Comments on: The Sacred Shelf of 10 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/ University Campus Store at The University of Utah Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:21:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: randall120 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-564 randall120 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:33:22 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-564 I have to agree with #5. There's too many books out there for me to spend time reading one more than once. That said there are three that over the years I have read more than once. No particular order 1. Lord of The Rings 2. The Hobbit 3. 1984 That's it. No more. I have to agree with #5. There’s too many books out there for me to spend time reading one more than once.
That said there are three that over the years I have read more than once.
No particular order
1. Lord of The Rings
2. The Hobbit
3. 1984
That’s it. No more.

]]> By: hmks http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-562 hmks Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:26:09 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-562 I just blogged about how I'm having difficulty finishing "An Instance of the Fingerpost." You can read my dilemma at www.HeidiTown.com. Please check out my post! I'd love a comment on why you liked this book so much... I really enjoyed the first voice, but I'm stuck on the 3rd voice (page 385) - 300 more pages to go. I've suddenly become very bored with it. Words of wisdom? ~Heidi of www.HeidiTown.com I just blogged about how I’m having difficulty finishing “An Instance of the Fingerpost.”
You can read my dilemma at http://www.HeidiTown.com. Please check out my post! I’d love a comment on why you liked this book so much… I really enjoyed the first voice, but I’m stuck on the 3rd voice (page 385) – 300 more pages to go. I’ve suddenly become very bored with it. Words of wisdom?

~Heidi of http://www.HeidiTown.com

]]> By: The Sign of the Book, by John Dunning « Doug Geivett’s Blog http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-559 The Sign of the Book, by John Dunning « Doug Geivett’s Blog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:17:28 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-559 [...] novels of his have been nominated for the Edgar Award. In addition to awards, Dunning has readers. Drew Goodman, book sales manager at the University of Utah campus store, has gone so far as to include two of [...] [...] novels of his have been nominated for the Edgar Award. In addition to awards, Dunning has readers. Drew Goodman, book sales manager at the University of Utah campus store, has gone so far as to include two of [...]

]]> By: Update to the Sacred Shelf of 10 « The Bookmark at the U http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-474 Update to the Sacred Shelf of 10 « The Bookmark at the U Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:39:27 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-474 [...] So many books, so little time- I have time to read a book once, then move on. If a book is not on the Sacred Shelf of 10, it is shelved with the rest of my collection, not to be read again, but collected for collections [...] [...] So many books, so little time- I have time to read a book once, then move on. If a book is not on the Sacred Shelf of 10, it is shelved with the rest of my collection, not to be read again, but collected for collections [...]

]]> By: Wishes In The Night http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-18 Wishes In The Night Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:12:04 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-18 In no particular order: - The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) - Ender's Game quadrology - especially the Speaker for the Dead one (Orson Scott Card) - Dragonlance Legends (Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis) - The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers) - The Dark Elf Trilogy (R.A. Salvatore) - The Stress of Her Regard (Tim Powers) - Foundation series (Isaac Asimov) - 1984 (George Orwell) - Alvin Maker series (Orson Scott Card) - Dune (Frank Herbert) Yeah, I know that those count more than ten books, let's consider ten in a greater meaning :-) In no particular order:

- The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
- Ender’s Game quadrology – especially the Speaker for the Dead one (Orson Scott Card)
- Dragonlance Legends (Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis)
- The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
- The Dark Elf Trilogy (R.A. Salvatore)
- The Stress of Her Regard (Tim Powers)
- Foundation series (Isaac Asimov)
- 1984 (George Orwell)
- Alvin Maker series (Orson Scott Card)
- Dune (Frank Herbert)

Yeah, I know that those count more than ten books, let’s consider ten in a greater meaning :-)

]]> By: David Schleicher http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-6 David Schleicher Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:48:07 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-6 I was working on a very similar post when I came upon this blog. I love your idea of a "Sacred Shelf of 10." Check out what would make my list: http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-greatest-novels-of-all-time/ I was working on a very similar post when I came upon this blog. I love your idea of a “Sacred Shelf of 10.”

Check out what would make my list:

http://davethenovelist.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/the-greatest-novels-of-all-time/

]]> By: From books to movies… only 1 star « The Bookmark at the U http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-5 From books to movies… only 1 star « The Bookmark at the U Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:12:35 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-5 [...] reasons I have refused since to see movies based on my favorite books. These two books are on my Sacred Shelf of 10: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. These two books [...] [...] reasons I have refused since to see movies based on my favorite books. These two books are on my Sacred Shelf of 10: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. These two books [...]

]]> By: Josh Clemens http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-4 Josh Clemens Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:36:11 +0000 http://bookmarkattheu.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/the-sacred-shelf-of-10/#comment-4 I don't shelve them together, but my own Top Ten is: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (an annual re-read) The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Mila 18 by Leon Uris Trinity by Leon Uris The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Mystic River by Dennis Lehane Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto On Writing by Stephen King (If I were a writing instructor, this would be the only book I'd require for my course!) I don’t shelve them together, but my own Top Ten is:

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (an annual re-read)
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mila 18 by Leon Uris
Trinity by Leon Uris
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto
On Writing by Stephen King (If I were a writing instructor, this would be the only book I’d require for my course!)

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