“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.”~Henry David Thoreau
“I’m all for reading bad books because I consider them to be a gateway drug. People who read bad books now may or may not read better books in the future. People who read nothing now will read nothing in the future.”~Ann Patchett, The Triumph of the Readers
Welcome to this week’s Saturday Review of Books. (I rather enjoy the dueling quotations, don’t you?)
Here’s how it usually works. Find a review on your blog posted sometime this week of a book you’re reading or a book you’ve read. The review doesn’t have to be a formal sort of thing. You can just write your thoughts on a particular book, a few ideas inspired by reading the book, your evaluation, quotations, whatever.
Now post a link here to the specific post where you’ve written your book review. Don’t link to your main blog page because this kind of link makes it hard to find the book review, especially when people drop in later after you’ve added new content to your blog. In parentheses after your name, add the title of the book you’re reviewing. This addition will help people to find the reviews they’re most interested in reading.
Thanks to everyone for participating.
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Thank you very much.
I’ve put up my first review in about a month. Its been a slow summer for reviewing books. Thanks for doing this!
Thanks so much for hosting this each week! 🙂
Jolanthe
I think Thoreau makes the most sense!
Thanks for another Saturday Review, Sherry.
When I read the quotes I nodded, of course, at the Thoreau. But in reality I’m trying to read all the books I don’t think I will keep to get them off my shelves. In other words, the B list. For every three or four of those I read one I know I’ll keep. My best book so far this year is Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope. Reviewing it will take some time…
Today’s link is actually a *preview* instead of a review. I love all the dippings I’ve taken from this book and shared some quotes on chords and music from William Zinsser.
Happy Saturday!
I really like the Patchett quote, and would be that many readers here could name “bad” books they read as children that still helped them become the readers they are today. Also, I find reading the occasional “bad” book helps me recognize and celebrate the good ones!
I’m about halfway through Infinite Jest, so my link is not a review, rather an essay on the experience of reading it, and reading it in a group, of which many don’t care for it.