tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028010651868955611.post3834198026560134815..comments2023-12-11T08:25:10.114+00:00Comments on Fifteen Days without a Head and other stories: Festive Fifteen - Best Books of 2010 (Part 1)Dave Cousinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07910281490764974261noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028010651868955611.post-74081332503689094762010-12-27T19:35:39.997+00:002010-12-27T19:35:39.997+00:00Candy, start with Mal Peet's KEEPER, you'l...Candy, start with Mal Peet's KEEPER, you'll like that. It's not really a football book, in the traditional sense.Dave Cousinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910281490764974261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028010651868955611.post-64275568122382241062010-12-27T15:48:48.488+00:002010-12-27T15:48:48.488+00:00Okay, the football books join my must read list. i...Okay, the football books join my must read list. i read rather too many of them when my sporty son was little. Re Here Lies Arthur - I looked up reviews after I finished it and was shocked that it received quite a few negative reviews. But I re-read it immediately and then it was read eagerly by my husband - who usually only reads books on economics.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028010651868955611.post-31247092749122951832010-12-27T11:44:47.071+00:002010-12-27T11:44:47.071+00:00Hi Candy, Keren, thanks very much for your comment...Hi Candy, Keren, thanks very much for your comments.<br />Candy – Freak is definitely worth a read – I really admired the way he managed to tell a heartbreaking story without being melodramatic and sentimental. I'm a big fan of Philip Reeve – I loved the Mortal Engines series and am currently trying to get my youngest into them – we bought him a copy of Fever Crumb for Christmas, so I'm looking forward to making that our next book at bedtime! I haven't read Arthur, but after such a recommendation will now be rushing to the library to borrow a copy of that and the Geraldine McCaughrean.<br />Keren – I think Mal Peet is a genius. I'm currently reading Tamar (I'm rationing the number of pages I read each day, because I don't want it to end!) and like you, was blown away by the football books. You're right, these could work across many markets because they are simply great stories brilliantly told.Dave Cousinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910281490764974261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028010651868955611.post-15418999633757079792010-12-27T10:16:26.373+00:002010-12-27T10:16:26.373+00:00I also read and loved Exposure this year - Mal Pe...I also read and loved Exposure this year - Mal Peet is my discovery of the year, I'd only read Tamar before, but I was blown away by his South American football books. I can't understand why they're not marketed as crossover titles - they'd work brilliantly in the adult thriller market.Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028010651868955611.post-86086600805344252682010-12-27T08:08:32.975+00:002010-12-27T08:08:32.975+00:00Brilliant - I've heard about Freak the Mighty ...Brilliant - I've heard about Freak the Mighty and would like to get a copy soon! My book of the year was published in 2007 - Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve. I just didn't get round to reading it back in 2007 and it's one of those brilliant re-imaginings of a well known story that sets you thinking, and wishing you could write half as well. My other favourite brilliant re-telling is Not the End of the World by Geraldine McCaughrean and Here Lies Arthur is clearly a homage to it - even dedicated to Geraldine herself!)Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.com