tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post4206693654060457181..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: In the Beauty of the Lilies by John UpdikeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-61569169041413355822009-10-08T12:02:20.222-04:002009-10-08T12:02:20.222-04:00I haven't read anything by Updike, but I think...I haven't read anything by Updike, but I think I have one of his books on my TBR shelf. I'm not sure which one. How awful is that?<br /><br />This does sound like a complex book. One that would take a lot of work--at least for me.<br /><br />As to your question, the title that popped immediately into my mind was Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. I really feel as if I didn't get what I was supposed to out of that book, like I was missing some important piece. I don't know if that's exactly what you meant, but it's the first thing that came to mind.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-55648249288013762752009-10-08T11:44:54.595-04:002009-10-08T11:44:54.595-04:00You know, I have to say that I can honestly see th...You know, I have to say that I can honestly see the potential in this book, I'm the wrong reader for it. Which sort of makes me sad. I wish I was one of those people who has the patience and insight for this type of read, because I'm sure I truly miss out sometimes. <br /><br />Anyway, Megan, can I just say that your review was so fabulous, that you had me tempted to add a book to my wish list that I knew I wouldn't actually ever read?Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-91234779588943525732009-10-08T08:36:27.408-04:002009-10-08T08:36:27.408-04:00Diane - I hope you do read it, I'd love to hea...Diane - I hope you do read it, I'd love to hear your take on it. It was really different for me because I found that I really appreciated many of the book's parts, but as a whole I had a hard time with it.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-9872724252235902002009-10-07T09:19:08.331-04:002009-10-07T09:19:08.331-04:00I've never read this one, but have wanted to. ...I've never read this one, but have wanted to. It's been on my list for a long while.<br /><br />You did an amazing review of this work. It seems like one of those that will be very individual, and opinions will vary. Thanks(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com