Friday, August 24, 2007
'About your Boston reading list,' Part IV
Stephen writes in again about the Boston Reading List:
Nor does it list George Higgins. ... Reading the wiki list, it makes me think I should include 'Make Way for Ducklings' on my own list. Maybe it doesn't tell us a lot about Boston. But the fact Bostonians so cherish the book says a lot about Bostonians.
Update - 8.25.07 -- I've updated the Boston Reading List to include links to recent posts on the subject. ... And I've put 'Make Way for Ducklings' on the list. It's a Boston institution. ...
Stephen writes in again about the Boston Reading List:
Some time after I sent my last note, i came across this wiki list. Since you have promised a compilation some time soon, this might come in handy... p.s. In mysteries I like the Carlotta Carlyle series much better than the Spencer series, and I just noticed that Wiki doesn't even list Jeremiah Healy - here's his site in case you want even more fodder for that burgeoning list...
Nor does it list George Higgins. ... Reading the wiki list, it makes me think I should include 'Make Way for Ducklings' on my own list. Maybe it doesn't tell us a lot about Boston. But the fact Bostonians so cherish the book says a lot about Bostonians.
Update - 8.25.07 -- I've updated the Boston Reading List to include links to recent posts on the subject. ... And I've put 'Make Way for Ducklings' on the list. It's a Boston institution. ...
