tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post3573771430233316006..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-48961383698292115852013-10-17T11:45:18.116-04:002013-10-17T11:45:18.116-04:00In Cold Blood would be a better choice for Kansas....In Cold Blood would be a better choice for Kansas.kdbartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28820205222555353582013-10-16T17:41:39.347-04:002013-10-16T17:41:39.347-04:00It's also interesting because even if I were t...It's also interesting because even if I were to go with Anne Tyler, I'm not sure that's the one I would have picked.Tara Kennedynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78259393404489363722013-10-16T17:38:54.386-04:002013-10-16T17:38:54.386-04:00I would also argue that there are some James Patte...I would also argue that there are some James Patterson's that are more "famous". I might also mention Margaret Truman and George Pelecanos set a on of books in DC, but I can at least see that non-mystery buffs are more likely to have heard of stuff that got made into movies.Tara Kennedynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31931448724863362272013-10-16T11:07:24.213-04:002013-10-16T11:07:24.213-04:00Disappointed is many of the choices. Lonesome Dove...Disappointed is many of the choices. Lonesome Dove is the most obvious miss to me. Pretty much undermines any credibility this may have had.Nigel from Cameroonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86748227357758852282013-10-16T00:09:25.552-04:002013-10-16T00:09:25.552-04:00My book club just read A Death in the Family - ind...My book club just read A Death in the Family - indeed, lovely.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-3708529799743360322013-10-15T22:04:42.331-04:002013-10-15T22:04:42.331-04:00Yeah, I have to say that some of these read to me ...Yeah, I have to say that some of these read to me as "Most Popular Book Set in the State, As Selected By Newly Minted English Ph.D.s."Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30211690059587639632013-10-15T21:17:22.024-04:002013-10-15T21:17:22.024-04:00I think I would have picked a Laura Lippman novel ...I think I would have picked a Laura Lippman novel for Maryland (Baltimore Blues or What the Dead Know), or in terms of sales, a Nora Roberts novel.AndreaJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-53660345112036843152013-10-15T17:58:33.793-04:002013-10-15T17:58:33.793-04:00One other contemporary possibility for PA: The Won...One other contemporary possibility for PA: The Wonder Boys. But if this is "most famous," it's Lovely Bones.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-73756107032541706192013-10-15T17:50:05.000-04:002013-10-15T17:50:05.000-04:00How can Paradise be more famous than The Outsiders...How can Paradise be more famous than The Outsiders? The Outsiders is taught in middle schools all over the country. I would also think the Prince of Tides is more famous than The Secret Life of Bees, and would have suggested The Killer Angels for Pennsylvania, rather than The Lovely Bones.Sonnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86553729382054177852013-10-15T16:58:30.415-04:002013-10-15T16:58:30.415-04:00Oh it should definitely be A Death in the Family, ...Oh it should definitely be A Death in the Family, such a lovely book. But I assume this is about sales figures, not literary merit.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79041543513038166212013-10-15T15:46:26.062-04:002013-10-15T15:46:26.062-04:00If Alan didn't say it already, I was surprised...If Alan didn't say it already, I was surprised that Roth didn't pen the book that was put on the NJ map.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66842648041535842292013-10-15T15:44:28.413-04:002013-10-15T15:44:28.413-04:00Norman Mailer?Norman Mailer?Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-21708361446007768762013-10-15T13:57:00.216-04:002013-10-15T13:57:00.216-04:00Romana 2uimby is my favorite Time Lady memoir.Romana 2uimby is my favorite Time Lady memoir.Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60168944190070223982013-10-15T13:21:51.604-04:002013-10-15T13:21:51.604-04:00How about All the President's Men for DC?How about All the President's Men for DC?DQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66146875475377772162013-10-15T12:48:00.410-04:002013-10-15T12:48:00.410-04:00Probably Deliverance, but other options are:
Toba...Probably Deliverance, but other options are:<br /><br />Tobacco Road<br />Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil<br />The Color Purplebill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-47094612192304470732013-10-15T12:38:53.132-04:002013-10-15T12:38:53.132-04:00All due respect to Junot Diaz, whose work I love, ...All due respect to Junot Diaz, whose work I love, but I can't fathom how a Philip Roth book wasn't the pick for New Jersey. I'd also put "Independence Day" ahead of it, and also "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," among others.Alan Sepinwallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29153303195173225702013-10-15T11:44:24.002-04:002013-10-15T11:44:24.002-04:00I guess "The Firm" is more famous, but i...I guess "The Firm" is more famous, but if you've never treated yourself to James Agee's lovely novel "A Death in the Family" (set in my hometown of Knoxville, TN) you really, really should. (Opening line: "“We are talking now of summer evenings in Knoxville Tennessee in the time that I lived there so successfully disguised to myself as a child.”)<br /><br />And if "Gone with the Wind" didn't exist, would "Deliverance" be Georgia's book? Although, I'm actually quite a fan of Tom Wolfe's sometimes-derided Atlanta book "A Man in Full."Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60950379761506601672013-10-15T11:42:02.593-04:002013-10-15T11:42:02.593-04:00The 19th Wife just cannot be right for Utah. I kno...The 19th Wife just cannot be right for Utah. I know it did well, but most famous? I suppose Under the Banner of Heaven has too many different "settings" to be thought of as "taking place" in Utah, but maybe A Study in Scarlet?<br /><br /><br />Hard to quibble with either my home state of New York or my birth state of Maine picks, even though both have a ton of great books taking place in them.<br /><br /><br />Also not sure about the Lost Symbol for DC. He's a very famous author of course but is that really the most famous book that takes place in DC? Especially if non-fiction and memoir are allowed, which they do seem to be.christy in nycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85998724005007368322013-10-15T11:35:39.405-04:002013-10-15T11:35:39.405-04:00As "most famous," these are mostly right...As "most famous," these are mostly right, and it's pleasant that most of the books are probably pretty good. I'd lean towards "Beloved" for Ohio (and maybe give "Grapes of Wrath" to Oklahoma, though obviously not all of the book is set there), and I was a bit surprised Romana 2uimby, Age 8 didn't make it for Oregon.Bennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-81989529572917515802013-10-15T11:33:18.191-04:002013-10-15T11:33:18.191-04:00Not bad for Illinois at all; you could quibble tha...Not bad for Illinois at all; you could quibble that maybe Something Wicked This Way Comes, maybe Dandelion Wine,but The Jungle is probably the right choice. (Native Son has to be in the conversation too).Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.com