tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post5478923976723223738..comments2023-06-30T08:10:21.170-04:00Comments on The Critiquing Critica: Best Books I Read: 2015 (Also Top Ten Tuesday)Criticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724267115831445441noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-48519812027852186512015-12-19T23:18:27.213-05:002015-12-19T23:18:27.213-05:00I also have a huge soft spot for Holocaust-related...I also have a huge soft spot for Holocaust-related tales, but this is actually the first piece of Holocaust fiction I've encountered. Everything else I've read has been nonfiction. I've been meaning to get to The Book Thief, but it looks so sad that I've been kind of avoiding it - it doesn't take much for a story to make me cry. I'm sure I'll get to more books like this one of these days.Criticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724267115831445441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-51312804946927755612015-12-19T23:14:58.331-05:002015-12-19T23:14:58.331-05:00Awesome - I hope you find it as thought-provoking ...Awesome - I hope you find it as thought-provoking as I did! It's still morbid nonetheless, but it's definitely a book that I think everyone should check out. It's a very interesting read.Criticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724267115831445441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-62770230460582288392015-12-19T22:01:44.888-05:002015-12-19T22:01:44.888-05:00I have only read Looking for Alaska from your list...I have only read Looking for Alaska from your list (which I also quite enjoyed) but I really want to give The Handmaid's Tale a shot. I have actually been hesitant for the same reasons as you were, but since we were in the same boat and you ended up loving it, I am definitely going to try to read it in the new year! Great list :) <br />Shannon @ <a href="http://itstartsatmidnight.com" rel="nofollow"> It Starts At Midnight </a>Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-23961051407260707362015-12-16T02:11:30.850-05:002015-12-16T02:11:30.850-05:00I have only watched the movie of The Boy in Stripe...I have only watched the movie of The Boy in Striped Pajamas, and it broke me! I have a huge soft spot for holocaust movies and books, and this one was one of the most powerful!<br /><br />Here's my <a href="http://chasingfaerytales.blogspot.com/2015/12/top-ten-books-i-read-in-2015.html" rel="nofollow">list</a>Mishma @ Chasing Faerytaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253047767404480728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-19881166622490900702015-12-15T07:31:08.605-05:002015-12-15T07:31:08.605-05:00I read and enjoyed Go Set a Watchman this year too...I read and enjoyed Go Set a Watchman this year too. I would like to read some of Woolf's work. It is good to see her on your list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-41024023413809381492015-12-15T05:43:22.584-05:002015-12-15T05:43:22.584-05:00Handmaids Tale is on my list this week as well. I ...Handmaids Tale is on my list this week as well. I loved this book so much, but the very end bit kind of broke the magic for me a little. Still amazing though. Great list, happy readings :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-63872851373387442962015-12-15T01:14:54.001-05:002015-12-15T01:14:54.001-05:00I really need to read Go Set A Watchman. I've ...I really need to read Go Set A Watchman. I've had a copy since it was released! :-) Great list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423711747343270314.post-71533133245805205342015-12-15T00:14:53.553-05:002015-12-15T00:14:53.553-05:00I read 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wide Sargasso ...I read 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wide Sargasso Sea' for the first time this year - it was great to see the second book take the hints of colonialism/nationalism in 'Jane Eyre' and run with them! Glad you liked 'Sargasso Sea' too.<br /><br />Also, Virginia Woolf is great :)Paloma @ Pages and Pineappleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110069359056038853noreply@blogger.com