tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post5528198733286438841..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: I have a little list... (Lists - The Sunday Times 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-19327362733392875842016-07-09T01:09:23.091-04:002016-07-09T01:09:23.091-04:00Read most of them, but I am a librarian. I agree w...Read most of them, but I am a librarian. I agree with many of your recommendations. Also, Kate Atkinson and Joan Aiken should be on this list. Perhaps Graham Green was too old to make the cut?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855730189627316953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-26625558354815749402011-08-04T20:09:49.113-04:002011-08-04T20:09:49.113-04:00Almost half of the names -- not bad at all! I like...Almost half of the names -- not bad at all! I like your list of the people excluded; there are some very important writers there.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-62933876162988414532011-08-01T08:49:34.027-04:002011-08-01T08:49:34.027-04:00B - Thanks for that recommendation. I'm glad ...B - Thanks for that recommendation. I'm glad she is now on my radar.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-40535358853545870032011-08-01T07:45:48.922-04:002011-08-01T07:45:48.922-04:00Ted, I learned of Barbara Trapido from the Wall St...Ted, I learned of Barbara Trapido from the Wall St. Journal book columnist, Cynthia Crossen. She did a column on underappreciated authors. Another reviewer's comment on the book was "More Books, Trapido, Rapido!" How could I resist?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155269771812977294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-48703062973346752722011-07-31T14:05:25.759-04:002011-07-31T14:05:25.759-04:00Hi Barbara - I haven't read Old Filth, but I h...Hi Barbara - I haven't read Old Filth, but I have Gardam's The Flight of the Maidens on my TBR pile. I must confess, I had not been familiar with Barbara Trapido. I just checked out Brother Of the More Famous Jack and it looks great. Another addition to the ever-growing list of must reads!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-6625893155750113462011-07-31T09:06:32.475-04:002011-07-31T09:06:32.475-04:00Embarassingly, I've read only five on this lis...Embarassingly, I've read only five on this list. I am apparently one of a handful of human beings who have not yet read J.K. Rowling. Missing from this list are some of my favorites: Penelope Lively (Moon Tiger), Jane Gardem (Old Filth), Evelyn Waugh, Barbara Trapido (Brother of the More Famous Jack.)I think you would enjoy Old Filth very much if you haven't tried yet.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155269771812977294noreply@blogger.com