Comments on: Reading Roundup, October 2009 http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/ science fiction, fantasy, and horror book reviews and news Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:37:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 Bill Ward Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:17 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2539#comment-2779 Ah, well, there you have it. Suppose I should have gone and looked it up to begin with. Thanks for keeping me on my toes. And I knew about the Oprah book club, should have mentioned it for the comedy value. I mean, it doesn't really seem like fare for the Oprah crowd. Ah, well, there you have it. Suppose I should have gone and looked it up to begin with. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.

And I knew about the Oprah book club, should have mentioned it for the comedy value. I mean, it doesn’t really seem like fare for the Oprah crowd.

]]> By: Paul McNamee http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 Paul McNamee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:59 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2539#comment-2778 Um, no. 'The Road' DID win the Pulitzer. http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2007-Fiction http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/2007 It was also an 'Oprah' choice, believe it or not. Um, no. ‘The Road’ DID win the Pulitzer.

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2007-Fiction

http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/2007

It was also an ‘Oprah’ choice, believe it or not.

]]> By: Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 Bill Ward Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:10:32 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2539#comment-2777 Ah . . . those sneaky publishers have the words 'winner of the pulitzer prize' in a big gold seal on the front of the cover -- like a normal person, I figured they meant the book and not the author. Ah . . . those sneaky publishers have the words ‘winner of the pulitzer prize’ in a big gold seal on the front of the cover — like a normal person, I figured they meant the book and not the author.

]]> By: Steve Davis http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 Steve Davis Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:56:28 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2539#comment-2776 I'm a big Cormac McCarthy fan and would like to correct something. The book did n0t receive the Pulitzer. That was for one of his very early novels. Good post Steve I’m a big Cormac McCarthy fan and would like to correct something. The book did n0t receive the Pulitzer. That was for one of his very early novels.

Good post
Steve

]]> By: Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Bill Ward Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:43:39 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2539#comment-2760 Wish I could offer a point of comparison; <em>The Road</em> was the first McCarthy I've ever read. Wish I could offer a point of comparison; The Road was the first McCarthy I’ve ever read.

]]> By: Gef http://billwardwriter.com/reading-roundup-october-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 Gef Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:02 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2539#comment-2759 I have <i>The Road</i> on my fall reading list. If it's anywhere near as good as <i>No Country for Old Men</i>, I'll be satisfied. I have The Road on my fall reading list. If it’s anywhere near as good as No Country for Old Men, I’ll be satisfied.

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