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Reader Recommendations: November

Here's the first opportunity for you, my readers, to recommend books for me to read and comment upon this month.

Before making a recommendation, I suggest you read the guidelines on the page, 'How to Recommend Books'. Just select the hyperlink here, or you can click on the link of the same name on the right-hand side under the heading 'Pages'.

Don't forget to make your recommendations in the comments section of this post!

I'm looking forward to seeing some interesting suggestions. Throw them out there, I want lots to choose from. This month, it can be any sort of books you have in mind. The three books will be randomly chosen from the list of recommendations; I will draw them out of a hat or something.

Update! The number of books I will accept for recommendations this month has gone down to two. The reason for this is that I have already accepted a recommendation for a book to read this month from my mother. It's the least I can do for someone who feeds me and puts a roof over my head. When I make a post announcing which books, randomly selected, I am going to read, I'll include this one and you can all try to guess which book it was she asked me to read.

8 comments:

  1. If you haven't read Barney's Version (1997) by Mordecai Richler, now is the time. A movie adaptation comes out later this year which I understand doesn't do the source material justice.

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  2. Thanks, Jeff. I've added your recommendation to the list.

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  3. My suggestion is called "The Name of the Wind," by Patrick Rothfuss. Have you read it before Jonathan? It's a fantasy book, published in 07. I found the story to be really engaging initially, but it petered off towards the end (IMO). It still was a great read though, I highly recommend it, and perhaps you can put into words why I found the ending to be not nearly as engaging as the beginning!

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  4. Thanks, Keith! I've added it to the list.

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  5. One of my favourite books, and the one that got me into linguistics is The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson (1991). The book covers the history and origins of the English language and the general weirdness of the language. It also covers English dialects, spelling, and grammar. The book is not written for language specialists, and although I have not read Eat Shoots and Leaves, I suspect that it is in the same genre. Also, given the fact that it is written by Bryson, it is a humorous take at English language but well researched and factual. I also appreciated the fact that Bryson is able to intelligently contrast American and British English and that the book is not written from a purely British or American perspective. Happy reading whatever books you choose.

    –Scouter Lauren

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  6. Thanks Lauren! I've added it to the list.

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  7. Gone. It's like Lord of the Flies meets Lost meets X-Men. Totally awesome in its exploration of morality and survival.

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  8. Added to the list, thanks Alyson!

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