tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post4309576867610479459..comments2023-10-15T05:14:30.027-07:00Comments on worducopia: TSS: Diversity Rocks!Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-59742264467945110332008-12-30T19:04:00.000-08:002008-12-30T19:04:00.000-08:00Sherman Alexie is my favorite Indian author. I es...Sherman Alexie is my favorite Indian author. I especially liked "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-44795761778261592272008-12-28T17:42:00.000-08:002008-12-28T17:42:00.000-08:00Great, Sandra--I've got them all cued up to go in ...Great, Sandra--I've got them all cued up to go in my next General Fiction post. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Rachel, Thanks for the suggestions!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-14533923092129817412008-12-28T13:59:00.000-08:002008-12-28T13:59:00.000-08:00I would recommend Waiting or A Free Life by Ha Jin...I would recommend Waiting or A Free Life by Ha Jin. Also, Snow Flower and the Secret fan by Lisa See. Also, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-33573264145846972152008-12-28T10:01:00.000-08:002008-12-28T10:01:00.000-08:00Ali, that was the only non-fiction on the list. Th...Ali, that was the only non-fiction on the list. The others are all literary fiction. Glad to see people starting to sign up. That's a great list N.Vasillis has, I've read the first three and want to read the Bolano too.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-7750865312428658712008-12-23T21:04:00.000-08:002008-12-23T21:04:00.000-08:00Janet, I've heard so many great things about The W...Janet, I've heard so many great things about The White Tiger. I'm looking forward to reading it this year, I hope!<BR/><BR/>Carleen, thank <B>you</B>! <BR/><BR/>J.Kaye, Hmmm. Not sure what to say to that! LOL!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-30065522630841607892008-12-23T13:28:00.000-08:002008-12-23T13:28:00.000-08:00I think I am too freaky odd to have an author who ...I think I am too freaky odd to have an author who is just like me...and isn't in the nut house. ;) That last part being an important element...lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-80639761717441311572008-12-22T21:18:00.000-08:002008-12-22T21:18:00.000-08:00Hi Ali, I'm linking to your Diversity Rocks site t...Hi Ali, I'm linking to your Diversity Rocks site tomorrow. Thanks for the mention!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-61259622992861749842008-12-22T20:55:00.000-08:002008-12-22T20:55:00.000-08:00I have trouble reading fiction by Caucasian writer...I have trouble reading fiction by Caucasian writers now, myself--and when I do they seem so whiny. The White Tiger is one of my new favorites--<BR/>Janet from PaperTigers BlogJanet Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213363229927571063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-12920398080848471312008-12-22T19:44:00.000-08:002008-12-22T19:44:00.000-08:00Great suggestions, thank you!N. Vasillis, I'll add...Great suggestions, thank you!<BR/><BR/>N. Vasillis, I'll add you as a participant. Please sign up on the Mr. Linky at the <A HREF="http://diversebooks.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-diversity-rocks-challenge.html" REL="nofollow">Diversity Rocks</A> blog, too, OK?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-7613637444941247222008-12-22T19:03:00.000-08:002008-12-22T19:03:00.000-08:00Count me in for the challenge! I plan on reading s...Count me in for the challenge! I plan on reading six books. Here's a few books that I have on my bookshelves or wish list. All are fiction unless otherwise noted.<BR/><BR/>Never let me go - Kazuo Ishiguro<BR/><BR/>The Color Purple - Alice Walker<BR/><BR/>Snow - Orhan Pamuk<BR/><BR/>The Gift - Hafiz (poetry) Persian<BR/><BR/>Lopsided - Meredith Norton (memoir) Black<BR/><BR/>Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafron (Spanish)<BR/><BR/>2666 - Roberto Bolano (Latin America)<BR/><BR/>Bonsai - Alejandro Zambra (Chilean)<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps!Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-81144880487948425722008-12-22T13:05:00.000-08:002008-12-22T13:05:00.000-08:00I've never thought about my author's race unless i...I've never thought about my author's race unless it was an explicit part of the story. I just went though my list of the last bunch of books I've read and they are overwhelmingly white and American. I'll list a couple books written by minorities that I thought were good.<BR/><BR/>Soldier: A Poet's Childhood by June Jordan<BR/><BR/>Native Son by Richard Wright<BR/><BR/>Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende<BR/><BR/>A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah<BR/><BR/>The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (She's white, but grew up in China, speaking Chinese as a first language, but not looking like the other Chinese kids. I'd imagine it gave her a unique perspective.)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497493113926488342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-11431358482154171052008-12-22T11:34:00.000-08:002008-12-22T11:34:00.000-08:00Absolutely, Care. I envisioned it crossing with wh...Absolutely, Care. I envisioned it crossing with whatever challenges people are already doing, so it should dovetail perfectly with that. (And thanks for the suggestion--I've never read Jhumpa Lahiri and I want to, so she's definitely going on my list.)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-19680191295906970392008-12-22T04:54:00.000-08:002008-12-22T04:54:00.000-08:00I would suggest Jhumpa Lahiri (Namesake/fiction) a...I would suggest Jhumpa Lahiri (Namesake/fiction) and Interpreter of Maladies/ShortStory)<BR/><BR/>A great challenge idea! I'm holding a personal challenge for myself to expand my genres, I could probably easily cover this challenge at the same time? maybe... (I'm trying to cross challenges as much as possible!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-20183828740186240972008-12-21T20:55:00.000-08:002008-12-21T20:55:00.000-08:00Thank you so much, Sandra, this is awesome! There ...Thank you so much, Sandra, this is awesome! There are at least a dozen here that I hadn't thought of. <BR/><BR/>One question, because I'm planning to post these by genre/category: I know My Father's Paradise is a memoir. Are there other memoirs on this list? Or any that you'd put in a different category than General Fiction?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-5877924215553360482008-12-21T20:10:00.000-08:002008-12-21T20:10:00.000-08:00It's easiest for me to post these recommendations ...It's easiest for me to post these recommendations here. Feel free to remove them to somewhere else if you like and erase the comment. And please remove any that you feel do not fit the criteria for the challenge.I have starred those I've read, the rest are on my 2009 tbr list:<BR/><BR/>Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh (India) Booker Prize finalist<BR/>A Mercy by Toni Morrison (African American)<BR/>The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee (Chinese)<BR/>Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden***** (Native Canadian) Giller Prize 2008<BR/>Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden (Native Canadian)<BR/>What We All Long For by Dionne Brand (African Canadian)<BR/>The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer**** (Iranian American)<BR/>My Father's Paradise by Ariel Sabar***** (Kurdish American)<BR/>The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga***** (India) Booker Prize winner 2008<BR/>A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif**** (Pakistan) Booker Prize shortlist 2008<BR/>The God of Small Things***** by Arundhati Roy (India) Booker Prize Winner 1997<BR/>The Village Of Stone by Xiaolu Guo***** (Chinese) <BR/>Let It Be Morning by Sayed Kashua**** (Arab Israeli )<BR/>The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra***** (Algeria/France)<BR/>The Attack by Yasmina Khadra***** (Algeria/France) <BR/>A Window in Copacabana**** by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (Brazil)<BR/>The Sound of Language***** by Amulya Malladi (Afghani Dane)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-18965474697404376892008-12-21T19:27:00.000-08:002008-12-21T19:27:00.000-08:00My reading usually is diverse but I can always use...My reading usually is diverse but I can always use more suggestions and broaden out wider. I'd like to do this one and I can offer a few suggestions too as I read a lot. I'll be back with them.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.com