BooksPosted by Tim on June 05, 2007 at 4:30 PM
Oprah had the book world a twitter all day long with two scoops of booky goodness. Cormac MCCarthy was on her show (his first television appearance - ever) this afternoon talking about his book, The Road (reviewed by BGB here). It awaits on my TiVo. More on that later…
Meanhwile, word has been leaking out all day long that the next Oprah-sanctioned book will be the Pulitzer-winning Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (reviewed by BGB here). Fantastic book. First The Road, then Middlesex - is Oprah trying to blow the collective minds of the US populace single handedly? Hats off.
June 5th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
LOVED Middlesex. Ate that book up with a giant spoon in one sitting (up at the cottage, if you must know). I’ve got the Cormac McCarthy interview at home on my Faux-Vo and I can’t wait. Seriously. I’m actually considering leaving work early. Sigh.
June 5th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I loved Middlesex. I gave that book as gifts one year, and a lot of people “just couldn’t get into it.” Hopefully, the O-touch will get those folks to try harder.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
I loved Middlesex as well. I was initially reluctant to read it, thinking that the subject matter just wasn’t my thing. Wrong. I’m seriously considering re-reading it.
June 6th, 2007 at 5:56 am
Wow coincidence. I’m about 60 pages off the end of this book which is sitting just by my right hand as I type this. Have loved it all the way through for so many reasons. Watch the Arukiyomi space… the review is pending people…
June 7th, 2007 at 9:05 am
Don’t watch Oprah but often find her book recommendations good (with a few glaring mistakes - or, a different opinion than mine).
I too loved Middlesex.
June 9th, 2007 at 11:26 am
Count me as a Middlesex lover, too! That book was an amazing read – couldn’t put it down.