tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post8386482818957512116..comments2024-02-14T01:50:56.112-06:00Comments on The OF Blog: To celebrate surviving two grueling exams, I went to the new Nashville McKay'sLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-77139143435961901092012-03-11T15:07:03.352-05:002012-03-11T15:07:03.352-05:00I've been thinking for awhile that the real fu...I've been thinking for awhile that the real future of books is the used book trade.<br /><br />With the monoply of digital by amazon, apple and google, we might actually want to hang on to our print editions of everything, and get print editions of anything we will foreseeably need for future research -- or least download it to our own hardrives.<br /><br />Love, C.Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-199561300043436442012-03-11T10:19:56.774-05:002012-03-11T10:19:56.774-05:00True, but I've read a half-dozen of his works ...True, but I've read a half-dozen of his works to date and after I finish <i>All the Pretty Horses</i>, I'll begin reading <i>The Crossing</i> sometime later this year.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-79611349129391341252012-03-11T10:07:10.182-05:002012-03-11T10:07:10.182-05:00I would judge "The Crossing" by far the ...I would judge "The Crossing" by far the hardest to read of McCarthy's books, and never start a reader there. On the other hand, if you like it, you'll certainly love the rest!<br /><br />Kai in NYCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-32972279194591240622012-03-11T10:05:30.459-05:002012-03-11T10:05:30.459-05:00Hélène,
McKay's is the largest used bookstore...Hélène,<br /><br />McKay's is the largest used bookstore chain in Tennessee (three locations in the three largest cities, each with a similar layout), but it's not the largest used bookstore in the US. I think Powell's in Portland, The Strand in NYC, and a few others have over a million books in their stores. However, it certainly is the largest bookstore of any kind that I've set foot in. Can't tell it from the picture, but there were probably a couple hundred people shopping in that store at the time I was there. <br /><br />Good to hear that the Marivaux is excellent. I plan on getting to it and several others later this year, once I get the spring lit award reviews completed in May.<br /><br />Aisha,<br /><br />It's the Norton edition.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-63252901561830836882012-03-11T08:58:56.940-05:002012-03-11T08:58:56.940-05:00That is my favourite Mario Vargas Llosa book by a ...That is my favourite Mario Vargas Llosa book by a mile.<br /><br />I also just bought a bilingual version of the Heaney Beowulf translation - who published yours?Aishwaryahttp://practicallymarzipan.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-61079331980523321862012-03-11T08:42:38.771-05:002012-03-11T08:42:38.771-05:00I'm flabbergasted at the size of this bookshop...I'm flabbergasted at the size of this bookshop : "les grands espaces américains" is not a vain expression!<br />I don't like Maupassant but Marivaux's Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard is a master piece - exquisite language.Hélènenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-58201585578980917832012-03-11T05:13:50.582-05:002012-03-11T05:13:50.582-05:00Great to hear, as I've been meaning to read so...Great to hear, as I've been meaning to read some of his fiction for a few months now :DLarry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-5273719977410038432012-03-10T19:46:44.247-06:002012-03-10T19:46:44.247-06:00I remember deeply enjoying "Corelli's Man...I remember deeply enjoying "Corelli's Mandolin" when I read it many, many years ago. "The Crossing" easily had the most excruciating longueurs of any book I've ever read to the finish ... as well as the most harrowing and affecting emotional climax. You certainly don't feel you wasted your time.<br /><br />Kai in NYCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com