tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post3045958047357232157..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Happy New Year! & 2018 HighlightsLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-74267488754602973552019-01-07T09:56:01.015-05:002019-01-07T09:56:01.015-05:00Thank you, Nina! Yes, I'm glad we finally met ...Thank you, Nina! Yes, I'm glad we finally met in real life! Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-29586880854223877792019-01-07T09:33:23.463-05:002019-01-07T09:33:23.463-05:00Happy New Year to you too! It was lovely to meet y...Happy New Year to you too! It was lovely to meet you in Boston!Nina Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012470013139516051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-79341721816373059392019-01-03T21:15:10.195-05:002019-01-03T21:15:10.195-05:00Lisa, Happy New Year! Thank you for your wonderful...Lisa, Happy New Year! Thank you for your wonderful recommendations. I think we all agree on the Dni Saveliya - there has been no better book this year, and I hope Mr. Sluzhitel considers writing more in the very near future. I too have been abandoning books, in all manner and languages at that, with some frequency - I still hope that I can somehow come around to finishing Gigolashvili's Secret Year from a while ago (I bought it this past year, but it may have been from a prior publication year). There was an interesting discussion on the Meduza Galya and Nastya podcast about abandoning books that don't click, as well as translation quality and reading in translation and persevering if the original or teh translation do not seem to engage - I was happy to hear other language steeped readers think it's ok to do :) Well, with that said, I am happy to committ to a good book if it calls my name - I downloaded Slavnikova's The Long Jump and it's been good to me :), so I am actually hoping to continue; her 2017 was amazing and I know there hasn't been anything of that caliber since. Well, let's hope the next Laurus is waiting somewhere this year, please keep your updates and reviews coming!Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881183618919071579noreply@blogger.com