tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post4306534965983117060..comments2024-03-16T22:32:46.026-06:00Comments on It's All About Books: My Top Tens: Big Epic Family SagasSueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-5498812663669599162010-12-10T17:28:26.926-07:002010-12-10T17:28:26.926-07:00I would definitely add "Ada, or Ardor" b...I would definitely add "Ada, or Ardor" by Vladimir Nabokov. It most certainly fits the category and is a both excellent and disturbing read.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466927945054922099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-46199700911387945232010-09-10T08:42:18.594-06:002010-09-10T08:42:18.594-06:00Of your list, I’ve read 1, 2, 5, and 8, and seen t...Of your list, I’ve read 1, 2, 5, and 8, and seen the excellent tv version of 3. Those are all fantastic books! And I’ve at least heard of all the others except for 7 – that one is totally new to me.<br /><br />And can you believe that I have neither read nor seen Roots?! My mom loved the tv series but I was *gasp* too young to see it when it came out. :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-67857465348266346562010-09-08T21:51:16.882-06:002010-09-08T21:51:16.882-06:00Does The Godfather count? I loved that book. I a...Does The Godfather count? I loved that book. I also really enjoyed Pillars of the Earth.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-67898102931391619452010-09-08T17:58:38.384-06:002010-09-08T17:58:38.384-06:00I would add R.F. Delderfield's "God is an...I would add R.F. Delderfield's "God is an Englishman" trilogy which is 3 huge fat books. And my favourite of Rutherford's is Russka, maybe because it was the first I read. Of Michener's I haven't read Chesapeake so my favourite would be Alaska.<br /><br />Of the ones you mention I've read: <br />Sarum, Forsyte Saga, Winds of War, GWTW, and Thorn Birds. <br /><br />And I'd love to read Roots sometime too!Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-32411397472739459772010-09-07T15:07:25.119-06:002010-09-07T15:07:25.119-06:00Of your list, I have only read Gone with the Wind,...Of your list, I have only read Gone with the Wind, Pillars of the Earth and East of Eden. I loved all three!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-34864322979996813882010-09-07T10:26:34.942-06:002010-09-07T10:26:34.942-06:00My all time favorite book would fit this category ...My all time favorite book would fit this category - AND LADIES OF THE CLUB by Helen Hooven Santmyer. It's a whopping 1000+ pages of tiny print that follows a few families through about 3 generations.<br /><br />Loved PILLARS OF THE EARTH, GONE WITH THE WIND, and EAST OF EDEN. Wasn't too thrilled with THE FORSYTE SAGA. And you really should read ROOTS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-6869190731683326822010-09-07T09:41:26.621-06:002010-09-07T09:41:26.621-06:00I have read and enjoyed Pillars of the Earth, GWTW...I have read and enjoyed Pillars of the Earth, GWTW and Thorn Birds. I find that I am liking them more now that I am getting older. East od Eden and Middlemarch are on my TBR.BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566869117228903343.post-575601964577945532010-09-07T09:37:11.132-06:002010-09-07T09:37:11.132-06:00I have read The Thorn Birds and East of Eden and y...I have read The Thorn Birds and East of Eden and yes I would desbribe them as sweeping family dramas. I like them every now and again but as they tend to be long and quite involved I have to be in the right mood for them.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.com