tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post5801957780919287573..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Lizok’s Summer 2017 Reading Plan: Ten Big Book Award FinalistsLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-67968290921168854332017-06-07T09:57:17.979-04:002017-06-07T09:57:17.979-04:00Thank you for your comment, Olga! Yes, maybe Staro...Thank you for your comment, Olga! Yes, maybe Starobinets's book just isn't physically big enough!? (<i>F20</i> is also short: only 240 pages...) Seriously, though, I just don't get this and it's making me want to dig through the longlist more than usual at this stage to see what else was missed. There's also a very strong historical theme in the shortlist, with lots of 1917, for obvious calendar reasons... I wonder if that was conscious, making a lot of books неформатные or less форматные? In any case, there's a lot of reading to do! (I'm especially hoping to like the Sal'nikov book, which looks like a total outlier...)<br /><br />I'll be watching for your posts about these books, too!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-26524483984928917152017-06-07T09:22:44.065-04:002017-06-07T09:22:44.065-04:00Lisa, I will be waiting for your reviews of the Bi...Lisa, I will be waiting for your reviews of the Big Book finalists! <br />Not seeing any women on the list also surprised me. May the reason be that, for example, Starobinets's book is shorter than all other books that made the list?Tikhonova Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730266107851478647noreply@blogger.com