw them there and thought to read them!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.com