Anonymous asked:

Books you enjoyed the most in 2011 and the ones you regret not getting around to read?

Books enjoyed most: Edward St. Aubyn’s At Last was published this past May, and I could not recommend it more highly. I hadn’t heard of St. Aubyn’s “Patrick Melrose trilogy” until I saw the books mentioned in Zadie Smith’s laudatory Harper’s review, which compelled me to read the latest. Now I’m itching to read the rest! While Paula Fox did not publish any novels this year, 2011 was the year during which I discovered her oeuvre. I barreled through her entire written works and loved everything she’s ever graced with her name. In a short time, she’s become one of my favorite authors.

Books I regret not getting around to: I have yet to read Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Marriage Plot or Joan Didion’s Blue Nights - I know, I know, I’m a degenerate - though in my defense they are next up on my list!