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Title: So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson ISBN: 0-399-15083-8 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 09 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.04 (71 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Books, books everywhere; but which do you choose to read?
Comment: Sara Nelson is the type of author who brings the reader into her world. While reading So Many Books, So Little Time, I could picture Nelson strolling down the streets of New York City with her head buried between the pages of her latest choice of novel. The reader is allowed to hear her personal opinions about the various books she encounters during her "year of passionate reading", something that is guaranteed to make anyone run out to the nearest bookstore. However, this book provides the reader with more than mere summer reading list, it also allows for insight into the world of publishing. Through Nelson, the reader is able to witness first hand the snobs of New York. People are more concerned with their appearance than anything else. For example, Nelson admits "'Nine Parts' has better show-off potential that it got the exalted place in my Maria Turgeon handbag". (27). New Yorkers are obsessed with appearance, from shoes to purses, all the way to books. It's not hip, or smart to be seen with a cheesy romance novel; instead, it's best to be armed with an obscure, arty book. This all seems quite silly to me; I mean, I read what I am interested in, not what I want others to see me reading. It seems superficial and self-absorbed to use literature as a way to flaunt oneself. But, maybe that's because I'm not from the Big Apple.
Nelson sporadically concocts a sort of list on the criteria she uses in choosing her next book to read. Her first stipulation is "location, location, location" (13). If a person travels to Alaska in the middle of winter, it probably won't work to read a book about extremely hot weather. This makes sense, even if Sara was forced to figure this out the hard way. Nelson's second method for choosing her next read is timing. A book that was released around September 11 will do better if it is based on patriotism, as opposed to some mundane topic like gardening. There are certain times in one's life that some books are more comforting than others. Therefore, it is important to acknowledge the fact that timing plays a pivotal role in personal book selection. The final way that Sara Nelson chooses books is through her associative logic. Sometimes a book will make its reader think of something that happened in his or her past, and this connection is what makes a certain novel an enjoyable read. Something about a book draws its reader in, and it's that subconscious connection that leads a person to their next pick.
One final comment about Sara Nelson; I never witnessed one occasion in which a book actually made her stop and think. Nelson never seemed to be affected by any of the literature she greedily consumed. It amazes me that she is more focused upon the process of finding a book to read, than the book itself. One of the many novels Nelson completed, "A Million Little Pieces", a story about a character whose life is plagued by a drug addiction, parallels her attitude towards reading. Sara panics and stresses until she is pre-occupied by her next read. Her behavior between books mimics that of an addicted user pining for her next fix. Although I give Nelson a lot of credit for attempting to read a book a week for an entire year, I think its pretty shocking that none of the literature she tackled affected her in any way.
Rating: 5
Summary: Admitting it is the First Step
Comment: Never has a book described to me to a tee.
Sara Nelson's witty chronicle, So Many Books So Little Time, depicts the life of a book lover, a person who can't go a day without reading or finds herself sneaking moments to read anywhere at any time. I, myself, am a confessed bookaholic, having at the moment about 175 novels in my TBR (To Be Read) pile. Reading Nelson's ode to reading lets me know I'm not alone. I can come "out of the closet" (where there's more books than standing room).
The premise of Nelson's book revolves around her project to read at least one book a week for a year. In her weekly entries, Nelson discusses what she has or has not read, what attracted her to certain books, and how those books intertwine with her life. What really makes this book stand out is Nelson's witty repartee, her ability to make me laugh out loud and recognize just how much we have in common. The book also works because of Nelson's various experiences in the publishing word where she's been a reporter and a reviewer, among other things.
Book Lovers, we finally have something that unites us! Read So Many Books, So Little Time and be proud!
Rating: 2
Summary: A Good Resource for Books
Comment: My attention waned while reading this book. I became very bored with her life stories and found myself skipping ahead only to read the blurbs regarding what books she had read and her reviews of them. By the end of the book, I ended up with a list of 41 books I want to check out. :) So if you're stuck in the what-do-i-read-next mode, than this is a good place to get some ideas.
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Title: Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl ISBN: 1570613818 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A Year of Reading: A Month-By-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You and Your Book Group by Elisabeth Ellington, Jane, Phd Freimiller, Elizabeth Ellington, H. Elisabeth Ellington ISBN: 1570719357 Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Pound of Paper : Confessions of a Book Addict by John Baxter ISBN: 0312317255 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 11 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland by Michael Dirda ISBN: 0393057569 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance by Gabriel Zaid, Natasha Wimmer ISBN: 158988003X Publisher: Paul Dry Books Inc Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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