Comments on: New Year’s Reading Resolutions

By: Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:08:50 +0000

Hear, hear, no more books when dogs die. I’ve sworn off all movies in which dogs die, too. Ugh.

By: Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:08:12 +0000

I’ve heard the POV can sometimes be confusing. I’m looking forward to seeing if it works for me.

By: Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:07:17 +0000

I love crime fiction. I used to read masses of it, but lately I’ve been mostly reading YA.

By: Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:05:37 +0000

Thanks so much! It’s so great that Scalzi’s Big Idea feature continues to help authors spread the word. I have gotten so much feedback from that one post.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:40:57 +0000

Oh “Harriet the Spy” – I do adore “Harriet”! I wish you had read it when you were younger though – it’s the sort of book that is fine for adults but truly fabulous for the 11 year old crowd.

My big reading resolution is no dead dog books. I am truly burned out on the death of man’s best friend and think a break is certainly in order.

By: WaywardScooterGirl

WaywardScooterGirl — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:24:26 +0000

Parable of the Sower is one of my favorites…Sadly we lost Octavia Butler way too soon. Her last book, Fledgling, is another excellent read and provides an entirely new spin on vampire lore. Trust me, it’s no Twilight.

I really enjoy Ash, by the way. I came to it through your write up in John Scalzi’s Big Idea feature.

By: Ari

Ari — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:58:56 +0000

I need to read Persuasuion and Northanger Abbey. I loved Pride & Prejudice. Emma was ok and I liked Mansfield Park.

My reading resolutions are to read/review more. Especially more books about guys and GLBT teens. And I want to start reading more of the classics, although school will probably take care of that!

By: anecdotes » New Year’s resolutions

anecdotes » New Year’s resolutions — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:28:21 +0000

[...] Malinda Lo and Maggie Stiefvater both posted entertaining and useful accounts of their own takes on New Year’s resolutions. I’m not much of a resolution-maker either, but lists of goals? Oh dear. I’ve been using Basecamp to manage my to-do lists since last summer, and it now contains 11 separate lists, some of terrifying length. I also have a Moleskine planner that I consider my second brain. This is what happens when you’re working on a dissertation and a novel simultaneously. [...]

By: Helgagrace

Helgagrace — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:18:18 +0000

This sounds like a great reading list! By which I mean it contains two of my favorites (Persuasion and Harriet--and since my reading goal is not to re-read, you will have to enjoy them for me) and two books I would very much like to read. If only I could pare my reading goals down to something so precise, diverse, and (hopefully!) attainable.

By: nicola griffith

nicola griffith — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:57:00 +0000

These are all superb books. I envy you reading them for the first time. Mantel’s POV choices were pretty interesting; maybe I’ll blog about the book, too. Anyway, looking forward to hearing your take on them.