i got carrierd away by these:
Toni Morrison's first novel, "The Bluest Eye" got Oprah's Book Club recommendation on it. they say, Oprah's endorsement of a book guarantees the book's success. it doesn't work the same way for movies though. but this one, i bought not because of Oprah's stamp on it, but because it's won the Nobel Prize in literature.
"Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett is intriguing. it won in the Orange Prize which is dedicated to the celebration and promotion of fiction written by women. the novel mixed art, politics and love. i have yet to read how.
Joseph Heller's "Catch as Catch Can" is his collected short stories with purportedly, a lost chapter of his novel, "Catch-22." i cannot wait to get started on this because i immensely enjoyed his "Catch-22."
Kent Haruf's "Plainsong" is about the story of a small town (reminding of my own hometown). the book promises to lift the reader off the ground, and in time, i'll be counting on that promise.
Ward Just's "Forgetfulness" was hailed as one of the best books of 2006. apart from that fact, i was curious about his name. i don't get to see the surname "Just" too often. i'll google him in a bit :)
i got William Kennedy's "Roscoe" for PhP5! but i didn't get it just because of that. this has been dubbed in the reviews as Kennedy's finest novel.
William Gaddis' "A Frolic of HIs Own" mocks the legal profession (which i'm in) and i have yet to find out why and to what extent. granted that there are really members of the profession worthy to be stripped of their licenses, but there are also those who strongly believe that justice, in the sense of giving what is due one, must and should prevail.
since work prevents me from reading novels full time, i have set every night before bed time as my reading hour. for the past week, i've been kept awake by Syjuco's "Ilustrado." i'm halfway through, and i can't wait to finish it. he's truly deserving of that Man Asian Literary Award.
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