Comments on: 100 books that defined the noughties

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:17:39 +0000

I have heard of only a dozen of these and read only two and a half (Freakonomics was in audiobook format.) Do I win a prize for literary ignorance?

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:15:45 +0000

I wondered before reading the list if I had read any of them, but I actually have read 4. (And like Alisa, my list does not include Twilight or the last Harry Potter.)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:03 +0000

The fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series comes out in March 2010, I believe. And I think it is focused mostly on Simon.

By: Nan

Nan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:24 +0000

WOW Kari! I never expected that one! I apologize to your boy student. I liked Simon too. The author is actually going to write a fourth book for the trilogy (!!!!) mostly on Simon, but it won’t be out for a year or two. She is starting another shadowhunters series that is set back in the 1800′s, London, I think.

By: Kari

Kari — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:22:40 +0000

Nan: It’s actually a boy. I ranted to him yesterday about how much I like Simon already and how I can tell it’s going to be like the Jacob thing. He just kind of looked at me. It was awesome.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:46:33 +0000

I’ve read 12 of them. About 8 of those 12 I didn’t enjoy AT ALL. But.. they definitely influenced literature. I was pleased to see some very familiar names on the list too – Just introduced two friends to Alexander McCall Smith.

By: Nan

Nan — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:48:01 +0000

Your middle schooler just wants you to love Jace! HaHa! The Mortal Instruments Trilogy was good, in the sense that I read for entertainment, not from a literary something stand point. I always enjoy reading your take on books. Have fun!

By: alisa beth

alisa beth — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:36:40 +0000

My number is astonishingly embarrassing: 3. It was an interesting list and I simply cannot believe Jade’s autobiography made the list. THAT is more astonishingly embarrassing than my measly 3 books (Twilight and Harry Potter are not among the 3 titles, by the way).

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:27:35 +0000

I’ve read 14, though there are several more on my ‘short list’ as well. Which is decent, considering that a lot of my reading tends to be older books.

By: Kari

Kari — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:17:46 +0000

Oh, and Andrea, I think the Telegraph list is (obviously) very British-focused. There were tons I had never heard of. hehe.