tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4241404595410562461..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Thursday List: Best Books of 2014Clothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29730932157055904512015-01-22T21:29:38.221+00:002015-01-22T21:29:38.221+00:00No, it is me not being quite as careful as I shoul...No, it is me not being quite as careful as I should be about crediting....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41156569437278628502015-01-22T21:00:05.109+00:002015-01-22T21:00:05.109+00:00I know you have used Johnson's painting before...I know you have used Johnson's painting before and I have seen it here, but "senior" memory is operating here! Or non-memory I should say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30887633290228355892015-01-22T13:20:49.872+00:002015-01-22T13:20:49.872+00:00Yes, I always credit pictures first time I use the...Yes, I always credit pictures first time I use them, but not always if I do them again. It is by Joszef Rippl-Ronai, and is called Young Girl Dressed in Yellow.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23301820528200847582015-01-22T11:36:22.758+00:002015-01-22T11:36:22.758+00:00I like that painting, too. And who painted the on...I like that painting, too. And who painted the one with the woman wearing the yellow dress?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54777019086073676392015-01-17T20:33:18.364+00:002015-01-17T20:33:18.364+00:00I am helped by the fact that quite a few were read...I am helped by the fact that quite a few were read for work...<br /><br />I should have credited the artist again: I have now added it to the end of the blogpost. It is by William H Johnson from the Smithsonian, and there's a link above (now!). There are some fabulous pictures by him in the collection, I love them, I've used them several times on the blog. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78646100494130598152015-01-17T11:27:35.023+00:002015-01-17T11:27:35.023+00:00I am so impressed with your total of books read la...I am so impressed with your total of books read last year. How do you do that?<br />It's taking me longer to read the older I get and I've had less reading time.<br /><br />I know you've used the painting of the dancers, but who is the artist? I just love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83685159837216464772015-01-17T10:27:35.144+00:002015-01-17T10:27:35.144+00:00Such a good book. I've just been looking at so...Such a good book. I've just been looking at some of the books I've got lined up, and blaming you. The girls with the turned-around trunks - that was you wasn't it? It looks so good....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55863581315946531802015-01-17T05:58:29.012+00:002015-01-17T05:58:29.012+00:00Gawd, I want to read EVERYTHING. Thanks (I think.....Gawd, I want to read EVERYTHING. Thanks (I think...). I am, however, currently reading your recommendation The Nebuly Coat and have got to the mid-way stage where the menace is growing all the time but it is still impossible to figure out how it will play out. Really enjoying it.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9515917810047390962015-01-16T19:58:41.447+00:002015-01-16T19:58:41.447+00:00thanks Prashant - I was very lucky this year to ha...thanks Prashant - I was very lucky this year to have a lot of work related to books which boosted the figures!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13786503488890518602015-01-16T14:17:44.455+00:002015-01-16T14:17:44.455+00:00Moira, that's some number! I'd be thrilled...Moira, that's some number! I'd be thrilled if I read less than half that figure.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22960535993770068242015-01-16T13:08:36.348+00:002015-01-16T13:08:36.348+00:00Thanks Prashant - Col asked the same question abov...Thanks Prashant - Col asked the same question above, and so I'll repeat that it was unnaturally high and more than 300! A lot higher than 2013 in fact....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10358101654634964442015-01-16T13:07:15.775+00:002015-01-16T13:07:15.775+00:00I'm guessing you will love The Matriarch Kathy...I'm guessing you will love The Matriarch Kathy. I'm looking forward to reading more books in the series. <br />I would have said the Mandel book wasn't for me, it's not the kind of thing I would usually pick out, but I am so glad I did....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1765923732500383202015-01-16T13:06:14.925+00:002015-01-16T13:06:14.925+00:00I didn't give a total because I think it would...I didn't give a total because I think it would be a bit distracting, I was surprised at how high it was - all that clearing of TBR and needing to read for Guardian pieces boosted the numbers a lot. So I'll bury a hint down here: it was more than 300....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9062664919305497012015-01-16T13:03:16.257+00:002015-01-16T13:03:16.257+00:00Very much recommended... I think you'll like i...Very much recommended... I think you'll like it.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84906945411140549572015-01-16T11:54:34.657+00:002015-01-16T11:54:34.657+00:00Moira, very impressive — congratulations! Lots of ...Moira, very impressive — congratulations! Lots of variety, I agree. In case I missed it, how many total books did you read in 2014?Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63353061102951290582015-01-16T10:58:28.323+00:002015-01-16T10:58:28.323+00:00What a wonderful list. I'll be sure to take a...What a wonderful list. I'll be sure to take advice from it, including on The Matriarch, resonant with me because my maternal grandparents were East European Jewish immigrants. <br />I have Life After Life on my stack and after I finish Tana French's The Secret Place and Sarah Waters' The Paying Guest, that one is next. <br />Will duly note others listed here.<br />Even Mandel's book looks interesting, and I never read any post-apocalyptical type books, but I may just look at this one. It's been on the New York Times bestseller list for weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23589130614471416812015-01-16T04:34:38.834+00:002015-01-16T04:34:38.834+00:00Love the stats, but I don't think you gave us ...Love the stats, but I don't think you gave us your total for the year? Just curious. Fair to say I have read none of these. Most interesting to me, Pochoda which I have and Woodrell which I don't.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26456372780988511312015-01-16T02:01:33.228+00:002015-01-16T02:01:33.228+00:00And I forgot Station Eleven. My husband bought tha...And I forgot Station Eleven. My husband bought that one, so I will read it someday. This year I hope.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45226979531638266622015-01-16T00:34:57.381+00:002015-01-16T00:34:57.381+00:00Thanks Tracy, and I hope you enjoy your choices. Y...Thanks Tracy, and I hope you enjoy your choices. You are one of the bloggers whose choices I trust and follow, so I'm glad you feel the same way...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-71281498155034906842015-01-16T00:33:51.418+00:002015-01-16T00:33:51.418+00:00And as I say, I am endlessly grateful. I've go...And as I say, I am endlessly grateful. I've got some more of her books lined up....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63368344338734864082015-01-16T00:25:14.581+00:002015-01-16T00:25:14.581+00:00I am interested in Americanah and even sought it o...I am interested in Americanah and even sought it out at the bookstore, but thought I might like to try another shorter book by her first. Still dithering. Definitely going to read Kate Atkinson's Life After Life this year and it is your post on it that convinced me to give it a go, even with its length. I had no plans to read Daniel Woodrell's The Maid’s Version ... nothing against it but just not in the stacks yet. But I notice it is very short so maybe worth seeking out. The only one I have of his is Tomato Red. And you have gotten me interested in Kadare. Just not this particular book yet.<br /><br />Lovely list with lots of variety.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40318825831720573272015-01-15T20:35:33.933+00:002015-01-15T20:35:33.933+00:00Absolutely thrilled to see The Matriarch on your l...Absolutely thrilled to see The Matriarch on your list!Hilary McKaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27571528769949728232015-01-15T20:20:35.219+00:002015-01-15T20:20:35.219+00:00Thanks Deborah - I love looking at other people...Thanks Deborah - I love looking at other people's lists, and getting recos from them, so it's always nice to return the compliment.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76671006733407628922015-01-15T20:19:59.031+00:002015-01-15T20:19:59.031+00:00Thanks Margot, I was glad they turned out varied. ...Thanks Margot, I was glad they turned out varied. And yes, entirely predictable that the Ford Madox Ford was there....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-33130352958854542092015-01-15T15:23:54.200+00:002015-01-15T15:23:54.200+00:00I read two of these as we went through the year bu...I read two of these as we went through the year but will definitely try some of the others. Thankyou for this great list!Deborahnoreply@blogger.com