tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post3943819868908665414..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: Defining the decadesIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-16827843233794442132007-05-06T08:09:00.000-04:002007-05-06T08:09:00.000-04:00Like the link. I read about one per decade.Like the link. I read about one per decade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-57615233056539324622007-05-05T16:56:00.000-04:002007-05-05T16:56:00.000-04:00I've just received that Patrick Hamilton book thro...I've just received that Patrick Hamilton book through the post, Isabella. You have convinced me that it's a must-read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-30313308147090410142007-05-05T05:11:00.000-04:002007-05-05T05:11:00.000-04:00I loved he Guardian Link...I'm all for the 50's.Wa...I loved he Guardian Link...I'm all for the 50's.Waiting for Godot is really my favorite 'idea' of the last century. Thanks!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://bluerectangle.com/" REL="nofollow">BlueRectangle Books</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-29749483387405073372007-05-04T00:10:00.000-04:002007-05-04T00:10:00.000-04:00Very interesting blog, Ms. Octopus!As I browsed th...Very interesting blog, Ms. Octopus!<BR/>As I browsed the listing, I noted that [on the average] I read about one book listed, per decade. So... I am no expert on which book would clearly define the 20th Century best.<BR/>However, of these listed here, my feelings are with Orwell's, "1984."<BR/>-- CipCiprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-75499088651680763562007-05-03T20:18:00.000-04:002007-05-03T20:18:00.000-04:00I'm stunned and happy that Richard Yates' novel ge...I'm stunned and happy that Richard Yates' novel gets attention in the UK. He hardly gets any at home. Revolutionary Road should've won that year, not "The Moviegoer". <BR/>Yates is portrayed comically in an episode of Seinfeld called "The Jacket". Larry David, the co-creator of the show, dated Yates' daughter for a few years.<BR/>I agree with you about American Psycho.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.com