1. Tanuja Desai Hidier -- This author's one book, Born Confused, was one of my favorites this year. However, it was written in 2003, and the author hasn't published anything else. It's been almost ten years! I'm thirsty for more!
2. Kamila Shamsie -- If you read this blog for long, you'll probably discover that Kamila Shamsie is the author of my favorite book, Kartography. She's written five books, and while none of them quite reaches the love I have for Kartography, the rest are pretty good too. Her last book came out in 2009, and I would love to read another book by her.
3. Leif Enger -- I loved both his books, Peace Like a River and So Brave, Young and Handsome.
4. Jane Austen -- Please come back. I can't read Northanger Abbey because then I will have read them all.
5. Edith Wharton -- Okay, to be truthful here, I have only read three of her books. But I don't like the idea that there is a finite supply.
6. Harper Lee -- Everyone wishes she would write another book.
7. John Steinbeck -- Same with the Edith Wharton thing. Haven't read them all, but the idea of a finite supply troubles me.
8. Erin Morgenstern -- Because The Night Circus was absolutely transcendent.
9. Markus Zusak -- I will read anything you write, sir.
10. Jennifer Donnelly -- Particularly on the YA side of things. I don't care for her adult books, really (even DNF'd one, gasp). But both her YA stories were lovely, and I'd love to see more like them.
Aww, I totally get why you don't want to read Northanger Abbey because you don't want to be finished with all of Jane Austen's novels. I'm the same way! I haven't yet read the last two books in The Chronicles of Narnia for the exact same reason!
ReplyDeleteBut let me say that I LOVE Northanger Abbey. I think it's one of my favourites! So I hope that you do read it one day :)
I definitely agree on Steinbeck. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they uncovered a secret vault full of manuscripts from our favorite dead authors?
ReplyDeleteI sure hope that Jennifer writes another YA novel. I agree that her books, especially Revolution, are stellar.
ReplyDeleteMarkus is working on one as we speak. Patience, dear. Personally, I wish Margaret Mitchell had written another book. And I'd like to bring others back from the dead to write some more, too. Hemingway in particular. And Hardy.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you share my sentiment about F. Scott Fitzgerald! :D
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The Night Circus is sitting on my shelf waiting to be read this year!
@Lindsey -- From what I hear about it, I think I will really enjoy it once I get around to it. I am thinking maybe October this year.
ReplyDelete@LBC -- That is the best thing I've ever heard. Now I'm going to cross my fingers and hope there is a secret society of authors that buried their masterpieces to be opened at a future date. :)
@Alison Can Read -- Revolution is my favorite as well. Loved it.
@Dawn -- That is excellent news. And that's true, it would have been nice to have another Margaret mitchell to read.
@Aspen -- The pleasure was mine. :) Hope you enjoy The Night Circus!
P.S. What took me so long to read East of Eden?! Reading another Steinbeck this year for sure.
ReplyDeleteEast of Eden is my favorite Steinbeck! Winter of Our Discontent is also fantastic -- I would give that a try if you haven't yet!
DeleteLorren, I looove your list. A lot of the same would be on mine.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wanted to tell you, I am going to the Berkshires this weekend and I am taking The Age of Innocence to read while I'm there to pay homage to Edith Wharton. Because what could be more perfect than reading The Age of Innocence in a cabin in the Berkshires surrounded by snow? Nothing, that's what.
(I've been putting this one off for a while knowing it would be life-changing. I'm reading for my life to change.)
That is awesome. I am jealous that you get to read a bookish thing in a bookish place. I hope you love Age of Innocence. It was such a powerful book for me.
DeleteI almost put Jane Austen on my list, but I decided to leave the dead authors off of it this time around.
ReplyDeleteI was torn about putting dead authors on my list, but Austen was the reason I had to do it!
DeleteYep, I agree. And the ones I'm not familiar with (there are a couple listed up there) I will have to check out now for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope if you do you end up enjoying them. :)
DeleteI'm the opposite - I'm plot-driven and rarely choose books based on their author, only for a very select few authors.
ReplyDeleteBut I wouldn't say no to Jane Austen coming back! :p
I really, truly wish that we could look under her floorboards and find some unpublished masterpiece. She is fantastic.
DeleteOh, you've listed a lot of good 'uns there. Very true about Harper Lee. And yes, Jennifer Donnelly's YA books are each like treasures because they come out so far apart from one another.
ReplyDeleteSo true about Jennifer Donnelly. There is something about her writing that just squeezes my heart-strings -- I just can't stop thinking about her stories. I really hope a new one comes out in the next few years!
DeleteI'm worried about finishing all of Jane Austen's things too. She wrote such great books and I wish we could have another.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the book thief yet, but I'm led to believe that I will adore it and then I can say yes and agree with you whole-heartedly. I also completely agree with Harper Lee and Erin Morgenstern.
Thanks, as well, for saying that Barbery's other book isn't that bad. I loved Elegance of the Hedgehog so I'm going to buy that book at some point and then I'll make my opinion on it!
I'm glad you are going to buy Barbery's other book! I actually liked it more than Hedgehog. I'm a bit of a foodie; when you read the book you will understand why it appeals to me so much! It is also much shorter than Hedgehog, so if it isn't your favorite, it is less of an investment. Have fun with it!
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